Bottled water distribution method and bottle return apparatus

Check-actuated control mechanisms – Control mechanism actuated by check – other than coin – which... – Having electric circuit with switch operated by check

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C194S205000

Reexamination Certificate

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07921979

ABSTRACT:
Drinking water bottle return apparatus having a bin, a door or receiving tray movable between an open position and a closed position, a first sensor detecting when the door or receiving tray in the open position, a second sensor detecting a drinking water bottle entering the bin, and a receipt dispenser that dispenses a receipt in response to detection by the second sensor of a drinking water bottle entering the bin within a predetermined time period after detection by the first sensor of the door or receiving tray in the open position.

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Excerpts from Registration Statement of Blue Rhino Corporation.
Underhill, Paco, “Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping”, copyright 1999, Simon and Schuster, pp. 200-211.
First Translation of KR615797B1.
Second Translation of KR615797B1.

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