Multi-compartment Card Dealing Shoe with Lateral Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing playing card dealing shoes lack efficiency in speed, security, and game integrity, particularly in delivering multiple cards simultaneously while maintaining game security and integrity.
Innovation Solution
A dual-compartment lateral card dealing shoe with a sloped base, laterally spaced inner and outer walls, and tapered portions to create multiple card-receiving spaces and outlets, allowing for simultaneous delivery of cards from multiple compartments, along with a card shield for enhanced security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single-compartment dealing shoe is used, then the device complexity is low, but the productivity is limited as only one card can be dealt at a time
Solution Approach 1:
The dealing shoe is divided into multiple compartments (first and second compartments) that are laterally spaced apart, allowing simultaneous access to multiple cards from different compartments, thereby increasing dealing speed without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-compartment vertical stacking arrangement to a multi-compartment lateral arrangement, utilizing horizontal space to enable parallel card access and dealing operations
2Loss of time
If cards are delivered one-by-one through a single slot, then the device complexity is low, but the loss of time increases due to sequential dealing
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple compartments with their respective slots are combined into a single integrated shoe structure, allowing simultaneous card delivery from multiple compartments through multiple slots, reducing the time to deal multiple cards
3Reliability
If a traditional dealing shoe design is used, then the ease of operation is simple, but the reliability of game security and integrity is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The shoe is segmented into multiple compartments that can be independently managed and monitored, with each compartment having its own slot and card stack, enhancing security and integrity through distributed card management
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple slots act as intermediaries between the card stacks and the dealing area, allowing for controlled card delivery from each compartment while maintaining security through the structured multi-compartment design
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AI summary
A card dealing shoe including multiple independent card receiving and staging compartments having laterally adjacent openings thereto, with each compartment opening being positioned adjacent to another compartment opening at the front end of the card dealing shoe which is configured to, among other things, enable cards from each compartment to be manually withdrawn together at the same time.