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US 5,490,676 AGranted
Playing cards with gripping surface
OwnerLance G. Rake, Kermit T. Krantzinventors
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Abstract
Playing cards that are ergonomically designed to fit a person's hands to facilitate handling, shuffling and dealing are disclosed. The end edges of the playing cards are formed with undulating curves. The undulating curves each present an inwardly curved portion specifically designed to receive the player's thumb and an adjacent outwardly curved portion specifically designed to receive the player's opposing fingers.
Claims9
A playing card comprising:
- a front face;
- a rear face;
- a pair of elongated, opposed side edges;
- and
- a pair of elongated, opposed end edges extending between said side edges, each of said end edges presenting a concavo-convex shaped curved surface for facilitating gripping of the playing card.
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A playing card comprising:
- a front face;
- a rear face;
- a pair of elongated, opposed left and right side edges;
- and
- a pair of elongated, opposed upper and lower end edges extending between said left and right side edges, each of said upper and lower end edges presenting a curved surface,
- each of said curved surfaces having an inwardly curved portion for engaging a player's thumb, said inwardly curved portion presenting a first radius of curvature, and an outwardly curved portion for engaging a player's fingers, said outwardly curved portion presenting a second radius of curvature, said first radius of curvature being less than said second radius of curvature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.