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This invention is an outcome of desire felt by regular card Players. The challenge was taken by one of them who is an Engineer himself.
His experience of developing special machines and automation devices for industrial use is behind the concept and developing this device.
The new invented machine is conceived to carry out exact function as done manually but doing automatically , to provide full flexibility and versatility. The features are:
- Compact, portable, low cost, user friendly.
- Does not require external power source.
- Adaptable to numerous possibilities of card dealing arrangements.
- Suitable for all Poker & Bridge size cards of any material, texture.
- Preprogrammed for playing Bridge, Rummy by any number of players, dealing any number of cards per player.
- Creating any new dealing patterns or variants of Poker.
- Suitable for up to 8 players using 2 or 3 decks of cards.
- Shuffling can be repeated before dealing.
- Cards shuffled manually or by any other machine also can be used.
- Left over cards can be taken out easily.
- Separable Card carrying trays, each with 4 pockets.
- Common Bridge or Rummy dealing patterns preprogrammed.
- Remote control.
- Additional programs for any other dealing patterns.
- Rolling base Plate.
- Cute carrying Bag.
For repeated dealing patterns, say in Bridge, Rummy ; while the game is being played, another decks of cards are shuffled and dealt in removable trays to use for the next game or by another group of players. Quick change over of number of players, cards per player.
One machine can cater many groups of players.
- Enter program code & just touch a button to shuffle. Shuffle as many times before dealing. Another button starts dealing instantly.
- The dealing cycle can be paused and resumed anytime. In case of errors or inadequate number of cards the machine automatically goes in pause mode.
- Battery charging simply by inserting the plug, like a mobile phone.
- Requires no maintenance.
Audio/Visual signals indicate errors, start and completion of dealing.
Patent applied to cover entire concept including:
The playing cards shuffling and dealing machine, its various adaptations, alternate dealing arrangements and the specially developed mechanisms.
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