Card Back Design as a Way to Prevent Card Sorting

Abstract

Playing cards are provided to preventing card edge sorting in a card game. The playing cards back design is made up of irregular design elements. The irregular design elements mask the variances, making the differing pattern in the edge cuts difficult to detect with the naked eye. The irregular design elements can take the form of not commonly recognized geometric shapes used to create a repeating pattern. The irregularities in the sides and shapes of the irregular design elements is then repeated throughout the back design. Using shapes with greater than five sides can serve to make it increasingly more difficult to detect individual elements of the repeating pattern. Some use line elements in combination with the shapes to break up the pattern and draw the eye away from specific sections making it harder to isolate the shape being used.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A playing card comprising:
 a face side and a backside, the backside including a back design having a plurality of irregular shaped design elements.   
     
     
         2 . A playing card as set forth in  claim 1 , the back design further comprising a plurality of line elements. 
     
     
         3 . A playing card as set forth in in  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of line elements are linear or curvilinear across the backside of the playing card. 
     
     
         4 . A playing card as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of line elements are skewed at an angle with respect a side edge of the playing card. 
     
     
         5 . A playing card as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of irregular design elements are uncommon polygons having more the five sides. 
     
     
         6 . A playing card as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of irregular design elements are provided in a regular or irregular pattern. 
     
     
         7 . A playing card as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the irregular design elements are skewed at an angle with respect a side edge of the playing card. 
     
     
         8 . A playing card as set forth in  claim 1 , where in the irregular design elements are selected from a group consisting of a kaleidoscope design, a swirl design, and a digital design. 
     
     
         9 . A method of manufacturing a playing card to prevent card edge sorting, comprising:
 providing a playing card including face side and a backside, and   placing a plurality of irregular shaped design elements on the backside of the playing card, wherein the plurality of irregular shaped design elements are arrange to create a complex pattern along a plurality of side edges of the playing card.   
     
     
         10 . A method of manufacturing a playing card to prevent card edge sorting as set forth in  claim 9 , further comprising placing a plurality of line elements across the backside of the playing card. 
     
     
         11 . A method of manufacturing a playing card to prevent card edge sorting as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of lines element are linear or curvilinear. 
     
     
         12 . A method of manufacturing a playing card to prevent card edge sorting as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of line elements are skewed at an angle with respect at least one side edge of the playing card. 
     
     
         13 . A method of manufacturing a playing card to prevent card edge sorting as set forth in  claim 9 , further comprising positioning the irregular design elements in a regular or irregular pattern. 
     
     
         14 . A method of manufacturing a playing card to prevent card edge sorting as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein the irregular design elements are skewed at an angle with respect at least one of the side edges of the playing card. 
     
     
         15 . A method of preventing card edge sorting in a card game, comprising:
 providing a plurality of playing cards, each of the plurality of playing cards including a face side and a backside, the backside of the playing cards each having a plurality of irregular shaped design elements, wherein the plurality of irregular shaped design elements are arrange to create a complex pattern along a plurality of side edges of each of the playing cards;   dealing a hand of cards to each of at least one player;   playing the card game; and   collecting the dealt playing cards upon completion of the hand.   
     
     
         16 . A method of preventing card edge sorting in a card game as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the backside of each of the playing cards further includes a plurality of line elements. 
     
     
         17 . A method of preventing card edge sorting in a card game as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of lines element are linear or curvilinear. 
     
     
         18 . A method of preventing card edge sorting in a card game as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of line elements are skewed at an angle with respect the plurality of side edges. 
     
     
         19 . A method of preventing card edge sorting in a card game as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the irregular design elements are in a regular or irregular pattern. 
     
     
         20 . A method of manufacturing a playing card to prevent card edge sorting as set forth in  claim 19 , wherein the irregular design elements are skewed at an angle with respect at least one of the side edges of the playing card