Prize holding container assemblies
OwnerJames P. Howes, Rocco Noscheseinventors
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Abstract
By providing prize award holding means cooperatingly associated with a container shell which is closed in the conventional mammer, a container assembly is achieved for randomly distributing prize awards to consumers in association with any liquid, semi-liquid, wet or moist product, without fear of consumer detection of the prize bearing containers. In accordance with the present invention, the container assembly may incorporate the actual product along with the prize award or may comprise a simulated product container bearing the prize award without the actual product, but being completely indistinguishable from non-prize bearing, product-holding containers.
Claims36
A container assembly, for use in association with liquid, semi-liquid and moist products, constructed for housing a prize award and being randomly distributed with non-prize bearing containers without being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof, said container assembly comprising:
- A. an outer surface defining shell
- a. identical in appearance to the product bearing shell normally employed for the liquid, semi-liquid or moist product;
- b. defining an internal retaining zone;
- and
- c. comprising at least one entry portal formed at one end thereof;
- B. closure means cooperatively associated with the outer shell for closing the entry portal thereof;
- C. means positioned in the retaining zone for providing the container assembly with the sound, weight and feel of the product normally contained therein;
- D. holding means cooperatively positioned in association with the retaining zone in cooperating relationship to the entry portal for securely retaining a prize award;
- and
- E. a prize award positioned in secure, secret, and undiscoverable retention with the holding means and remaining undiscoverable until the container assembly is opened for gaining access to the internal retaining zone;
- whereby a prize award holding container assembly for liquid, semi-liquid and moist products is achieved for being randomly distributed with non-prize bearing, product-holding containers without fear of being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof.
A container assembly, for use in association with liquid, semi-liquid and moist products, constructed for housing a prize award and being randomly distributed with non-prize bearing containers without being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof, said container assembly comprising:
- A. an outer surface defining shell
- a. identical in appearance to the product bearing shell normally employed for the liquid, semi-liquid or moist product;
- b. defining an internal retaining zone;
- and
- c. comprising at least one entry portal formed at one end thereof;
- B. closure means cooperatively associated with the outer shell for closing the entry portal thereof;
- C. means positioned in the retaining zone for providing the container assembly with the sound, weight and feel of the product normally contained therein;
- D. holding means cooperatively positioned in association with the retaining zone in cooperating relationship to the entry portal for securely retaining a prize award and comprising:
- a. a housing positioned in the retaining zone and incorporating an elongated channel, and
- b. a prize retaining member
- 1. mounted in the elongated channel, and
- 2. movable from a first secured position to a second released position in juxtaposed protruding relationship with the entry portal of the shell;
- and
- E. a prize award positioned in secure, secret, undiscoverable retention with the holding means and remaining undiscoverable until the container assembly is opened for gaining access to the internal retaining zone
- whereby a prize award holding container assembly for liquid, semi-liquid and moist products is achieved for being randomly distributed with non-prize bearing, product-holding containers without fear of being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof.
A container assembly, for use in association with liquid, semi-liquid and moist products, constructed for housing a prize award and being randomly distributed with non-prize bearing containers without being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof, said container assembly comprising:
- A. an outer surface defining shell
- a. identical in appearance to the product bearing shell normally employed for the liquid, semi-liquid or moist product;
- b. defining an internal retaining zone;
- and
- c. comprising at least one entry portal formed at one end thereof;
- B. closure means cooperatively associated with the outer shell for closing the entry portal thereof;
- C. means positioned in the retaining zone for providing the container assembly with the sound, weight and feel of the product normally contained therein;
- and
- D. holding means cooperatively positioned in association with the retaining zone in cooperating relationship to the entry portal for securely retaining a prize award and comprising:
- a. a housing positioned in the retaining zone and incorporating an elongated channel,
- b. a prize retaining member
- 1. mounted in the elongated channel, and
- 2. movable from a first secured position to a second released position in juxtaposed protruding relationship with the entry portal of the shell;
- and
- c. a flange portion peripherally surrounding the elongated channel and dimensioned for mating, overlying, sealing engagement with the entry portal of the shell
- whereby a prize award holding container assembly for liquid, semi-liquid and moist products is achieved for being randomly distributed with non-prize bearing, product-holding containers without fear of being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.