EP0836733B1 - Information carrying device for a fuel dispensing nozzle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
- B67D7/06—Details or accessories
- B67D7/42—Filling nozzles
- B67D7/426—Filling nozzles including means for displaying information, e.g. for advertising
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- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F23/00—Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes
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- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
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- the present invention relates to an information supporting device for the display of information and/or advertising, the device being adapted to be placed on a fuel pump filler gun, whereby the device comprises a supporting member having an upper surface portion for the support of an information and/or advertisement card, and when a top member can be placed on the supporting member at the surface portion thereof and through which the information and/or advertisement provided on the card is visible.
- a device of this kind is known inter alia from Norwegian Patent 175397, or from a further publication under the reference: WO-A-9 315 493.
- the top member has in some cases been known to have been unintentionally pulled off the supporting member and has thus either disappeared or been damaged, or sometimes incorrect information and advertisement cards have been placed under said top member, or on occasion an error has arisen in that the top members on all of the fuel filler guns at a petrol station have been removed in order to replace the old cards with new, but two or more top members together with new cards displaying both information and/or advertising and an indication of the fuel type, have been switched accidentally or inadvertently before being put in place on a fuel filler gun.
- the device is characterized in that the top member is a cover of a transparent plastic material which is pivotally connected to the supporting member, and that a first, minor portion of the cover, seen in the axial direction of said cover, has a surface area provided with non-detachable information with regard to the fuel type delivered from the filler gun and that the cover has a second, major portion, seen in the axial direction of said cover, through which the information and/or advertisement provided on said card is visible.
- the device in a modified version is characterized in that the top member is a frame having an open space between opposite frame parts, the frame being pivotally connected to the supporting member, and that a first, minor portion of the frame, seen in the axial direction of said cover, has a surface area provided with non-detachable information with regard to the fuel type delivered from the filler gun, and that the frame has a second, major portion, seen in the axial direction of said cover, through which the information and/or advertisement provided on said card is visible.
- the top member is a frame having an open space between opposite frame parts, the frame being pivotally connected to the supporting member, and that a first, minor portion of the frame, seen in the axial direction of said cover, has a surface area provided with non-detachable information with regard to the fuel type delivered from the filler gun, and that the frame has a second, major portion, seen in the axial direction of said cover, through which the information and/or advertisement provided on said card is visible.
- the cover is arcuate in transverse cross-section.
- the upper surface portion of the supporting member is arcuate in cross-section.
- the non-detachable information is provided in the form of cut-through parts in said surface area.
- a part of the card on which no printing has been applied will form a contrast to the rest of the surface area.
- the modified device there are on the underside of the frame provided at least two studs designed for engagement with holes in the card.
- studs are provided on the underside of the frame provided at least two studs designed for engagement with holes in the card.
- recesses are provided in the surface portion which, when the frame is brought down on the supporting member, engage with the studs.
- the frame is of a transparent material, but it is also possible for the frame to be of an opaque material, preferably in the same color as that of the supporting member.
- FIGs. 1 and 2 illustrate a device according to the prior art.
- Fig. 3 illustrates a first and basic embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 4-8 illustrate a second embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 9-11 show details of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 12 and 13 illustrate a third embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 16 and 17 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 18-21 illustrate a sixth embodiment according to the inventions.
- Fig. 22 illustrates a detail of an eighth embodiment or the device according to the invention.
- Fig. 23 shows a ninth embodiment of the invention according to the invention.
- Fig. 24 shows the section XXIV-XXIV in Fig. 23.
- Fig 25 illustrates a tenth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a fuel filler gun 1 with a supporting member 2 which surrounds a part of the gun 1 and has, at the upper side of the gun, an area 2' equipped with a detachable top member 3 in the form of a cover having edges 4 which engage with beads 5 on said supporting member.
- Information, in particular with respect to fuel type, and advertising are intended to be placed on said area 2'.
- This information and advertising may be in the form of a card 6 bearing a printed advertisement 7 and information 8 with regard to the fuel type.
- a fuel pump filler gun 1 which initially is intended to deliver petrol may by mistake be provided with an information and advertisement card which indicates that the gun delivers diesel fuel.
