DISPOSAL BOX FOR USED PLAYING CARDS
A disposal box for used playing cards has a cuboid shape provided with six surfaces, namely, front and back surfaces, left and right surfaces, and upper and lower surfaces in an assembled state. The disposal box includes a slit that is provided in at least one of the six surfaces and enables the used playing cards to be inserted into the disposal box. The disposal box further includes viewing windows that are provided with a plurality of holes having a size at which the playing card cannot be taken out, and can allow the used playing cards contained in the disposal box to be visually recognized. The disposal box is formed of a paper or plastic material, and can be discarded in a state in which the used playing cards are contained in the disposal box.
1 . A disposal box for accommodating used playing cards for disposal, the disposal box comprising:
a slit through which the used playing cards are insertable into the disposal box, wherein the disposal box is formed of a paper or plastic material, and is discardable together with the used playing cards in a state in which the used playing cards are contained in the disposal box.
2 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein, when the disposal box is positioned on a game table, the slit is positioned at a same height as or higher than that of an upper surface of the game table.
3 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein a viewing window for confirming an amount of used playing cards contained in the disposal box is provided in at least one of a front surface, a back surface, a left surface, and a right surface of the disposal box.
4 . The disposal box according to claim 3 , wherein a guide indication indicating a number of the used playing cards that are contained in the disposal box is further attached to the surface in which the viewing window is provided.
5 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of viewing windows for confirming an amount of used playing cards contained in the disposal box are provided in at least one of a front surface, a back surface, a left surface, and a right surface of the disposal box, and each of the plurality of viewing windows has a size at which the used playing cards contained in the disposal box cannot be taken out of the disposal box.
6 . The disposal box according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of viewing windows form columns side by side in a plane direction of each used playing card accommodated in the disposal box, the columns each extends in a direction in which the used playing cards are stacked in the disposal box, and the viewing windows of adjacent ones of the side by side columns are alternately provided, such that each used playing card contained in the disposal box can always be visually recognized from at least one of the viewing windows.
7 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein a viewing hole for viewing at least one of the used playing cards accommodated in the disposal box is formed on an upper surface of the disposal box.
8 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , further comprising a slit cover or a seal for sealing the slit after a predetermined number of the used playing cards are inserted into the disposal box.
9 . The disposal box according to claim 8 , wherein a sticking position of the seal that limits opening and closing of the slit cover after the slit is sealed is marked on the slit cover.
10 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein a printing or a barcode indicating a unique identification (ID) is assigned to each set of the used playing cards.
11 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein the disposal box is composed of a single sheet of material as a whole, and is three-dimensionally assembled.
12 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein the disposal box can be cut with a cutter or incinerated as combustible waste.
13 . The disposal box according to claim 1 , wherein the used playing cards are brought into a disposal facility in the casino and discarded.
14 . An arrangement for disposal of used playing cards for disposal, the arrangement comprising:
a game table; and
a disposal box that includes a slit through which the used playing cards are insertable into the disposal box, wherein the disposal box:
is positioned on the game table such that the slit is at a same height as or higher than that of an upper surface of the game table;
is formed of a paper or plastic material;
is removable from the game table; and
is discardable, after removal from the game table, together with the used playing cards in a state in which the used playing cards are contained in the disposal box.