Game ticket confusion patterns
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1. A game card comprising:
- a card substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface;
a play indicia affixed to said upper surface of said card substrate;
a removable elastomeric coating secured to said upper surface of said card substrate over said play indicia; and
a removable confusion pattern interposed between said removable coating and said play indicia wherein said removable confusion pattern is removed when said removable coating is removed.
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Abstract
Security of game cards such as instant lottery tickets can be improved by locating a confusion pattern below a primer layer on the game cards substrate and by locating another confusion pattern on a release coat above the game card play indica. Game card security can be further enhanced by using confusion pattern ink that bleeds through the game card in response to the application of various solvents.
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52 Claims
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1. A game card comprising:
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a card substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a play indicia affixed to said upper surface of said card substrate; a removable elastomeric coating secured to said upper surface of said card substrate over said play indicia; and a removable confusion pattern interposed between said removable coating and said play indicia wherein said removable confusion pattern is removed when said removable coating is removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A game card comprising:
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a card substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a play indicia affixed to said upper surface of said card substrate; a removable coating secured to said upper surface of said card substrate over said play indicia; a permanent confusion pattern interposed between said play indicia and said upper surface of said card substrate wherein said permanent confusion pattern includes a substantially opaque ink; and a removable confusion pattern interposed between said play indicia and said removable coating wherein said removable confusion pattern is removed when said removable coating is removed. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A game card comprising:
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a card substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a play indicia affixed to said upper surface of said card substrate; a removable coating secured to said upper surface of said card substrate over said play indicia; a permanent confusion pattern interposed between said play indicia and said upper surface of said card substrate wherein said permanent confusion pattern includes a substantially opaque ink; a blocking layer interposed between said play indicia and said permanent confusion pattern; and a removable confusion pattern interposed between said play indicia and said removable coating wherein said removable confusion pattern is removed when said removable coating is removed. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A game card comprising:
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a card substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a play indicia affixed to said upper surface of said card substrate; a removable coating secured to said upper surface of said card substrate over said play indicia; a permanent confusion pattern interposed between said play indicia and said upper surface of said card substrate wherein said permanent confusion pattern is a substantially uniform opaque printed layer; and a removable confusion pattern interposed between said removable coating and said play indicia. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A game card comprising:
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a card substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a play indicia affixed to said upper surface of said card substrate; a removable coating secured to said upper surface of said card substrate over said play indicia; a first substantially solid opaque confusion pattern interposed between said upper surface of said card substrate and said play indicia; and a second substantially solid opaque removable confusion pattern interposed between said play indicia and said removable elastomeric coating wherein said removable confusion pattern is removed when said removable coating is removed, wherein said first and second confusion patterns are printed layers.
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