Spinner-type card game apparatus

Claim 1

A CARD GAME APPARATUS COMPRISING A BASE OF HOLLOW BOX-LIKE FORM, THE HOLLOW PORTION OF SAID BASE CONSTITUTING A HOUSING, SAID BASE BEING DESIGNED AND ADAPTED TO BE PLACED FLATWISE WHEN IN ITS POSITION OF USE ATOP A GAME OR CARD TABLE OR ANY EQUIVALENT STATIONARY SUPPORT SURFACE IN A MANNER TO STAY PUT WHILE IN USE, SAID BASE HAVING AND UP-FACING TOP SURFACE CHARTED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERDENOTING ZONES, SAID ZONES BEING IDENTIFIABLE AND ADAPTED TO BE CHOSEN IN ADVANCE OF THE GAME BEING PLAYED TO INDIVIDUALLY REPRESENT CARD HANDS OF COMPETITIVE PLAYERS, A HOLDING AND DEALING WHEEL FOR SELECTIVELY USABLE CARD HANDS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ATOP SAID BASE, AND POWER MEANS MOUNTED AND CONFINED WITHIN THE OCNFINES OF SAID HOUSING AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH AND SERVING TO ROTATE SAID HOLDING AND DEALING WHEEL, SAID WHEEL HAVING AN UPPER CARD DECK SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID SURFACE BEING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND RADIALLY DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF EQUIDISTANT CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED CARD-HAND POCKETS, EACH POCKET BEING AMPLE TO CONFINE A STACK OF CARDS PROVIDING THE USABLE CARD HAND.