Printed matter – Having revealable concealed information – fraud preventer or... – By removeable material
Patent
1985-03-18
1987-01-06
Bell, Paul A.
Printed matter
Having revealable concealed information, fraud preventer or...
By removeable material
283 81, 283903, B42D 1500
Patent
active
046341498
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a label.
According to the invention there is provided a label for a container, comprising means releasably to secure the label to the container and bearing on one side, a plurality of separate first indicia each of which is normally camouflaged by a removable material which can be removed selectively in order to expose the indicia in a desired or preferred sequence.
There may be included on the one side a second indicia which is a different view of the first indicia and without the camouflaging material. When the second indicia is viewed, the first indicia can be removed in the desired or preferred sequence.
The first and second indicia may be on a side of the label facing the container and hidden from view before release therefrom.
The removable material may be an opaque layer on each indicia. The means to releasably secure the label may be adhesive edge strips which may be connected with the remainder of the label by perforations, whereby the remainder of the body of the label can be removed from the container by tearing the perforations.
The means releasably to secure the label may comprise substantially parallel tear lines spaced apart over the label and by which the part of the label bearing the first and second indicia therebetween may be removed when the label is cut or torn along the tear lines.
The tear lines may be perforated or merely printed or otherwise applied to the label.
A label embodying the invention is hereinafter described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows to an enlarged scale a part of the label according to the invention.
Referring to the drawing, the label 1 comprises a plurality of separate first indicia 2 comprising a plan view of a plurality of indicia in the form of numbers, in this case thirty numbers each of which is camouflaged by an opaque layer in the form of a disc 4. The numbers 3 are segregated in a grid pattern 5 of which some of the lines 6 themselves are also camouflaged by a disc shaped removable layer 4. All the discs 4 comprise a layer of a mixture of a rubber and graphite which is relatively readily removed by a thumb or finger nail, or edge of a coin. Some of the numbers, in this case 12, have a coloured disc or dot (not shown) say a tinted or pastel coloured disc, under the particular camouflage layer disc 4. For example if the disc 4 over number "10" is removed, there is revealed a disc or dot.
The plurality of indicia 2 represent in the embodiment possible chip positions when betting on a game of roulette. The label 1 also has a second indicia comprising a perspective view of a roulette wheel 7 and table (not shown), without the grid markings being shown, and there are on the table twelve chips shown as being placed, in other words they comprise, the equivalent of bets. The second indicia 7 thus shows a different view of the first indicia 2.
The label 1 thus comprises a game device which is a game of skill.
In use, the label 1 is affixed to the exterior surface of a container by adhesive edge strips 8. The container may be a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage. The outside of the label 1, the one immediately visible, advises the purchaser of the game on the reverse side of the label, and invites him or her to remove the label. There may be a collar (not shown) round the neck of the bottle bearing instructions.
The player if he wants to partake in the game removes the label 1 by tearing off or slitting down perforations or tear lines 9 on the opposite side to the first and second indicia and reverses the part removed in order to study the perspective view, the second indicia, to try to decide where the 12 chips are placed. He or she then removes the opaque layer 4 from twelve numbers 3 of the overhead or plan view 2 (the first indicia) to see whether a disc or dot is revealed, so showing whether a correct selection has been made. The disc or dot represents a bet.
The opaque layer may comprise a mixture of rubber and graphite secured to the reverse side temporarily to conceal the indicia unti
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patent: 2091346 (1937-04-01), Wright
patent: 2096960 (1937-10-01), Colby
patent: 2321184 (1943-06-01), Butterworth
patent: 3524782 (1970-08-01), Buske
Magnavox, "Touch-Tune to Touchdown Sweepstakes", placed into U.S. PTO Shoe on Jul. 12, 1977.
Bell Paul A.
Don Marketing Management Limited
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