Bingo Game Card Stencil

Abstract

Disclosed is a stencil for bingo game boards. The stencil includes a front and rear side and a plurality of cutouts therethrough. The cutouts on the stencil form various bingo formations that are commonly played. The rear side of the stencil includes a pocket that is adapted to hold a bingo game board therein. The pocket is constructed to hold the bingo game board securely, thereby eliminating the need for additional fasteners. In use, a bingo game board is placed behind the stencil and inserted into the pocket so that the numbers disposed on the board are shown through the cutouts. The stencil allows users to see the numbers that are shown through the cutouts while blocking the rest of the numbers from view. In this way, the present invention assists users in identifying numbers on a bingo game board that form a winning bingo formation.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 861,252 filed on Aug. 1, 2013. The above identified patent application is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety to provide continuity of disclosure.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a stencil for playing bingo. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a stencil that includes a pocket that holds a bingo game card. The present invention provides assistance when playing bingo, as it allows users to easily identify the numbers that form various bingo formations.[0004]Bingo is a popular game of chance played with randomly drawn numbers which players match against numbers that have been pre-printed on five-by-five matrices. The matrices may be printed on bingo game boards that is generally composed of paper or card stock. Many versions of bingo conclude the game when one player achieves ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a new and improved bingo game board stencil that is made from materials that are durable and cost-effective. The stencil also makes it easier to play and understand the various bingo formations that are commonly used in bingo games.

Problems solved by technology

These devices, however, do not disclose a set of stencils for various bingo games wherein each of the stencils includes a pocket for removably attaching a bingo game board thereto.

While the McCullen device discloses a template for bingo games comprising various cutouts for different bingo games, McCullen device does not disclose a pocket disposed on back of the templates.

The perforated portions of the stencil in Fioravanti is not advantageous because a user may select an incorrect perforated area and use a stencil showing an incorrect pattern that does not correspond to the spacing of bingo patterns on the game board.

Additionally, Fioravanti device has limited use in the fact that the adhesive is ideal for single use.

The Aline device, however, is limited in that it does not allow the user to fill out the bingo game board while the mask is in place.

While the Ayagalria device discloses a template for bingo games comprising various cutouts for different bingo games, the Ayagalria device is limited in that a user may utilize only one pattern for multiple game boards during a single round of bingo.

Furthermore, the Ayagalria device does not disclose a pocket disposed on back of the templates.

While the Cole device provides means to secure bingo cards, it is not desirable to use an adhesive coating as it is difficult and often impracticable to remove paper from the adhesive coating.

These devices lack means to removably secure a bingo game board to the stencil while aligning the stencil to the board.

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