US5000486A
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Fragrance enhanced scratch-off layer for game cards
Assignee: Vertis Inc
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Filing: 1989-12-12
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2009-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A scratch-off game piece which contains a fragrance which is released during the game play action. The game piece is constructed by application of layers of fragrance containing material and scratch-off material over a support layer of printed sheet material such that when the scratch-off material is removed by the player, the fragrance containing capsules are ruptured and fragrance is released.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis Rua, Jr.
- 👤 Carl Schaab
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:38
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/065; A63F3/0665; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/02; A63F2250/021; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/88; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/903; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/905; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/24868; Y10T428/24876; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2984
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A game card for use in a game of chance, comprising: (a) a support substrate of printed sheet material; (b) said support substrate includes a face and a back; (c) said support substrate has indicia printed on at least said face; (d) said face includes at least a first area and a second area and, said indicia being printed over said first area and said second area; (e) said first area being visible and illustrating a fragrant object; (f) said second area being initially hidden under at least one removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (g) said indicia printed over said second area indicating a prize value; (h) microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules blended with said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (i) said capsules containing a fragrance normally associated with said fragrant object; and, (j) said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material and of microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules are mutually destructible to allow simultaneous release of said fragrance and permit discovery of said prize value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A game card for use in a game of chance, comprising: (a) a support substrate of printed sheet material; (b) said support substrate includes a face and a back; (c) said support substrate has indicia printed on at least said face; (d) said face includes at least a first area and a second area and, said indicia being printed over said first area and said second area; (e) said first area being visible and illustrating a fragrant object; (f) said second area being initially hidden under at least one removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (g) said indicia printed over said second area indicating a prize value; (h) microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules blended with said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (i) said capsules containing a fragrance normally associated with said fragrant object; and, (j) said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material and of microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules are mutually destructible to allow simultaneous release of said fragrance and permit discovery of said prize value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
171 words
A game card for use in a game of chance, comprising: (a) a support substrate of printed sheet material; (b) said support substrate includes a face and a back; (c) said support substrate has indicia printed on at least said face; (d) said face includes at least a first area and a second area and, said indicia being printed over said first area and said second area; (e) said first area being visible and illustrating a fragrant object; (f) said second area being initially hidden under at least one removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (g) said indicia printed over said second area indicating a prize value; (h) a layer of microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules in contact with said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (i) said capsules containing a fragrance normally associated with said fragrant object; and, (j) said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material and said layer of microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules are mutually destructible to allow simultaneous release of said fragrance and permit discovery of said prize value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
171 words
A game card for use in a game of chance, comprising: (a) a support substrate of printed sheet material; (b) said support substrate includes a face and a back; (c) said support substrate has indicia printed on at least said face; (d) said face includes at least a first area and a second area and, said indicia being printed over said first area and said second area; (e) said first area being visible and illustrating a fragrant object; (f) said second area being initially hidden under at least one removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (g) said indicia printed over said second area indicating a prize value; (h) a layer of microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules in contact with said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material; (i) said capsules containing a fragrance normally associated with said fragrant object; and, (j) said removable layer of opaque scratch-off material and said layer of microscopic rupturable fragrance-containing capsules are mutually destructible to allow simultaneous release of said fragrance and permit discovery of said prize value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The game card of claim 2, wherein: (a) said scratch-off layer and said capsules are blended and form a single layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The game card of claim 3, wherein: (a) said single layer is formed from an organic solvent based mixture of scratch-off material and capsules.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The game card of claim 3, wherein: (a) said single layer is formed from an aqueous based mixture of scratch-off material and capsules.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The game card of claim 3, wherein: (a) said scratch-off layer is a soft polymeric elastomer material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The game card of claim 2, wherein: (a) said capsules form a layer over said scratch-off material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The game card of claim 2, wherein: (a) said scratch-off material forms a layer over said capsules.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-03-18 | 1998-09-17 | 1999-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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