Combination Card Holder and Card Deck for Playing Cards

Abstract

Disclosed is a combination card holder and card deck for playing cards. The card holder includes a housing with a lid hingedly attached thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the interior of the housing is configured to hold double deck pinochle cards, which include four of each of the face cards of each suit, as well as four of each of the aces and tens of each suit, totaling eighty cards. The lid is dimensioned to cover the open top portion of the housing. The underside of the lid includes a pocket for holding playing cards that are in a player's hand, or for holding discarded cards during game play. The pocket includes an open upper end for receiving cards therethrough, and a closed lower end for preventing the cards from falling out therefrom. The pocket may be tapered from the upper end to the lower end thereof.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 890,517 filed on Oct. 14, 2013. The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a combination card holder and card deck for playing cards. More specifically, the present invention pertains to an improved card holder having a housing with an interior volume for holding double deck pinochle cards, and a lid attached to the housing, wherein the lid comprises a pocket at an underside thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention can be used for holding double deck pinochle cards, which comprise four of each of the face cards of each suit, as well as four of each of the aces and tens of each suit.[0004]Generally, players create different piles of cards while playing a card game. For instance, ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a new and improved card holder for playing cards. It has a lid with a pocket that can hold cards in the user's hand while preventing other players from viewing the user's cards. The lid is attached to a housing by means of hinges, which prevent the lid from opening beyond the horizontal axis. The device can be readily fabricated from materials that permit relative economy and are commensurate with durability. The technical effects of the patent include better protection of cards, improved usability, and more reasonable fabrication materials.

Problems solved by technology

Thus, none of the foregoing devices disclose a compartment for holding playing cards that are in the user's hand to keep the rest of the cards in the deck separate therefrom.

The horizontal support, however, does not prevent other players from viewing the user's playing cards.

In this way, the device of Freedman does not allow the user to hold the cards in his or her hand in a discreet manner.

While the device of Jones allow users to hold their cards in a discreet manner, it is limited in the fact that it can only be used on a table top.

The devices disclosed in the prior art have several known drawbacks because the prior art devices do not hold a deck of cards in an organized manner while holding cards in the user's hand in a discreet manner.

The deck is confined within the housing so that it does not fall over, which can be distracting and cause annoyance while playing a card game.

Images