1. A method for managing cables passing through an access port constructed in a raised flooring structure comprising:
a) providing a substantially round floor grommet assembly wherein a grommet defines a first section and a second section;
b) providing a grommet locking mechanism comprised of an assembly retention system that lockingly engages and removeably disengages the first section and the second section;
c) providing a cable sealing substrate mounted within the first section and the second section;
d) providing preformed knockouts within the cable sealing substrate;
e) positioning the grommet assembly within the access port constructed in a raised flooring structure; and
f) providing an access port locking mechanism that lockingly engages and removeably disengages the access port.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a cover plate placed over the cable sealing substrate wherein the cover plate remains tethered to the grommet assembly.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one knockout is removed to permit a cable to pass therethrough.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the grommet locking mechanism further comprises defining corresponding protrusions and receptacles in the first section and the second section whereby the protrusions and receptacles of the first section lockingly engage and removeably disengage the protrusions and receptacles of the second section.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the grommet locking mechanism further comprises defining at least one set of a corresponding protrusion and receptacle in the first section and the second section whereby at least one protrusion positioned on the first section or the second section lockingly engages and removeably disengages at least one receptacle on the first section or the second section.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein the access port locking mechanism further comprises:
a) providing at least one mechanical toggle; and
b) mechanically activating the mechanical toggle to lockingly engage and removeably disengage the access port.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of mechanically activating the mechanical toggle further comprises:
a) providing an access aperture to the mechanical toggle; and
b) activating a screwdriver through the access aperture thereby activating a screw in communication with the mechanical toggle to lockingly engage and removeably disengage the access port.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising providing a plug to fill the access aperture to the mechanical toggle.
9. A method for managing cables passing through an access port constructed in a raised flooring structure comprising:
a) providing a floor grommet assembly wherein a grommet defines a first section and a second section;
b) providing a means for lockingly engaging and removeably disengaging the first section and the second section;
c) providing a cable sealing substrate mounted within the first section and the second section;
d) providing preformed knockouts within the cable sealing substrate;
e) positioning the grommet assembly within the access port constructed in a raised flooring structure; and
f) providing a means for lockingly engaging and removeably disengaging the access port.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising providing a cover plate placed over the cable sealing substrate wherein the cover plate remains tethered to the grommet assembly.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein at least one knockout is removed to permit a cable to pass therethrough.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein the means for lockingly engaging and removeably disengaging the first section and the second section further comprises defining corresponding protrusions and receptacles in the first section and the second section whereby the protrusions and receptacles of the first section lockingly engage and removeably disengage the protrusions and receptacles of the second section.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the means for lockingly engaging and removeably disengaging the first section and the second section further comprises defining at least one set of a corresponding protrusion and receptacle in the first section and the second section whereby at least one protrusion positioned on the first section or the second section lockingly engages and removeably disengages at least one receptacle on the first section or the second section.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the means for lockingly engaging and removeably disengaging the access port further comprises:
a) providing at least one mechanical toggle; and
b) mechanically activating the mechanical toggle to lockingly engage and removeably disengage the access port.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of mechanically activating the mechanical toggle further comprises:
a) providing an access aperture to the mechanical toggle; and
b) activating a screwdriver through the access aperture thereby activating a screw in communication with the mechanical toggle to lockingly engage and removeably disengage the access port.
16. The method of claim 15 further comprising providing a plug to fill the access aperture to the mechanical toggle.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
I claim:
1. A system for use in playing a game of chance comprising:
a plurality of playing cards, each of said playing cards including at least one game symbol displayed thereon, at least some of said plurality of playing cards displaying a bonus ticket symbol which entitles a holder of the playing card to receive at least one bonus ticket; and
a plurality of said bonus tickets, each of said bonus tickets displaying a game symbol, at least one of the bonus tickets including one of said game symbols which is a winning bonus ticket symbol associated with a bonus ticket award.
