Revolving ticket display

Abstract

An apparatus and method for displaying lottery tickets consisting of a housing, rotatable display arms, a turning plate to rotate the display arms and tension holders that allow tickets to exert tension on the tension holders, thereby securing the position of the tickets.

1 . A ticket display comprising:
 a housing with at least one transparent panel;   a plurality of display arms rotatably mounted inside said housing; wherein said plurality of display arms each contain at least two tension holders spaced less than the width of a display ticket; and   a turning plate that a customer can spin by hand which will cause plurality of display arms to rotate and show a selection of tickets on display.   
     
     
         2 . The ticket display of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of display arms contain a one or more index tabs. 
     
     
         3 . The ticket display of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of display arms are flat providing a front and back display surfaces for each of said display arms. 
     
     
         4 . The ticket display of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of display arms are polygon shaped providing multiple display surfaces for each of said display arms. 
     
     
         5 . The ticket display of  claim 1 , wherein said tension holders comprise rods mounted to said plurality of display arms. 
     
     
         6 . The ticket display of  claim 1 , wherein said housing is shaped to sit on top of a counter. 
     
     
         7 . The ticket display of  claim 1 , wherein said housing is shaped to be mountable on a wall. 
     
     
         8 . The ticket display of  claim 1 , wherein said housing is shaped to be installed into a counter top. 
     
     
         9 . The method of displaying tickets comprising:
 providing a housing with an at least one transparent panel;   rotatably mounting a plurality of display arms to a turning plate with a driving gear that rotates said plurality of display arms wherein said display arms each contain an at least two tension holders, wherein the distance between said at least two tension holders is less than the width of a ticket;   placing a ticket between said at least two tension holders, wherein said ticket forms a curvilinear shape that provides constant tension towards said at least two tension holders, thus holding said ticket in place; and   connecting said turning plate to said display gear, whereby a customer spinning said turning plate causes said plurality of display arms to rotate.   
     
     
         10 . The method of displaying tickets of  claim 9 , wherein said housing is shaped to sit on a counter. 
     
     
         11 . The method of displaying tickets of  claim 9 , wherein said housing mountable to a wall. 
     
     
         12 . The method of displaying tickets of  claim 9 , wherein said housing is shaped to be installed in a counter top. 
     
     
         13 . The method of displaying tickets of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of display arms are flat providing a front and back display surfaces for each of said display arms. 
     
     
         15 . The method of displaying tickets of  claim 9 , wherein the said plurality of display arms are prism shaped with three display surfaces. 
     
     
         16 . The method of displaying tickets of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of display arms are polygon shaped providing multiple display surfaces for each of said display arms.