Prize holding container assemblies
DCFirst Claim
1. A container assembly for use in promoting the sale of products by providing a prize award which is secretly retained in the container assembly and is undiscoverable by the consumer prior to opening the container assembly preventing advance detection of the prize award even when the prize bearing container is randomly distributed with non-prize bearing containers, said container assembly comprising:
- A. an outer surface defining shella. identical in appearance to the product bearing shell normally employed for the product, andb. defining an internal retaining zone;
B. means positioned in the retaining zone for providing the container assembly with the sound, weight and feel of the product normally contained therein;
C. housing means mounted in the retaining zone; and
D. a message delivery systema. mounted in the housing means, andb. constructed for providing a prize related audible message to the consumer upon activation;
whereby a prize awarding container assembly for promoting the sale of products is achieved which is capable of providing the consumer with a prize related audible message and which can be randomly distributed with non-prize bearing, product-holding containers without fear of being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof.
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Abstract
By providing an audible and/or visual prize related message delivery system cooperatingly associated with a container shell which is closed in the conventional manner, a container assembly is achieved for randomly distributing prize awards to consumers in association with any product, without fear of consumer detection of the prize bearing containers. In accordance with the present invention, the container assembly may incorporate the actual product along with the prize related message delivery system or may comprise a simulated product container bearing the prize related message delivery system without the actual product. In both embodiments, the container assembly is completely indistinguishable from non-prize bearing, product-holding containers.
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1. A container assembly for use in promoting the sale of products by providing a prize award which is secretly retained in the container assembly and is undiscoverable by the consumer prior to opening the container assembly preventing advance detection of the prize award even when the prize bearing container is randomly distributed with non-prize bearing containers, said container assembly comprising:
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A. an outer surface defining shell a. identical in appearance to the product bearing shell normally employed for the product, and b. defining an internal retaining zone; B. means positioned in the retaining zone for providing the container assembly with the sound, weight and feel of the product normally contained therein; C. housing means mounted in the retaining zone; and D. a message delivery system a. mounted in the housing means, and b. constructed for providing a prize related audible message to the consumer upon activation; whereby a prize awarding container assembly for promoting the sale of products is achieved which is capable of providing the consumer with a prize related audible message and which can be randomly distributed with non-prize bearing, product-holding containers without fear of being detected by the consumer prior to opening thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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