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US 4,787,950 AGranted
Method for fabricating imprinted ticket with scratch-off coating
AssigneeGeneral Instrument Corporation
InventorsRobert Meloni, Robert Tegtmeier
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Abstract
Blank tickets, for use in an instant lottery game or the like, can be imprinted in a secure manner in an enclosed point of sale ticket-issuing apparatus under the control of a central computer. Prior to exposure of the ticket, an adhesive-backed sheet with a scratch-off material coating on areas aligned with the printing is applied to the surface of the ticket. The adhesive will cause obvious damage to the ticket to void same if an attampt is made to remove the label.
Claims3
A method for fabricating a ticket from a base and opaque coated, adhesive-backed transparent sheet comprising the steps of:
- dispensing a base and transferring same to print means;
- imprinting indicia on a section of the surface of the base;
- removing an oaque coated, adhesive-backed transparent sheet from a carrier;
- aligning the sheet with the base such that the opaque coating covers the imprinted indicia;
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- affixing the sheet to the base such that an attempt to remove same will result in obvious damage to the surface of the base;
- said opaque material being adapted to be removed so as to permit observation of the indicia.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.