Receptacles – Compartmented container – Compartment in closure
Patent
1996-11-15
1998-09-15
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Compartmented container
Compartment in closure
40311, 206217, 215341, 215345, 215232, 215305, 215227, 220780, 220521, 220256, 2731381, B65D 8500
Patent
active
058067078
ABSTRACT:
A removable inner compartment promotional closure includes a plastic closure cap having a circular top wall portion and a depending annular skirt portion depending from the top wall portion. A circular, resilient liner is positioned in the cap, and has a retaining element extending therefrom. A removable compartment member is positioned in the closure cap in engagement with the retaining element. The compartment defines an interior compartment adapted to receive promotional indicia, such as a promotional game piece, therein. The compartment is adapted to release from the cap after the cap is removed from the container. A sealed cover element may be positioned to extend over and close the compartment member, to isolate the compartment from the contents of the container. The promotional closure is used in conjunction with a simulated promotional closure, which configured to be is indistinguishable from the promotional closure cap. A promotional gaming system includes a plurality of the simulated promotion containing closures and the promotional closures provided on respective containers. Purchasers of the soft drink with the promotional closure will be instantly rewarded upon opening the container and compartment by receiving the promotional piece, "on-the-spot." Purchasers of the soft drink with the simulated promotional closure may be consoled by indicia, such as "please try again" appearing in the simulated promotional closure.
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Boehm Ted W.
Cerny David L.
Denman Daniel J.
McBride Stephen W.
Urmston Hugh C.
Alcoa Closure Systems International Inc.
Hylton Robin A.
Shoap Allan N.
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