Patent GB-190614212-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Dealing Playing Cards.
Inventor: HINES JAMES
Filed: 1906-06-21
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 14,212. Hines, J., and McGregor, A. June 21. Card games. - A device for dealing playing- cards consists of a rack Y, Fig. 4, pivoted on a casing which is fixed to a turntable A or to a similar revolving base driven by clock - work. Rubber sleeves or pads h, Figs. 3 and 4, or lever arms h are adapted to grip a card, raise it, and project it on to a table, four or any other number of cards being dealt during each revolution of the turntable. The lever arms H form parts of bellcranks H, H<1> pivoted to a frame G mounted in pivoted arms F. Normally, the arms H are kept clear of the cards by projections on spring-controlled rollers H<2>, but, when the clock-work (not shown) is started, a crank-pin J on the clock train actuates a cam lever I, which acts on the levers H<2> and so forces the pads h into contact with the top card of the pack. The pin J then acts on a depending arm K of the frame G and raises the frame, and with it the arms H and a card, to the position shown in Fig. 4. The frame G is raised farther until the bar K is clear of a block K<1>, when a spring L jerks the frames G, F forward to an extent limited by a resilient stop d<1>, and simultaneously the arms H release the card owing to the action of a stop pin i<12> on the lever I. The frame G is withdrawn by a crank-pin J', which acts on the bar K and forces it over the block K<1> on to a spring k<1>, and the arms H and frame G are then ready to deal another card. The gearing may be so timed that the required number of cards are dealt for each revolution of the table A. The clock-work is geared to a governor, and is wound up by means of a barrel M, Fig. 8, around which is coiled a cord m. The barrel M is freely mounted on the main spindle N, and, when the cord m is drawn out, a pawl, which is normally held free from a ratchetwheel N' on the spindle N, is brought into engagement with the wheel N<1> by means of a spring n' which engages a pin n' on the pawl. The mainspring O is thus wound up, and, on the cord m being released, a spring P rewinds it. The clockwork is provided with a locking-mechanism which may be released by turning the rack Y from the horizontal to the vertical position. This mechanism consists of a lever S which normally engages a pin c on one of the clock wheels C<4>, the lever S being held by a spring-controlled lever R, which is moved by the tail Y<1> of the rack Y when the latter is moved into a vertical position. The lever S is freed from the pin c by means of a spring-controlled lever T', formed with a pin t' which engages a notch in the tail Y<1> and holds the rack in a vertical position. The spindle N of the clock is formed with a disk U provided with a pin u which rotates a star-wheel V, and, when all the cards are dealt, a pin v<1> on the wheel V acts on a lever s<1> and so moves the lever S back into the position shown in Fig. 6, and at the same time the end s<2> of the lever s<1> engages a pin u<1> on the disk S and so holds the. spindle N. The whole of the mechanism is preferably enclosed in a casing. According to the Provisional Specification, the frames F, G. are operated from the clock train by a crank and connecting-rod and a lever.