Patents Assigned to Cormark, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20060207955
    Abstract: A vertical display unit for mounting to a vertical post of an associated structure that has apertures formed therein. First and second brackets include fastening mechanisms that are used to fasten the spine to the brackets and securing mechanisms that are used to secure the brackets to the associated structure. The brackets include first and second spacers that are positioned between the spine and the associated structure so that a portion of the spine is spaced from a portion of the associated structure. Any combination of first and second wings or spine attachments are attached to the spine. Wing attachments may also be fastened to the first and second wings. The wing attachments, first and second wings, and/or the spine attachments can accommodate goods to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ouyang, Thomas Conway, John Feeney
  • Publication number: 20060054749
    Abstract: A mount for securing an associated object such as a sign to a supporting structure having wall defining an opening therein and having an outer surface and an inner surface, includes a mounting element adapted to receive the object. The mounting element has a body having an opening therein that is defined by edges. The opening has a predetermined shape. The body has a pair of resilient fingers extending rearwardly from the body. The fingers define portions of the edges of the opening in the body. A wedge has a base and a pair of resilient legs depending from the base. The wedge has a predetermined shape adapted for receipt in the body opening. The legs each have a notch formed therein. The mounting element is positioned with the resilient fingers in the supporting structure wall opening with the fingers locked to the supporting structure wall and the wedge is received in the body opening to interfere with the mounting element fingers flexing inward, securing the mounting element to the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Conway, Scott Padiak, Paul Evans
  • Publication number: 20050269466
    Abstract: An adjustable, channel-mount system for mounting a sign to a shelf includes a spring-loaded mounting bracket having a mounting portion moveably connected to a sign-holding portion and an elongated sign-holder. The sign-holding portion of the mounting bracket features at least one channel. At least one securing element configured for engagement with the at least one channel of the sign-holding portion of the mounting bracket is included on a back surface of the sign-holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Conway, Scott Padiak, Paul Evans
  • Publication number: 20050045571
    Abstract: A display for supporting and displaying golf clubs is configured to support the golf clubs by their heads such that the club shaft is oriented downwardly. The display includes a support member and at least one cradle mounted to the support member. The cradle has first and second upwardly curving arcuate support arms separated from one another by a trough. Each of the support arms defines an uppermost portion with the trough between the support arms. The cradle is configured such that the support arms uppermost portions are non-linear relative to one another through the trough. The golf club is positioned in the cradle resting one the support arms and with the shaft extending downwardly from about the trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Miranda, Mark Stanton, Rodrigo Dienstmann, Steven Dietrich, Fred Geiger, Jeffrey Ouyang, Mayur Patadia, Jerry Zablocki
  • Patent number: 6805187
    Abstract: A cover can be moved easily for access behind where the cover had been, and easily restored to its original position, without having to unattach and reattach the cover. In one example, cable guides and an edge of a coupled net can be moved in a vertical direction to allow access to shelving without disconnecting them from the shelving structure, and can be moved in the opposite direction to the original position. The cable guides can direct two cables between opposing sides of the shelving structure in that example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway, Christopher Dominic
  • Publication number: 20040195483
    Abstract: A system for mounting a sign or graphic display to a structure allows rotation of the graphic display and provides for automatic return to the initial orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: CORMARK, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway, Paul Charle Evans, John Robert Visk
  • Patent number: 6775936
    Abstract: A display sign can be moved easily for access behind where the display sign had been, and easily restored to its original position, without having to unattach and reattach the sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway, Christopher Dominic, Paul Charle Evans
  • Patent number: 6701575
    Abstract: A hinge mounting assembly for an associated door panel is used for mounting to a panel to a storage rack. The rack generally includes at least one post having a front face and a side face. The front face has slots therein and the door panel generally has at least one bore defined therein. The hinge mounting assembly has a post plate and a door clamping member. The post plate has a hinge portion with a first end and a second end. The first end has bearing surfaces and an intermediate helical bearing surface. A door clamping member is pivotally mounted to the post plate. The door clamping member has a hinge post with a bearing surfaces and a helical bearing surface. The helical bearing surfaces enable the hinge mounting assembly to be “self closing” as well as reversibly mounted to the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway, Paul C. Evans
  • Patent number: 6691963
    Abstract: A system for mounting a sign to a structure includes a pivoted cam-locking arrangement for retaining the sign in certain orientations relative to the structure, while allowing the sign to be rotated from one to another of those orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Paul Charle Evans
  • Patent number: 6665969
    Abstract: A sign mounting system for mounting at least two signs portions to an associated structure mounts the sign portions in an aligned manner so that separate sign portions appear as a single sign. The mounting system includes a plurality of sign mounts, one sign mount for each of the sign portions. Each of the sign mounts is configured to support a sign portion. Each sign mount includes first and second brackets and an arm associated with each bracket. The arms pivot about the brackets at a pivot axis. The first and second brackets have oppositely, outwardly facing surfaces. The outwardly facing surface of the first bracket has a first mating element thereon and the outwardly facing surface of the second bracket has a second mating element thereon. The second mating element of the second bracket of the first sign mount is configured to mate with the first mating element of the first bracket of the second sign mount to maintain the two sign portions aligned with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignees: Cormark, Inc., Des Plaines, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M Conway
