Method and system of providing a product in a refillable container and a refillable container
First Claim
11. A refillable container adapted to be initially sold at a commercial establishment and subsequently be refilled at a commercial establishment, comprising:
- a refillable container; and
an identifier associated with said refillable container, said identifier having a first condition indicative of said refillable container and a second condition indicative of refilling of said container.
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Abstract
A method for creating ready-to-use products from a concentrated form of the products for sale at a retail price is disclosed. The apparatus to create the ready-to-use products generally comprises a source of one or more concentrated products. These concentrated products are delivered to a point of use which typically may be a small, consumer-sized container. The apparatus dilutes the concentrated product to an appropriate level. The final, ready-to-use product can be a wide variety of cleaning products. The method provides for a larger profit to the retailer than normally available from the sale of pre-filled cleaning products.
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66 Claims
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11. A refillable container adapted to be initially sold at a commercial establishment and subsequently be refilled at a commercial establishment, comprising:
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a refillable container; and
an identifier associated with said refillable container, said identifier having a first condition indicative of said refillable container and a second condition indicative of refilling of said container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for providing a product in a refillable container at a commercial establishment, comprising:
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a refillable container having an identifier associated with said refillable container, said identifier having a first condition indicative of said refillable container and a second condition indicative of refilling of said container;
a dispenser adapted to receive said refillable container and being capable of filling said refillable container with said product;
a reader capable of reading said identifier;
said system being configured such that said reader reads said identifier in said first condition when said refillable container is initially provided with said product and reads said identifier in said second condition when said refillable container is provided having been refilled with said product. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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39-1. A system as in claim 38 wherein said readable object is a smart chip.
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46. A method of providing a product in a refillable container at a commercial establishment, comprising the steps of:
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providing said refillable container having an identifier associated with said refillable container having a first condition indicative of said refillable container and a second condition indicative of refilling of said refillable container;
initially filling said refillable container with said product;
reading said identifier being representative of said first condition and determining a price for said refillable container containing said product as a function of said first condition of said identifier;
refilling said refillable container with said product;
reading said identifier being representative of said second condition and determining a price for said refillable container containing said product as a function of said second condition of said identifier. - View Dependent Claims (47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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