- the supporting member 2 be connected to the cover 3 via a link connection 9.
- This link connection 9 can be seen in more detail in Figs. 9-11.
- the top member or cover 3 is provided with a hinge pivot 10 which at the end thereof has an enlarged, preferably somewhat conical portion 10', so that when the hinge pivot is inserted into a sleeve-like portion 11 on the supporting member 2, it forms a preferably non-detachable, pivotal snap engagement with said supporting member.
- the pivot 10 By equipping the pivot 10 with an optional split 10", the insertion and optional release of the pivot 10 (e.g., when the top member is damaged) will be made somewhat easier.
- non-detachable information 12 with regard to the fuel type that the fuel pump filler gun 1 in question delivers can be provided on a portion 3' of the cover surface, either on the inside or outside thereof.
- the card 6, optionally 6', which is now to be placed on the supporting member area 2', may in the case of the previously mentioned region 8 have no information whatsoever as indicated by means of reference numeral 8' in Fig. 6, where the information/advertisement card 6' has been given a somewhat modified design in comparison with the known cards 6. It will thus be understood that even if an information/advertisement card contains incorrect information with regard to fuel type, no harm will be done by placing a slip of this kind under the top member 3, as the non-detachable information with regard to the fuel type which has already been placed on said cover will conceal any incorrect indication of fuel type on said card 6. Alternatively, as indicated, it is possible to modify the card 6 as is indicated by card 6'.
- Fig. 7 illustrates how the card 6 bearing an incorrect indication of the fuel type as diesel has been placed on a fuel filler gun intended for unleaded petrol.
- the top member 3 already has non-detachable information 12 which clearly indicates that the fuel type delivered from the filler gun 1 is unleaded petrol.
- the information panel of the card 6 intended for fuel type will at all times be hidden by the non-detachable information 12 about the fuel type in question, and where this information is affixed either to the outer surface of the cover or inside.
- Figs. 12 and 13 it is shown how the top member (cover) 3 can in fact be converted into a frame 13 in that a large cut-out 13' is made through which the advertisement/ information 7 on the card 6 can be seen.
- the fuel information 8" is located permanently on the underside of the transparent part 13" of the top member.
- Figs. 14 and 15 it is shown how the frame 13 is made of an opaque plastic material, e.g., in the same colour as the supporting member 2, or in a matching colour. It will then be expedient to indicate the fuel type 8', e.g., "Unleaded 95" on the surface of the portion 13" of the frame 13. The application of this indication can be done in a known way per se, e.g., by means of silk-screen printing.
- Figs. 16 and 17 it is shown how the frame 13 has been further modified as frame 14 and where a larger cut-out 14' has been made through which the advertisement/ information 7 and fuel type 8 on the card 6 can be seen.
- the gun type may possibly be the same as shown in the remaining figures, e.g., the ZVA type.
- Figs. 18-21 it is shown how the supporting member 2 can be modified in that the upper portion 2' thereof in cross-section is given an arcuate form 2", as can be seen most clearly in Fig. 19.
- the top member 3 is given an arcuate form 3"' which is adapted to the arcuate form 2", so that the top member 3 can thus extend down in an arch on either side of the supporting member 2 (see Fig. 21).
- the effective supporting surface of the area 2' can nevertheless be as large as is the case in the other embodiments, and so that the same size of card 6 per se can be used.
- the top member 3 when it is in the form of a cover, can be provided either internally or externally with a permanent fuel labelling 8'; 12.
- the top member 3 in the form of a cover can be modified to give it the form of a frame 13; 14 instead by making a cut-out 13'; 14' whilst still maintaining the general arcuate form of the top member 3 and the area 2".
- the top member 3 is hinged to the supporting member 2 via a hinge connection 9, as previously shown and described.
- the supporting member 2 has a front opening 2"' (see Fig. 5) so that it can be fed onto the filler gun 1 as shown in Fig. 18.
- sleeve-like portion 11 alternatively may be designed to have a front opening so that it has an approximately U-shaped cross-section as indicated with the reference numeral 11'.
- the thus formed hinge pivot receiving part 11' will thus be approximately oval in shape 11", so that there is a clearance d between the snap-in end 1"' and the provided pivot 10.
