FR2585960A1 - "Lotto" (bingo) case - Google Patents

Abstract

Device intended to facilitate reading of "Lotto" (bingo) games played while watching the draw on television, as well as marking of the numbers drawn without using a pencil or paper. It consists of a hollowed-out plate 1 carrying a magnifier 2, of a grid 3 numbered from 1 to 49, of a drawer 4, of a storage base 5, of marking slips 6 and of a slide 7. The device according to the invention is intended particularly for reading played "Lotto" (bingo) games.

Description

The present invention relates to a system intended to facilitate: the reading of "lotto" games played, the easy marking of outgoing numbers without
'' pencil pencil watching the draw on TV, the storage of leaves killed or not.

 Often players doubt their eyesight, seek their tickets or a pencil.

 This device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks.

 It in fact comprises a box having a lateral opening in which the played sheet is slid; this is manually pushed under a high magnification magnifier placed on the left on the top of the box, which allows easy reading of the numbers. You can drag the sheet either from the right or from the left.

 On the right, on the top of the box forty nine numbers are inscribed vertically on five bands of different colors perforated under each number.

 In this box, a drawer fitted with a zipper allows you to store ten or so cards which will be used to mark the numbers released on the numbered grid.

 A double bottom is provided to store the leaves played or not.

 This device according to the invention represents a box (FIG 1), consisting of two flat rectangular surfaces of the same dimensions (20 cm long by 12 cm 1/2 wide) held parallel to 2 cm in the vertical direction by two uprights placed across the width; one is located at the top of the object at its end, the other at the bottom of the box 6cm 1/2 from the edge, leaving an empty space provided to accommodate a drawer - (4) which will contain the cards marking (6).

 The empty space at the top (between the two plates) will allow an annual slide of a "lotto" to be placed under the magnifying glass; on the upper plate and on the left is a hollowed-out part measuring 10 cm in lono, 5 cm wide, hollowed out with a 2 cm rim intended to receive a curved magnifying glass (2) 2 cm thick and of the same dimensions (10 cm by 5 cm).

On the right, on the remaining surface, five parallel bands of different colors form a rectangular grid numbered from 1 to 49 in the vertical direction. (19 cm high by 5 cm wide) reproducing the colors of the bou
the "lottery".

 Starting from the left corner, a first WHITE column numbered from 1 to 9, a second YELLOW column numbered from 10 to 19; a third GREEN colome numbered from 20 to - 29, a fourth RED column numbered from 30 to 39, a fifth VIOLET column numbered from 40 to 49, each strip will be 1 cm wide.

 A perforation is made under each number to allow the marking sheets to be placed on the digits taken out.

 This box will receive a storage fund which will fit under the reading box (5) of the same dimensions (20 cm by 12 cm 1/2).

 Figure (n 1) shows in section the device according to the invention.

 Figure (n 4) shows the bottom of the device according to the invention.

 Figure (n 7) shows the drawer of the device according to the invention.

 The box can be made of plastic.

 The case (t) 12 numbered and perforated grid (3) can be produced in a single molding operation.

 The drawer and its puller (4) the storage bottom (5) the marking sheets (6> will be molded separately.

 The magnifying glass (2> will preferably be made of "plexiglass" registered trademark.

 The device according to the invention is particularly intended to facilitate the reading of the "lotto" games played.

Claims (6)

 1) Device intended to facilitate the reading of the "lotos" played while watching -the draw on television, characterized in that it comprises a box (1) supporting on its left a magnifying glass (2) on its right a numbered grid from 1 to 49 (3) of a drawer (4) of a storage bottom (5) of marking sheets (6) of a slide (7).  2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that there is on the left surface of the cabinet a magnifying glass (2).  3) Device according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that one sees on the right surface of the box a grid numbered from 1 to 49 (3) perforated under the numbers, the colors of the "lotto" balls being reproduced by vertical bands from 1 to 9 WHITE, from 10 to 19 YELLOW, from 20 to 29 GREEN, from 30 to 39 RED, from 40 to 49 PURPLE.  4) Device according to any one of the preceding claims characterized by a slide (7) in which the sheet to be read is placed.  5) Device according to any one of the preceding claims characterized by a drawer (4) containing cards (6).  6) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a storage bottom (5).