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|Sep 22, 1970
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|Aug 26, 1968
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|Aug 26, 1968
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|Seifert Thomas G
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|Seifert Thomas G
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|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (25), Classifications (8)
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Sept. 22, 1970 T. G. sElFERT 3,529,829
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IlET-E figg INVENTOR. 7km/m5 6 55H1?? A 7' PA/E-YS United States Patent O 3,529,829 PLAYING CARD DISTRIBUTION DEVICE Thomas G. Seifert, 833 NW. 33rd, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73118 Continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 614,065,
Feb. 7, 1967. This application Aug. 26, 1968, Ser. No. 767,017
Int. Cl. B07c 5/344; A63f 1/14 U.S. Cl. 273--149 11 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A playing card sorting apparatus which employs a master card indicative of particular hand distribution and individually coded playing cards, the apparatus consisting of electric circuitry which is preconditioned by the master card to enable selected card hand distribution indications for each playing card. The circuitry includes a separate power source for each card suit, each suit circuit being routed to parallel indicators each denoting a card suit and the master card enables a particular suit and hand indicator for a given card rank as determined from sensing of coded indicia on the particular playing card.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO COPENDING APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 614,065 entitled, Playing Card Distribution System, and filed on Feb. 7, 1967, in the name of the present patentee, and now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to improvements in card dealing apparatus and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to an improved card sorting apparatus which serves to indicate predetermined hand distribution for each card of a playing card deck, such dealing apparatus finding particular application in bridge hand dealing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention contemplates a card dealing apparatus which can be operated to rapidly sense coded indicia on each individual ones of a playing card deck to derive an indication of their proper hand distribution. In its more limited aspects, the invention contemplates electrical sensing apparatus which utilizes separate power sources for each card suit, each of which sources are connected to a plurality of indicators each representative of a card hand; the indicators are each series connected to terminate in one of a parallel arrangement of conductive bars which contact a matrix panel. An additional contactor panel disposed adjacent the parallel conductive bars and matrix panel makes a plurality of contacts in accordance with a coded master card which is inserted therebetween, and the selection circuit is completed unidirectionally via the contactor panel and the return side of a selected card suit power source in accordance with a circuit contact enabled by coded indicia on the particular playing card.
Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide a card dealing apparatus which is of simplified construction and can be manufactured with less expensive materials and procedures.
It is also an object of this invention to provide card dealing apparatus which is particularly suited for dealing bridge hands of predetermined composition.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide card dealing device utilizing a plurality of separate power sources, one for each card suit, such that a necessity for 3,529,829 Patented Sept. 22, 1970 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a pictorial schematic diagram of the electrical circuitry of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a master card as employed in the invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective View of one form of contactor which may be employed in the circuitry of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 illustrates one form of playing card coding arrangement which may be employed with the electrical sensing apparatus of FIG. l;
FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an exemplary form of functional encasement which might be utilized in the present invention;
FIG. 6 illustrates an alternative form of playing card sensing mechanism and the associated code arrangement;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross section of a portion of the buss matrix;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross section of one form of buss matrix construction; and
FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross section of an alternative form of buss matrix construction.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIG. 1, an electrical sensing apparatus 10 is comprised of a buss matrix panel 12, a contactor panel 14 and a sensor panel 16, which, with the aid of a coded master card and a coded playing card (to be described), perform the selection of a predetermined card suit power source 18 to illuminate one of lamps 20 indicative of a card hand which should receive the particular coded playing card. The following description proceeds with reference to bridge hand dealing wherein four predetermined hands are sorted but it should be understood that the apparatus may be programmed for any card game and any number of hands.
The power sources 18 consist of four separate batteries 22, 24, 26 and 28, eg., standard flashlight dry cells, representative of spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs respectively. In turn, each of suit batteries 22, 24, 26 and 28 are connected in parallel to an indicator 2l]V representative of each game hand, i.e., West, South, East or North, namely; club battery 28 is connected for output on lead 30 which makes parallel connection to West indicator 32, South indicator 34, East indicator 36 and North indicator 38; similarly, diamonds battery 26 is conducted via lead 40 to West lamp 42, South lamp 44, East lamp 46, and North lamp 48; heart battery 24 is connected via lead 50 to each of West lamp 52, South lamp 54, East lamp 56 and North lamp 58; while, iinally, spades battery 22 is connected via leads 60 to the respective West lamp 62, South lamp 64, East lamp 66 and North lamp 68.
Each of the indicators 20 is then connected to consecutive ones of a plurality of conductor bars 70 which are supported in parallel relationship on the buss matrix panel 12. Buss matrix panel 12 may be formed from any suitable insulative material to carry the conductor bars 70 in contact with a plurality of rectifiers 71 as shown in FIG. 7. It should be understood that in the present pictorial showing (FIG. 1) each of the conductor bars 70 would be conductively coupled to each of a plurality of rectifying components 71 which are respectively arranged for electrical connection with predetermined contacts on the contactor panel 14 as will be described. It is important that the current ow through each of conductor bars 70 be maintained unidirectional to avoid sneak circuits in parallel to desired recognition circuits. This may be effected in various ways as will be further described.
