Device to secure the mouth of a playing card shoe

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9452347
APP PUB NO 20140091523A1
SERIAL NO

14116615

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The present disclosure is directed to a security apparatus for use on a playing card shoe to prevent the removal of playing cards from the splaying card shoe. Playing card shoes generally have an elongated body including a card cradle for supporting a plurality of playing cards, The card cradle has an outlet opening adjacent to a front end of the elongated body, through which playing cards can be removed from the playing card shoe, A cradle cover is removably attached to the elongated, body, covering the card cradle and playing cards therein. A faceplate is removably attach to the outer front, end of the elongated body, and defines a mouth through which playing cards can be drawn from the outlet opening. The security apparatus prevents the removal a playing cards from the shoe, where the security apparatus is removably attached to the playing card shoe to block and/or cover the outlet opening.

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Patent Owner(s)

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THE UNITED STATES PLAYING CARD COMPANY300 GAP WAY ERLANGER KY 41018

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bilyeu, Suzanne Mason, US 2 84
Horvath, Dylan Toronto, CA 18 325
Madding, Scott Middletown, US 1 3

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