  • Publication number: 20030230016
    Abstract: A display sign can be moved easily for access behind where the display sign had been, and easily restored to its original position, without having to unattach and reattach the sign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: CORMARK, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway, Christopher Dominic, Paul Charle Evans
  • Publication number: 20030230388
    Abstract: A cover can be moved easily for access behind where the cover had been, and easily restored to its original position, without having to unattach and reattach the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: CORMARK, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway, Christopher Dominic
  • Patent number: 6619767
    Abstract: A display having mating door sections includes a frame, upper and lower parallel, spaced apart door mounts affixed to the frame, and doors mounted to the frame between the door mounts for securing panels thereto. The door mounts each include openings in vertical alignment with one another for mounting the doors. Each door is mounted to the display frame, between the upper and lower door mounts. Each door has first and second mating door sections joined to one another at a mating juncture. The mating door sections each have a raised rim around a rear portion and upper and lower edges of the sections defining a central recessed region. The recessed region has a plurality of apertures therein, each defining a raised sleeve portion and an opening therein. Each door includes upper and lower pivot pins at about the rear portion at the upper and lower rims respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Cormark, inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Conway
  • Publication number: 20030131445
    Abstract: A hinge mounting assembly for an associated door panel is used for mounting to a panel to a storage rack. The rack generally includes at least one post having a front face and a side face. The front face has slots therein and the door panel generally has at least one bore defined therein. The hinge mounting assembly has a post plate and a door clamping member. The post plate has a hinge portion with a first end and a second end. The first end has bearing surfaces and an intermediate helical bearing surface. A door clamping member is pivotally mounted to the post plate. The door clamping member has a hinge post with a bearing surfaces and a helical bearing surface. The helical bearing surfaces enable the hinge mounting assembly to be “self closing” as well as reversibly mounted to the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway, Paul C. Evans
  • Patent number: 6581312
    Abstract: An adjustable sign mount and graphic for mounting to an associated display includes a spine, a mounting bracket and a graphic. The spine has an elongated dimension and is formed having a bracket channel and a graphic channel. Each the bracket channel and the graphic channel include a plurality of support walls transverse to the spine elongated dimension and a plurality of locking walls parallel to the spine elongated dimension and extending respectively from the support walls to define bracket channel and graphic channel upper and lower locking walls. The bracket channel and graphic channel upper and lower locking walls define bracket and graphic spine openings, respectively, in the bracket and graphic channels. The mounting bracket has a first end mountable to the associated display and a second end defining a mounting portion that is configured for insertion into one of the bracket spine openings and lockingly engagable with opposing upper and lower bracket locking walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Paul C. Evans
  • Patent number: 6533130
    Abstract: A display rack for displaying displayed items can be an opaque cabinet with a light source located in the opaque cabinet. The cabinet has a transparent light pipe having a light accepting end and a light emitting end, connected by a light conducting body having an index of refraction that transmits light from the light accepting end to the light emitting end. The cabinet has at least a first tray having an item display portion for holding the displayed item and a second tray having an opaque bottom wall and an opaque front portion configured to operably connect the light accepting end of the transparent light pipe to the light source and maintains the light emitting end of the light pipe in a position where the light emitted by the light emitting end illuminates the card holding portion of the first tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Padiak, Thomas M. Conway
  • Patent number: 6484988
    Abstract: A biased-assisted sign mounting system for mounting an associated sign to an associated structure includes a mount portion configured for attaching to the structure, an arm mounted to the mount portion and having a pivot portion defining a pivot axis about the mount portion, and a biasing element operably connected to the mount portion and to the arm. The mount and arm each have a biasing element capturing portion at which the biasing element is captured. The biasing element is moveable between a more stressed state and a less stressed state. The arm is pivotal between first and second positions and is stopped at the first and second positions by engagement with the mounting portion. The arm is secured into the first and second positions by the biasing element tending toward the less stressed state and, when the arm is disposed between the first and second positions, the biasing element is urged into the more stressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Conway, Scott Padiak
  • Patent number: 6470611
    Abstract: A two-position vertically adjustable sign system is used for mounting display media to an associated vertically oriented rack or shelf. The adjustable sign system includes a frame having upper and lower frame members for supporting the media. The system further includes mounting brackets for mounting to the shelf or rack. Each bracket defines an opening therein and has an engaging wall that extends from a rear portion of the bracket inwardly of the opening. A slide beam is associated with each mounting bracket, and is fixedly connected to the frame at the upper and lower frame members. Each beam is slidingly received in its respective mounting bracket opening for vertically adjusting the frame between a display position and a storage position. The beams each include an engaging flange extending from a rear portion thereof for engagement with its respective bracket engaging wall to maintain the frame in the display position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Conway, Scott Padiak
  • Patent number: D468934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodrigo Dienstmann
  • Patent number: D468936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Cormark, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Miranda