There are sixteen of the conductor bars 70 arranged in parallel and in electrical connection to each of the indicators 20. That is, the West lamps 32, 42, S2, and 62 are connected via leads 72, 74, 76 and 78 to a first four-bar group 80 of conductor bars 70. Similarly, South lamps 34, 44, 54, and 64 are connected via respective leads 82, 84, 86 and 88 to a four-bar group 90, East lamps 36, 46, 56 and 66 are connected via leads 92, 94, 96 and 98 to a third four-bar group 100, while the North lamps 38, 48, 58 and 68 are connected via leads 102, 104, 106, and 108 to the fourth four-bar group 110 of the conductor bars 70.
The contactor panel 14 is formed of insulative material and in similar rectangular dimension to buss matrix panel 12. Panel 14 is operatively disposed in register with buss matrix panel 12 as it bears a plurality of contactor strips 112 which are disposed parallel to each other and at right angles to the parallel lay of conductor bars 70 of buss matrix panel 12. The contactor panel 14 carries thirteen contactor strips 112, one for each card rank, deuce through ace as designated, and each contactor strip 112 has a plurality of evenly spaced contactors 114 formed thereon. Actually, each strip 112 has sixteen evenly spaced contacts 114, similar contacts 114 on each of contactor strips 112 being disposed in a straight line across the contactor panel 14 to make contact with a predetermined one of rectifiers 71 on conductor bars 70 of buss matrix panel 12.
FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view of a portion of one form of contactor strip 112 as it may be formed to support the numerous, evenly spaced contacts 114 therealong. This is a conventional type of stamped contactor construction which may be formed out of suitable conductive spring metal, i.e., beryllium-copper or such. The uppermost of contacting surface of contacts 114 may be rounded, smoothed or whatever to provide maximum eiciency of contacting through the coded master card, to be further described below. It is also contemplated that contactor strip 112 may take the form of a continuous length of selected wire material having desirable resilience characteristics; the wire being bent to have a series of undulations or spring-finger contacts along its length. This and still other forms of contactor element are readily usable in a device constructed in accordance with the invention.
Referring now to FIG. 2, a master card 120 may be disposed along arrow 122 (FIG. 1), Ibetween buss matrix panel 12 and contactor panel 14, to control the selective actuation or contacting therebetween in a predetermined manner. A first portion 124 of master card 120 may merely contain printed matter conveying comments pertinent to the particular card hands. That is, expert or such commentary as to the bidding, vulnerability, remarks as to strategy and playing, etc. A second portion 126 of master card 120 is formed to have similar rectangular dimensions as the buss panel 12 and contactor panel 14 and serves to control electrical contacting therebetween.
The master card portion 126 contains two hundred and eight (208) symmetrically arranged locations 128 formed as thirteen rows 130 of sixteen columns 132. Thus, four columns 132 are disposed in consecutive order for each of the West, South, East and North player or hand positions. Each of the hand position four-column groups 134, 136, 138 and 140 includes fifty-two locations which may be punched out or otherwise made actuable for each playing card of the fifty-two card deck so that each is assigned to the predetermined game hand, i.e., North, East, South or West. One location 128 is shown as a punch-out location 142 which denotes an ace of hearts in the South playing hand (as will be further described), and `it should be understood that for a given bridge hand distribution, fifty-two such punch-out locations 142 will be situated on master card portion 126, thirteen in each of the hand groups 134, 136, 138 and 140.
When the master card is inserted between buss matrix panel 12 and contactor panel 14 (as along arrow 122) a predetermined fifty-two of the two hundred and eight contactors 114 will be allowed to make unidirectional electrical contact with selected rectiiers 71 connected to respective ones of the sixteen conductor bars 70 thereby to complete circuits which are characteristic of a particular bridge hand. In the actual design of components, the master card 120 may be made to slide between buss matrix panel 12 and contactor panel 14, each disposed in registry and narrowly spaced, or it is contemplated that a folding arrangement may be preferable wherein master card 120 is placed down upon contactor panel 14 whereupon buss matrix panel 12 is hingedly closed over master card 120 and locked in contacting relationship. There are of course many other design possibilities which lend themselves for adaptation to the particular electrical coding arrangement.
The sensor panel 16 supports a plurality of linear and evenly spaced contacts 144. There are thirteen such contacts 144, one for each card rank, deuce through ace, and each one is electrically connected to one of contactor strips 112 of contactor panel 14. The contacts 144 may be formed as an extension of the respective contactor strips 112 (as shown in FIG. 1) or the contactor panel 14 and sensor panel 16 may be separated with a separate wire connection provided to each of contacts 144. Selected ones of contacts 144 make contact with a shorting bar 146 disposed parallel to and with narrow spacing from the row of contacts 144. The selection of circuit contacts is controlled by the coded playing card as will be further described.
