Fortune telling card

• US 5,398,972 A
• Filed: 03/14/1994
• Issued: 03/21/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brenda A. Murdock-Todaro
• Original Assignee: Todaro, Frank S.
• Inventors: Todaro, Frank S.
• Primary Examiner(s): FRIDIE JR, WILLMON
• Application Number:
  US08/212,360
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 283/51, 283/56, 283/102, 283/100, 283/101, 283/105, 283/111, 283/903, 283/67, 283/901
• US Class Current: 283/67
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/00 Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/901 Concealed data

Abstract

A paper card for providing a simulated fortune telling experience having a plurality of differing indicia printed thereon arranged in a defined pattern and having an opaque coating of material overlying the differing indicia sufficient to block the indicia from view without obstructing the defined pattern of arrangement of the indicia. The card further includes instructions printed thereon sufficient to instruct a reader regarding removal of the opaque coating from only certain portions within the defined pattern, to expose only the indicia in those limited areas, which the reader can interpret as he or she chooses for a simulated fortune telling experience.

Claims

1. A method of providing a simulated fortune telling experience to a card holder comprising:

a. providing such card holder with a card, said card having;

(i) a plurality of individual spaces thereon which are readily visible to such card holder;

(ii) an item of preselected fortune telling indicia printed on each said individual space; and

(iii) an opaque coating of material overlying each of said items of fortune telling indicia, said opaque coating being sufficient to block said fortune telling indicia from view without obstructing said individual spaces, said opaque coating further being one that can be easily removed from said card to expose said fortune telling indicia printed thereunder;

b. instructing such card holder to select only a predetermined number of said spaces from which said coating is to be removed to thereby expose only a predetermined number of said fortune telling indicia;

c. instructing such card holder to examine the exposed fortune telling indicia and formulate a simulated fortune telling from such exposed fortune telling indicia.

2. A method of providing a simulated fortune telling experience to a card holder according to claim 1, in which said instructions provided in steps b. and c. are printed on said card.

3. A method of providing a simulated fortune telling experience to a card holder according to claim 1, in which said items of preselected fortune telling indicia are selected from the group consisting of words, phrases and symbols which have particular significance in fortune telling.

4. A method of producing a card that will provide a fortune telling experience to a holder of said card, the steps comprising:

a. providing a card having a plurality of readily visible individual spaces thereon;

b. printing an item of preselected fortune telling indicia on each of said individual spaces;

c. applying an opaque coating of material overlying each of said items of fortune telling indicia, said opaque coating being sufficient to block said fortune telling indicia from view without obstructing said individual spaces, said opaque coating further being one that can be easily removed from said card to expose said fortune telling indicia printed thereunder; and

d. printing instructions on said card instructing such card holder to;

(i) remove said coating from only a predetermined number of said spaces to thereby expose only a predetermined number of said fortune telling indicia, and

(ii) examine the exposed fortune telling indicia and formulate a simulated fortune telling from such exposed fortune telling indicia.

5. A method of producing a card that will provide a fortune telling experience to a holder of said card according to claim 4, in which said items of preselected fortune telling indicia are selected from the group consisting of words, phrases and symbols which have particular significance in fortune telling.