In-store combined sample dispenser and merchandising product display
AssigneeConopco, Inc.
InventorsVincent William Sottosanti, Jr., Andrew Zachery Wilder
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Abstract
A combined sample dispenser and merchandising unit product display and related method is provided herein. Included is an elongate tray having a first end and a second end, an upper compartment with open roof for standing a plurality of merchandising unit products each containing a flowable substance, and a lower compartment arranged directly below the upper compartment. A sample dispenser is provided which includes a dispensing unit arranged against the first end of the tray and a reservoir holding sampling amounts of the flowable substance, communicating with the dispensing unit and arranged within the lower compartment.
Claims8
A combined sample dispenser and merchandising unit product display comprising:
- (i) an elongate tray comprising a first end and a second end, an upper compartment with open roof for standing a plurality of merchandising unit products each containing a flowable substance, and a lower compartment arranged directly below the upper compartment;
- (ii) a sample dispenser comprising a dispensing unit arranged against the first end of the tray and a reservoir holding sampling amounts of the flowable substance, communicating with the dispensing unit and arranged within the lower compartment;
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- (iii) a door positioned at the first end of the tray and movable from the upper compartment to the lower compartment upon removal of the reservoir from the lower compartment.
A method for allowing a consumer to test a flowable product prior to purchase comprising:
- (A) providing a combined sample dispenser and merchandising unit product display comprising:
- (i) an elongate tray comprising a first end and a second end, an upper compartment with open roof for standing a plurality of merchandising unit products each containing a flowable substance, and a lower compartment arranged directly below the upper compartment;
- (ii) a sample dispenser comprising a dispensing unit arranged against the first end of the tray and a reservoir hiding sampling amounts of the flowable subtance, communicating with the dispensing unit and arranged within the lower compartment;
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- (iii) a door positioned at the first end of the tray and movable from the upper compartment to the lower compartment upon removal of the reservoir from the lower compartment;
- (B) placing the combined sample dispenser and merchandising unit product display on a shelf of a retail establishment;
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- (C) stocking the elongate tray with a plurality of merchandising unit products each containing the flowable substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.