Four additional contacts 148, also arranged in a row and narrowly spaced from shorting bar 146, provide circuit return via the respective wires 156, 158, and 162 to the respective clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades batteries 218, 26, 24 and 22. Thus, insertion of the coded playing card along arrow 164 between sensor panel 16 and shorting bar 126 will comp-lete a circuit in accordance with the playing card rank and suit. That is, one of leads 156, 158, 162 or 160 will Ibe completed through one of contacts 148, 150, 152` and 154 and one of contacts 144 toy an associated contactor strip 12. This, of course, is in accordance with the actual rang and suit of the playing card as conveyed by its code indicia. It is contemplated that shorting bar 1.46 be controlled as to vertical disposition such that it can be manipulated into contacting attitude during preselected times only, thus avoiding continual energization o-f the indicators 20.
FIG. 4 shows a playing card 170, the ace of hearts, which is depicted face down and bears one form of coding indicia. Seventeen locations 172, a suit group 174 and a card rank group 176, are disposed in a line along the left edge of playing card 170. One location of each of suit group 174 and rank groupl 176 may be punched in accordance with the playing card rank and suit so that shorting bar 146 will complete a circuit from the proper suit contact 148, 150, 152 or 154 through the proper one of rank contacts 144 to` a contactor 112 of contactor panel 114, these also 'being indicative of card rank. In FIG. 4 code holes 178 and 180 are punched to represent the ace of hearts as will be further described below. It is contemplated that one corner of playing card can be cut off or otherwise notched as at dash line 182 to provide uniform stacking of the deck prior to the repetitive insertion of each card sfor its code reading.
FIG. 5 illustrates one forml of container or housing 190 which may be utilized with the circuitry of FIG. 1. A rectangular casing 192 may be formed or molded from plastic or such to have four depressions 194, 196, 198 and 200 which serve as hand depositories and receive the lcards as they are sensed. Each of the hand depressions, 194w200 has its respective North, East, South and West indicators 20 disposed in adjacent indicating7 relationship. The electrical circuitry may be contained within the housing 190 as, for example, lby mounting On such as braces 202. Thus, the contactor panel 14, mastercard 120` and buss matrix panel 12 may be supported therein extending contacts 144` and sensor panel 16 adjacent to end slot 204 wherein successive coded playing cards can be received for the sensing operation. i
As previously stated, the master card 120 may be slid endwise in between buss matrix panel 12 and contactor panel 14, or the housing 192 could `be constructed with hinges such that an upper portion or panel could be r0- tationally moved upward with placement of master card 120 down upon contactor panel 14. While FIG. l shows four lamps for each card hand indicator 20 it should lbe understood that various means may be employed to com- Ibine the illumination indication to prevent suit-reading by the less scrupulous participants. For example, it is contemplated that four-filament lamps be employed, or that an intervening control relay be used, or that a single refracting reflector ibe placed over the plurality of uniformly situated lamps representing each card hand so that a single illumination is apparent for any suit of a given hand. Also, it should 'be understood that great economics can be effected by coding only three of the four card hands for positive indication or response, a negative response or void denoting the fourth, uncoded hand.
FIG. -8 illustrates one manner of construction of the buss matrix panel 12 s0 that each conductor bar 70 extends a plurality of equispaced, separate rectifying contacts downward for interaction with master card 120 and contactor panel 14. Thus, buss matrix panel 12 may consist of an insulative panel 230 having a plurality of holes 2.32 formed therein, i.e., sixteen rows of thirteen equispaced holes 232i which can align with the plurality of locations 128 on master card 120. Each of the holes 232 then includes a suitable diode device 234 securely held therein and in current coupling connection with a metallic contact 236y secured on the bottom` for conduction through contactors 114 of contactor panel 14.
The individual rectiers 234 may fbe lformed by any of various cladding and thin film processes such as the more recent sputtercoating and others of the semiconductor and integrated circuit techniques. For example, each of the rectifiers 234 may be formed by serial deposition of copper 238 and a barrier layer of cuprous oxide 240. A contacting shoe 242 formed of Nickel or such is then secured across the bottom of each cuprous oxide layer 240. Similarly, rectifying combinations of magnesium-copper sulphide, selenium and still other semiconductors rectiers may be utilized. Thus, various forms of monocrystalline junction type diodes such as the silicon p-n junction type may be readily utilized.
FIG. 9 depicts a form of rectifier construction which is utilized where the amount of current and, therefore, the contacting area becomes a factor. Each conductor bar 70 is supported by plural rectifier assemblies 250i, each of which are interconnected by insulative spacers 252 thereby to make up the buss matrix panel 12. For each rectifier assembly 2501, the 4conductor bar 70 is in contact with a pair of copper oxide barrier wafers 254 which, in turn, are connected to a pair of nickel-plated conductive wafers 256. The wafers 254 and 256 with conductor bar 70 are then supported on an insulator strip 258 Which receives a conductive shoe 260 thereover in electrical contact only with conductive wafers 256. The
shoe 260 may be a clipon assembly formed from brass or similar metal stock. Such rectifier assemblies 250 isolate each of the contactors 114 along each row or conductor bar 70 so that all possible sneak circuits are avoided. The polarity of rectifier assemblies 250 is immaterial so long as it is consonant with polarity of batteries 22-28, and it is only necessary to maintain a current flow unidirectional.
