Pari-mutuel bettor's organizing wallet

• US 4,716,948 A
• Filed: 07/10/1986
• Issued: 01/05/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald A. Brissette
• Original Assignee: Ronald A. Brissette
• Inventors: Brissette, Ronald A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Price, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weaver, Sue A.
• Application Number:
  US06/884,054
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 150/131, 150/132, 150/135, 150/140, 150/141, 150/145, 150/147-149, 150/143, 150/106, 40/10 R, 40/10 D, 40/159, 206/37, 206/38, 206/39, 206/39.3, 206/214, 206/215, 206/450, 206/579
• US Class Current: 150/132
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 1/06 Wallets devices for the prevention of theft or loss of wallets A45C13/185; for holding keys A45C11/32; Notecases
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/06 Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games small boxes with balls used for generating random numbers A63F7/048; lottery apparatus G07C15/00; lottery gaming stations, online lottery or bingo G07F17/329; printing processes for lottery tickets B41M3/005
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/903 Lottery ticket

Abstract

A wallet sized to fit folded into the breastpocket of a jacket for use by pari-mutuel bettors to organize their cash and notes and pari-mutuel tickets. The wallet contains two identical pockets for separating betting cash from winning cash, three identical slots for storing purchased pari-mutuel tickets arranged one above the other by events, a fourth slot spaced from the other three slots for storing winning tickets, a slot for a pad of notepaper, and a sleeve for holding a pen or pencil.

Claims

1. A pari-mutuel bettor'"'"'s wallet comprising an outer layer of opaque flexible material and an inner layer of transparent flexible material joined together along two of their opposite edges and also joined together along the centerline of their two joined edges to form two identical pockets each sized to contain a quantity of unfolded U.S. paper currency,

the inner layer of transparent flexible material on one side of its joined centerline containing three identical slots arranged one above the other each sized to receive several two by four inch pari-mutuel tickets, and

said inner layer on the opposite side of its joined centerline containing a fourth slot sized to receive pari-mutuel tickets, a fifth slot sized to receive the back of a pad of note paper, and a sleeve for holding a pen or pencil.

2. A bettor'"'"'s wallet as set forth in claim 1 in which each pocket includes means for closing the opening in the pocket.

3. A bettor'"'"'s wallet as set forth in claim 1 in which the opening in each of the wallet'"'"'s two pockets is closed by a snap.

4. A pari-mutuel bettor'"'"'s wallet comprising an outer layer of opaque flexible plastic material and an inner layer of transparent flexible plastic material joined together along two of their opposite edges and also joined together along the centerline of their two joined edges to form two identical pockets each sized to contain a quantity of unfolded U.S. paper currency,

the inner layer of transparent flexible material on one side of its joined centerline containing three identical slots arranged one above the other each sized to receive several two by four inch pari-mutuel tickets,

said inner layer on the opposite side of its joined centerline containing a fourth slot sized to receive several pari-mutuel tickets, a fifth slot sized to receive the back of a pad of note paper, and a sleeve for holding a pen or pencil, and

a thin sheet of rigid material sized to fit snugly into each of the two pockets of the wallet.

5. A bettor'"'"'s wallet as set forth in claim 4 in which each of the wallet'"'"'s two pockets can be closed by a snap.