NZ249243A - Information/advertising applicator placed over the head of the filler gun of a fuel pump - Google Patents

Description

249 2 4 New Zealand No. 249243 International No. PCT/N093/00021 TO BE ENTERED AFTER ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION Priority dates: v < iz, 20•<©• <*2..

International filing date: z- 2.- Classification: <5o«tF3\oS Publication date: 2 6 JUL 1995 Journal No.:, IS0^ mCi nn.w'iMfVS NEW ZEALAND PATENTS ACT 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION Title of invention: Means for placing information/advertising on a fuel dispensing nozzle of a petrol dispensing apparatus Name, address and nationality of applicant(s) as in international application form: STEIN ALVERN of Bygdoy Alle 3, N-0257 Oslo, Norway At Marxian Gten / 2 49243 PCT/N093/00021 MEANS FOR PLACING INFORMATION/ADVERTISING ON A FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE OF A PETROL DISPENSING APPARATUS The present invention relates to a device for placing 5 information/advertising on the filler gun of a fuel pump, comprising a carrying body placed on the head of the gun having at least one display surface for said information/advertising as is disclosed in the preamble in independent claim l hereinbelow.

The affixing of information on the head of a filler gun is known from, inter alia, US Patent No. 5.058.637 where a securing means in the form of an elastic stocking is fed onto the filler gun, said stocking being equipped with a display 15 surface for information or advertising, which surface is covered by a transparent cover. The display surface in this known solution is circular and is limited to a small part only of the gun head and the space available for information and/or advertising is limited. The actual method of securing the 20 display surface, which comprises a flexible dead mould cast sleeve, restricts the use of a device of this kind to filler guns which have a special form. This problem can, of course, be solved by manufacturing sleeves of different forms adapted to fit filler guns of different shapes.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for placing information/advertising on the head of a filler gun and which does not have the disadvantages of a limited display surface referred to hereinabove.

This is achieved according to the present invention by means of the characteristic features which are disclosed in the characterizing clause of claim 1 hereinbelow and the dependent claims also hereinbelow.

A larger display surface, with space for both information and advertising, is thus provided in that the display surface of >c2N&JL2 4 3 the carrying body extends over a substantial part of the length of the head of the gun.

As disclosed in the subsequent description of the drawings, the securing component may consist of an attachment band fixed to the underside of the carrying body by means of suitable means such as adhesives, welding or mechanical fixing wherein the attachment band is fixed to the carrying body by means of an eye/groove provided on the underside of said carrying body. The attachment band may also be in the form of a hose clip.

The attachment band may also consist of two arms which form an integrated part of the carrying body, the ends of said arms being optionally furnished with a barb, and also a through-going screw with nuts being arranged between the carrying body and the gun head, which press said arms against the gun head.

Other features of the invention which are disclosed in the subsequent dependent claims will be described in more detail in the following description of the invention made with reference to the drawing.

In the drawing figure 1 illustrates a carrying body with a display surface and an attachment band fixed to its underside, figure 2 depicts a transparent cover for mounting on top of an information and advertising sticker positioned on the display 30 surface, figure 2a depicts said sticker, figure 3 illustrates a carrying body with two display surfaces J5 square to one another, figure 4 depicts a transparent cover designed for contact with WO 93/15493 P 3 the whole of the display surface, figure 4a shows an information and advertising sticker adapted to fit the extra long display surface, figure 5 illustrates the carrying body with a downwardly projecting skirt for enveloping the sides of the gun head and with an opening for interaction with the gun barrel, ,0 figure 6 shows the back of the display surface and the skirt in figure 5 which is pivotally attached to the front and can be secured in an angular position by means of securing organs, figure 7 illustrates the front of the carrying body according 15 to figure 5, figure 8 shows an attachment band of the tension adjusting kind, figure 9 shows a filler gun seen from the side, and figure 10 shows a carrying body with two resilient clamps fixed to the underside thereof.

Figures 1 and 2 thus show in perspective a flat carrying body 3 with a display surface 4 surrounded by an upwardly projecting edge 10, whereby a recess 11 is formed for accommodating information/advertising 1 in the form of a sheet of paper or card of the kind illustrated in figure 2a. A transparent cover J0 12 having securing organs 13 in the form of projecting lugs can be placed in the recess 11 on top of the information/advertising label 1 and is secured by the lugs being brought into engagement with complementary securing organs 14 in the form of openings in said upwardly projecting j5 edge 10. It is shown clearly on the drawing that the carrying body, and thus the sheet containing information/advertising, is elongate, which gives rise to a large display area 4 which 249 2 4 3 pcr/N093/ooor 4 extends in the longitudinal direction of the gun head 2a approximately from the rear edge 2b' of the gun barrel 2b at the foremost edge 2a' of the gun head 2a and backwards to the foremost edge 2c' of the handle 2c of the gun head 2a, cf. 5 figure 9. This display surface 4 can contain clear information regarding, for example, the quality and brand of the fuel on one part, and an advertisment on the other part.

The attachment component 5 of the carrying body 3 comprises an 10 attachment band 5a fixed to the underside of the carrying body 3 by means of an eye/groove 6. The eye/groove 6 may optionally be grooved on the side which faces down towards the filler gun. The attachment band 5a may, of course, optionally be attached to the underside of the carrying body 3 by any kind of means 15 whatsoever such as adhesives or welding. The attachment band 5a may consist of a tension adjusting band where one end of said band comprises a leading-in means for securing the other end of the band when it is fed in and tightened. The attachment band 5a can also be made of a hose clip secured to 20 the underside of the carrying body 3. These various forms of attachment bands are designed first and foremost to grip the foremost part of the gun head 2a or around the barrel 2b of the filler gun 2. On moderate tightening of the attachment band, the carrying body will be held secure in the correct position 25 on the head 2a of the gun.

