Scratch Off Lottery Ticket Accessory

Abstract

A scratch off lottery ticket accessory includes a planar surface disposed in a well between sidewalls, a bottom wall and a front wall. A tray located toward the bottom wall includes a moveable gate and a cup for retaining debris from the material scratched away from the lottery tickets. A clip biases a lottery ticket against the planar surface. A flange extends cantileveredly away from the front wall and provides a cutout to receive a merchandising hook for display purposes.

1 . A scratch off lottery ticket accessory comprising:
 a planar surface;   side walls extending upwardly relative to the planar surface;   a bottom wall extending upwardly relative to the planar surface;   said side walls and bottom wall at least assisting in defining a well above the planar surface;   a tray having a moveable gate and a pocket, said tray located at an end of the planar surface at least partially within the well, said tray having a closed configuration in which the gate is in a first position preventing access from the planar surface into the pocket, and an open configuration in which the gate is in a second position allowing debris to be displaced from the planar surface into the pocket.   
   
   
       2 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 1  further comprising at least one clip, said clip biased toward the planar surface. 
   
   
       3 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 1  wherein the bottom wall forms a portion of the tray. 
   
   
       4 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 3  wherein portions of the side walls assist in defining the pocket within the tray in the closed configuration. 
   
   
       5 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 4  further comprising a top surface intermediate the gate and the bottom wall forming the tray, said top surface coplanar with a top of the side walls in the closed configuration. 
   
   
       6 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 5  further comprising channels in the side walls which receive sides of the gate in the closed configuration. 
   
   
       7 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 3  further comprising a cup extending below the planar surface in communication with the pocket in the closed configuration. 
   
   
       8 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 5  wherein the bottom wall is pivotably operable relative to the planar surface. 
   
   
       9 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 1  further comprising a front wall extending upwardly relative to the planar surface. 
   
   
       10 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 9  further comprising a cantilevered flange extending away from the front wall. 
   
   
       11 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 10  wherein the flange further comprises a cutout for cooperating with a merchandising hook. 
   
   
       12 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 11  wherein the flange extends parallel to the planar surface. 
   
   
       13 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 12  wherein the flange is coplanar with the planar surface. 
   
   
       14 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 9  wherein the front wall, the bottom wall and the side walls provide a continuous lip defining the well therein in the closed configuration. 
   
   
       15 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 1  wherein the side walls are connected at edges of the planar surface and extend parallel to one another. 
   
   
       16 . A scratch off lottery ticket accessory comprising:
 a planar surface having parallel edges;   side walls extending upwardly and perpendicularly from the edges of the planar surface;   a bottom wall extending upwardly relative to the planar surface;   said side walls and bottom wall at least assisting in defining a well above the planar surface;   a tray having a moveable gate and a pocket, said tray located at an end of the planar surface at least partially within the well, said tray having a closed configuration in which the gate is in a first position preventing access from the planar surface into the pocket, and an open configuration in which the gate is in a second position allowing debris to be displaced from the planar surface into the pocket; and   a cup located within the pocket, said cup extending below the planar surface.   
   
   
       17 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 16  further comprising at least one clip, said clip biased toward the planar surface, said clip located opposite the planar surface from the tray. 
   
   
       18 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 16  wherein the planar surface is perpendicular to the side walls. 
   
   
       19 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 18  wherein the bottom wall forms a portion of the tray and is pivotably operable relative to the planar surface. 
   
   
       20 . The scratch off lottery ticket accessory of  claim 19  further comprising a top surface intermediate the gate and the bottom wall forming the tray, said top surface coplanar with a top of the side walls in the closed configuration.