Patent ID: 7523937
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A picker mechanism for use in a playing card handling device, the picker comprising: a body mounted for pivotal movement about a body rotational axis; a first jaw physically coupled to the body for pivotal movement therewith about the body rotational axis, the first jaw having a playing card engagement surface; a second jaw physically coupled to the body for movement therewith about the body rotational axis, the second jaw having a playing card engagement surface opposed to the playing card engagement surface of the first jaw, the second jaw being selectively moveable with respect to the first jaw between a closed position where at least the respective playing card engagement surfaces of the first and the second jaws are proximate one another, and an opened position where the playing card engagement surfaces of the first and the second jaws are spaced apart from one another relative to the closed position; a first actuator coupled to selectively pivotally drive the body about the body rotational axis; and a second actuator coupled to selectively move the second jaw relative to the first jaw between the opened and the closed positions.