IP Library Granted Patent US 10,035,694
Granted Patent B1
US 10,035,694 · App. 15/593,464 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Advertising accessories for bar guns

Inventors: Martin Eduardo Broen (New York, NY); Stephen Lim (Chappaqua, NY); Klaus Rosburg (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
B67D1/0877G09F7/18G09F23/06B67D1/0081G09F2007/1843G09F2007/1856
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Patent No.
US 10,035,694
App. No.
15/593,464
Granted
Jul 31, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

Advertising accessories for bar guns are disclosed. An advertising accessory for a bar gun may include a frame and a front face extending from one side of the frame. A user interface void may be formed in the frame. The frame may be configured to mate with a user interface of a bar gun. A clip extending from the front face may engage a nozzle surface of the bar gun to couple the advertising accessory to the bar gun.

Claims (38)

1. An advertising accessory for a bar gun, the advertising accessory comprising:

a frame;

a branding portion extending from the frame, the front face branding portion perpendicular to the frame;

a branding area on a front face of the branding portion,

a user interface void formed in the frame and configured to receive a user interface plate of a bar gun; and

a locking clip extending from a rear face of the branding portion and parallel to the frame, the locking clip configured to engage a bottom surface of the bar gun,

wherein the front face displays an advertisement,

wherein the front face is configured to be opposite of a beverage supply line of a bar gun when the advertising accessory for a bar gun is coupled to a bar gun, and

wherein the frame is configured to extend around the entire perimeter of the user interface plate of the bar gun.

2. The advertising accessory of claim 1 , wherein the rear face is bounded on one side by the locking clip and on two sides by lateral support clips.

3. An advertising accessory for a bar gun, the advertising accessory comprising:

a frame;

a branding portion coupled to a front end of the frame and extending perpendicularly from the frame;

a user interface void formed in the frame and configured to receive a user interface plate of a bar gun; and

a locking clip extending from a front face of the branding portion and parallel to the frame, the locking clip configured to engage a bottom surface of a bar gun,

wherein a front face of the branding portion displays an advertisement, and

wherein the frame is configured to extend around the entire perimeter of the user interface plate of the bar gun.

4. The advertising accessory of claim 3 , wherein the front face includes an advertising badge mating surface configured to removably receive an advertising badge.

5. The advertising accessory of claim 4 , further comprising an advertising badge removably coupled to the badge mating surface.

6. The advertising accessory of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the frame at the user interface void is the same as a thickness of the user interface plate of the bar gun.

7. The advertising accessory of claim 3 , wherein the advertisement is a beverage logo.

8. The advertising accessory of claim 3 , wherein the advertisement is a trademark.

9. The advertising accessory of claim 3 , wherein the advertising accessory is coupled to the bar gun without adhesives.

10. The advertising accessory of claim 3 , wherein the rear face is bounded on one side by the locking clip and on two sides by lateral support clips.

11. The advertising accessory of claim 3 , further comprising a removal tab formed on the frame, the removal tab formed as a depression in the frame opposite the front face.

12. The advertising accessory of claim 11 , wherein the depression formed in the frame does not extend across a width of the frame.

13. An advertising accessory for a bar gun, the advertising accessory comprising:

a frame;

a branding portion extending from a front side of the frame, the branding portion perpendicular to the frame, the front face of the branding portion having a branding area; and

a locking clip extending from a rear face of the branding portion and parallel to the frame,

wherein the branding area is disposed on the front face opposite the frame and displays an advertisement.

14. The advertising accessory of claim 13 , further comprising a user interface void formed in the frame.

15. The advertising accessory of claim 13 , wherein the frame is configured to mate with a top surface of the bar gun.

16. The advertising accessory of claim 13 , wherein the frame is configured to receive dispensing buttons.

17. The advertising accessory of claim 13 , wherein the advertising accessory is configured to attach to the bar gun without using fasteners screws.

18. The advertising accessory of claim 13 , further comprising a removal tab configured to aid a user in removing the advertising accessory from the bar gun.

19. The advertising accessory of claim 13 , wherein the advertisement is a beverage logo.

20. The advertising accessory of claim 13 , wherein the branding area is configured to removably receive an advertising badge.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2017
From: BROEN, MARTIN EDUARDO; LIM, STEPHEN; ROSBURG, KLAUS
To: PEPSICO, INC.
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