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Method for organizing merchandising coupons and coupon storage device
Assignee: VALUE SAVERS UNLIMITED A PARTNERSHIP OF CA COMPRISING OF DAVID KYUN HYUN AND WILLIAM H MORGAN
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Filing: 1987-07-30
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2007-07-30
Abstract
Abstract A consumer product coupon storage device comprises a coupon storage bin and a plurality of dividers adapted to fit in the bin to separate the space in the bin into individual compartments. Each divider has first and second visible fields. A generic product descriptor is printed in the first field of each divider. A brand-name product advertisement is printed in the second field of each divider. The brand-name product belongs to the class of the generic product, the descriptor which is printed on the same divider as, or a divider near, the advertisement of said brand-name product. In use, the coupons are placed in the compartments sorted by generic product.
Inventors
- 👤 David K. Hyun
- 👤 II Clifford A. Higgins
- 👤 William H. Morgan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-03 17:51
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F23/00; G09F23/06; B; B42; B42F; B42F17/00; B42F17/02; B42F17/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of organizing merchandising coupons comprising the steps of: printing on an area of a plurality of file dividers different generic product descriptors; printing on another area of the dividers different brand-name product advertisements, the brandname product belonging to the class of the generic product, the descriptor of which is printed on the same divider as the advertisement of said brand-name product; inserting the dividers in a container to form separate compartments corresponding to the different generic products; and placing the coupons in the compartments sorted by generic product.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of organizing merchandising coupons comprising the steps of: printing on an area of a plurality of file dividers different generic product descriptors; printing on another area of the dividers different brand-name product advertisements, the brandname product belonging to the class of the generic product, the descriptor of which is printed on the same divider as the advertisement of said brand-name product; inserting the dividers in a container to form separate compartments corresponding to the different generic products; and placing the coupons in the compartments sorted by generic product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
116 words
A consumer-product coupon storage device comprising: a coupon storage bin having an open top with side edges and a cubical interior space; a plurality of dividers adapted to fit in the bin to separate the space in the bin into individual compartments, each divider having first and second visible fields and top corners with notches into which the side edges of the bin fit; a generic product descriptor printed in the first field of each divider; and a brand-name product advertisement printed in the second field of each divider, the brand-name product belonging to the class of the generic product, the descriptor of which is printed on a divider near the advertisement of said brand-name product.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
116 words
A consumer-product coupon storage device comprising: a coupon storage bin having an open top with side edges and a cubical interior space; a plurality of dividers adapted to fit in the bin to separate the space in the bin into individual compartments, each divider having first and second visible fields and top corners with notches into which the side edges of the bin fit; a generic product descriptor printed in the first field of each divider; and a brand-name product advertisement printed in the second field of each divider, the brand-name product belonging to the class of the generic product, the descriptor of which is printed on a divider near the advertisement of said brand-name product.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The storage device of claim 2 in which each descriptor is printed on the same divider as the advertisement of said brand-name product.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The storage device of claim 2 in which the bin has at least one visible field on its outer surface and a retail business advertisement is printed in said field.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The storage device of claim 1 in which the bin has four side faces and one bottom face and a retail business advertisement is printed on each face.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The storage device of claim 5 in which the same retail business advertisement is printed on each face of the bin.
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