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US4634147A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Redeemable coupon

Assignee: COMMON MARKET INVESTMENTS Ltd A CORP OF BERMUDA
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Filing: 1984-03-12
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Granted: 1987-01-06
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Expires: 2004-03-12
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Abstract

Abstract A refund coupon redeemable at a cash value at retail stores when a proof-of-purchase comprising a portion of a given product's packing packaging is affixed to the coupon. The coupon includes coupon indemnification indicia thereof corresponding to product identification indicia on the product and location indicia means indicating a location on the coupon for affixation of a portion of the product's packaging carrying the product identification code. The coupon identification indicia and the location indicia are positioned on the coupon proximate each other to facilitate a visual comparison of the coupon identification indicia and the product identification indicia affixed to the coupon.

Inventors

  • 👤 Murray C. McClure

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 07:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/387; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; G06K19/14; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F2003/0202; G09F2003/0205; G09F2003/0214; G09F2003/0285

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
A refund coupon redeemable at a cash value at retail stores when a proof-of-purchase portion of a given product packaging is affixed thereto, said coupon comprising in combination: (a) comparison indicia thereon corresponding substantially identically to product identification indicia provided on the proof-of-purchase portion of the product packaging, (b) location indicia thereon indicating a location on the coupon for affixation of the proof-of-purchase portion of the product packaging, said comparison indicia and said location being positioned on said coupon closely adjacent to each other to facilitate a visual comparison of the comparison indicia and the product identification indicia on the proof-of-purchase portion when the proof-of-purchase portion is affixed to the coupon on the location, and (c) means to affix said portion to said coupon on said location, said means to affix comprising: a strip having two portions, a first portion and a second portion; said first portion being fixedly secured to said coupon; said second portion coupled to said first portion and being removably secured to the coupon by a pressure sensitive adhesive on an underside of said second portion; whereby said second portion may be removed from adhesion with said coupon and upon insertion of said proof-of-purchase portion of a product packaging thereunder, said pressure-sensitive adhesive being adapted to form a substantially unremovable adhesion with said proof-of-purchase portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 219 words
A refund coupon redeemable at a cash value at retail stores when a proof-of-purchase portion of a given product packaging is affixed thereto, said coupon comprising in combination: (a) comparison indicia thereon corresponding substantially identically to product identification indicia provided on the proof-of-purchase portion of the product packaging, (b) location indicia thereon indicating a location on the coupon for affixation of the proof-of-purchase portion of the product packaging, said comparison indicia and said location being positioned on said coupon closely adjacent to each other to facilitate a visual comparison of the comparison indicia and the product identification indicia on the proof-of-purchase portion when the proof-of-purchase portion is affixed to the coupon on the location, and (c) means to affix said portion to said coupon on said location, said means to affix comprising: a strip having two portions, a first portion and a second portion; said first portion being fixedly secured to said coupon; said second portion coupled to said first portion and being removably secured to the coupon by a pressure sensitive adhesive on an underside of said second portion; whereby said second portion may be removed from adhesion with said coupon and upon insertion of said proof-of-purchase portion of a product packaging thereunder, said pressure-sensitive adhesive being adapted to form a substantially unremovable adhesion with said proof-of-purchase portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
A refund coupon as claimed in claim 1 wherein said strip carries on an upper surface thereof said comparison indicia.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A refund coupon as claimed in claim 2 wherein said comparison indicia comprises a universal product code.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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