Patent ID: 9573047
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A63F

Claim:
1. An automatic card shuffler comprising: a pre-shuffle bin configured to receive one or more decks of cards; a random number generator for randomly selecting a number between one and a total number of cards in said one or more decks of cards, said randomly-selected number representing a specific card in said one or more decks of cards; a card-selector assembly having an upper body and stationary lower body collectively defining said pre-shuffle bin, said upper body movable in a horizontal direction relative to said stationary lower body; a stepper motor configured to raise and lower a base of said pre-shuffle bin responsive to said randomly-selected number to align said specific card with a gap formed by said upper body and lower body when aligned, wherein said upper body moves in a horizontal direction relative to said stationary lower body breaking said one or more decks of cards into a horizontally offset upper portion of one or more cards and a lower portion of zero or more cards with a bottom card of said upper portion of one or more cards being said specific card; and a drive mechanism positioned below said upper body and adjacent to said lower body, said drive mechanism configured to propel said specific card from a group of one or more cards moved by said upper body at least partially out of said pre-shuffle bin.