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Wide Neck Bottle For Dispensing Promotional Items

a promotional item and bottle neck technology, applied in the field of wide neck bottles, can solve the problems of requiring additional labor and reducing the cost benefit of manufacturing such products in bulk overseas, and achieve the effects of reducing or eliminating the need for double handling, facilitating the addition of currency or small promotional items, and being easy to add

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-06
KAUFMAN MARK S
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"The present invention provides a dispensable promotional item assembly or container that allows for the addition of currency or small promotional items after the promotional item is packaged. The container is designed to be substantially similar in size to the particular product items with which it is dispensed, such as beverage bottles, cans, snack bags, etc. The container includes a housing with an interior cavity for receiving the promotional item, a securing element for removably securing the housing, a neck with a circular opening, and a cap with an elongated slot for inserting currency. The invention also allows for the addition of local promotional items, such as sporting event tickets, movie tickets, and coupons, prior to vending and unpacking the wide neck bottle. The invention also provides a means for Governments to promote the introduction of new currency to commercial commerce."

Problems solved by technology

This presents a problem when the promotional items are likely to be distributed to vending machines having different product prices or accepting different currencies.
As such, the cost benefit of manufacturing such products in bulk overseas is diminished by requiring additional labor upon receipt.

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[0023]FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of an apparatus 10 for dispensing promotional and product items in accordance with the invention, which includes an item dispensing machine 20. The item dispensing machine 20 includes a machine housing 22, a payment receipt mechanism 24, an item selection panel 26, an item dispensing outlet 28, and a storage compartment 30. The item dispensing machine 20 also includes a front housing member 32 which is preferably pivotally attached to the housing 22 to provide access to the interior of the item dispensing machine 20.

[0024]The storage compartment 30 is shown storing promotional item assemblies 40 as well as product items 50. The general size and the shape of the promotional item assembly 40 and the product item 50 are preferably substantially the same. This permits storage of the promotional item assemblies 40 and the product items 50 in the same storage compartment 30. Furthermore, because of the substantial similarity in size and shape of the promo...

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Abstract

A wide neck bottle for dispensing promotional items including a housing including a top section and a bottom section defining an interior cavity for receiving at least one promotional item, a securing element for removably securing the top section to the bottom section, a neck included in the top section including a substantially circular opening, and a cap removably connected to the neck and at least partially covering the opening, the cap including an elongated slot for inserting currency to the interior cavity via the neck, the elongated slot having a length greater than 24 millimeters.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority benefits under 35 § U.S.C. 119(e) of the U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 779,309, filed on Mar. 3, 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a method and apparatus for dispensing items upon receipt of payment, and more specifically, to a method and apparatus for dispensing promotional and product items upon receipt of payment to promote sales of the product item. Even more particularly, one exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a wide neck bottle for dispensing a promotional item from a vending machine.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Vending machines and methods of dispensing product items from vending machines are well-known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,948,416 and 4,702,392 disclose vending machines, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,445,287 and 5,505,332 disclose methods of dispensing product items from vending machines.[0004]Also known are apparatuses and methods...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D23/00
CPCB65D11/02B65D51/24B65D23/085B65D11/04
Inventor KAUFMAN, MARK S.
Owner KAUFMAN MARK S