The attachment component 5 can, in a special design not shown in the drawing, consist of a sleeve attached to the underside of the carrying body 3 which is designed to be fed onto the gun 50 barrel 2b thereby holding the carrying body in a fixed position on the gun head. The sleeve can be elastic thereby being provided with a clamp effect which reinforces the holding effect.

Said sleeve can be made in a special way as shown in figures 5, 6 and 7 where the carrying body 3 is made with a skirt 7 which projects downwardly from the display surface 4 in order 249 2 4 PCT/N093/00021 to envelop the sides of the gun head 2a and having an opening 5b, the function of which corresponds to that of the aforementioned sleeve, which constitutes attachment component 5 in the skirt 7. The opening 5b is arranged at one end 3a of 5 the carrying body 3 to enable said carrying body to be fed onto the gun barrel 2b and optionally onto the foremost end of the gun head 2a.

The back 3b of the carrying body 3 is attached to the forward ,0 part 3a thereof so as to be upwardly pivotal via a hinge 8 across the display surface 4. The skirt 7 is split at this point, the split extending from each end of the hinge 8 and out to the edge 7a of the skirt and releasable securing organs 9 are arranged in the facing splits in the skirt 7. In this way 15 said back 3b can be pivoted downwards in the mounted position on the filler gun and interlock with the back of the gun head 2a. In this design of the carrying body 3, the display surface will be divided into two surfaces 4a,4b, each of which can carry appropriate inf ormation/advertising. This design of the 20 carrying body 3 thus provides a display surface 4 which extends over a substantial part of the length of the gun head 2a.

A corresponding elongate display surface 4 consisting of two part surfaces 4a,4b square to one another is shown in figure 25 3 which illustrates a carrying body with a front part equivalent to the carrying body according to figure 1 and having an extension at it rear end, whereby the total display surface 4 comprises a front and a back part 4a,4b square to one another.

The attachment component 5 can, in an alternative design, consist of a resilient clamp 5c made of steel or any other expedient material, secured to the underside of the carrying body 3 with the clamp arms 5d projecting outwards from the 35 underside. The carrying body 3 can hereby quite simply be pushed from above onto the filler gun 2 so that the resilient clamp 5 c grips around the gun barrel 2b or gun head 2a. 2 A 9 2 4 3 PCT/N093/00021 6 Optionally, the carrying body can be equipped with two resilient clamps 5c which grip around each of two said parts of the filler gun 2.

The carrying body 3 and the attachment component 5, optionally in the form of said skirt 7 with opening 5b, can be manufactured in an elastic material, eg, in that all parts are dead mould cast in one piece.

Thus the carrying body 3 can be mounted on the filler gun 2 in that the gun barrel 2b, or the front part of the gun head 2b, is inserted into the attachment component 5 which has an opening 5b. Optionally, the attachment component can be made of said resilient clamp 5c, whereby the carrying body 3 quite ,5 simply is pressed into place from the top of the gun head.

Advertising/information labels can be attached to the display surface 4 of the carrying body 3 in any expedient manner whatsoever such as by using an adhesive. However, to 20 facilitate changing the labels and at the same time achieve protection of the information/advertising label 1, the solution according to figures 1, 3 and 5 is desirable. The label can hereby be placed in the recess 11 and covered by means of the transparent cover or cover plate 12.

The device according to the invention will, on use, provide a petrol/fuel customer with clear and full information with regard to the brand and quality of the fuel. This should prevent a vehicle from being filled with the wrong fuel and J0 thereby save the customer from the problems this would cause and save the petrol station/company from any liability for damages in that the filler gun carries clear information about the fuel quality which the customer could not possibly fail to see. During the actual process of filling his vehicle, the 35 consumer will, at the same time, have ample opportunity to read the advertisement/message that has been affixed to the display surface. 2A9 243 7

Claims (5)

WHAT WE CLAIM IS:

1. 1 A device for placing information/advertising on a fuel pump filler gun, said device comprising a carrying body located over the gun head, said carrying body having at least one display surface/ for said information/ advertising, and attachment means capable of gripping around the whole of or part of said gun head and/or the gun barrel, wherein said display surface is so shaped as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the gun head approximately from a rear edge of the gun barrel at a foremost edge of the gun head and backwards approximately to a foremost edge of the gun head handle.

2. 2 A device according to claim 1, wherein the carrying body has a skirt which projects downwardly from the display surface in order to envelop the sides of the gun head, and ' has an opening which constitutes the attachment means in the skirt at a forward part of the carrying body, whereby the carrying body is locatable over the barrel of the gun and onto the gun head.

3. 3 A device according to claim 2, wherein the carrying body has attached thereto a rear part upwardly pivotally connected to the forward part of the carrying body via a hinge extending across the display surface, said skirt being split from each end of the hinge and the split extending out to the edge of the skirt, in order to engage behind the gun head when in a downwardly pivoted position.

4. 4 A device according to claim 3, wherein releasable securing means are arranged in the facing splits of the skir 249243 8

5. A device according to claim 1, wherein the display surface comprises a forward and back part forming a mutual angle. 6 A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the display surface is surrounded by an upwardly projecting edge or rim to form a recess for accommodating information/advertising on a sheet of paper or card. 7 A device according to claim 6, wherein a transparent coverplate is located over said recess and said edge or rim. 8 A device according to claim 7, wherein securing means on said cover plate interact with complementary securing means on or at said edge or rim. 9 A device of any one of claims 1 to 8 substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.