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a master game card for use in conjunction with said plurality of playing cards, wherein at least some of said plurality of playing cards include eligible game symbols which are eligible for a bonus round award, said master game card including at least one winning game symbol selected from said eligible game symbols associated with said bonus round award.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said bonus tickets are packaged in sets, said bonus ticket symbol entitling the holder of the playing card to receive a set of bonus tickets.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein at least one of each of said set of tickets includes a winning bonus ticket symbol.
5. The system of claim 3, wherein the bonus tickets in a set are bound together.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the bonus ticket award includes a monetary value which the holder is entitled to receive in at least one of cash, tickets, and, merchandise.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein a total of said bonus ticket awards is a fixed amount for the plurality of playing cards.
8. The system of claim 2, wherein said master game card further includes:
an award identifier for identifying said bonus round award; and
a cover member for initially concealing said winning game symbol selected from said eligible game symbols associated with said identified bonus round award.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one bonus ticket includes a cover member for initially concealing said game symbol.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of said game symbols of at least one of said playing cards comprises indicia identifying said game symbol as being an immediate instant winning game symbol entitling the holder to receive an award.
11. The system of claim 2, wherein said master game card includes a signup area for identifying holders of playing cards which include at least one eligible game symbol.
12. A system for use in playing a game of chance comprising:
a plurality of playing cards, each of said playing cards including at least one of a plurality of game symbols displayed thereon, at least some of said plurality of playing cards displaying a bonus ticket game symbol of said plurality of game symbols, each of said bonus ticket game symbols entitling a holder of the ticket to receive a plurality of bonus tickets, at least some of said plurality of playing cards displaying an eligible game symbol of said plurality of game symbols which is eligible for a bonus round award;
a plurality of bonus tickets, at least one of said bonus tickets including an indicia for identifying the bonus ticket as a winning bonus ticket; and
a master game card for use in conjunction with said plurality of playing cards, said master game card including means for identifying one of said eligible game symbols as a winning game symbol.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein said playing cards displaying a bonus ticket symbol do not display an eligible game symbol.
14. The system of claim 12, wherein said means for identifying one of the eligible game symbols as a winning game symbol includes a cover member for initially concealing the winning game symbol.
15. A package containing the playing cards, bonus tickets, and master game card of claim 12.
16. A method of playing a game of chance comprising:
distributing a set of playing cards to a plurality of players;
removing at least one cover member on each of the playing cards to reveal at least one of a plurality of game symbols, at least some of said plurality of playing cards including an eligible game symbol of said plurality of game symbols which is eligible for a bonus round of play, at least some of said plurality of playing cards including a bonus ticket game symbol of said plurality of game symbols which entitles a holder of the playing card to receive at least one bonus ticket from a plurality of bonus tickets;
removing at least one cover member from said bonus tickets, at least one of said bonus tickets including an identifier for identifying an instant win award; and
in the bonus round of play, uncovering a winning game symbol selected from said eligible game symbols associated with a bonus award, a holder of the playing card displaying the winning game symbol receiving the bonus award.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein said playing cards displaying a bonus ticket symbol do not display an eligible game symbol.
18. A method of playing a game of chance comprising:
distributing a set of playing cards to a plurality of players, said playing cards being configured for selectively revealing a plurality of game symbols, at least a first of said game symbols being employed in a first level of play and at least a second of said game symbols being employed in a second level of play;
revealing at least some of said plurality of game symbols;
in a first level of play, awarding at least one bonus ticket of a plurality of bonus tickets to at least one of said plurality of players holding one of said playing cards which displays said at least said first game symbol, at least some of said plurality of bonus tickets including an identifier for identifying an instant win award;
in a second level of play, awarding a bonus award to at least one of said players holding a card which displays at least said second game symbol.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein at least some of the bonus tickets display Bingo numbers and the method further comprises:
playing a Bingo game, wherein at least one of the holders of bonus tickets displaying Bingo numbers wins an award.