OPERATION The operation of the apparatus will also be described with particular reference to a four player or four handed game such as bridge. The coded master card (FIG. 2) is first selected for insertion to control the electrical circuitry 10. The master card 120 may contain coded information relative to predetermined classic bridge hands along with appropriate comments. In some cases it may be desirable to enlist a group of bridge situations as derived from tournament play, this is particularly desirable from the standpoint of duplicate bridge scoring. On the other hand, a person may punch his own master cards in accordance with particularly interesting hands as personally encontered or as obtained from newspaper reprints and such.
Insertion of the master card 120 between contactor panel 14 and buss matrix panel 12 establishes a circuit for each card rank and suit which will illuminate a proper hand indicator (North, East, South or West) when the particular playing card is inserted between sensor panel 16 and shorting bar 146 to enable the predetermined battery or suit power source 22, 24, 26 or 28. Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, fifty-two holes 142 will be punched in certain of the locations 128, thirteen holes 142 in predetermined placement in each of the four column groups 134, 136, 138 and 140, each containing fifty-two locations 128.
The dealer can then take the deck of playing cards, insuring that all coded sides are properly oriented by the matching or alignment of such as corner clip portion 182. The playing cards can then be slipped one at a time into end slot 204 of housing 190 (FIG. 5) between the plurality of contacts 144 and the shorting bar 146 to make its shorting circuit between whatever its suit conductor 156, 158, 160, or 162 and a card rank contactor strip 112. In the case shown, the card of FIG. 4 is the ace of hearts, code holes 178 and 180' being disposed as illustrated such that shortiug bar 146 contacts through hole 178 to the heart contact 152 and wire 160 to the heart power source 24 while the shorting bar 146 also contacts through rank hole 180 to the ace rank contactor strip 112 of contactor panel 14.
Thus, and referring to the master card 120 of FIG. 2, the only contact between buss matrix panel 12 and ace rank contactor strip 112 is a unidirectional current flow through the code hole 142, the seventh column from the right and lying within the group 136 of four rows of South hand code locations. Contact will then be made through hole 142 and a rectifier 71 (FIG. 7) to the seventh conductor bar 70 from the right hand side of buss panel 12 and this conductor 70 is in turn connected to lead 86 through the South hand indicator lamp 54 and lead 50 to the positive side of heart battery 25. A complete circuit is thus made by virtue of card 170' (FIG. 4) to light lamp 54 indicating that the particular card, the ace of hearts, should go to the South hand. Thereafter, the card 170 is withdrawn from the end slide 204 or Whatever the sensing design for deposit in a designated place such as the depression 198 marked by South hand indicator 20 of the apparatus 190.
ALTERNATIVE EMBODIMENT FIG. 6 shows an alternative form of coded playing card and the attendant sensing hardware. A playing card 210, again the ace of hearts and being depicted face down, is made to have the same similarly disposed four suit locations 202 and thirteen rank locations 214 all arranged in a row at the left edge of card 210. A corner clip 216 may be employed for the purpose of keeping the coded cards properly aligned. Punched holes are not employed in FIG. 6 and therefore such as the shorting bar 146 (FIG. l) is unnecessary since a printed circuit connection is employed. That is, in the case of the ace of hearts, a printed circuit consisting of a card suit contactor portion 218, a conductor portion 220 and a rank contact portion 222 are formed on the playing card 210, such configuration representing an ace of hearts circuit. The plurality of spring-like contactors, thirteen rank contactors 224 and four suit contactors 226 may be employed as the sensing hardware for completing a circuit between a predetermined suit battery, in this case hearts, and the ace rank circuit for the ace contactor strip 112 of contactor panel 14.
Various other forms of coding may be employed and, in the case of printed circuits, recent techniques will allow practically invisible coding of playing cards to thereby eliminate any possibilities of card reading by opponents. In other cases where card coding is visible, the fact that code indicia are located on the left hand side of the individual playing cards conceals the code indications from an opponents view due to the manner in which the fanned card hand is held. lf desired, an extra blank playing card may be supplied for the purpose of holding it over the last card in the hand to provide complete concealment of all code indicia. It may also be desirable to provide a blank card or other such baille or isolation member to prohibit the reading of code indicia from dealt cards as they lay in their respective hand receptacles awaiting play.
The foregoing discloses a novel sensing circuitry for use in card dealing apparatus which allows such a device to be manufactured more reliably and at much less expense. The simplicity of the circuitry enables the construction of a compact device with a minimum of wiring and interconnection being necessary, the simplicity of the unit insuring positive and rapid operation. Thus, the unit lends itself to more conventional design practices and avoids the more complex switching or contacting mechanisms which have been found to be necessary in previously constructed apparatus of similar nature.
Changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of elements as heretofore set forth in the specification and shown in the drawings; it lbeing understood that changes may be made in the embodiments disclosed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as dened in the following claims.
