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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1999
James P. Howes, Wilton, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
By providing a prize awarding system which is secretly incorporated into a multi-packed product or assembly, a unique prize delivery system is realized. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the prize award system incorporates a separate, independent housing constructed for being inserted into the void zone or open area which exists between the adjacent product holding containers forming a multi-pack assembly. Although the present invention is employable with any multi-pack product or assembly, products retained in cans, bottles, or similar vessels typically benefit most extensively from the present invention. In the present invention, the prize awarding system incorporates the actual prize or incorporates means for informing lucky consumers that a prize has been won, either in an audible or visual message delivery system, on certificates, vouchers, or similar printed materials, or in an electronic chip assembly. The realization that a prize has been won may be attained when the prize is viewed, the printed material is read, or the assembly is opened and an audible and/or visual message is delivered. In an alternate construction, an electronic circuit is enclosed for prize-related activation in association with an over-the-air signal, through radio, television, cable and/or satellite transmission.