Patent ID: 9227132
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A63F

Claim Text:
1. A sorting device for sorting playing cards, comprising: an input bin for accepting a stack of cards, transport means for successively discharging the lowest card from the input bin, at least two receiving bins disposed on top of each other, a conveyor track between the input bin and receiving bins, detection means for detecting each card to be discarded, and selection means for selectively receiving, depending on the detected detection value, cards transported in the conveyor track in one of the receiving bins, said selection means being formed by adjustment means for adjusting in height at least one of the receiving bins disposed on top of each other, wherein parts of the conveyor track extend in opposite directions from the input bin and that two receiving bins at each end of both conveyor track parts are disposed on top of each other and that the detection means are disposed in the input bin.