Scratch board with receptacle
OwnerJennifer Lynn Lengyelinventor
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Abstract
A scratch board for lottery tickets and the like. The board includes a body having a planar portion, the planar portion having a flat front surface, and a curved portion extending from the lower end of the planar portion and forwardly of the planar portion, a clip coupled to the planar portion and adapted to securely maintain a flat object against the planar portion, a dowel removably affixed to the planar portion, and a receptacle sized to receive one or several coins. The board can also include a cylinder rotatably disposed within the curved portion, the cylinder including an outer wall, an internal cavity, and a slot defined through the outer wall.
Claims17
A scratch board, comprising:
- a body having a planar portion, the planar portion having a flat front surface, and a curved portion extending from the lower end of the planar portion and forwardly of the planar portion;
- a clip coupled to the planar portion and adapted to securely maintain a flat object against the planar portion;
- a dowel removably affixed to the planar portion;
- a receptacle sized to receive one or several coins;
- and
- a cylinder rotatably disposed within the curved portion, the cylinder including an outer wall, an internal cavity, and a slot defined through the outer wall.
A scratch board, comprising:
- a body having a planar portion, the planar portion having a flat front surface, and a curved portion extending from the lower end of the planar portion and forwardly of the planar portion;
- a cylinder disposed within the curved portion, the cylinder including an outer wall and an internal cavity, the longitudinal axis of the cylinder being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the curved portion;
- a slot defined through the outer wall of the cylinder;
- and
- a slit defined through the curved portion;
- wherein the cylinder is rotatable such that:
- when the cylinder is in a first position, the internal cavity is in communication with an external environment via the slot;
- when the cylinder is in a second position, the internal cavity is not in communication with the external environment;
- and
- when the cylinder is in a third position, the internal cavity is in communication with the external environment via the slot and the slit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.