Method of playing a keno-zodiac game

• US 3,873,092 A
• Filed: 03/05/1973
• Issued: 03/25/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Richard D. Fagan
• Original Assignee: Richard D. Fagan
• Inventors: Fagan, Richard D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kramer, Arnold W.
• Application Number:
  US05/338,079
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 273/157A,152.1,161,136G,138R,139,142HA,135B,135BC,134B,134C,135R 35/37 D52/6A 33/174B
• US Class Current: 273/138.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00104 Board games having astrology aspects
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/065 Tickets or accessories for use therewith A63F3/0625 takes precedence

Abstract

A zodiac device for increasing the enjoyment of a Keno player is disclosed. A rectangular parallelepiped is provided having a void in the shape of a zodiac sign passing therethrough from the upper base thereof to the lower base thereof. The zodiac sign shaped void is adapted to fit over the numbers printed on a Keno card. The player then selects a number or numbers to be played upon from those visible through the void. For convenience, the rectangular parallelepiped is usually made to be foldable on an axis parallel to two lateral faces thereof and bisecting the rectangular parallelepiped.

Claims

1. A method of playing Keno, comprising placing a rectangular parallelepiped having a void in the shape of a zodiac symbol passing therethrough from the upper base thereof to the lower base thereof, the minimum dimension of said void in said lower base and in said upper base being at least equal to the smallest dimension of a single number box on a Keno card which has a series of numbers appearing thereon, said void being restricted in size so that said void, in its entirety, can be placed over the number selection portIon of the Keno card, said rectangular parallelepiped being constructed of a plastic material, said rectangular parallelepiped including a thinned-out portion of said plastic, said thinned-out portion being along an axis parallel to a pair of the parallel lateral faces of said rectangular parallelpiped, said axis bisecting said rectangular parallelepiped and passing through said void, said thinned-out portion making possible the folding of said parallelepiped for easy portability, said rectangular parallelepiped further including on the upper base thereof indicia identifying said zodiac symbol of said void so that said void renders visible at least a portion of the numbers on the Keno card, selecting less than the total of the visible numbers of said portion, recording the selected numbers on said Keno card, randomly determining a particular combination of numbers from those which appear on said Keno card, and comparing the selected numbers recorded on the Keno card with the numbers of the combination which have been randomly determined.

2. A method as in claim 1 further characterized in that said zodiac symbol is large enough to substantially touch at least two opposing edges of the number selection portion of the Keno card when placed thereover.