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Gaming chip and method of manufacturing

a technology of metal chips and manufacturing methods, applied in the field of gaming chips, can solve the problems of significantly more expensive production of metal chips, and achieve the effect of good substantive feel and convenient mass production

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-06
THE US PLAYING CARD
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[0005] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide novel gaming chips which have a good substantive feel. It is an additional object of the invention to provide gaming chips and methods for manufacturing gaming chips which are amenable to mass production.

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However, metal chips are significantly more expensive to produce as compared with injection molded plastic chips.
However, gaming chips or tokens which are formed of a plurality of components are often of a construction which does not facilitate mass production.

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[0016] The gaming chips according to the present invention are formed from a combination of plastic and metal materials. More particularly, with reference to the drawings, FIGS. 1 and 2 set forth top and cross sectional views of a gaming chip 10 according to the invention. The gaming chip 10 includes an inner metal coin 12 and a plastic casing 14. The metal coin 12 is generally of a planar disk shape having opposite surfaces. The plastic casing 14 includes a first plastic casing portion 16 which extends around a perimeter 15 of the inner metal coin 12. The first plastic casing portion therefore has a generally annular configuration. The casing 14 further includes a second plastic casing portion 18 which extends through an aperture 22 provided in the coin 12 and over opposite surfaces 26 and 28 of the coin 12. The gaming chip 10 is of a substantially circular shape as shown in FIG. 1, and in a specific embodiment, the metal coin 12 has a similar circular shape with a smaller diameter...

second embodiment

[0022] Moreover, the respective plastic casing portions may be formed of the same colored material, or of different colored material, as desired. Further, each casing portion may be formed of a single color of plastic, or may comprises subportions of differeing colors. Additionally, any portion of the plastic casing may be provided with ink printing or other decorative indicia. In a gaming chip according to the invention shown in FIG. 5, a chip 40 includes a plastic casing comprising a first plastic casing portion 42 and a second plastic casing portion 43. At least the first plastic casing portion 42 is provided with multicolored decorative design. The decorative design is shown generally at 44 can therefore contribute to the appeal of the gaming chip.

[0023] In an optional embodiment, the gaming chip includes at least one decorative sticker adhesively adhered on at least one surface of the second plastic casing portion. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the gaming chip...

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Abstract

Gaming chips, for example, poker chips, comprise an inner metal coin provided with at least one aperture therethrough, and a plastic casing including a first plastic casing portion extending around a perimeter of the inner metal coin and a second plastic casing portion extending through the aperture and over opposite faces of the inner metal coin. The gaming chips may be manufactured using injection molding techniques.

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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of U.S. Application Ser. No. 60 / 616,555 filed Oct. 6, 2004.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention is directed to a gaming chip, and, more particularly, to a gaming chip having an improved look and feel. The invention is also directed to methods of manufacturing a gaming chip. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Gaming chips or tokens are well known for use in card games and the like. Many times, such gaming chips are formed entirely of plastic, for example by injection molding, and are therefore easily mass produced. Other gaming chips have been formed entirely of metal and these chips are typically of a higher weight and provide a more substantive feel. However, metal chips are significantly more expensive to produce as compared with injection molded plastic chips. The metal chips can also be advantageous for use in applications where detection of the presence of the metal chip by, for exa...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F3/00
CPCA44C21/00
Inventor FINCH, NED HENRYSLAYTON, NANCY DETERS
Owner THE US PLAYING CARD
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