CARD HANDLING APPARATUS

摘要

A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system. The card feed system includes a card input compartment with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes toward the front wall at an angle between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot.

主权项

1. A card handling apparatus comprising:
a card holding area; an opening through a wall of the card holding area for passage of cards from the card holding area therethrough; a card mover comprising a plurality of rollers positioned to provide a declining card path slope toward the opening; and a blocking element moveable between a first position to prevent one or more cards from passing from the card holding area through the opening and a second position to allow one or more cards to pass from the card holding area through the opening.