Ticket scratching device
OwnerClarence E. Washingtoninventor
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Abstract
A ticket scratching device quickly and easily removes scratch-off material from game tickets to reveal game data concealed underneath the material. The device includes an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end. Each of the first and second ends is open. A plurality of wires is coupled to the elongated member wherein the wires are configured for removing an opaque scratch-off covering from a game ticket. The wires comprise a first set of wires and a second set of wires. The first set of wires extends outwardly from the first end. The second set of wires extends outwardly from the second end.
Claims17
A ticket scratching device comprising:
- an elongated tubular member, said tubular member having a first end and a second end, each of said first and second ends being open, said tubular member tapering from said first end downwardly to said second end;
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- a plurality of wires coupled to said elongated member wherein said wires are configured for removing an opaque scratch-off covering from a game ticket, said wires comprising a first set of wires and a second set of wires, said first set of wires extending outwardly from said first end, said second set of wires extending outwardly from said second end, a distance from a first side to a second side of said first set of wires being greater than a distance from a first side to a second side of said second set of wires.
A ticket scratching device comprising:
- an elongated tubular member, said tubular member having a first end and a second end, each of said first and second ends being open, said tubular member tapering from said first end downwardly to said second end;
- a plurality of wires coupled to said tubular member wherein said wires are configured for removing an opaque scratch-off covering from a game ticket, said wires comprising a first set of wires and a second set of wires, said first set of wires extending outwardly from said first end, said second set of wires extending outwardly from said second end, said first set of wires extending outwardly from said first end a greater length than said second set of wires extend outwardly from said second end, a distance from a first side to a second side of said first set of wires being greater than a distance from a first side to a second side of said second set of wires;
- a grip coupled to said tubular member, said grip extending a full length around a circumference of said tubular member, said grip having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a medial portion extending between said upper and lower portions, each of said upper and lower portions being convexly arcuate, said medial portion being concavely arcuate, a top edge of said upper portion being coupled to a midpoint between said first end and said second end, a bottom edge of said lower portion being positioned proximate said second end, said grip being comprised of a resiliently compressible material;
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- a fastener coupled to said tubular member wherein said fastener comprises a clip, said clip having a coupling member and a retaining member, said retaining member comprising a main portion and a projection, said projection extending outwardly from a back side of said main portion, said projection being convexly arcuate, said main portion being elongated and having a top end spaced from a bottom end, each of said top and bottom ends being arcuate, said top end being positioned proximate said first end of said tubular member, said main portion having a front side with a plurality of ridges coupled thereto, said ridges being positioned proximate said bottom end, said coupling member coupling said back side of said main portion to a back side of said tubular member, said coupling member being arcuate, said retaining member being spaced from said tubular member wherein said retaining member is configured for coupling said tubular member to a shirt of a user when the shirt is positioned within a receiving space between said retaining member and said tubular member such that said projection abuts and secures the shirt within said receiving space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.