Self-sharpening ticket scratcher

Abstract

A scratcher, especially suitable for use in scraping a lottery ticket, has a housing with a and a gripping device thereon. The has both a large scraping surface and a small scraping surface, which may be used efficiently due to the ergonomic gripping surface.

What is claimed and sought to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is:  
     
         1 . A scraping device, being adapted to remove an opaque cover from a surface, comprising: 
 (a) the scraping device having a housing with a gripping device and at least one scraping edge therewith;    (b) the at least one scraping edge having a long lasting scraping ability;    (c) the gripping device being adapted to permit efficient scraping; and    (d) the scraping device being portable.    
     
     
         2 . The scraping device of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 (a) the housing having a generally triangular shape;  
 (b) the triangular shape including an obtuse angle;  
 (c) the gripping area having a shape selected from the group consisting of a flat shape, a concave shape and a convex shape;  
 (d) the gripping area being adjacent to the obtuse angle; and  
 (e) the scraping edge having a straight edge and an arcuate edge.  
 
     
     
         3 . The scraping device of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 (a) the straight edge providing a large scraping surface;  
 (b) the arcuate edge providing a small scraping surface;  
 (c) the gripping area protruding above a surface of the housing  
 (d) the scraping edge having fibers dispersed therein;  
 (e) the fibers being exposed as the scraping edge is used; and  
 (f) the fibers maintaining a scraping ability for the scraping edge.  
 
     
     
         4 . The scraping device of  claim 3  further comprising: 
 (a) the gripping area having a series of flexible flutes;  
 (b) the flexible flutes protruding above the surface of the housing;  
 (c) the flexible flutes assisting a grip on the scraping device;  
 (d) the flexible flutes providing use of both the large scraping surface and the small scraping surface; and  
 (e) the flexible flutes adding comfort to the grip on the scraping device.  
 
     
     
         5 . The scraping device of  claim 4  further comprising: 
 (a) the large scraping surface extending continuously into the small scraping surface;  
 (b) the large scraping surface being oppositely disposed from the gripping angle; and  
 (c) a housing aperture in the housing.  
 
     
     
         6 . The scraping device of  claim 5  further comprising: 
 (a) the housing aperture being oppositely disposed from the small scraping surface;  
 (b) the housing aperture being adapted to receive a holding mechanism;  
 (c) the holding mechanism being adapted to assist the portability of the scraping device.  
 
     
     
         7 . The scraping device of  claim 5  further comprising the scraping device being molded as a single unit.  
     
     
         8 . The scraping device of  claim 5  further comprising the scraping device being assembled from two or three pieces.  
     
     
         9 . The scraping device of  claim 5  further comprising the scraping edge being replaceable.  
     
     
         10 . A method of scraping a lottery ticket, the lottery having an opaque cover concealing a surface, the opaque cover being removable from the surface, comprising: 
 (a) providing a scraping device with a housing, and a scraping edge and a gripping device cooperating therewith;    (b) providing fibers dispersed in the scraping edge;    (c) wearing down the fibers as the scraping edge is used;    (d) exposing additional fibers as the scraping edge is used;    (e) the housing having a generally triangular shape;    (f) the triangular shape including an obtuse angle;    (g) the gripping area being adjacent to the obtuse angle;    (h) the scraping edge having a straight edge and an arcuate edge;    (i) the arcuate edge providing a small scraping surface;    (j) the straight edge providing a large scraping surface; and    (k) the gripping area protruding above a surface of the housing.    
     
     
         11 . A lottery tool apparatus for scraping lottery card coating comprised of: 
 (a) a housing for the lottery tool apparatus;    (b) a glass impregnated plastic material facts that any edge has a knife like characteristics relevant to the scraping function; and    (c) gripping material co-molded with the housing and used to permit slippage associate with a users exact anxiety of a potential winning ticket.    
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that at least one end of the lottery tool apparatus be designed with a generally triangular shape, thereby providing a small, rounded end for scraping specific areas of a lottery card.  
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that at least one side of the lottery tool apparatus is extended facts so that a user of the tool can scrape a larger section of the lottery card in one stroke.  
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that the plastic material be impregnated with glass or to such materials that creates a material with a hardness and flexibility need to create a knife like and capable of scraping coating of lottery ticket.  
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that the impregnated plastic material is a self sharpening.  
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that the gripping material is co-molded with the impregnated plastic material.  
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that there exists a hole on the lottery tool for use with the key ring chain or such other cable.  
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that the grip material be tactile and composed of either natural or synthetic material.  
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that the grip material use of either grooves or ribbing to create a non slip surface.  
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 11  such that the thickness of the lottery tool may vary based on gripping mechanism, scraping edges and contouring.  
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 11  to such that the knife like edges are formulated for and limited to scraping the lottery card coating.  
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 11  on sets the overall size of the lottery tool can vary as long as the tool is hand operated.