Lottery card reader
OwnerPeter J. Ruffinoinventor
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Abstract
A lottery card reader is disclosed. The lottery card reader comprises (A) a clip that can be releaseably attached to any position along an edge of a lottery card and (B) a transparent flap attached to the clip that extends over at least one game on a lottery card when the clip is attached to a lottery card. Also disclosed is a method of checking a lottery card for winning numbers using the lottery card reader. Further disclosed is an assembly of the lottery card reader and a lottery card, a writing instrument, and/or an envelope into which lottery cards can be placed.
Claims14
A lottery card reading assembly comprising
- (A) a lottery card reader that comprises
- (1) a clip that can be releaseably attached to any position along an edge of a lottery card, said clip having a resiliently gripping first pair of arms connected to a second pair of separated arms, where moving said second pair of arms together causes said first pair of arms to move apart;
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- (2) a single transparent flap fixed to said clip, whereby when said first pair of arms grips a lottery card, said flap covers at least one game on said lottery card;
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- (B) an envelope in which said lottery card can be placed, where a table is printed on said envelope, said table having spaces therein for inserting information about each of a multiplicity of lottery cards.
A lottery card reading assembly comprising
- (A) a lottery card reader which comprises
- (1) a molded plastic clip that comprises a flexible resilient bridge from which extend two opposing pairs of rigid arms, the arms in one pair biased towards each other and the arms in the other pair separated from each other;
- (2) a rectangular transparent plastic flap, about 3 to about 4 inches long by about 1¾ to about 2 inches wide, attached to said clip and extending from between said on pair of arms, said flap having a vertical reference line printed thereon;
- (B) a writing instrument;
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- (C) an envelope to which said lottery card reader can be attached, into which at least one lottery card readable by said lottery card reader can be inserted, and upon which is printed a table having spaces therein for inserting information about each of a multiplicity of said lottery cards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.