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US 2009/0077850 A1Published application
Apparatus for alerting availability of vacant poker table seats
OwnerAlan M. Altermaninventor
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Abstract
A sign attached to the back of a poker or blackjack dealer's chair to provide ease of visibility for a casino's floor staff and players waiting to enter a gaming area as to the availability of a vacant seat and as to the betting limits associated with the table, with the sign being operated by means of a pull-cord arrangement at the dealer's chair.
Claims8
Apparatus for a game-room dealer's alerting the availability of a vacant seat at a gaming table comprising:
- a multi-sign display attached to a top of a back seat of the dealer's chair, a first sign of which displays indicia identifying the gaming table, a second sign of which displays betting limits at the gaming table, and a third sign of which indicates whether or not a vacant seat exists at the gaming table;
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- a pull-cord system at the dealer's chair coupled with said third sign actuable by the dealer such that the actuation of said pull-cord system in a first manner displays in said third sign a seat vacancy at the gaming table while the actuation of said pull-cord system in a second manner displays in said third sign an absence of a seat vacancy at the table;
- and wherein said multi-sign display positions said first, second and third signs above said back seat top for ease of visibility in said game-room.
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A method of a dealer's alerting the availability of a vacant seat at a gaming table comprising the steps of:
- providing atop a back seat of the dealer's chair a display indicative of a vacancy in a seat at the gaming table;
- mechanically raising said flag to indicate the existence of said vacant seat;
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- allowing the dealer to actuate the mechanical raising of said flag upon detection of a seat becoming vacant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.