Capsule
OwnerFusao Shingyouchiinventor
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Abstract
A capsule for containing a commodity, sold by a slot machine, includes a main body having a holding portion for holding a commodity; a cover member for covering an opening of the holding portion, demountable from the main body; and a combining means formed on at least one of the main body and the cover member, for combining the main body with the cover member in such a condition that the opening of the holding portion is not covered with the cover member, or for combining a plurality of the capsules with each other. After the commodity is taken out from the capsule, the capsule can be utilized as a toy or an element of a toy.
Claims4
A capsule for containing a commodity, sold by a slot machine, comprising:
- (A) a main body defining a holding portion for holding a commodity;
- (B) a cover member for covering an opening of said holding portion, said cover member being removable from said main body;
- (C) cooperating closure means formed integrally at respective edges of said main body and said cover member for enclosing said holding portion of said main body by said cover member to prevent said commodity from dropping out of said holding portion through said openings;
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- (D) independent combining means for connecting said main body with said cover member in such a condition that the opening of said holding portion is exposed and not covered with said cover member, said combining means also being adapted to connect a plurality of said capsules with each other in such a condition that the opening of said holding portion is covered with said cover member by means of said closure means,
- said combining means comprising an oblong opening and a ridge dimensioned to be received by said opening, said capsule being usable as a container for coins when said opening of said holding portion is enclosed with said cover member by said closure means, said oblong opening permitting the insertion of coins into said holding portion, said ridge being formed on the bottom of said main body, and said oblong opening is defined by said cover member, said capsule being usable as an egg stand when said ridge is received in said oblong opening, said holding portion of said main body serving to hold an egg and said cover member comprising a base for said main body.
A capsule for containing a commodity, sold by a slot machine, comprising:
- (A) a main body defining a holding portion for holding a commodity;
- (B) a cover member for covering an opening of said holding portion, said cover member being removable from said main body;
- (C) cooperating closure means formed integrally at respective edges of said main body and said cover member for enclosing said holding portion of said main body by said cover member to prevent said commodity from dropping out of said holding portion through said openings;
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- (D) independent combining means adapted to connect a plurality of said capsules with each other in such a condition that the opening of said holding portion is covered with said cover member by means of said closure means,
- said combining means comprising at least one pair of cylindrical projections formed integrally with and projecting outwardly from said capsule, each pair of cylindrical projections comprising a larger cylindrical member and a smaller cylindrical member, the inner diameter of said larger cylindrical member being substantially equal to the outer diameter of said smaller cylindrical member, said cylindrical projections being formed in part by said main body and in part by said cover member, the projections being developed when the cover member encloses said holding portion of said main body, and additional combining means for connecting said main body with said cover member in such a condition that the opening of said holding portion is exposed and not covered with said cover member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.