Patent · US Expired

Cup with separable coupon

US5996887A · kind A · utility

46Cited by
19References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 1998
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/831
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A beverage cup with an integral coupon panel extending from an outer seam edge of the cup and overlying the outer face of the cup wall. The coupon panel includes a central vertically downward strippable coupon integral with vertical side retaining strips along severance lines with the retaining strips bonded to the cup wall and the coupon free of the cup wall and secured solely by the side retaining strips.

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