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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1981
Shigeru Tanaka, Matsudo, JP;
Musashi Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A stacker apparatus for a card counting machine including a rotary drum supported for rotation in a predetermined direction and a plurality of 'L' shaped arms provided in equispaced relationship around a cylindrical surface of the rotary drum is disclosed. According to this invention, each arm has a root portion extending radially outwardly from the cylindrical surface, a first portion extending from the radially outward end of the root portion in a direction substantially opposite to the predetermined direction, and a second flexible portion extending from the radially outward end of the root portion toward the first portion of the preceding arm into soft contact with the preceding arm.