公开(公告)号：US4762251A

公开(公告)日：1988-08-09

申请号：US881447

申请日：1986-06-27

Applicant: Martin J. Berger

Inventor： Martin J. Berger

IPC: G01F19/00 ,  G01F25/00 ,  B67D5/22 ,  B67D5/06 ,  B67D5/56 ,  G09F9/00

CPC classification number: G01F19/00 ,  G01F25/0092

Abstract: A dual chamber Brix measuring cup which can be used to determine whether a fountain syrup dispenser is dispensing the proper ratio of water to syrup, referred to a a Brix measurement. The cup is basically two abutting cylindrical chambers, one to receive water dispensed from the nozzle and the other adapted to receive the syrup by means of a diverter tube. The cross sectional areas of the water and syrup chambers are in the ratio of the ideal water to syrup ratio in the dispensed product. In a first embodiment, a series of calibrated marks are provided on each of the two chambers, such that the mismatch of column heights can be translated into a reading of acceptability, for example if the syrup and water heights are within two lines of each other, that enable a tolerance band of acceptable mismatches to be easily seen visually. In a second embodiment, a slider element is provided which is vertically slideable on the syrup chamber. A calibration mark thereon is aligned with the syrup height, and when the water height falls within a tolerance range marked on the slider element, an acceptable ratio is indicated.

Abstract translation: 双室白利糖度杯，可用于确定喷泉糖浆分配器是否分配适当比例的水与糖浆，称为Brix测量。 杯基本上是两个邻接的圆柱形腔，一个用于接收从喷嘴分配的水，另一个适于通过转向管接收糖浆。 水和糖浆室的横截面积在分配产品中的理想水与糖浆比的比例。 在第一实施例中，在两个室中的每一个上提供一系列校准标记，使得柱高度的不匹配可以转化为可接受性的读数，例如如果糖浆和水的高度彼此在两条线之内 ，这使得能够容易地看到可接受的不匹配的公差带。 在第二实施例中，提供了可在糖浆室上垂直滑动的滑块元件。 其上的校准标记与糖浆高度对准，并且当水高度落在滑块元件上标记的公差范围内时，指示可接受的比率。

公开(公告)号：US4573954A

公开(公告)日：1986-03-04

申请号：US647035

申请日：1984-09-04

Applicant: Martin J. Berger ,  Sheldon P. Apsell

Inventor： Martin J. Berger ,  Sheldon P. Apsell

IPC: G06K7/00 ,  A63F13/00 ,  B41F17/00 ,  B42D15/10 ,  G06K1/12 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06Q50/34 ,  G07C15/00 ,  G07F13/10 ,  G07G1/00 ,  B31B1/88

CPC classification number: G06Q50/34 ,  G06K1/121 ,  G07C15/00 ,  G07F13/10 ,  G07F17/3288 ,  G07G1/0036

Abstract: An arrangement for conducting an on-the-cup promotion in which promotional prize information is encoded onto each soft drink cup with an optically machine-readable code. The code is used with the promotion to identify whether a customer has won any of the different prizes available. In order to provide the needed variation and the completely random distribution of prizes needed for a fair game, each individual cup is separately encoded as it is being manufactured by a computer controlled printing station directly preceding a cup-forming machine. All of the necessary information on the number or prizes, the frequency of occurrence of each prize, and a program to randomize that frequency is placed in the computer software. A scanner at the point of sale scans the code, signals whether the cup is a prize winner or not, and delivers a printed ticket notifying winners of their prizes and how to redeem them.

Abstract translation: 一种用于进行在杯促销的安排，其中促销奖信息被编码到每个软饮料杯上，并具有光学机读代码。 代码与促销一起使用，以确定客户是否赢得了可用的不同奖品。 为了提供必要的变化和公平游戏所需的奖品的完全随机分配，每个单独的杯子被分开编码，因为它正在由杯形成机器之前的计算机控制的印刷站制造。 所有关于数量或奖品的必要信息，每个奖品的发生频率以及将该频率随机化的程序放在计算机软件中。 销售点的扫描仪扫描代码，表明杯子是否是获奖者，并发送打印票通知获奖者的奖品以及如何兑换。