What is claimed is:
1. A device for dealing playing cards in a predetermined destribution, comprising:
plural power sources representing card suits each connected to provide a separate output;
a plurality of groups of plural indicators which represent a selected card hand and are connected to each of said separate outputs;
plural conductor bars disposed in parallel, each being connected in series with one of said plural indicators representing a selected card hand, said plural conductor bars being affixed upon a panel of insulating material in equispaced, parallel placement and including a plurality of rectier means formed integrally with said insulating material and being connected in like polarity between each conductor bar and a selected one of said plural contactors;
plural contactor strip means disposed in parallel and perpendicular to said conductor bars, each contactor strip means representing a preselected card rank;
plural contactors disposed along each of said contactor strip means, each similar contactor of each strip means being disposed for Contact with one of said conductor bars representing a card hand;
se' nsor means having an additional card rank contactor electrically connected to each of said contactor strip means and four card suit contactors, said suit contactors each being connected back to the respective one of said plural power sources;
master card means including coded indicia which is insertable between said contactor strip means and said plural conductor bars to complete only prede termined connections between said conductor bars representing card hand and said contactors representing card rank;
playing cards each bearing code indicia representative of their respective card rank and suit to effect predetermined conduction between one of Said additional card rank contactors and one of said card suit contactors to complete a circuit to a selected suit representative power source thus energizing an indicator representing a selected card hand.
2. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said contactor strip means and said plural contactors comprise:
a contactor panel means formed of insulative material;
a plurality of contactor strips supported thereon in parallel relationship, one strip for each card rank; and
a plurality of equispaced contactors disposed along each of said contactor strips, said respective contactors of each contactor strip forming a linear row for contact with a respective one of said conductor bars which represent a card hand.
3. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said master card means comprises:
a card portion bearing two hundred and eight code locations arrayed in a number of rows equal to said rows of contactor strip means, and a number of columns equal to the number of said contactors which are disposed yalong each of said contactor strip means.
4. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said playing cards each bearing code indicia comprise:
seventeen code locations in linear array along one edge of said playing card to represent four suit locations and thirteen card rank locations; and
code indicia represented as a code hole placed at the respective card suit and card rank locations indicative of the particular playing card.
5. A device as set forth in claim 4 wherein said sensor means comprises:
a sensor panel bearing said additional card rank contactors and said four card suit contactors in linear array and spaced to coincide with said seventeen code locations; and
a shorting bar disposed parallel to and in contacting relationship with said additional card rank contactors and said four card suit contactors.
6. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said playing cards each bearing code indicia comprise:
playing cards bearing four card suit and thirteen card rank code locations in linear alignment along one edge of the playing card; and
code indicia on each card which consists 0f printed conductive material from a card suit code location to a card rank code location which identifies the particular playing card.
7. A device for effecting predetermined distribution of playing cards, comprising:
an electrical power source including four leads separately energizable to represent one of four card suits;
a plurality of indicators;
plural groups of four connectors completing circuits between each of said four leads and four of said indicators representative of different card hands;
a plurality of conductor bars each connected in series with one of said indicators and each of said plurality of conductor bars being affixed on an insulative panel and conductively connected to plural rectifier means which are formed integrally with said insulative panel, said conductor bar being aixed on said insulative panel in plural rows having a plurality of rectifier assemblies formed in the insulative panel along each row, each of said rectiers having one pole connected to a conductor bar with the other pole disposed as a contact surface on the opposite side of said insulative panel;
first contact means including a plurality of contactor strips each having plural contactors equispaced therealong, said first contact means being positioned adjacent to and in contacting proximity to said plurality of contact surfaces on the opposite side of the insulative panel, each of said plurality of contactor strips representing a card rank and said plural contactors representing predetermined card hands;
master card means for insertion between said conductor bars and said iirst contact means to enable conduction through a predetermined contactor of one of said contactor strips to one of said plural conductor bars;
second contact means having a sensing contactor ror each card rank, each sensing contactor being connected to a respective one of the card rank contactor strips of said first contact means, said second contact means having four additional sensing contactors which represent card suits and are connected to said electrical power source; and
playing card means bearing code indicia for insertion into contact with said second contact means to permit conduction 'between predetermined ones of said card suit sensing contactors and the card rank sensing contactors.
8. A device as set forth in claim 7 whereinV said master card means comprises:
a card portion bearing two hundred and eight code locations which are arrayed in a number of rows equal to said number of rcontactor strips and a number of columns equal to the number of contactors which are disposed along each of said contactor strips, fifty-two of said code locations being actuable 40 209-81 110 to enable said conduction for a predetermined card hand distribution.
9. A device as set forth in claim 7 wherein said playing card means each bearing code indicia comprise:
seventeen code locations in linear array along one edge of said playing card to represent four suit locations and thirteen card rank locations; land code indicia represented as a code hole placed at the respective card suit and card rank locations whch indicate any particular playing card.
10. A device as set forth in claim 9 wherein said second contact means comprises:
a sensor panel bearing said card rank sensing contactor and said additional card suit sensing contactors in linear array and spaced to coincide with said seventeen code locations; and
a sholting bar disposed parallel to and in contacting relationship with said sensing contactors.
11. A device as set forth in claim 7 wherein said playing card means each bearing code indicia comprise:
playing cards bearing four card suit and thirteen card rank code locations in linear alignment along one edge of the playing card; and
code indicia on each card in the form of printed conductive material from a card suit code location to a card rank code location which identities the particular playing card.
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Officers Respond To Call For Screaming Woman, Catch Murder SuspectEven Baltimore's police commissioner calls it a very rare occurrence -- city police interrupt a murder in progress.
