Amusement devices: games – Chance devices – Chance selection
Patent
1995-03-20
1997-01-14
Layno, Benjamin H.
Amusement devices: games
Chance devices
Chance selection
446901, 283903, A63F 306
Patent
active
055931600
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to competitions of the well-known "Spot the Ball" type, wherein a competition entrant is required to place a cross upon a pictorial entry coupon to indicate, in the judgment of the entrant, the position of an object, for example the centre of a football notionally missing from the picture, which often consists of an action photograph from which the object has been deleted. Competitions of this type are acknowledged to be already known in GB-A-1604651, at page 1, lines 13 to 22 of that specification.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
In GB-A-1604651 the difficulty of judging competitions of the foregoing type having a large number of entries is acknowledged. In such competitions, the entrant may usually mark the cross with ink, which may smudge or may, because of the width of the marking, give an imprecise indication of the intended position. Most entrants attempt to optimise their chances of success by placing a large number of crosses in what they consider to be the relevant area and, with that in mind, organisers of competitions may allow entrants to place, say, 500 crosses for an entry fee of as little as, say, .English Pound.2.00. To facilitate entry on this scale, rubber stamps have now become readily available, by means of which an entrant is able to print many crosses simultaneously. In practice, however, these rubber stamps have proved to be far from satisfactory. As the crosses are very close together, a clear impression is not obtained unless the rubber stamp is kept spotlessly clean. Even then, unless the rubber stamp is uniformly coated with the right amount of ink, and unless it is applied to the entry coupon on a perfectly flat surface, for example a sheet of glass, some of the crosses may not be printed clearly or at all. Furthermore, entrants who have unsteady hands or impaired vision also have difficulty in using a rubber stamp effectively.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of entering a pictorial competition, and also means and apparatus for conducting such a competition, whereby some at least of the disadvantages of prior such competitions are reduced or avoided.
The method according to the invention of entering a pictorial competition comprises applying one or more crosses or the like displayed on a sheet to the entry coupon in the desired position.
The competition entry means according to the invention comprises a sheet on which there is displayed one or more crosses or the like, the sheet being adapted to apply the crosses or the like to a pictorial competition entry coupon in a desired position so as to display the crosses or the like on the coupon.
The apparatus for conducting the competition comprises a pictorial competition entry coupon, a sheet on which there is displayed one or more crosses or the like, and rules specifying that the winner of the competition is the entrant who applies the crosses or the like from the sheet to, or most nearly to, a particular position on the entry coupon determined by said rules.
As will be apparent, an important feature of the competition entry method to which the present invention applies is that the crosses or the like to be applied to the entry coupon is/are supplied on a sheet which is distinct from the entry coupon--although it may be connected to the coupon. In a preferred form of the invention, a multiplicity of crosses are displayed on the sheet. To avoid undue repetition, further description herein will refer to "crosses" in the plural, but it should be understood that such description is applicable also to single crosses and to one or more like markings, for example stars or dots.
The crosses may be designed to be transferred from the sheet to the entry coupon, in which case they are preferably transferred by applying pressure to the sheet. That is the crosses are displayed on a so-called "transfer", from which they are transferred individually or en bloc to the entry coupon, the sheet ultimately being discarded. However it is m
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patent: 985108 (1911-02-01), Brophy
patent: 4195864 (1980-04-01), Morton et al.
Constantine William
Constantine William R.
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