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US 2022/0176233 A1Published application
Game tile shuffler
OwnerYesmin Zuritainventor
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Abstract
A game tile shuffler may include a tile container and a tile dispenser. Game tiles may pass between the tile container and the tile dispenser. The tile dispenser may include a chute opening and a tunnel that may split into multiple directions. A tunnel door may direct the game tiles between the multiple directions. The tile dispenser may be capable of identifying individual game tiles prior to dispensing. The game tile shuffler may be operable between a shuffle mode, whereby game tiles are circulated through the device, and a dispensing mode, whereby game tiles pass through the tunnel.
Claims18
A game tile shuffler comprising:
- a tile container capable of receiving a plurality of game tiles;
- and
- a tile dispenser including
- a chute positioned to receive game tiles from the tile container and dimensioned to pass the game tiles along the chute and back into the tile container, the chute including a chute opening, and
- a dispenser tunnel extending from the chute opening to a first tunnel opening,
- wherein the game tile shuffler is operable to selectively open the chute opening, with a shuffling mode defined by the chute opening being blocked thereby capable of passing the plurality of game tiles within the chute to the tile container, and a dispensing mode defined by the chute opening being accessible thereby capable of passing the plurality of game tiles within the chute to the dispenser tunnel.
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A game tile shuffler comprising:
- a tile container capable of receiving a plurality of game tiles;
- and
- a tile dispenser including
- a chute capable of receiving at least one of the plurality of game tiles from the tile container and dimensioned to pass the at least one of the plurality of game tiles along the chute and into the tile container, the chute including a chute opening,
- a dispenser tunnel extending from the chute opening to a first tunnel opening, and
- a tile selector including a chute portion and a tile dispensing portion, the chute portion aligned with the chute and having a chute portion hole positioned over the chute opening, and the tile dispensing portion laterally moveable across the chute portion,
- wherein the game tile shuffler is operable to selectively move the tile dispensing portion between a shuffle position and a dispensing position,
- wherein the plurality of game tiles are capable of passing through the chute portion in the shuffle position and the plurality of game tiles are capable of passing through the chute opening and the chute portion hole in the dispensing position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.