Pizza advertizing and delivery beacon

• US 20030196358A1
• Filed: 04/18/2003
• Published: 10/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Frank V. Fratzke
• Original Assignee: Frank V. Fratzke
• Inventors: Fratzke, Frank V.
• Application Number:
  US10/418,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20030196358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/597
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/00 Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols vehicle registration number plates B60R13/10; Panels or boards show-cards G09F1/00; indicating arrangements for variable information G09F9/00, G09F11/00; illuminated signs G09F13/00; boards for notices or posters G09F15/00

Abstract

A vendor such as a pizza parlor promotes its products and improves its service by providing to customers, free of charge, distinctive beacons which can be placed in the window of a home to attract a delivery person. The vendor induces customers to use the beacon by offering discounts and faster delivery service, and benefits from having its advertizing prominently displayed in homes.

Claims

1. A pizza delivery beacon comprising

a panel of imprintable material;

a distinctive light mounted on the panel; and

means for hanging the beacon in a door or window of a home, to attract delivery persons.

2. The beacon of claim 1, wherein the light is a strobe light.

3. The beacon of claim 1, further comprising advertizing printed on said panel.

4. A method of doing business comprising steps of

delivering goods or services to a home of a customer,

providing the customer, free of charge, with a device having a distinctive light visible from a distance outside the home and means for mounting the device on a window or door of the home, and

inducing the customer to place the device in a door or window of the home prior to a subsequent delivery.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the distinctive light is a strobe light.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the inducing step includes the offering of a discount.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the inducing step includes offering faster delivery.