Card block structure for card boxes

Abstract

A card block structure for card boxes comprises a card block strut, a solenoid valve and a card box. The card box holds at least one poker card and has an outlet with a round hole run through by the card block strut. The card block strut is located on the solenoid valve and driven to extend or shrink. The card block strut can be extended upwards above the round hole to block the poker card or shrunk to sink into the round hole without blocking the poker card. Through a controller and game rules, the card block strut can be sunk into the round hole while dealing cards so that the poker card can be drawn from the card box. When dealing cards is not desired, the card block strut is protruded above the round hole to block the poker card from being drawn from the card box.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a poker game apparatus and particularly to a card block structure for card boxes to prevent dealing cards erroneously.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Please refer to FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C, a conventional card game starts by a dealer taking out a poker card 2 from a card box 1 (as shown in FIG. 1A); the poker card 2 passes through an identification zone 3 (as shown in FIG. 1B), and then is placed on a card display zone 4 (as shown in FIG. 1C). There is a video identification system 6 located beneath a table 5. When the porker card 2 passes through the identification zone 3, the image of the poker card 2 is obtained and the card symbol is identified after the image is digitally processed.[0003]Various poker games have different rules. The dealer has to deal additional cards according to the rules. Due to there are numerous variations of poker games, it could happen that erroneous additional cards are being dealt because the d...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]Therefore, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a card block structure for card boxes to prevent dealing cards erroneously.

[0006]By means of the structure set forth above, the solenoid valve can control the card block strut whether to protrude outside the round hole to control the card box to deal cards. Through merely one controller and according to game rules, additional cards can be dealt when the card block strut is sunk into the round hole, and the poker cards can be drawn out from the card box. When no additional card is to be dealt, the card block strut is protruded outside the round hole so that the poker cards cannot be drawn out from the card box to prevent the additional cards from being dealt erroneously by the dealer.

Problems solved by technology

Due to there are numerous variations of poker games, it could happen that erroneous additional cards are being dealt because the dealer is unfamiliar to the rules or inadvertent negligence.

If such an occurrence happens frequently, players' desire to participate in the game drops and the fairness of the dealer suffers, even unnecessary disputes could occur.

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