EP1476375A2 - Procede et appareil permettant d'afficher des informations sur des conteneurs destines au recyclage et des conteneurs de dechets - Google Patents

Procede et appareil permettant d'afficher des informations sur des conteneurs destines au recyclage et des conteneurs de dechets

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EP1476375A2
EP1476375A2 EP02773379A EP02773379A EP1476375A2 EP 1476375 A2 EP1476375 A2 EP 1476375A2 EP 02773379 A EP02773379 A EP 02773379A EP 02773379 A EP02773379 A EP 02773379A EP 1476375 A2 EP1476375 A2 EP 1476375A2
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Prior art keywords
recycling
waste container
displaying information
refuse
refuse containers
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German (de)
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EP1476375A4 (fr
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Chris Miller
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F1/1484—Other constructional features; Accessories relating to the adaptation of receptacles to carry identification means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F15/00—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
    • G09F15/0006—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels
    • G09F15/0043—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels connected to a receptacle of public utility, e.g. a waste receptacle

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  • the present invention relates generally to the display of information such as advertising, and more specifically to an improved method and apparatus for display of printed media such as advertising copy on recycling and refuse containers.
  • Recycling and refuse containers are well known and in widespread use. Most such containers are simply unadorned boxes, bins, or barrels that are provided to or sold to businesses and residences for use in depositing and collecting recyclables or trash.
  • the method and apparatus for displaying information on recycling and refuse containers of this invention provides for the placement of public, private, and/or commercial communications of all forms on waste, recycling and refuse container articles such as recycling bins, trash cans and other solid waste collection containers, wheeled toters, carts, mechanical metal containers, trucks, and similar equipment.
  • the communication can take the form of an advertisement panel of printed media such as decals, posters, signs, cards, or indicia that is imprinted (e.g., hot stamp imprinting), embossed, painted, etched, burned or otherwise applied to one or more wall or surface of the article itself, conveying information in the form of text and/or graphic i ages to the reader.
  • This information may constitute public or private messages, or, in a commercial application, advertising copy content such as information about the goods and services of any of a variety of vendors and suppliers.
  • the printed media is applied to a visible surface of the article such as a recycling bin or refuse container so that the information is conveyed to any and all readers, and in particular, the user of the article.
  • the invention comprises a more or less standard recycling bin having one or a plurality of walls or sides, with an advertisement panel such as a decal bearing advertising content applied the outside surface of at least one of the walls.
  • the decal may be periodically removed from the recycling bin and replaced with a new decal bearing the same or different advertising content.
  • the advertisement may be printed on paper or other media, and placed behind a clear, protective window, or into a clear envelope affixed to the recycling bin, again so that the advertisement may be periodically changed. Any of these embodiments are particularly well suited to the dissemination of localized advertising, e.g., advertising by stores and restaurants to the immediate vicinity of the neighborhood, apartment complex, or business park where the recycling bins are deployed.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a typical recycling bin having a plurality of walls, with a decal bearing advertising content applied to a surface of at least one of the walls;
  • Fig.2 is a perspective view of a typical MSD cart or wheeled toter having a plurality of walls, with a removable sign bearing advertising content applied the outside surface of at least one of the walls; and
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a typical trash cart having a plurality of walls, with imprinted advertising copy applied the outside surface of at least one of the walls.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of atypical recycling bin 10 having a plurality of walls 12, 13, with an advertisement panel in the form of a decal 14 bearing advertisbg content applied to an outside surface 16 of wall 12 and/or an inside surface 17 of wall 13.
  • the decal 14 may be periodically removed from the recycling bin 1 and replaced with a new decal bearing the same or different advertising content. In this manner, the advertising message can be kept current, an ⁇ . this also provides the opportunity for periodic resale of the advertising space.
  • the containers themselves may be injection molded from high-density polyethylene, and are preferably configured to be nestable (i.e., frusto-pyramid in shape) for ease of transport and storage.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a typical MSD cart or wheeled toter 20 having a plurality of walls 22, with an advertisement panel in the form of a removable sign 24 bearing advertising content applied the outside surface 26 of at least one of the walls.
  • the removable sign (advertisement) may be printed on paper or other media, and placed behind a clear, protective ' window 28, or into a clear envelope affixed to the recycling bin, again so that the advertisement may be periodically changed.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a typical trash cart 30 having a plurality of walls 32, with an advertisement panel in the form of imprinted advertising copy 34 applied to the outside surface 36 of at least one of the walls.
  • Imprinting is a more durable, and thus more permanent, form of applying the advertising indicia to the container, but may be less desirable in those applications where periodic changing of the advertising message is desired.
  • the inventive apparatus may be utilized by solid waste hauling and disposal services, municipalities, counties, public government entities, and private companies. The apparatus may be deployed curbside, in offices, in industrial settings, or in any other application.
  • a preferred method for the displaying of advertising on recycling and refuse containers of this invention comprises the dissemination of localized advertising.
  • the recycling bins and/or refuse containers are labeled with the advertising copy of businesses, stores, restaurants, or other providers of goods and services that are located in the immediate vicinity of the neighborhood, apartment complex, or business park where the bins or containers are deployed.
  • a business may target their advertisements to a specific geographic area, down to particular streets and addresses. Because the recycling bins and refuse containers are themselves kept and reused, the advertising message can be seen regularly and repeatedly by the targeted local consumers.
  • a method of this invention may be characterized as a method for displaying advertisements comprising the steps of providing a waste container; affixing advertising copy of a business onto the waste container; and deploying the waste container to a consumer in a specific geographic area adjacent the business location.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Refuse Receptacles (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne la mise en place de supports de communications de type publicitaires sur des produits de type conteneurs destinés au recyclage et conteneurs de déchets, par exemple des bacs de recyclage. Lesdits supports de communication peuvent représenter un panneau publicitaire comportant un élément imprimé de type décalcomanie, poster, enseigne, carte, ou inscription qui sont imprimés ou appliqués sur une ou plusieurs des surfaces du produit, et qui peuvent être changés périodiquement. L'invention concerne également la répartition d'annonces publicitaires placées stratégiquement, par exemple la publicité faite par des entreprises se situant dans les proches environs du voisinage, des complexes immobiliers, ou des parcs d'activité où sont disposés des bacs de recyclage.
EP02773379A 2001-09-13 2002-09-13 Procede et appareil permettant d'afficher des informations sur des conteneurs destines au recyclage et des conteneurs de dechets Pending EP1476375A4 (fr)

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US31891801P 2001-09-13 2001-09-13
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PCT/US2002/029190 WO2003023739A2 (fr) 2001-09-13 2002-09-13 Procede et appareil permettant d'afficher des informations sur des conteneurs destines au recyclage et des conteneurs de dechets

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EP1476375A2 true EP1476375A2 (fr) 2004-11-17
EP1476375A4 EP1476375A4 (fr) 2007-01-24

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EP (1) EP1476375A4 (fr)
AU (1) AU2002336525A1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2459721A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2003023739A2 (fr)

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US5524758A (en) * 1995-06-30 1996-06-11 Lupul; Troy D. Authentication packaging for replacement parts
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WO2003023739A9 (fr) 2003-11-27
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CA2459721A1 (fr) 2003-03-20
AU2002336525A1 (en) 2003-03-24

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