Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. Garfinkle

Benjamin L. Garfinkle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5992072
    Abstract: A shelf extender for attachment to a perf-board shelf having a regular array of holes configured therein. Slots are configured within the top surface of the shelf extender for receiving plastic rivets or other suitable attachment expedience which are caused to pass through the slots and within the holes contained within the supported shelf for slidable attachment of the shelf extender thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 5918842
    Abstract: A fixture holder attachment means for attaching a sign assembly to a C-shaped channel molding extending from an edge of a horizontal shelf. By providing internal baffling, once the U-shaped fixture holder attachment means is captured by the C-shaped channel molding, outwardly extending pressure can be applied to the legs of the U-shaped fixture holder attachment means preventing its inadvertent removal from the C-shaped channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 5788089
    Abstract: An article support and display device for use with a support fixture. At least two spaced apart merchandise pegs are removably supported by the fixture at their proximal ends and have free distal ends for accepting and supporting merchandise for display. A planar sheet material acts as a baffle for residing proximate merchandise to be displayed and for supporting tag molding extending over the full width of the merchandise display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 5718072
    Abstract: A sign system having one or more rail sections which are characterized as having substantially uniform cross-sections and longitudinal axis with indents configured within the rail system for accepting protrusions located on sign holder bases. The cross-sections of each rail section are characterized as having an open region for accepting connectors for connecting the rail sections to support elements. Body portions are provided for retaining the connectors as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 5697589
    Abstract: A fixture holder attachment member for attaching a sign assembly to a C-shaped channel molding extending from an edge of a horizontal shelf. By providing internal baffling, once the U-shaped fixture holder attachment member is captured by the C-shaped channel molding, outwardly extending pressure can be applied to the legs of the U-shaped fixture holder attachment member preventing its inadvertent removal from the C-shaped channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 5666751
    Abstract: A sign system frame for accepting and displaying flexible signage of substantially uniform vertical dimension. One or more substantially uniformly parallel pairs of rail sections are provided each having an outer edge and inner edge. The rail sections have substantially uniform cross sections and longitudinal axes wherein at least one of the rail sections is provided with an open region at its outer edge for accepting connectors for connecting the frame to a support. The inner edge of the rail sections are provided with separator slots and signage slots for accepting and frictionally retaining the flexible signage and separator panels. The separator panels are employed to maintain pairs of rail sections parallel to one another at a distance approximating the uniform vertical dimension of the signage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 5402897
    Abstract: An article support and display device for use with a support fixture. At least two spaced apart merchandise pegs are removably supported by the fixture at their proximal ends and have free distal ends for accepting and supporting merchandise for display. A baffle is provided in the form of a planar sheet material for residing over merchandise to be displayed and for supporting tag molding extending over the full width of the merchandise display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 5199199
    Abstract: A sign system for conveying merchandise identifying and pricing information. A frame is provided having viewing regions for supporting and displaying information. Contained within at least one of the viewing regions are alphameric or numeric symbols which are contained on longitudinally extending strips of polymeric material which are characterized as comprising score portion of two or more substantially parallel extending cuts which pass through a substantial but not total thickness of the strip. Alphameric or numeric symbols which are not to be viewed are hidden behind those which are to be viewed by folding the vertically extending strip along the score portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 4881707
    Abstract: A sign holder assembly encompassing a frame member capable of supporting and displaying a sign in a vertical orientation. A hinge is appended to the frame member for maintaining the frame member in a vertical orientation which allows the frame movement in a horizontal plane while preventing significant movement of the frame in a vertical direction. An attachment member is provided for securing the frame through the hinge to a horizontal shelf and a connector is provided for attaching the hinge to the attachment member which is capable of allowing rotation of the frame member about the connector about a horizontal axis while maintaining the frame member in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Clamp Swing Pricing Co.
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 4777750
    Abstract: A sign holder system comprising a display frame for displaying and supporting a sign, the frame being in two complementary halves which are connectible. Connections are also provided for attaching the display frame to a support structure. The connections in turn comprise an adaptor, which is intended to be located between the frame halves, which is, in turn, connected to a support for positioning the display frame in a chosen orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Clamp Swing Pricing Co.
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 4662592
    Abstract: A unitary pegboard hanger assembly is disclosed which comprises a hanger protruding perpendicularly from a hook back plate, a hook member protruding on the opposite side thereof as the hanger, at least one protrusion perpendicular to the hook back plate on the same side thereof as the hook member and proximate thereto, and further characterized as being of such size and shape as to snugly fit into a pegboard hole together with the hook member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: Clamp Swing Pricing Co.
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 4615503
    Abstract: An article support and display device for use with gondola shelf uprights which is capable of converting the shelf uprights into a pegbar support. The device includes an elongated pegbar having a longitudinal dimension approximately equal to the spacing between the gondola shelf uprights themselves, two support brackets for supporting the elongated bar which is capable of engaging slots within the gondola shelf uprights and support pegs removably insertable within the elongated pegbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Clamp Swing Pricing Co.
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D314017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Clamp Swing Pricing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D325401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Clamp Swing Pricing Company
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D347449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D348286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D376623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D383971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D424624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle
  • Patent number: D426583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Inventor: Benjamin L. Garfinkle