- the purpose of the clearance is to be able to compensate for any longitudinal movements between the top member 3; 13; 14 and the supporting member 2 due to the influence of temperature (expansion or contraction).
- the pivot can be designed and attached as shown, e.g., in Fig. 11, but may alternatively be attached between two lugs 14, 15 on the top member 3; 14; 14 as shown in Fig. 25.
- the non-detachable information 8" can be provided in the form of cut-through parts 16 in the information surface area.
- a card with no printing will at its rearmost part form a contrast with the rest of the surface area.
- information about fuel type it is made possible for information about fuel type to be put in a simple manner into the moulding equipment for the top member, thereby avoiding an extra operation to apply the fuel type on the outside of the frame.
- Fig. 25 it is shown how the frame 13 on the underside thereof can be provided with a number of studs, e.g., two or three, as are indicated with the reference numerals 17, 18, 19.
- the studs 17, 18 ,19 are designed to engage with respective mounting holes 20, 21, 22 in the information and advertising card 6'. This facilitates the fixing of the card relative to the top member, here in the form of the frame 13. Furthermore, the interaction between the studs 17-19 and the mounting holes 20-22 will counter any external influences such as fingering the card or the frame in an attempt to pull the card out through the opening 13' in the frame or cause the card to loosen easily if the frame is raised.
- the studs 17, 18, 19 are designed to engage with respective recesses 23, 24, 25 in the surface portion of the supporting member 2.
- the invention is of particular use in the case of the embodiments where the surface portion extends from approximately the area between the rear portion of the delivery pipe of the filler gun and the front portion of its valve housing to approximately the area between the rear portion of the valve housing and a front portion of the filler gun handle, but the invention is of course not intended to be restricted to one such extent of the surface portion.
- both the supporting member 2 and the top member 3; 13; 14 could be made in any appropriate manner whatsoever within the scope of the attached patent claims.
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Description
- The present invention relates to an information supporting device for the display of information and/or advertising, the device being adapted to be placed on a fuel pump filler gun, whereby the device comprises a supporting member having an upper surface portion for the support of an information and/or advertisement card, and when a top member can be placed on the supporting member at the surface portion thereof and through which the information and/or advertisement provided on the card is visible.
- A device of this kind is known inter alia from Norwegian Patent 175397, or from a further publication under the reference: WO-A-9 315 493.
- In connection with the device of the type in question, the top member has in some cases been known to have been unintentionally pulled off the supporting member and has thus either disappeared or been damaged, or sometimes incorrect information and advertisement cards have been placed under said top member, or on occasion an error has arisen in that the top members on all of the fuel filler guns at a petrol station have been removed in order to replace the old cards with new, but two or more top members together with new cards displaying both information and/or advertising and an indication of the fuel type, have been switched accidentally or inadvertently before being put in place on a fuel filler gun. This means that information with regard to fuel type either disappears when the top member is pulled off and the card is thus lost, or that through the wrong information card the information with regard to the fuel type is incorrect vis-à-vis the actual fuel type the pump filler gun in question delivers. For example, a situation is conceivable where the card contains information about a fuel, e.g., unleaded petrol, 95 octanes, whereas the pump and the gun in reality deliver leaded petrol. It is easy to imagine the consequences this might have for the engine of a motor vehicle if the vehicle is filled with the wrong type of fuel, and similarly the liability a petrol station could have in this connection.
- Even though such occurrences are rare, there is nevertheless an obvious need to improve the aforementioned device in this area. According to the invention, the device is characterized in that the top member is a cover of a transparent plastic material which is pivotally connected to the supporting member, and that a first, minor portion of the cover, seen in the axial direction of said cover, has a surface area provided with non-detachable information with regard to the fuel type delivered from the filler gun and that the cover has a second, major portion, seen in the axial direction of said cover, through which the information and/or advertisement provided on said card is visible.
- According to the invention, the device in a modified version is characterized in that the top member is a frame having an open space between opposite frame parts, the frame being pivotally connected to the supporting member, and that a first, minor portion of the frame, seen in the axial direction of said cover, has a surface area provided with non-detachable information with regard to the fuel type delivered from the filler gun, and that the frame has a second, major portion, seen in the axial direction of said cover, through which the information and/or advertisement provided on said card is visible.
