Prize delivery system
OwnerJames P. Howesinventor
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Abstract
By employing the present invention, a delivery system comprising drinking straws as a holder or instrument for secretly retaining a prize award is realized. The drinking straws of the present invention may be randomly intermixed with conventional non-prize bearing drinking straws, while being incapable of detection prior to opening the cover or holder associated therewith. In this way, prize awards such as cash and/or miniature models of prizes being won are secretly hidden and randomly distributed to lucky customers who instantly win the prize award.
Claims16
A prize delivery system for randomly distributing a high value prize award with non-prize or low value prize bearing drinking straws while preventing detection of a prize by any individual prior to the opening thereof, said prize delivery system comprising:
- A. an elongated, substantially cylindrically shaped drinking straw;
- B. a prize award mounted in association with the drinking straw for retention therewith;
- C. covering means peripherally surrounding and enclosing the drinking straw and prize award, preventing visual and physical examination of the drinking straw contained therein to determine the presence of a prize award without the opening thereof;
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- D. holding means cooperatively associated with the prize award for assuring secure mounted engagement of the prize award with the straw prior to removal of the prize award therefrom;
- whereby a prize delivery system is attained wherein a prize award is secretly concealed in association with a drinking straw, with the presence of high value prize awards being completely undiscoverable when compared with non-prize or low value prize bearing, drinking straws, thereby enabling the random distribution of high value prize bearing straws with non-prize or low value prize bearing straws, with complete assurance that the presence of a high value prize award is discovered by consumers only upon opening of the prize delivery system.
A prize delivery system for randomly distributing a high value prize award with non-prize or low value prize bearing drinking straws while preventing detection of a prize by any individual prior to the opening thereof, said prize delivery system comprising:
- A. an elongated, substantially cylindrically shaped drinking straw;
- B. a prize award mounted in peripherally surrounding association with an outside wall of the drinking straw for retention therewith;
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- C. covering means peripherally surrounding and enclosing the drinking straw and prize award, preventing visual and physical examination of the drinking straw contained therein to determine the presence of a prize award without the opening thereof;
- whereby a prize delivery system is attained wherein a prize award is secretly concealed in association with a drinking straw, with the presence of high value prize awards being completely undiscoverable when compared with non-prize or low value prize bearing, drinking straws, thereby enabling the random distribution of high value prize bearing straws with non-prize or low value prize bearing straws, with complete assurance that the presence of a high value prize award is discovered by consumers only upon opening of the prize delivery system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.