A Playing Card Holder.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 18th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1894
A Playing Card Holder.
RICHARD JONES BRICE; Gentleman, 10 Atherton Road Forest Gate London E.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
A playing card holder for the purpose of conveniently spreading out & holding
cards when playing whist and other card games. The holder is formed of two discs
composed of any metal, wood, ivory, or other meterials. The inner side of discs
are grooved close to the outer edge in which are placed india rubber rings, these
allow the cards between the discs to be easily withdrawn or replaced as required.
The holder is connected in the centre by screws or springs, being so manipulated,
as to bring the edges of the aforesaid discs, closely together & so hold the cards &
spread them out, when placed together between the discs. The holder may also be
made with handles secured to discs, the said handles being made to open & close
with a spring instead of screws & springs connected to the centre of discs as in the
former description.
Dated this Eighteenth day of December 1893.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Playing Card Holder.
:
I, RICHARD JONES BRICE of 10 Atherton Road, Forest Gate, London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention is designed to assist card-players, by supplying an efficient
contrivance for holding the cards in a convenient position, so that they can be laid
down on the table without becoming disarranged.
It consists of two discs or plates preferably concave and having edges arranged
to meet together. These edges are lined with india-rubber or some other suitable
substance which prevents the cards from slipping, yet allows them to be easily
withdrawn when desired. Grooves are formed around the edges to receive the
india-rubber, but these could be dispensed with if desired. The discs may be
formed of metal, wood, ivory, xylonite, india-rubber or any other suitable material.
At their centre the discs are connected by an elastic ligature, or tension spring,
screw or similar contrivance which keeps them together at their peripheries so as to
grip the cards when inserted between them.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1 shows an elevation of my card-holder with cards inserted. If desired a
handle of some suitable shape can be added, one form of which is shewn by dotted
lines in this figure.
Fig. 2 shows the same with the cards spread out by turning the disc.
Fig. 3 shows an edge or side elevation of same, showing in dotted lines a form of
handle for holding the disc and assisting in opening the same.
Fig. 4 shows an enlarged cross section of the card-holder and exhibits a method
of connecting the discs at the centre, it also shows in dotted lines rings or loops »,

page_text: which can be placed on one or both sides for assisting to open the discs when
placing the cards therein.
u, a', are the discs, b, is the india-rubber facing or beading which is preferably
hollow as shewn. c, is the groove to receive the rubber. d, is a small screwed
pin with a broad head d', which slides easily inside the hollow bolt f, the screwed
end of d, projecting through the end of the hollow chamber, engages with the
nuts 9, g', which hold the disc a'. e, is a coiled spring around the pin d, which by
its pressure on the head d', keeps the discs in contact. h, h', are a collar and nut,
on one end of the bolt f, which hold the disc a.
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It will be seen that the amount of pressure by which the discs are held together
can be regulated by the strength of the spring e, which can be exchanged if not
suitable.
Instead of this hollow bolt and spring a ligature of india-rubber or tension spring
or other suitable device can be used.
A special feature of this invention is the facility with which the cards when
inserted between the discs can be spread out fan shape by partly rotating one of
the discs while holding the other still or by gently pushing the cards themselves in
a-rotary direction.
In order to facilitate this rotating action of the front disc whereby the spreading
of the cards shewn in Fig. 2 is effected, knobs or projections may be attached to
the discs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A holder for playing cards consisting of two plates or discs preferably concave,
with or without knobs or handles, loops or rings, said discs having their meeting
edges faced or lined or formed of some frictional substance such as india-rubber,
and being held together at or near their centres by an elastic ligature, tension
spring, spring-bolt or other suitable contrivance, as herein described and set forth.
2. A holder for playing cards consisting of two opposing plates or discs held
together by tension or compression and furnished with friction edges, and with or
without handles or loops, said discs having the faculty of spreading the cards when
partly rotated, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this
day of September 1894.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.