Playing cards storing device

Abstract

A playing card storing device is for holding and/or manipulating a set of playing cards and includes an open box having at least two mutually opposite lateral walls, a bottom wall between the lateral walls and a backwall between the lateral walls. The bottom wall and the backwall are connected along a coupling rib. In longitudinal direction and a sense from the backwall towards the inner side of the box, the outmost point of the side of the lateral walls opposite to the bottom wall extends beyond the outmost point of the side of the lateral walls contacting the bottom wall.

1 .- 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A playing cards storing device for holding, storing and/or manipulating a set of playing cards,
 wherein the playing cards storing device comprises an open box comprising at least two mutually opposite lateral walls, a bottom wall between the lateral walls and a backwall between the lateral walls, the bottom wall and the backwall being connected along a coupling rib, and   wherein, in longitudinal direction and a sense from the backwall towards the inner side of the box, the outmost point of the side of the lateral walls opposite to the bottom wall extends beyond the outmost point of the side of the lateral walls contacting the bottom wall.   
     
     
         20 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein the face wall of the open box is a partially or completely open surface. 
     
     
         21 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein the top wall, i.e. the side opposite the bottom wall, is partially or completely open. 
     
     
         22 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein the backwall has a perimeter substantially identical to the perimeter of the playing cards to be stored in the card storage device. 
     
     
         23 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein the box has a volume of a trapezoidal prism, preferably a cuboid. 
     
     
         24 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein said playing cards storing device has a holding means to hold a seal. 
     
     
         25 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein said playing cards storing device has a holding means to hold the cover plate of a cartridge. 
     
     
         26 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein the backwall has a cut out along a part of the side remote from the bottom wall. 
     
     
         27 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 19 , wherein the playing cards storing device further comprises a cover to cover at least one of the face side being opposite to the backwall and the top side being the opposite to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         28 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 27 , wherein the cover covers the face side being opposite to the backwall and the top side being the opposite to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         29 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 27 , wherein the cover has an L shape. 
     
     
         30 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 29 , wherein the short side of the L-shape covers the face side of the open box. 
     
     
         31 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 29 , wherein the long side of the L-shape covers the top side of the open box. 
     
     
         32 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 27 , wherein the playing cards storing device comprises a coupling means to releasably couple the open box to the cover. 
     
     
         33 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 32 , wherein at the face side of the open box opposite to the backwall, a slit is provided between the open box and the cover when the open box and the cover are coupled. 
     
     
         34 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 27 , wherein the cover and/or the open box are provided from non-transparent polymer. 
     
     
         35 . The playing cards storing device according to  claim 27 , wherein the cover and/or the open box are provided from transparent polymer. 
     
     
         36 . The use of a playing cards storing device according to  claim 19  to store playing cards in a casino, preferably at a casino table.