Playing card shuffler

摘要

An apparatus is for shuffling a plurality of playing cards used in gaming. The apparatus includes a card support adapted to support the unshuffled cards on-edge. An exciter is also included, and is adapted to impart vibrational action to the supported cards. Cards drop in a random fashion such as by controlling the relative position of the cards and passage through one or more card slots in a card rest. In at least some of the apparatuses, a medial card receiver is adapted to receive at least one card dropped from the card support and to retain the at least one received card to substantially block the card slot to prevent further cards from dropping. A positioner is preferably included to change a relative position of the unshuffled deck and card slots though which the cards drop.

主权项

1. A card shuffler apparatus, comprising:
a horizontal card support surface configured to receive cards; a positioner configured to move a group of cards oriented substantially perpendicular to the card support surface in a first direction and a second opposite direction, the first and second directions substantially parallel to the card support surface, the positioner configured to move to a plurality of positions relative to the card support surface; and a card receiver configured to receive a single card from the card support surface after the positioner moves the group of cards to a position of the plurality of positions relative to the card support surface.