US20120056372A1

US20120056372A1 - Lottery Tool

Info

Publication number: US20120056372A1
Application number: US12/875,555
Authority: US
Inventors: Julio Antonio De Castro
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-09-03
Filing date: 2010-09-03
Publication date: 2012-03-08

Abstract

A lottery tool for use with lottery cards. The lottery tool has a flat body that defines at least one aperture the size of the pre-existing boxes of a lottery card. The upper side of the flat body will define numbers printer in a radial manner from an axis. Attached is a spinner section mechanism with a hub that is mounted to the axis of the upper side and a top spinner that is mounted to the hub. The lottery tool is used to help the user select numbers on a lottery card without having to spend time thinking about the numbers that are selected, while also allowing the user to easily mark the numbers.

Description

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates generally to a lottery tool that is used to help the user randomly select numbers and to accurately mark a lottery card.
The inventor of the present invention realized that sometimes he was at odds as to what lottery numbers to select. He did not like allowing his luck to randomly be selected by a machine, so he would conjure numbers through his own volition. The problem he encountered when conjuring numbers was that sometimes he would grow frustrated coming up with lottery numbers. The simple task of picking numbers became a stress that was unwarranted.
The inventor further realized that sometimes when he filled up the lottery cards that sometimes he would mark outside of the pre-selection areas that corresponded to a number.
In order to eliminate the stress that he was enduring when he played the lottery, he decided to invent a lottery tool that would allow the tool to be placed on top of a lottery card, the tool would have predefined openings that would match the pre-section areas of the lottery card, and the tool would also have a device that would allow him to have the ability to manually pick numbers based on his action. He decided that the device of the lottery tool would rest flat on the surface in which the lottery card was placed so that when he would manually use the device to pick a number that the numbers picked would not shift upon the tool being manipulated over the pre-selection areas. This was an added advantage, for know he would not have to remember the numbers shown on the device when lining the predefined openings over the preselected areas.
Thus it is readily apparent that there is a long felt need for a convenient lottery tool that allows a user to randomly select numbers and that simultaneously allows the user to mark a lottery card without having to worry about having to conjuring numbers. An added advantage is that the user of the lottery tool does not have to remember numbers that are randomly selected by the device when marking the lottery card.

SUMMARY

The present invention is directed to a lottery tool for marking a lottery card without having to worry about conjuring or memorizing numbers.
The lottery tool is a flat body that has a top, a bottom, upper and a lower side, the lower side defines at least one aperture, the upper side holds a spinner selection mechanism. The lower side is rectangular and is made to correspond to existing grids of numbers on printed lottery cards or pre-selection areas. The spinner selection mechanism comprises of a central hub that is mounted on a central location, the axis, of the upper side and of at least one spinner. The hub will hold at least one spinner. In one variation of the present invention, the upper side will have numbers defined within the top side of the upper side. The numbers will be arranged in a radial manner around the axis of the upper side. The spinner will define at least one window that will align with the numbers.
In another variation, the hub will hold a top and a bottom spinner, the bottom spinner will have numbers defined in a radial manner from its axis and the top spinner will define at least one window that will align with the numbers of the bottom spinner.
An object of the lottery tool is to allow a user to mark a lottery card.
Another object of the lottery tool is to provide a tool that will allow a user to have a means for selecting numbers manually without having to spend time thinking about the numbers that are selected.
A further object of the lottery tool is to allow a user to have a number selected and that will further allow a user to mark a lottery card without having to memorize the numbers selected.

DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and drawings where:

FIG. 1 shows a top plan view of the lottery tool of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the tool shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a cross section of the tool of FIG. 1, wherein the view shows the spinner selection mechanism;

FIG. 4 Shows a top plan view of the flat body's upper side, wherein the spinner is removed;

FIG. 5 Shows another embodiment of the tool, wherein a bottom spinner is disposed on the hub of the upper side of the flat body, a top spinner is not shown in the figure;

FIG. 6 shows a cross section of the tool of FIG. 5, wherein the view shows the spinner selection mechanism; and

FIG. 7 shows a hub of that would be used with the embodiment of FIG. 5.