- According to an embodiment of the device, the cover is arcuate in transverse cross-section. Suitably, also the upper surface portion of the supporting member is arcuate in cross-section. In the countries where there is a need for a narrower supporting member with accompanying top member, to enable the fuel filler gun to be parked in a relatively small opening in a fuel pump housing when not in use, the proposed embodiment will be useful in this respect.
- According to an embodiment of the modified device, the non-detachable information is provided in the form of cut-through parts in said surface area. In this embodiment, a part of the card on which no printing has been applied will form a contrast to the rest of the surface area.
- According to a further embodiment of the modified device there are on the underside of the frame provided at least two studs designed for engagement with holes in the card. Suitably, recesses are provided in the surface portion which, when the frame is brought down on the supporting member, engage with the studs.
- It is an advantage if the frame is of a transparent material, but it is also possible for the frame to be of an opaque material, preferably in the same color as that of the supporting member.
- The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the attached illustrations, wherein:
- Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate a device according to the prior art.
- Fig. 3 illustrates a first and basic embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 4-8 illustrate a second embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 9-11 show details of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 12 and 13 illustrate a third embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 16 and 17 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figs. 18-21 illustrate a sixth embodiment according to the inventions.
- Fig. 22 illustrates a detail of an eighth embodiment or the device according to the invention.
- Fig. 23 shows a ninth embodiment of the invention according to the invention.
- Fig. 24 shows the section XXIV-XXIV in Fig. 23.
- Fig 25 illustrates a tenth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a
fuel filler gun 1 with a supportingmember 2 which surrounds a part of thegun 1 and has, at the upper side of the gun, an area 2' equipped with a detachabletop member 3 in the form of acover having edges 4 which engage withbeads 5 on said supporting member. Information, in particular with respect to fuel type, and advertising are intended to be placed on said area 2'. This information and advertising may be in the form of acard 6 bearing a printedadvertisement 7 andinformation 8 with regard to the fuel type. - As shown in Fig. 2, a fuel
pump filler gun 1 which initially is intended to deliver petrol may by mistake be provided with an information and advertisement card which indicates that the gun delivers diesel fuel. - As a first step towards preventing the top member or cover from being switched with one from an adjacent fuel pump filler gun in a filling station, it is proposed, according to the invention, that the supporting
member 2 be connected to thecover 3 via alink connection 9. - This
link connection 9 can be seen in more detail in Figs. 9-11. There, it will be seen that the top member orcover 3 is provided with ahinge pivot 10 which at the end thereof has an enlarged, preferably somewhat conical portion 10', so that when the hinge pivot is inserted into a sleeve-like portion 11 on the supportingmember 2, it forms a preferably non-detachable, pivotal snap engagement with said supporting member. By equipping thepivot 10 with anoptional split 10", the insertion and optional release of the pivot 10 (e.g., when the top member is damaged) will be made somewhat easier. - As an additional measure to avoid the problems described above, according to the invention,
non-detachable information 12 with regard to the fuel type that the fuelpump filler gun 1 in question delivers can be provided on a portion 3' of the cover surface, either on the inside or outside thereof. - The
card 6, optionally 6', which is now to be placed on the supporting member area 2', may in the case of the previously mentionedregion 8 have no information whatsoever as indicated by means of reference numeral 8' in Fig. 6, where the information/advertisement card 6' has been given a somewhat modified design in comparison with theknown cards 6. It will thus be understood that even if an information/advertisement card contains incorrect information with regard to fuel type, no harm will be done by placing a slip of this kind under thetop member 3, as the non-detachable information with regard to the fuel type which has already been placed on said cover will conceal any incorrect indication of fuel type on saidcard 6. Alternatively, as indicated, it is possible to modify thecard 6 as is indicated bycard 6'. i.e., that the card does not contain any information with regard to fuel type. The absence of any indication of fuel type on thecard 6', or perhaps an incorrect indication of fuel type on thecard 6, will thus, according to the invention, be of no significance as the indication of fuel type is already found in non-detachable form on the saidtop member 3. The other information on the card is seen via theregion 3" on thetop member 3. - Fig. 7 illustrates how the
