Folded Multi-Game Ticket Assembly with Single Substrate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-game ticket configurations are complex and costly to produce due to the handling and processing of multiple substrates, making them inefficient and expensive.
Innovation Solution
A multi-game ticket assembly is created using a single continuous substrate with folded end sections and a middle section, where game areas are defined by lines of weakness, allowing for separate games to be accessed by folding outward from the middle section, with the first game visible from the front and the second game accessible by separating the end section, enabling multiple games to be integrated into a single, cost-effective package.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple substrates are used to create multi-game ticket configurations, then multiple games can be included in a single package, but the handling and processing complexity increases and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple game tickets onto a single substrate by printing different games on opposite sides of the same ticket body. The ticket is folded along a centerline so that games on the rear surface become accessible when folded, while games on the front surface remain visible. This merging of multiple games onto one substrate eliminates the need to handle and process multiple separate substrates, resolving the contradiction between multi-game capability and substrate handling complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the third dimension by printing games on both the front and rear surfaces of the ticket substrate. By folding the ticket along the centerline, games that were on the rear surface are brought into accessibility. This dimensional approach allows multiple games to be included without requiring multiple separate substrates, thereby reducing processing complexity while maintaining multi-game versatility
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple substrates are used to create multi-game ticket configurations, then multiple games can be included in a single package, but production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple game tickets into a single substrate, allowing all games to be printed and processed on one ticket rather than requiring multiple separate tickets. This reduces material costs, printing costs, and assembly costs associated with handling multiple substrates, thereby lowering production costs while maintaining the ability to offer multiple games in a single package
3Adaptability or versatility
If games are printed on both front and rear surfaces of folded sections, then multiple games are accessible in a single package, but the folding and configuration process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the ticket into a front section and a rear section divided by a center foldline. The front section contains games on its front surface, while the rear section contains games on its rear surface. When folded along the centerline, the rear section's games become accessible. This segmentation allows multiple games to be accessible while maintaining a simple folding configuration that does not require complex multi-step folding processes
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration allows for a cost-effective production of multi-game tickets that appeal to consumers while simplifying the handling and processing of substrates, offering multiple games in a single package without increasing production complexity.
Implementation Method 1
A ticket assembly is formed in a folded configuration with a middle section and opposite end sections folded inwardly against the middle section. A portion of the front surface of each folded end section is adhered to the front surface of the middle section using an adhesive material.
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AI summary
A multi-game ticket assembly includes a single continuous substrate having a middle section and opposite end sections folded inwardly against the middle section. A portion of the front surface of each end section is adhered to the front surface of the middle section. Each of the end sections has a game area defined by lines of weakness in the substrate, with each game area further including a first game printed on the rear surface thereof and a second separate game printed on the front surface thereof. The first games of the end sections are adjacent and accessible to a player from a front aspect of the ticket assembly, and the second game of each end section is accessible to the player by separating the game area from its respective end section and folding the game area outwardly away from the middle section.