Friends Call Imam Slaying A Hate Crime; Cops Say No MotiveThe daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish among the Bangladeshi Muslim community in a New York City neighborhood and some say the killings appear to be an anti-Muslim hate crime.
2 Men, Including Work-Release Inmate, Charged In SlayingThe Carroll County Sheriff's Office says two men, including an inmate on work release, have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman in New Windsor.
Man Arrested 2 Years After Killing Of A Father And Son
Woman Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Father Of Her ChildA Rhodesdale woman has been convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing of her infant daughter's father.
Oscar Pistorius Sentenced For Murdering His GirlfriendA South African judge sentenced Oscar Pistorius on Wednesday to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in his home on Valentine's Day 2013.
Italian Police Make Arrest in Death of American StudentItalian police report they've made an arrest in the death of a 19-year-old American student whose body was found in the Tiber River in Rome.
Fans Of Slain Rapper 'Lor Scoota' Remember Him Through MusicHundreds came out to celebrate the life of Lor Scoota on Thursday. The young rapper was gunned down last week in Northeast Baltimore.
Police: Two Dead, Two Injured in Series of ShootingsA series of shootings that played out across Baltimore overnight left two men dead, another man seriously injured and a woman shot in the buttocks, authorities said Thursday.
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I bought this for my granddaughter's boyfriend as a thank you for something he did. He is not into designs on t-shirts and mainly wears plain t-shirts. She told me to try and find him one that was very simple with no design on the back. This is just the tried and true simple shirt that has been around forever. However, every loyal fan probably has a couple in their collection in various colors.
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I have been looking for an Illinois shirt for several years and this website helped me to end my search! It stinks living away from where your favorite college team is because it is hard to find their gear where I am. I love the shirt.
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Spend a year with one of the most iconic rock bands in the world as you turn the pages of this awesome Queen calendar. Packed with album art work and performance photography from the band, this calendar is guaranteed to get you in the mood to rock. Officially licensed.
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Home > Events > Waste Management & Recycling Conference > News > • Press Releases > The 8th Environmental Forum for South-East Europe will be promoted within the 8th Vienna Economic Event 2
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- ACR+, local authorities and circular economy: promoting sustainable material resource management
- Interview with Daniella Russo, CEO of Think Beyond Plastic - a speaker at the seventh SEE Conference on Waste Management & Recycling 2016
- Cost-effective solutions for bio waste at EE & RE and Save the Planet 2016
- Interview with Arthur Kleissner, Senior Sales Manager
- Bulgaria welcomes advanced technologies for sustainable energy, cities and waste management (5-7 April, Sofia)
- Еurotools is looking for business partners in SE Europe
- 'MARTIN GmbH is interested to participate in the project of Sofia Municipality'
- Swiss Quality Treatment of Biowaste
- Interview with Nadine De Greef, Secretary General of FEAD, European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services
- We would like to find a local distributor in Bulgaria
- EREMA to present new RegrindPro®
- Mobile Laboratory Equipped for Sampling and On-Site Analysis will be an Accent of BalBok Engineering's Participation
- Product Premiere by Weiss A/S
- Which waste management companies have joined Save the Planet 2016?
- Let's talk about the new recycling technologies
- Strong International Presence is Expected at Save the Planet 2016
- Effective processing solutions for waste management
- Solvay will present innovation that helps eliminate pollutants
- Utilities Magazine Interview with Hrvoje Milosevic, Speaker at Save the Planet Conference 2015
- Exhibitors and speakers from 22 countries will participate in the SE European Forum 2015
- Leading companies will demonstrate sustainable solutions for waste management on
- Interview with Dimitrios Grammatas, Head of Construction Department, HELECTOR – Exhibitor at 'Save the Planet' 2015
- The newest innovation Vecoplan HydroDyn will be presented by Pashev Brothers at 'Save the Planet' 2015
- 'Save the Planet' 2015 opens new opportunities in waste management sector in SE Europe 11-13 March, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Treatment of fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances
- 'Save the Planet' 2015 paves the way for the progress in waste management sector in SE Europe
- Austria responds to the green technology and know-how demand in SE Europe
- Green Technologies - the Golden String between the Economic and Social Development and Climate Change
- 'Save the Planet' 2014 - Program Highlights & Exhibitor Presentations
- Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria supports 'Save the Planet' - Waste Management & Recycling Exhibition and Conference for Southeast Europe
- 'Save the Planet' 2014: Significant increase in the number of the companies at the Austrian Pavilion
- International Baler Service will participate at 'Save the Planet' 2014
- Leading Companies from Waste Management Industry will Participate in 'Save the Planet' 2014
- Komptech has joined 'Save the Planet' 2014
- 10th South-East European Exhibition and Forum on Renewable Energy and Waste Management will Enhance the Role of Bioenergy
- South-East Europe is on Track to a Sustainable Development
- Austria shows a high interest in South-East European environmental market
- ONLY a few days before the beginning of Save the Planet
- New Centre for Development of Ecological Infrastructure in Bulgaria
- AUWA Recycling Bulgaria at 'Save the Planet'
- Waste Management Forum for South-East Europe
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- Recycling Bulgaria at 'Save the Planet'
- EUROPLAST and SuperDrecksKëscht® at Save the Planet
- Advanced Austrian Technologies at the SEE Eco Forum & Exhibition 2013
- Starke internationale Beteiligung an Save the Planet, Ausstellung und Konferenz über Abfallwirtschaft und Recycling
- Recycling Technologies in the spotlight of Save the Planet 2013
- Launching of advanced technologies on the SEE Waste & Recycling Market
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- Household and industrial waste as a no-cost fuel
- Hungary at Save the Planet
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- The Green Upgrade of South-East Europe
- Is Waste-to-Energy the right solution for unrecyclable waste?