card 6 bearing an incorrect indication of the fuel type as diesel has been placed on a fuel filler gun intended for unleaded petrol. However, as before, thetop member 3 already hasnon-detachable information 12 which clearly indicates that the fuel type delivered from thefiller gun 1 is unleaded petrol. As shown in Fig. 8, the information panel of thecard 6 intended for fuel type will at all times be hidden by the non-detachableinformation 12 about the fuel type in question, and where this information is affixed either to the outer surface of the cover or inside. - In Figs. 12 and 13 it is shown how the top member (cover) 3 can in fact be converted into a
frame 13 in that a large cut-out 13' is made through which the advertisement/information 7 on thecard 6 can be seen. This means that the advertisement/information 7 will be seen more clearly, as it is not covered by a transparent plastic material which after being in use for some time may be scratched or dirty. Thefuel information 8" is located permanently on the underside of thetransparent part 13" of the top member. - In Figs. 14 and 15 it is shown how the
frame 13 is made of an opaque plastic material, e.g., in the same colour as the supportingmember 2, or in a matching colour. It will then be expedient to indicate the fuel type 8', e.g., "Unleaded 95" on the surface of theportion 13" of theframe 13. The application of this indication can be done in a known way per se, e.g., by means of silk-screen printing. - In Figs. 16 and 17 it is shown how the
frame 13 has been further modified asframe 14 and where a larger cut-out 14' has been made through which the advertisement/information 7 andfuel type 8 on thecard 6 can be seen. This means that the advertisement/information - In a number of countries, there may be a need for a narrower supporting
member 2 with accompanyingtop member 3, to enable thefuel filler gun 1 to be parked in a relatively narrow opening in the fuel pump housing (not shown) when not in use. - In such a case, the gun type may possibly be the same as shown in the remaining figures, e.g., the ZVA type. Accordingly, in Figs. 18-21 it is shown how the supporting
member 2 can be modified in that the upper portion 2' thereof in cross-section is given anarcuate form 2", as can be seen most clearly in Fig. 19. In a similar manner, thetop member 3 is given anarcuate form 3"' which is adapted to thearcuate form 2", so that thetop member 3 can thus extend down in an arch on either side of the supporting member 2 (see Fig. 21). Even though the upper area 2' of the supportingmember 2 has a smaller transverse dimension than that which is shown for the other embodiments, the effective supporting surface of the area 2' can nevertheless be as large as is the case in the other embodiments, and so that the same size ofcard 6 per se can be used. Even though it is not shown in the figures, it will immediately be understood that thetop member 3, when it is in the form of a cover, can be provided either internally or externally with a permanent fuel labelling 8'; 12. Furthermore, it will be possible to modify thetop member 3 in the form of a cover to give it the form of aframe 13; 14 instead by making a cut-out 13'; 14' whilst still maintaining the general arcuate form of thetop member 3 and thearea 2". Moreover, thetop member 3 is hinged to the supportingmember 2 via ahinge connection 9, as previously shown and described. - The supporting
member 2 has a front opening 2"' (see Fig. 5) so that it can be fed onto thefiller gun 1 as shown in Fig. 18. - In Fig. 22 it is shown how the sleeve-
like portion 11 alternatively may be designed to have a front opening so that it has an approximately U-shaped cross-section as indicated with the reference numeral 11'. The thus formed hinge pivot receiving part 11' will thus be approximately oval inshape 11", so that there is a clearance d between the snap-inend 1"' and the providedpivot 10. The purpose of the clearance is to be able to compensate for any longitudinal movements between thetop member 3; 13; 14 and the supportingmember 2 due to the influence of temperature (expansion or contraction). - The pivot can be designed and attached as shown, e.g., in Fig. 11, but may alternatively be attached between two
lugs top member 3; 14; 14 as shown in Fig. 25. - As shown in Fig. 23, the
non-detachable information 8" can be provided in the form of cut-throughparts 16 in the information surface area. Thus, a card with no printing will at its rearmost part form a contrast with the rest of the surface area. In this way, it is made possible for information about fuel type to be put in a simple manner into the moulding equipment for the top member, thereby avoiding an extra operation to apply the fuel type on the outside of the frame. - In Fig. 25 it is shown how the
frame 13 on the underside thereof can be provided with a number of studs, e.g., two or three, as are indicated with thereference numerals studs holes advertising card 6'. This facilitates the fixing of the card relative to the top member, here in the form of theframe 13. Furthermore, the interaction between the studs 17-19 and the mounting holes 20-22 will counter any external influences such as fingering the card or the frame in an attempt to pull the card out through the opening 13' in the frame or cause the card to loosen easily if the frame is raised. Thestuds member 2. - Even though a special type of link connection between the cover or lid and said supporting member has been described in the description and illustrations, it will be understood that any suitable link connection, including plastic hinges, binding wire connections or similar could be used.
