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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

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 apparatus, a medial 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 a 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.

대표청구항 ▼

I claim: 1. An apparatus for randomly shuffling a plurality of playing cards used in gaming, comprising:a card rest having a top surface adapted to support the cards in their unshuffled state;a card aperture formed in the card rest and adapted to allow passage therethrough of only one card at a time

I claim: 1. An apparatus for randomly shuffling a plurality of playing cards used in gaming, comprising:a card rest having a top surface adapted to support the cards in their unshuffled state;a card aperture formed in the card rest and adapted to allow passage therethrough of only one card at a time by means of gravity;an exciter adapted to impact vibratory action in the supported cards;a card receiver comprising at least one guide portion that defines a card space adapted to temporarily receive the playing card dropped through the card aperture prior to its delivery to a card collector as a randomly shuffled card, wherein an upper edge of the received card within the card receiver is substantially flush with the card rest top surface to substantially block the card aperture; anda positioner adapted to randomly reposition the unshuffled cards relative to the card aperture.