EP0975401A1 - Jeu de loterie a systeme de grattage avec deux couches transparentes - Google Patents

Jeu de loterie a systeme de grattage avec deux couches transparentes

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Publication number
EP0975401A1
EP0975401A1 EP99900102A EP99900102A EP0975401A1 EP 0975401 A1 EP0975401 A1 EP 0975401A1 EP 99900102 A EP99900102 A EP 99900102A EP 99900102 A EP99900102 A EP 99900102A EP 0975401 A1 EP0975401 A1 EP 0975401A1
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Prior art keywords
layer
scratch
transparent layer
colored
transparent
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EP99900102A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP0975401B1 (fr
Inventor
Stephen John Holman
Francois Gougeon
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OBERTHUR GAMING TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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BABN Technologies Inc
Oberthur Gaming Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/208,228 external-priority patent/US6076860A/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/062—Bingo games, e.g. Bingo card games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/065—Tickets or accessories for use therewith
    • A63F3/0665—Tickets or accessories for use therewith having a message becoming legible after rubbing-off a coating or removing an adhesive layer

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a scratch-off lottery ticket and particularly to a
  • Scratch-off games comprising a substrate on which a scratchable rub-off
  • coating is applied in order to hide instant prices in the form of a price amount, or a
  • a game called Bingo is also well known. This game makes use of cards on
  • Bingo random numbers are drawn by some authority. A player marks the corresponding numbers on their card, trying to get a
  • Another scratch-off game comprises a substrate having a first grid of boxes
  • the first grid is hidden by a scratchable rub-off coating upon which
  • a second grid contains the same randomly selected numbers as the first grid.
  • One aspect of the game is conducted as a standard Bingo type game in which selected numbers are scratched off by removing the second grid to reveal the same numbers in the underlying first grid. If the selected numbers form a row (horizontal,
  • winning game symbols e.g. price amounts
  • play area or "user's card” of the bingo game has numbers printed on a substrate.
  • the play area has a printed matrix which is covered by a single layer of material
  • the single layer of material is translucent which allows viewing of the printed
  • the coating is colored such that those
  • portions of the colored layer when viewed after removal of the coating are visually
  • the scratch-off area and/or is relatively expensive to implement.
  • the non-scratch-off layer is joined to the
  • scratch-off layer e.g. by imprinting directly thereon
  • transparent scratch-off layer also removes the transparent non-scratch-off layer.
  • the present invention can be applied to any game in which it is desirable to
  • Such games include, for example, BINGO, crossword puzzle type games and the like.
  • Patent No. 5,704,647 incorporated herein by reference.
  • the present invention is generally directed to scratch-off lottery tickets in
  • present invention comprises:
  • a scratch-off lottery game comprising a substrate having at least one area
  • said clear transparent layer which is colored, transparent and made of a non-
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a Bingo type lottery ticket
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a bingo type lottery ticket in which a
  • transparent layer scratch-off system shall mean the employment of at least one
  • a bingo ticket 2 includes a substrate 4 made of material such as paper, foil, coated board or other and customarily used materials. On all or a portion of the
  • optional layer 10 may be placed on the designated area 6 to provide a desirable
  • the layer 10 can, for example, be a lily pad layer when the
  • substrate is a foil, since foils do not provide a desirable printing surface. If the substrate provides a desirable printing surface (e.g. when the substrate is made of
  • the layer 10 may be omitted.
  • Printed indicia 12 in the form of prize symbols, numbers and the like is then printed over the layer 10 or directly on the substrate if the layer 10 is omitted, followed by a clear release coating 14 customarily employed on lottery tickets.
  • a clear release coating 14 customarily employed on lottery tickets.
  • a clear, transparent layer 16 made of a scratch-off material. Placed over the layer 16 is a transparent colored layer 18 made of an overprint ink.
  • the clear transparent layer 16 employed in the present invention is typically a
  • rubber based layer such as block copolymers made from polystyrene and a suitable
  • copolymer such as poly (ethylene-butylene) or polybutadiene.
  • poly(ethylene-butylene) or polybutadiene Such block
  • copolymers can be obtained from the Shell Chemical Company under the Kraton ®
  • Blends of such block copolymers may be employed to vary the
  • the transparent layer can also be used based on a fully saturated elastomeric terpolymer such as HYSTRECH ® from BF Goodrich Company.
  • the transparent layer may typically
  • fillers contain one or more of the following materials selected from fillers, dispersing
  • the transparent colored layer 18 has two purposes. The first is to provide
  • the transparent colored layer which itself is a
  • non-scratch-off layer must be sufficiently affixed to the clear transparent layer 16
  • preferred transparent colored layer 18 is a flexographic ink layer, preferably a
  • nitrocellulose based ink a polyamide based ink, or an acrylic based ink.
  • a polyamide based ink a polyamide based ink
  • an acrylic based ink a polyacryl based ink.
  • the ink layer 18 is also available as a waterbased ink.
  • the dual transparent system provided by the combination of the layers 16
  • the dual transparent system may be used in conjunction with a conventional

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur un jeu de loterie à système de grattage comprenant un substrat comportant au moins une zone sur laquelle sont imprimés des indices qui sont recouverts par au moins une couche transparente pouvant être retirée au grattage, et par au moins une couche, placée sur cette couche transparente, qui est colorée, transparente et fabriquée dans un matériau ne pouvant pas être gratté. La couche transparente colorée est fixée à la couche transparente non colorée de sorte que, lorsqu'on retire par grattage la couche transparente non colorée, on élimine aussi la couche transparente colorée.
EP99900102A 1998-01-20 1999-01-18 Jeu de loterie a systeme de grattage avec deux couches transparentes Expired - Lifetime EP0975401B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US208228 1980-11-19
US7193998P 1998-01-20 1998-01-20
US71939P 1998-01-20
US09/208,228 US6076860A (en) 1998-12-09 1998-12-09 Scratch-off lottery game with dual transparent layers
PCT/IB1999/000071 WO1999036143A1 (fr) 1998-01-20 1999-01-18 Jeu de loterie a systeme de grattage avec deux couches transparentes

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EP0975401A1 true EP0975401A1 (fr) 2000-02-02
EP0975401B1 EP0975401B1 (fr) 2004-09-22

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AU (1) AU720944B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2284567C (fr)
WO (1) WO1999036143A1 (fr)

Family Cites Families (4)

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CA2022744C (fr) * 1990-08-07 1996-08-20 Jean-Pierre Desbiens Jeu a gratter sur deux niveaux
US5193815A (en) * 1992-04-22 1993-03-16 Pollard Banknote Limited Instant bingo game and game card therefor
US5569512A (en) * 1994-02-14 1996-10-29 Dittler Brothers Incorporated Card with integrated overprinting
GB9511499D0 (en) * 1995-06-07 1995-08-02 Babn Technologies Corp 4-Colour process security overprinting of scratchable instant lottery tickets

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
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EP0975401B1 (fr) 2004-09-22
CA2284567A1 (fr) 1999-07-22
WO1999036143A1 (fr) 1999-07-22
CA2284567C (fr) 2004-08-17
AU720944B2 (en) 2000-06-15
AU1779299A (en) 1999-08-02

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