Conveyors: fluid current – Carrier – Having end opening
Reexamination Certificate
1998-03-12
2001-08-21
Valenza, Jospeh E. (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: fluid current
Carrier
Having end opening
C406S184000, C406S037000, C040S306000, C040S661000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276877
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems of the sort disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,135,684 by Willey, and more particularly pertains to a new display carrier container for displaying a message, such as an advertisement.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems is known in the prior art. More specifically, carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems include U. S. Pat. No. 4,948,303; U.S. Pat. No. 4,470,730; U.S. Pat. No. 4,135,684; U.S. Pat. No. 5,181,805; U.S. Pat. No. 4,239,420; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,097,9868.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new display carrier container. The inventive device includes a generally transparent tubular body having inner and outer surfaces and a pair of opposite ends. The inner surface of the body defines a lumen. Each end of the body has a opening into the lumen of the body. A pair of end caps are coupled to the ends of the body such that they close the openings of the ends of the body. One of the ends of the body has a slot therein. The slot is located between the inner and outer surfaces of the body and extends from the one end towards the other of the ends of the body. The slot is adapted for receiving a sheet therein.
In these respects, the display carrier container according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of displaying a message, such as an advertisement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new display carrier container construction wherein the same can be utilized for displaying a message, such as an advertisement.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new display carrier container apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new display carrier container which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a generally transparent tubular body having inner and outer surfaces and a pair of opposite ends. The inner surface of the body defines a lumen. Each end of the body has a opening into the lumen of the body. A pair of end caps are coupled to the ends of the body such that they close the openings of the ends of the body. One of the ends of the body has a slot therein. The slot is located between the inner and outer surfaces of the body and extends from the one end towards the other of the ends of the body. The slot is adapted for receiving a sheet therein.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Pattent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new display carrier container apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new display carrier container which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art carrier container for pneumatic tube transfer systems, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new display carrier container which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new display carrier container which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new display carrier container which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such display carrier container economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new display carrier container which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new display carrier container for displaying a message, such as an advertisement.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new display carrier container which includes a generally transparent tubular body having inner and outer surfaces and a pair of opposite ends. The inner surface of the body defines a lumen. Each end of the body has a opening into the lumen of the body. A pair of end caps are coupled to the ends of the body such that they close the openings of the ends of the body. One of the ends of the body has a slot therein. The slot is located between the inner and outer surfaces of the body and extends from the one end towards the other of the ends of the body. The slot is adapted for receiving a sheet therein.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new display carrier container that allows advertisements to be conveniently and removably displayed therein.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are
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