- A small UK city hired US Covanta to generate energy from waste
- Waste-to-Energy is a Highlight of the South-European Conference 'Save the Planet', organized by Via Expo
- Materials scarcity - and answers
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- Growing Waste in South-East Europe - a Source of Business Opportunities
- EREMA and Polytechnik - again at SAVE the Planet
- The 8th Environmental Forum for South-East Europe will be promoted within the 8th Vienna Economic Event 2
- Waste Management in South-East Europe - market trends
- Waste management and landfills in Austria - interview with Dr. David Laner
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- Determining the municipality waste fees and way of payment in Japan - Mariusz Grabda
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- Waste management in Denmark - Rene Moller Rosendal
The 8th Environmental Forum for South-East Europe will be promoted within the 8th Vienna Economic Event
The Vienna event 'Go South East' (21 November 2011) is dedicated to the topics: Economy as an Engine of the Regional Development (Infrastructure, Transport, Energy, Legal Issues) and Banking and Insurance – Secure Financing as a Precondition for the Realization of the Regional Projects. The organizer's goal is to contribute to a better understanding of the Region development and to promote the investment opportunities in South-East Europe. The event will outline the public and private interests in connection with the various projects in the Region as part of the United Europe.
The 8th South-East European b2b Environmental Forum ( 28- 30 March 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria ) will be presented within 'Go South East'. It will incorporate Congress and Exhibition on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Waste Management and Recycling. The Organizer Via Expo has 20 years of experience in organizing b2b events, which are primarily oriented to the South-East Europe. Through the years of its existence the event has proved as one of the prominent initiatives in the environmental sphere for the Region incorporating in its format 'forum and exhibition'.
OVERVIEW of the SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN FORUM 2011:
- 327 direct exhibitors and represented companies from 32 countries
- Group participations from Austria, Germany and the USA
- Three exhibition halls and open exhibition area - 6 500 sq.m.
- 50% rise in the visitor attendance compared to 2010
- 5900 professional visitors from Bulgaria and 39 other countries
Speakers: 75 industry professionals from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK, the USA
Attendees: 510 specialists from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas
Partners: 80 partners and 66 media partners from Bulgaria and abroad; 300 internet sites worldwide; 147 local and Regional media.
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The grooming equipment is put away for the year. There is still some skiable snow in the woods, have fun finding it.
Big Thanks to all the volunteer groomers that shovelled as much snow as they groomed this season….shovelled onto the trails so we could ski! Without them, we simply would not have the great trails that make theHaliburton Highlands such a great place to live.
.The Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trails Association grooms and maintains 3 ski areas, with trails totaling 36 Km of skiing. Additionally, your membership or daypass gets you access to the trails at YMCA Wanakita: another 16 Kms of classic-only trails. Each area offers a unique experience, with trails suitable for a wide range of abilities.
Glebe Park: 13 km of classic & skate trails. 1.5 km lit loop for night skiing. intermediate to difficult – host to our Jackrabbit program. Right in the Village of Haliburton on Fleming College Drive
Moosewoods 13 km of classic & skate trails – easy to intermediate through picturesque forest terrain – large warming hut – on County Road #14 on the way to Eagle Lake.
Twin Lakes 10 km of classic & skate trails – easy to intermediate – dog friendly – 12 Mile Lake Road at Taylor Lake Rd off of Hwy #35 between Minden & Carnarvon.
YMCA Camp Wanakita: 16 Kms of intermediate, classic-only skiing. All skiers must sign-in and sign-out at the main office. Please respect the special regulations that allow us to access these trails.
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Milford SF Writers' Conference
Each year a small group of published writers of speculative fiction get together for one special week in a secluded residential location in beautiful Snowdonia, North Wales, to critique work, discuss ideas and generally connect with other writers. Note: Speculative fiction includes science fiction, fantasy and all their sub genres.
Milford 2017 will be held
9th to 16th September. Booking open now. Almost fully booked as of September 2016
If you wish to go on the mailing list for future Milfords, email jacey(at)jaceybedford.co.uk, or phone 01484 606230.
Information about attending.
Because Milford has been over-subscribed for the past few years we ask that people do not attend more than two years in a row without stepping back and taking a break of at least a year. If you have attended for two years running and then apply for a third consecutive year you will only get a place at the last minute if we are under-booked.
Crit session round the sundial, September 2014
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Due to the generosity of the committee of 8Squared Con, and an anonymous (writer) donor, Milford SF Writers' Conference is able to offer two bursaries for self-identifying science fiction/fantasy writers of colour, i.e. of black or minority ethnicity, to attend the 2017 Milford SF Writers' Conference in the UK from 9th - 16th September. Writers from all over the world (far and near) are invited to apply as long as they write in English. Applicants must be 'Milford qualified' (i.e at least one SF story sale).
