Lottery marking guide

Claim 2

A marking guide comprising: a first rectangular layer having a predetermined width and a predetermined length both large in comparison to its thickness; a second rectangular layer having a width and length approximately the same as said predetermined width and said predetermined length respectively, said second layer width and length also being large in comparison to its thickness, said first layer including a backing having one edge along the length thereof bonded to one edge of said first layer; and a rectangular lottery card removably sandwiched in between said first and second layers; said lottery card having an obverse face with indicia thereon including rectangles identifiable with respective numbers, said second layer having a plurality of rows and columns of slots therethrough, said lottery card rectangles lying in registration with said second layer slots, said second layer being more rigid than said first layer so as to guide manual movement of a pen or pencil in selected second layer slots and thereby to assist in filling in predetermined ones of said lottery card rectangles, said first layer being more flexible than said second layer so as to permit peeling back said first layer to insert and to retrieve said lottery card into and from the space between said first and second layers, said first and second layers being unbonded to each other around three edges so as to permit the said peeling back of said first layer.

Claim 3

The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein: said second layer is transparent.

Claim 4

The invention as defined in claim 2, wherein: said first and second layers are made of plastic, said one edge of said first layer being heat sealed to said one edge of said second layer to bond the same together thereat along a line.

Claim 5

A marking guide comprising: a first rectangular layer having a predetermined width and a predetermined length both large in comparison to its thickness; a second rectangular layer having a width and length approximately the same as said predetermined width and said predetermined length respectively, said second layer width and length also being large in comparison to its thickness; said first layer including a backing having one edge along the length thereof bonded to one edge of said first layer; a rectangular lottery card removably sandwiched in between said first and second layers, said lottery card having an obverse face with indicia thereon including rectangles identifiable with respective numbers, said second layers having a plurality of rows and columns of slots therethrough, said lottery card rectangles lying in registration with said second layer slots, said second layer being more rigid than said first layer so as to guide manual movement of a pen or pencil in selected second layer slots and thereby to assist in filling in predetermined ones of said lottery card rectangles, said first layer being more flexible than said second layer so as to permit peeling back said first layer to insert and to retrieve said lottery card into and from the space between said first and second layers, said first and second layers being unbonded to each other around three edges so as to permit the said peeling back of said first layer, said second layer being opaque, said first and second layers being made of plastic, said one edge of said first layer being heat sealed to said one edge of said second layer to bond the same together thereat along a line; an opaque plastic cover layer heat sealed to said first layer along the same line as that on which said first and second layers are heat sealed together, said first layer being heat sealed at two edges contiguous to said line to said plastic cover layer, said first layer being unbonded at one edge to permit lottery cards to be inserted between said first layer and said plastic cover layer, said first layer being bonded to an inside surface of said plastic cover layer; and a third rectangular plastic layer heat sealed along each lengthwise edge thereof to said plastic cover inside surface in a position parallel to but spaced from said first layer, said third layer lengthwise edges being parallel to said line, said third layer having parallel edges along the width thereof unbonded to said plastic cover layer to receive cards slidable between said third layer and said plastic cover layer, said plastic cover layer being made of a soft flexible plastic material to fold so that the same may be carried in a pocket, aid in registration of said lottery card rectangles with said slots being provided by an aligned edge of said lottery card to abut said first and second layers near where they are bonded together.

Claim 6

A marking guide comprising: a first rectangular layer having a predetermined width and a predetermined length both large in comparison to its thickness; a second rectangular layer having a width and length approximately the same as said predetermined width and said predetermined length respectively, said second layer width and length also being large in comparison to its thickness; said first layer including a backing having one edge along the length thereof bonded to one edge of said first layer; a rectangular lottery card removably sandwiched in between said first and second layers, said lottery card having an obverse face with indicia thereon including rectangles identifiable with respective numbers, said second layers having a plurality of rows and columns of slots therethrough, said lottery card rectangles lying in registration with said second layer slots, said second layer being more rigid than said first layer so as to guide manual movement of a pen or pencil in selected second layer slots and thereby to assist in filling in predetermined ones of said lottery card rectangles, said first layer being more flexible than said second layer so as to permit peeling back said first layer to insert and to retrieve said lottery card into and from the space between said first and second layers, said first and second layers being unbonded to each other around three edges so as to permit the said peeling back of said first layer, said second layer being opaque, said first and second layers being made of plastic, said one edge of said first layer being heat sealed to said one edge of said second layer to bond the same together thereat along a line; an opaque plastic cover layer heat sealed to said first layer along the same line as that on which said first and second layers are heat sealed together, said first layer being heat sealed at two edges contiguous to said line to said plastic cover layer, said first layer being unbonded at one edge to permit lottery cards to be inserted between said first layer and said plastic cover layer, said first layer being bonded to an inside surface of said plastic cover layer; and a third rectangular plastic layer heat sealed along each lengthwise edge thereof to said plastic cover inside surface in a position parallel to but spaced from said first layer, said third layer lengthwise edges being parallel to said line, said third layer having parallel edges along the width thereof unbonded to said plastic cover layer to receive cards slidable between said third layer and said plastic cover layer, said plastic cover layer being made of a soft flexible plastic material to fold so that the same may be carried in a pocket, aid in registration of said lottery card rectangles with said slots being provided by an aligned edge of said lottery card to abut said first and second layers near where they are bonded together.