DESCRIPTION

As seen in FIG. 1-4, a lottery tool with a flat body 200 for use with lottery cards, the flat body 200 has a top 100, a bottom 100 a, upper 10, and lower side 20, the lower side 20 of the flat body 200 defines at least one aperture 30, the aperture 30 having dimensions that are equal to the standard measurements of pre-existing boxes of lottery cards, the upper side 10 of the flat body 200 will define a plurality of numbers 85 printed in a radial manner from an axis 32 of the flat body 200. A spinner section mechanism 70, wherein the spinner section mechanism 70 has a hub 70 a, the hub 70 a is mounted on the axis 32 of the upper side 10 of the flat body 200, a top spinner 75 mounted on the hub 70 a, the spinner 70 defines at least one window 40 that aligns with the numbers 85.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the numbers 85 are displaced on the upper side 10 of the flat body 200 and the flat body defines at least one concentric circle 80, and the top spinner 75 defines at least one window 40, each window 40 aligns with each concentric circle 80.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the lottery tool might be made of plastic.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the lower side 20 of the flat body 200 might be made of a transparent material 22 that allows the user to see a lottery card below the flat body 200.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the bottoms side 100 a of the flat body 200 might be made of a material that has a higher coefficient of friction than the top side 100.
As seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, in another embodiment of the present invention, instead of the numbers 85 being defined on the upper side 10 of the flat body 200, the tool comprises of a bottom spinner 87, the bottom spinner 87 defines numbers 97 in at least one concentric circle, and the spinner 87 is mounted on the hub 70 a so that it is positioned between the top side 10 of the flat body 200 and the top spinner 75, wherein the hub 70 a defines a divider 65.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the numbers 97 are displaced on the bottom spinner 87 within at least one concentric circle 95/95 a/95 b and each window aligns with each concentric circle of the bottom spinner 95/95 a/95 b.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, the apertures 30 of the flat body 200 equal the number of boxes on a pre-existing grid of the lottery card.
An advantage of the lottery tool is that it allows a user to mark a lottery card.
Another advantage of the lottery tool is that it provides a tool that will allow a user to have a means for selecting numbers manually without having to spend time thinking about the numbers that are selected.
Yet, another advantage of the lottery tool is that it allows a user to have a number selected and that will further allow a user to mark a lottery card without having to memorize the number selected.
The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary sill in the art to understand the invention. However, this invention can be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. Accordingly, reference should be made to the following claims, rather than to the foregoing specification, as indicating the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A lottery tool, the tool comprises:

A flat body, the flat body has a top, a bottom, upper and a lower side, the lower side of the flat body defines at least one aperture, the upper side of the flat body will define a plurality of numbers printed in a radial manner from an axis of the upper side of the flat body; and

A spinner section mechanism, the spinner section mechanism comprises,

A hub, the hub is mounted on the axis of the upper side of the flat body,

A top spinner mounted on the hub the spinner defines at least one window that aligns with the numbers.

2. The lottery tool of claim 1, wherein the numbers are displaced on the upper side of the flat body within at least one concentric circle and the top spinner defines at least one window, each window aligns with each concentric circle.

3. The lottery tool of claim 2, wherein the lower side of the flat body is made of a transparent material that allows the user to see a lottery card below the flat body.

4. The lottery tool of claim 3, wherein the apertures of the flat body equal the number of boxes on a pre-existing grid of a lottery card.

5. The lottery tool of claim 4, wherein the tool is made of plastic.

6. The lottery tool of claim 5, wherein the bottom side of the flat body is made of a material that has a high coefficient of friction than the top side.

7. The lottery tool of claim 6, wherein instead of the numbers being defined on the upper side of the flat body, the tool further comprises of a bottom spinner, the bottom spinner defines numbers in at least one concentric circle, and the spinner is mounted on the hub so that it is positioned between the top side of the flat body and the top spinner.

8. The lottery tool of claim 7, wherein the hub would define a divider.

9. The lottery tool of claim 8, wherein the numbers are displaced on the bottom spinner within at least one concentric circle and each window aligns with each concentric circle of the bottom spinner.

10. (canceled)

11. The lottery tool of claim 10 wherein the apertures of the flat body equal the number of boxes on a pre-existing grid of a lottery card.

12. (canceled)

13. The lottery tool of claim 12, wherein the bottom side of the flat body is made of a material that has a higher coefficient of friction than the top side.