Ticket cleaner apparatus
OwnerCharles R. Sanders, James L. Sattlerinventors
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Abstract
Ticket cleaner apparatus is described which is adapted to remove a coating from the surface of a game ticket to reveal or expose characters on the ticket. The apparatus includes: (a) a housing which includes an opening to receive the ticket; (b) a rotatable cleaning element supported within the housing; (c) positioning means adapted to position the ticket within the housing so that the coating on the ticket is in contact with the cleaning element; and (d) power means which is adapted to rotate the cleaning element while in contact with the coating on the ticket.
Claims13
Ticket cleaner apparatus adapted to remove a coating from the surface of a game ticket to reveal characters on said ticket, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing which includes an opening therein which is adapted to receive said ticket;
- (b) a rotatable cleaning element supported within said housing;
- said element comprising a cylindrical roll having brush means on the periphery thereof;
- (c) positioning means adapted to position said ticket within said housing in a manner such that said coating on said ticket is in contact with said cleaning element;
- wherein said positioning means comprises spaced-apart parallel plates;
- wherein one said plate includes an opening enabling said periphery of said cleaning element to project therethrough to contact said coating when said ticket is inserted between said parallel plates;
- (d) power means which is adapted to rotate said cleaning element while in contact with said coating;
- and
- (e) switch means operably connected to said power means in a manner such that said power means becomes activated to drive said cleaning element when said ticket is inserted between said parallel plates;
- wherein said cleaning element is adapted to remove portions of said coating from said ticket to reveal said characters.
Ticket cleaner apparatus adapted to remove a coating from the surface of a game ticket to reveal characters on said ticket, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing which includes an opening therein which is adapted to receive said ticket;
- (b) a rotatable cleaning element supported within said housing, said element comprising a cylindrical roll having brush means on the periphery thereof;
- (c) positioning means adapted to position said ticket within said housing in a manner such that said coating on said ticket is in contact with said roll;
- wherein said positioning means comprises spaced-apart parallel plates;
- wherein one said plate includes an opening enabling said periphery of said cleaning element to project therethrough to contact said coating when said ticket is inserted between said parallel plates;
- (d) electric motor means within said housing which is adapted to rotate said roll while in contact with said coating;
- and
- (e) switch means operably connected to said electric motor in a manner such that said motor becomes activated to drive said cleaning element when said ticket is inserted between said parallel plates;
- wherein said roll is adapted to remove portions of said coating from said ticket to reveal said characters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.