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US 10,679,531 B2Granted
Product and package including power producer and output mechanism, and related method
AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsAndries Don Sebastian, Rajesh Sur, Friedrich Karl Eibensteiner
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Abstract
A promotional product including an emitter is provided. One or more tobacco-containing articles may be received in the package. The promotional product may include an actuator for facilitating delivery of power from a power source to the emitter to provide a visual, audio, and/or haptic effect to the promotional product. The emitter specifically can be a visual emitter, such as an electroluminescent emitter. A related method is also provided.
Claims9
A promotional product assembly method, comprising:
- providing a substrate defining a front primary surface and a rear primary surface;
- coupling an emitter to the substrate;
- the emitter being configured to provide at least one of a visual, audio, or haptic effect;
- coupling an electrical power source to the rear primary surface;
- inserting a plurality of connectors into engagement with the electrical power source and the emitter;
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- engaging an actuator with one or more of the connectors, the actuator including a moveable member, a bridging contact engaged with the moveable member, a first stationary contact, and a second stationary contact, wherein the first stationary contact and the second stationary contact are not in an electrically conducting engagement,
- the moveable member being configured to move to selectively electrically engage the bridging contact with the first stationary contact and the second stationary contact to form an electrical connection between the first stationary contact and the second stationary contact and thus direct an electrical current from the electrical power source to the emitter to output the at least one of a visual, audio, or haptic effect.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.