Convertible coupon or label
First Claim
1. A composite coupon comprising a main coupon, and a plurality of secondary coupons, said main coupon having cut or tearing weakness lines extending over substantially all of said main coupon to provide removable portions from the main coupon along said tearing or weakness lines to form said secondary coupons and being attachable to selected items whereby the main coupon is destroyed after the secondary coupons are severed therefrom and wherein there is adhesive means for attaching the secondary coupons to selected items which is exposed by detaching a pull strip from the main coupon.
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Abstract
A convertible coupon is usable as a single primary coupon or as a plurality of secondary coupons that are attachable to selected items. The secondary coupons are separable portions of the primary coupon so use of any of them visibly destroys the integrity of the primary coupon to prevent fraud. Several preferred embodiments show various applications and ways of attaching the primary and secondary coupons to one another and to products.
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20 Claims
- 1. A composite coupon comprising a main coupon, and a plurality of secondary coupons, said main coupon having cut or tearing weakness lines extending over substantially all of said main coupon to provide removable portions from the main coupon along said tearing or weakness lines to form said secondary coupons and being attachable to selected items whereby the main coupon is destroyed after the secondary coupons are severed therefrom and wherein there is adhesive means for attaching the secondary coupons to selected items which is exposed by detaching a pull strip from the main coupon.
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9. A multipart dividable coupon or label which can be employed as a single coupon or label or as separate individual coupons or labels comprising:
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a backing sheet having an adhesive on one side for attaching to a surface; the single coupon having cut or tearing weakness lines extending over substantially all of the single coupon to provide at least two or more coupons or labels having a first adhesive portion on one side for attaching to said backing sheet on a side opposite the one side of the backing sheet, said coupons or labels having a second adhesive portion opposite the first adhesive portion for attaching to an other surface; so that said backing sheet with the two or more coupons or labels can be applied to a surface as a single coupon or label or alternatively two or more coupons or labels can be separated from the backing sheet to destroy the single coupon and applied to a surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A multipart coupon or label which can be employed as a single coupon or label or as individual coupons or labels separated therefrom comprising:
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the single coupon having cut or tearing weakness lines extending over substantially all of the single coupon to provide at least two or more releasably connected coupons or labels having a first adhesive portion on one side for attaching to a first container and a second adhesive positioned on an opposite side for attaching to a second container; so that said two or more labels can be applied to said first container as a single label or alternatively said two or more labels can be separated from each other to destroy the single coupon and applied to a said second container. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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