US20180221758A1

US20180221758A1 - Lottery Ticket Scratching System

Info

Publication number: US20180221758A1
Application number: US15/425,146
Authority: US
Inventors: Dawna Fisher
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-02-06
Filing date: 2017-02-06
Publication date: 2018-08-09

Abstract

A lottery ticket scratching system for removing scratch offs from a lottery ticket includes a card that has a first surface. A plurality of scratch offs is provided and each of the scratch offs is positioned on the first surface. Each of the scratch off is selectively frictionally abraded from the first surface. A panel is provided and the panel is selectively manipulated. The panel frictionally abrades the scratch offs from the card.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to scratching devices and more particularly pertains to a new scratching device for removing scratch offs from a lottery ticket.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a card that has a first surface. A plurality of scratch offs is provided and each of the scratch offs is positioned on the first surface. Each of the scratch off is selectively frictionally abraded from the first surface. A panel is provided and the panel is selectively manipulated. The panel frictionally abrades the scratch offs from the card.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a panel of lottery ticket scratching system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of panel of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of panel an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new scratching device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the lottery ticket scratching system 10 generally comprises a card 12 that has a first surface 14. The card 12 may be a lottery ticket or other card 12 employed for gaming purposes. The card 12 includes a plurality of scratch offs 16 and each of the scratch offs 16 is positioned on the first surface 14. Each of the scratch offs 16 is selectively frictionally abraded from the first surface 14.
A panel 18 is provided and the panel 18 is selectively manipulated to scratch the scratch offs 16 from the card 12. The panel 18 has a first surface 20, a second surface 22 and a peripheral edge 24 extending therebetween. The peripheral edge 24 is curved such that the panel 18 has a plectrum shape.
The panel 18 has a plurality of teeth 26 and each of the teeth 26 extends outwardly from the peripheral edge 24. Each of the teeth 26 frictionally abrades the scratch offs 16 from the card 12 when the panel 18 is manipulated. The teeth 26 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed around the peripheral edge 24. Indicia 28 are printed on the first surface 20 and the second surface 22 of the panel and the indicia 28 comprise words. The words may comprise an inspirational message. An opening 30 may extend through the first surface 20 and the second surface of the panel 18 for attaching the panel 18 to a key ring or the like.
In use, the panel 18 is gripped and the peripheral edge 24 is positioned to abut the first surface 14 of the card 12. Moreover, the panel 18 is aligned with a selected one of the scratch offs 16. The panel 18 is urged back and forth on the selected scratch off 16 and the teeth 26 frictionally abrade the selected scratch off 16 from the card 12. In this way the selected scratch offs 16 are abraded from the card 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A lottery ticket scratching system comprising:

a card having a first surface;

a plurality of scratch offs, each of said scratch offs being positioned on said first surface, each of said scratch off being selectively frictionally abraded from said first surface; and

a panel being configured to be manipulated, said panel frictionally abrading said scratch offs from said card, said panel having a first surface, a second surface and a peripheral edge extending therebetween, said peripheral edge being shaped such that said panel is substantially triangle shaped having a short side and two longer sides, said panel having an aperture extending therethrough adjacent to a center of said short side wherein said aperture is positioned opposite to said junction between said longer sides; and

said panel having a plurality of teeth, each of said teeth extending outwardly from said peripheral edge, each said tooth having a rectangular prismatic shape.

2. (canceled)

3. (canceled)

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said teeth frictionally abrades said scratch offs from said card, said teeth being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said peripheral edge.

5. (canceled)