Apparatus for playing game of cards

Abstract

An apparatus for playing card game, comprising a half-round gambling table ( 2 ), having multiple player's fields ( 21 ) formed in the plate of the gambling table ( 2 ) and a dealer's field ( 25 ), a radial dealer arm ( 4 ) is arranged under the plate of the gambling table ( 2 ) and pivotably supported on a vertical shaft ( 3 ) placed in the centre of curvature of the half-round gambling table ( 2 ), at the end of the dealer arm ( 3 ) near the shaft a card magazine ( 61 ) and a dealing device ( 65 ) are arranged, on the dealer arm an endless belt-conveyor ( 41 ) is supported having a horizontal carrying surface extending between the card magazine ( 61 ) and the outer end of the dealer arm ( 4 ), each player's fields ( 21 ) contain a card showing window ( 22 ), a display ( 24 ) and a keyboard, the outlines of the card showing windows are fitted to the sizes of the cards, the cards are of soft magnetic sheet, the lower edges of the card showing windows ( 22 ) are provided with permanent magnets ( 27 ), two card lifting devices ( 48, 49 ) are mounted onto the dealer arm ( 4 ), aligned with the card showing windows ( 22 ) of the player's field, and with the card showing window ( 26 ) of the dealer's field ( 25 ), respectively, implemented with electromagnets, a drive ( 45 ) producing a pivot movement of the dealer arm ( 4 ), a driving drum ( 44 ) moving the belt-conveyor ( 41 ), a drive moving the card magazine ( 63 ), the dealing devices ( 65 ) of the cards ( 62 ), the electromagnets of the card lifting devices ( 48, 49 ), as well as the card identifying sensor ( 50 ) are connected to and controlled by a computer ( 7 ).

1 . Apparatus for playing card game, comprising 
 a half-round gambling table ( 2 ),    along the circumference of the gambling table ( 2 ) at least one player's field ( 21 ) is formed in the plate of the gambling table ( 2 );    a dealer's field ( 25 ),    characterized in that    a radial dealer arm ( 4 ) is arranged under the plate of the gambling table ( 2 ) and pivotably supported on a vertical shaft ( 3 ) placed in the centre of curvature of the half-round gambling table ( 2 ),    at the end of the dealer arm ( 4 ) near the shaft ( 3 ) a card magazine ( 61 ) and a dealing device ( 65 ) are arranged,    on the dealer arm ( 4 ) an endless belt-conveyor ( 41 ) is supported having a horizontal carrying section extending parallel to the plate of the gambling table ( 2 ) between the card magazine ( 61 ) and the outer end of the dealer arm ( 4 ),    each player's fields ( 21 ) contain a card showing window ( 22 ), a display ( 24 ) and a keyboard,    the outlines of the card showing windows ( 22 ) are fitted to the sizes of the cards ( 62 ),    the cards ( 62 ) are of soft magnetic sheet,    the lower edges of the card showing windows ( 22 ,  26 ) being at the lower side of the plate of the gambling table ( 2 ) provided with permanent magnets ( 27 ),    two card lifting devices ( 48 ,  49 ) are mounted onto the dealer arm ( 4 ), the one is in a radial distance of and aligned with the card showing windows ( 22 ) of the player's field, the other is in a radial distance of and aligned with the card showing window ( 26 ) of the dealer's field ( 25 ), implemented with electromagnets,    a drive ( 45 ) producing a pivot movement of the dealer arm ( 4 ), a driving drum ( 44 ) moving the belt-conveyor ( 41 ), a drive moving the card magazine ( 63 ), the dealing devices ( 65 ) of the cards ( 62 ), the electromagnets of the card lifting devices ( 48 ,  49 ), as well as the card identifying sensor ( 50 ) are connected to and controlled by a computer ( 7 ).    
   
   
       2 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , where the belt-conveyor ( 41 ) consists of two parallel belts in distance laterally, which distance is at least slightly larger than the width of the holding plate ( 51 ,  52 ) of the card lifting device ( 48 ,  49 ).  
   
   
       3 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , where each of the cards ( 62 ) are provided with a unique card identifying mark and a card identifying sensor ( 50 ) sensing the identifying mark of the respective cards ( 62 ) is placed in the vicinity of the horizontal section of the belt-conveyor ( 41 ) carrying the card ( 62 ) to identify the respective cards ( 62 ), the output of the card identifying sensor ( 50 ) is connected to the appropriate input port of the computer ( 7 ).  
   
   
       4 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , where the cards ( 62 ) are arranged in the card magazine ( 61 ) in a vertical stack, and the card magazine ( 61 ) has a vertically lifting device ( 64 ).  
   
   
       5 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , where the rotating drive ( 45 ) at the outer end of the dealer arm ( 4 ) arranged under the plate of the gambling table ( 2 ) consists of a friction segment ( 47 ) and a friction wheel ( 46 ) engaged with the friction segment ( 47 ) driven by an electric motor mounted to the dealer arm ( 4 ).  
   
   
       6 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , where the rotating drive ( 45 ) at the outer end of the dealing arm ( 4 ) arranged under the plate of the gambling table ( 2 ) consists of a toothed segment ( 47 ) and a toothed wheel ( 46 ) engaged with the toothed segment ( 47 ) driven by an electric motor mounted to the dealer arm ( 4 ).