# US 5,701,694 A · Tabletop advertising display

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- Number: US 5,701,694 A
- Document ID: US5701694A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/643,250
- Filed: 1996-05-01
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1996-05-01
- Assignees: People You Need, Inc.
- Inventors: Charles Michael Atkinson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701694A

## CPC

- G09F 3/20: for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
- G09F 23/06: the advertising matter being combined with articles for restaurants, shops or offices (on paper articles G09F23/10)
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS

## Abstract

A tabletop advertising display and dispensing apparatus adapted for the display of advertising material to patrons of places of business and the holding and dispensing of articles, such as condiments, brochures, or other items carried in a receptacle. The apparatus also has the capability of dispensing coupons. The article-holding receptacles may be removed and replaced by receptacles designed for the holding and dispensing of other articles. The advertising display and coupon dispensing portions of the apparatus may be combined with receptacles specifically designed for specific places of business, such as restaurants, medical offices, or hotels.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tabletop advertising display for the presentation of selected advertising materials and for dispensing coupons to a patron of a place of business, comprising:
advertising display means for displaying the advertising materials to the patron;
coupon dispensing means for holding and dispensing coupons to the patron from a continuous flexible strip of coupons in roll form, said flexible strip having perforations between adjacent coupons to facilitate removal by the patron; and
receptacle means for holding articles for selection by the patron;
wherein said advertising display means and said receptacle means are removably attached to said coupon dispensing means; and
wherein said advertising display means, said receptacle means and said coupon dispensing means together comprise an advertising and dispensing assembly, further comprising rotation means for rotating the advertising and dispensing assembly to selectively present the advertising materials and the coupons to the patron; and
wherein said coupon dispensing means comprises a plurality of coupon roll dispensers; and
wherein said advertising display means comprises a plurality of advertisements and further wherein each of said plurality of advertisements is associated with at least one of said plurality of coupon roll dispensers whereby the subject matter of each of said advertisements is related to the use of a coupon dispensed by at least one of said coupon roll dispensers;
wherein said coupon dispensing means further comprises a coupon tray and a base plate, said coupon tray and said base plate having releasable interconnection means comprising a plurality of latching fingers disposed on said coupon tray having notches for interconnection with a corresponding plurality of slots disposed on said base plate; and
wherein each of said plurality of coupon roll holders comprises
a central spool for receiving a roll of coupons comprising a continuous flexible strip of coupons having perforations between adjacent coupons comprising a semi-circular segment between tear-away segments to facilitate removal by the patron;
a viewing slot for inspection of the quantity of coupons remaining in said coupon roll holder; and
a channel formed between an exterior wall terminating in a knife edge and a spring loaded feeder whereby said coupons are fed from said coupon roll for removal by the patron.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tabletop advertising display of claim 1, wherein said feeder further comprises an outward facing ramp whereby said semi-circular segment of each of said coupons is pushed outward to form a tab to facilitate removal by the patron.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The tabletop advertising display of claim 2 wherein said exterior wall further comprises a coupon window comprising clear material for viewing by the patron of a presented coupon from the end of a coupon roll.