- The invention is of particular use in the case of the embodiments where the surface portion extends from approximately the area between the rear portion of the delivery pipe of the filler gun and the front portion of its valve housing to approximately the area between the rear portion of the valve housing and a front portion of the filler gun handle, but the invention is of course not intended to be restricted to one such extent of the surface portion. Moreover, it will be understood that both the supporting
member 2 and thetop member 3; 13; 14 could be made in any appropriate manner whatsoever within the scope of the attached patent claims.
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- An information supporting device for the display of information and/or advertising, the device being adapted to be placed on a fuel pump filler gun, whereby the device comprises a supporting member having an upper surface portion for the support of an information and/or advertisement card, and where a top member can be placed on the supporting member at the surface portion thereof and through which information and/or advertising provided on the card are visible, characterised in
that the top member (3) is a cover (3) of a transparent plastic material which is pivotally connected to the supporting member (2), and that a first, minor portion of the cover (3), seen in the axial direction of said cover, has a surface area (3') provided with non-detachable information (12) with regard to the fuel type delivered from the filler gun, and that the cover (3) has a second, major portion (3"), seen in the axial direction of said cover, through which the information and/or advertisement (7) provided on said card (6) is visible. - An information supporting device for the display of information and/or advertising the device being adapted to be placed on a fuel pump filler gun, whereby the device comprises a supporting member having an upper surface portion for the support of an information and/or advertisement card, and where a top member can be placed on the supporting member at the surface portion thereof and through which information and/or advertising provided on the card are visible, characterised in
that the top member (13) is a frame (13; 14) having an open space (13'; 14') between opposite frame parts, the frame (13; 14) being pivotally connected to the supporting member (2), and that a first, minor portion (13") of the frame (13), seen in the axial direction of said cover, has a surface area provided with non-detachable information (8') with regard to the fuel type delivered from the filler gun, and that the frame (13) has a second, major portion (13'), seen in the axial direction of said cover, through which the information and/or advertisement (7) provided on said card (6) is visible. - A device as disclosed in Claim 2, characterised in that the non-detachable information (8''') is provided in the form of cut-through parts (16) in said surface area.
- A device as disclosed in Claim 2. characterised in that on the underside of the frame there are provided at least two studs (17, 18, 19) designed for engagement with holes (20, 21, 22) in the card.
- A device as disclosed in Claim 4, characterised in that recesses (23, 24, 25) are provided in the surface portion which, when the frame is brought down on the supporting member (2), engage with the studs (17,18,19).
- A device as disclosed in claim 1, characterised in that the cover (3) is arcuate (3"') in transverse cross-section.
- A device as disclosed in claim 1 or 6, characterised in that the upper surface portion (2') of the supporting member (2) is arcuate (2") in cross-section.
- A device as disclosed in Claim 2, characterised in that the frame (13) is of a transparent material.
- A device as disclosed in Claim 2, characterised in that the frame (13) is of an opaque material.
- A device as deisclosed in claim 9, characterized in that the opaque material has the same colour as that of the supporting member (2).
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NO952663A NO952663D0 (en) | 1995-07-05 | 1995-07-05 | Information / advertising device |
NO952663 | 1995-07-05 | ||
NO960297 | 1996-01-25 | ||
NO960297A NO960297D0 (en) | 1995-07-05 | 1996-01-25 | Information / advertising device |
NO961503 | 1996-04-16 | ||
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