Security electronic shoe for casino
A security electronic shoe configured to house a plurality of playing cards including a housing configured to house a stacked plurality of playing cards; an opening configured to expose a leading playing card among the plurality of playing cards; a draw guide configured to guide the leading playing card from the opening; and a weight configured to push a last playing card of the plurality of playing cards toward the opening, wherein a bottom of the housing slopes toward the opening, the weight is configured to be movable on the bottom of the housing toward the opening in a state pushing the last playing card toward the opening, and the housing has a structure in which when an upper surface and at least one side surface are opened, the plurality of playing cards can be loaded into the housing.
1 . A security electronic shoe for a casino configured to house a plurality of playing cards to be drawn one by one for a game, comprising:
a housing portion configured to house a stacked plurality of playing card;
an opening portion configured to expose a leading playing card among the plurality of playing cards housed in the housing portion;
a draw guide portion configured to guide draw of the leading playing card from the opening portion;
a weight configured to push a last playing card of the plurality of playing cards toward the opening portion;
a side surface cover configured to be movable between a cover position where the side surface cover covers an opening of a side surface of the housing portion and an open position where the side surface cover opens the opening of the side surface of the housing portion; and
an upper surface cover configured to be fixable in a cover position where the upper surface cover covers an opening of an upper surface of the housing portion,
wherein:
a bottom portion of the housing portion slopes so as to descend toward the opening portion,
the weight is configured to be movable on the bottom portion of the housing portion toward the opening portion in a state pushing the last playing card toward the opening portion, according to that the last playing card moves toward the opening portion, accompanying that the leading playing card is drawn in sequence,
the housing portion has a structure in which when the upper surface and the side surface are opened to reveal an opened portion in the housing portion, the plurality of playing cards can be loaded into the housing portion through the opened portion, and
the side surface cover and the upper surface cover are configured as separate parts.
2 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the side surface cover can perform a rotating movement between the cover position and the open position.
3 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the side surface cover can perform a parallel movement between the cover position and the open position.
4 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the side surface is a side surface on a right side facing in a direction of the draw.
5 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the draw guide portion is configured to be removable.
6 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the draw guide portion includes a metal part configured to restrain the playing card to be drawn to prevent two playing cards from being drawn at a same time.
7 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the upper surface cover is configured to be movable between the cover position where the upper surface cover covers upper surfaces of the plurality of playing cards and an open position where the upper surface cover opens the upper surfaces of the plurality of playing cards.
8 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 wherein the upper surface cover is configured to be fixable in the cover position of the upper surface cover by positioning the side surface cover in the cover position of the side surface cover.
9 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the housing portion includes a holding means configured to hold the weight in a rear position of the housing portion in order to load the plurality of playing cards into the housing portion.
10 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 9 , wherein the holding means is configured to release holding of the weight according to that the upper surface cover comes to the cover position.
11 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 1 , wherein the housing portion includes a stopper at a position of the plurality of playing cards corresponding to a lower portion of the opened side surface, the stopper configured to restrict a lateral movement of the plurality of playing cards.
12 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 11 , wherein:
the plurality of playing cards is to be housed in the housing portion such that back surfaces thereof face the opening portion, and
the weight is configured to contact with a front surface of the last playing card such that the front surface of the last playing card cannot be seen.
13 . The security electronic shoe for the casino according to claim 11 , wherein a surface of the side surface cover opposed to the side surface is positioned more outside than a surface of the stopper opposed to the side surface when the side surface cover is in the cover position.