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Lottery ticket
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-12-08
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Granted: 1978-07-11
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Expires: 1996-12-08
Abstract
Abstract A lottery ticket is disclosed which consists of a paper strip folded together to form a pack of superposed sections. Lottery symbols are printed across the inside of the folds at opposite edges of the fore ticket section so as to be doubled inside the ticket. Integrally hinged at the folds are flaps surrounded on three sides by slits or perforation lines. When tearing loose and turning said flaps inside the symbols are unfolded and exposed forwardly. Between the lateral flaps there may be provided a third central flap which uncovers a third symbol when raised and turned upwardly. An end part of the paper strip may form a protecting layer covering the flaps.
Inventors
- 👤 Pehr Ingemar Logander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:45
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/065; A63F3/069; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A lottery ticket formed of a strip of thin printable sheet material folded into an arrangement of superposed layers and in which a first ticket section merges along a folding line at one edge thereof into a second ticket section folded back of the first section and merges along another folding line at the opposite edge thereof into a third ticket section also folded back of the first section, and in which delineated portions of said first ticket section form retained flaps which, when displaced away, uncover symbols which in certain combinations indicate prize in the lottery; and means for sealing the ticket along opposite longitudinal edges thereof; characterised in that a first one of said symbols (C), situated at one fold line of the first ticket section, is applied partly upon the back side of the flap cut out adjacent said line and partly upon the fore side of said second ticket section back thereof, whereas a second one of said symbols (A), at the other fold line, is applied partly upon the back side of the flap cut-out of said first section adjacent said last-mentioned fold line and partly upon the fore side of said third ticket section, so that each of said symbols is situated in its entirety within a continuous surface area extending across a separate fold line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A lottery ticket formed of a strip of thin printable sheet material folded into an arrangement of superposed layers and in which a first ticket section merges along a folding line at one edge thereof into a second ticket section folded back of the first section and merges along another folding line at the opposite edge thereof into a third ticket section also folded back of the first section, and in which delineated portions of said first ticket section form retained flaps which, when displaced away, uncover symbols which in certain combinations indicate prize in the lottery; and means for sealing the ticket along opposite longitudinal edges thereof; characterised in that a first one of said symbols (C), situated at one fold line of the first ticket section, is applied partly upon the back side of the flap cut out adjacent said line and partly upon the fore side of said second ticket section back thereof, whereas a second one of said symbols (A), at the other fold line, is applied partly upon the back side of the flap cut-out of said first section adjacent said last-mentioned fold line and partly upon the fore side of said third ticket section, so that each of said symbols is situated in its entirety within a continuous surface area extending across a separate fold line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 1, in which the second and the third ticket sections overlap so that the second section is at least partly interposed between the first and the third sections characterized in that the second section is too short to cover the symbol applied to the third section beneath said last-mentioned flap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 2 in which the third ticket section merges along a fold line into a fourth ticket section which is applied against the first ticket section and forms an uppermost cover or protecting layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 3, in which the fourth ticket section merges along a folding line into a fifth ticket section which is applied against the back side of the third ticket section and the length of which is equal to or less than the difference between the lengths of the first and the second ticket sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 4, in which all ticket sections are pasted or bonded together along their opposite longitudinal edges, and in which the greater part of the fourth section, and also of the fifth section when present, can be removed by tearing apart the thin sheet material along perforation lines extending close to said edges and parallell thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 5, in which the greater part of the fifth section can also be removed by tearing apart the thin sheet material along perforations.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 1, in which a third flap is cut out of the first ticket section at the centre part thereof and in which a third symbol (B) is applied beneath said flap so as to be uncovered when said flap is turned aside.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 7, in which the third flap is joined with the first ticket section along an edge thereof extending at right angles to the edges where the other two flaps join, so that the flaps can be turned out in three different directions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 1, in which the total length of the second ticket section and the third ticket section is equal to or slightly less than the length of the first ticket section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
208 words
A lottery ticket, consisting of a single continuous strip of paper material, said strip being folded about spaced parallel folds into a pack of at least three superposed ticket sections, said pack comprising a first ticket section, a second ticket section integral with said first ticket section at the first of said folds, and a third ticket section integral with said first ticket section at the second of said folds, said second ticket section being placed between said first and third ticket sections and being of a shorter length than these, a first lottery sign being printed inside and across said first fold upon adjacent merging areas of said first and second ticket sections, a second lottery sign being printed inside and across said second fold upon adjacent merging areas of said first and third ticket sections, said first ticket section having weakening lines delimiting a first rupturable flap retained at and unfoldable about said first fold to expose the whole of said first lottery sign, and said first ticket section having further weakening lines delimiting a second rupturable flap retained at and unfoldable about said second fold to expose the whole of said second lottery sign; and means for sealing the ticket along opposite longitudinal edges thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
208 words
A lottery ticket, consisting of a single continuous strip of paper material, said strip being folded about spaced parallel folds into a pack of at least three superposed ticket sections, said pack comprising a first ticket section, a second ticket section integral with said first ticket section at the first of said folds, and a third ticket section integral with said first ticket section at the second of said folds, said second ticket section being placed between said first and third ticket sections and being of a shorter length than these, a first lottery sign being printed inside and across said first fold upon adjacent merging areas of said first and second ticket sections, a second lottery sign being printed inside and across said second fold upon adjacent merging areas of said first and third ticket sections, said first ticket section having weakening lines delimiting a first rupturable flap retained at and unfoldable about said first fold to expose the whole of said first lottery sign, and said first ticket section having further weakening lines delimiting a second rupturable flap retained at and unfoldable about said second fold to expose the whole of said second lottery sign; and means for sealing the ticket along opposite longitudinal edges thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 10, in which said first ticket section has a third rupturable flap located between said first and second flaps, said third flap being delimited by weakening lines on three sides and retained at the fourth side extending at right angles to said folds, a third lottery sign being printed upon a ticket area uncovered when said third flap is loosened and turned away.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A lottery ticket as claimed in claim 10, in which a fourth ticket section integral with said third ticket section is applied against said first ticket section so as to cover and protect the flaps therein.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-07-10 | 1982-01-09 | 1982-07-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-07-10 | 1986-01-09 | 1986-07-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-07-10 | 1990-01-09 | 1990-07-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |