Patent ID: 7607193

Claim:
A device for removing the concealing coating on a gaming ticket, the device comprising: a top planar member and a bottom planar member, said top and bottom planar members being arranged in parallel relation and being separated by a vertical distance, said top and bottom planar members being joined at an arcuate end, said arcuate end flexibly imparting a spring-like action to said top and bottom planar members, said top planar member terminating at an end opposite said arcuate end wherein said opposite end is joined to a downward-depending member in an obtusely angled orientation; said downward-depending member forming a first offset scraping edge at its downward-most extent, said first scraping edge extends a longitudinal distance forward of said top member, said first scraping edge being separated by a vertical gap from said bottom planar member, wherein the convergence of said top and bottom planar members, said arcuate end and said downward-depending member form a recess having open sides, said recess allowing a gaming ticket placed on said bottom member to be viewed as it is placed in contact with said first scraping edge.