Beverage advertising display
AssigneeMartin Paul, Inc.
InventorPaul Belokin, Jr.
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Abstract
A beverage advertising display is provided with a motorized simulation of a liquid pouring out of an aluminum beverage can and provided with a battery compartment for easy access and replacement of batteries. The liquid pouring simulation is achieved by rotating a tapered ribbon affixed by a disc to a rotatable shaft on a motor. The disc is concentrically affixed to a circular surface area at the top end of the ribbon. The battery compartment holds a pair of batteries inside a pair of cavities in the bottom section of the beverage container. A double-ended spring clip rotatably mounted between the cavities holds the batteries therein, provides electrical contact between the batteries to power the motor, and provides easy access to replace the batteries.
Claims23
A beverage advertising display comprising:
- an object depicting a beverage container;
- rotatable support means for suspending the object from above and for rotating the object about a vertical axis;
- a motor on the object, the motor including a rotatable shaft;
- a battery compartment comprising a pair of cavities for holding a pair of batteries, the compartment being electrically connected to the motor;
- a double-ended battery holding clip rotatably mounted between the cavities for holding the batteries within the cavities and for providing electrical contact between the batteries;
- a disc mounted on the shaft;
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- a flexible ribbon having one end thereof affixed to the disc, with the ribbon upon rotation of the shaft simulating a liquid pouring out from the object.
A beverage advertising display comprising:
- an object depicting a beverage container;
- rotatable support means for suspending the object from above and for rotating the object about a vertical axis;
- a motor on the object with the motor having a rotatable shaft;
- a battery compartment for holding a battery, the compartment being electrically connected to the motor;
- a disc mounted on the shaft;
- a flexible ribbon having one end thereof affixed to the disc, with the ribbon upon rotation of the shaft simulating a liquid pouring out from the object;
- the disc includes an elongated hub at the center thereof, having a central bore therein, with the hub slipped snugly over the shaft;
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- a circular adhesive pad is affixed to the disc, and the ribbon is affixed to the pad.
A battery powered advertising display which includes a battery compartment for holding a pair of batteries, comprising:
- an object depicting a product to be displayed;
- a pair of spaced apart cylindrical cavities in the object;
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- a double-ended battery holding clip rotatably mounted between the cavities for holding batteries therein and for providing electrical contact between the batteries.
An advertising display device of a type including an object simulating a beverage container, overhead suspension means for supporting the object for rotation about a vertical axis, a motor on the object for rotating a shaft, a battery compartment electrically connected the motor, and an elongated flexible ribbon rotated by the shaft for simulating liquid pouring out from the object, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a disc attached to the shaft, and one end of the ribbon being affixed to the disc;
- the disc includes an elongated hub at the center thereof, having a central bore therein, and the hub is snugly slipped over the shaft;
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- a circular adhesive pad is affixed to the disc, and the ribbon is affixed to the pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.