The bursary will cover the cost of the conference fee and full board accommodation (i.e. room and all meals). The bursary value is £610. The bursary does not cover the cost of transport to or from the conference from either inside or outside the UK.
This is intended to be an encouragement and not a quota. We only have two bursaries available, however we operate an equal opportunities policy so all SF/F writers who are 'Milford qualified' are welcome to apply for the full-price Milford SF Writers' Conference places subject to availability.
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text: heating assistance Heating Money Available For Low-Income Residents By Ken Krall • Oct 7, 2015 en.wikipedia.com Low-income residents in the Northwoods can begin applying for heating assistance funds. Wisconsin Public Service spokesperson Leah VanZile says the enrollment period for those eligible is open... ".....October is the month where energy assistance start to be available. Customers can apply at typically Social Services departments or NEWCAP depending on your county. These funds are available until they run out...." Heating Assistance Money Still Available By Ken Krall • Mar 20, 2014 pixabay.com As winter drags on, Wisconsin Public Service reminds customers that heating assistance money is still available. Leah Van Zile from Wisconsin Public Service says many low income people are feeling the pinch of a record-setting cold winter.... Before Winter, Make Sure the Heat is On By Natalie Jablonski • Oct 9, 2013 Naijamayor With winter on its way, the Public Service Commission is telling residents who may be behind on utility payments to get connected. Starting November 1st, there is a moratorium on utility shutoffs – that means companies can't cut off service until mid-April, even if customers don't pay their bills. But PSC spokesperson Carrie Templeton says for that rule to apply, you must start off the season as a customer in good standing.


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In August I am planning on taking a flight to London to go and visit some friends. I have never used Heathrow so am deciding to fly in to and out of there. I will be flying from Edinburgh and I am just wanting to know which airline and terminals are best in terms of arrivals and departures?
I am concidering flying one way on British Airways and the other way on British Midland. I have flown on BA before but never on BD. However with strike action that looks like it may not be resolved anytime soon, I would like to know what experience is like on BD.
The other part of my question is airport experience at Heathrow. Is a departure better from T5 that T1? Or is it vice versa? The same question for arrivals.
Overall I would just like to hear other peoples opinions on the Heathrow expreience in terms of a domestic flight.
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Marquess Wilson, whose career at Washington State came to a controversial end, has elected to take aim at the NFL. Darren Bennett, Wilson's high school coach in Tulare, Calif., said Wednesday that Wilson told him he has signed with an agent and is training in Florida. Signing with an agent ends an athlete's college eligibility.
Ex-Cougar Wilson to Enter NFL Draft
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A game that saw 26 lead changes came down to a final play as Germantown Academy pulled out a 65-63 win over visiting Sanford (Del.) in a nonleague boys' basketball game Friday.
Penn State-bound center Julian Moore blocked a shot at the buzzer to secure the triumph over the defending Delaware state champs. James Drury combined on the stop.
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Brattleboro Reformer: Police union's support of Trump is deplorable
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A bill that could save Indiana's farmland owners a lot of money is advancing in the state Senate.
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Ind. Lawmakers May Again Delay Farmland Tax Increase
"Talk To A Lawyer" Free Program On MLK, Jr. Day
Area lawyers will provide some pro bono legal assistance as an annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Appeals Court Upholds Indiana Liability Cap Following Ohio Girl's Challenge
A challenge to Indiana's $5 million cap on liability damages could be taken to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Home Destroyed By Fire
A Friendship home became a total loss as flames ripped through it Wednesday.
Local Hospital's Diet Service Ranks 2nd In News Magazine
Margaret Mary Health's HMR Weight Management Services have been named the No. 2 Best Weight-Loss Diet in U.S. News & World Reports' Best Diets of 2015.
After Nativity Lawsuit, County Establishes Courthouse Display Permits
In large part due to a lawsuit filed by an atheist organization, there is now a permitting process in place for people or groups who want to put displays on the Franklin County Courthouse lawn.
Attention W. Harrison Hunters: Are You Missing A Tree Stand?
Indiana Conservation Officers continue trying to get a batch of stolen tree stands back to the deer hunters they belong to.
Local Man Accused Of Conspiring To Bomb Capitol
A Green Township man is under arrest for allegedly plotting to set off bombs at the U.S. Capitol.
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UPDATE: Southeast Indiana residents can bend the ear of their state legislators on January 24 in Rising Sun and Dillsboro.
Students Have Opportunity To Be Statehouse Page For A Day
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What is an actor constellation?
|An actor constellation is a role-play, in which all scientific and societal actors involved in a project are represented and positioned around the central research question. The distance from an actor to the research question, and to other actors, expresses how relevant (s)he is in the project.
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|Project team members may hold implicit assumptions on the other actors' relevance for, and their potential contributions to the project. The actor constellation method helps making these assumptions explicit and allows jointly deliberating and deciding on an adequate position.
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|The actor constellation exercise should be done early in the project; ideally during problem framing when a team is forming.