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Means for and methods of conveying information to prospective purchasers
   
Document Number
US Patent 5881483
Issued Date
March 16, 1999
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Advertisement at the point of purchase is presented by a box containing a rotary device which displays graphic material on each step of the device. The rotary device is mounted in a box having a lens focused on the graphic material. A very low cost is achieved by a plastic plate shaped to form two cantilever springs, one of the cantilever springs has a tooth which steps the rotary drive into a viewing position, and the other of the cantilever springs has a tooth which stops the rotary device in a viewing position.
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Published
March 16, 1999
Application Number
08/944,819
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October 6, 1997
US Classification
40/500   74/128
Int'l Classification
G09F   11/06   (20060101)   G09F   11/00   (20060101)  
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40/500   74/128  
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