Patents by Inventor Leo C. Squiers

Leo C. Squiers 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: 6176028
    Abstract: A pull-down display that can be mounted, for example, in the price strip on a shelf, or on a shopping cart is a two piece plastic material that is self coiling so that the display media will roll itself up after being pulled down and then released. One of the two pieces of display media is securely fastened to a mounting bracket at one end and is attached to a tube at the other end. The other piece of display media is loosely or slidably attached to the mounting bracket and is attached to the tube at the other end. A display or advertisement is placed between the two pieces of self-coiling display media and prevented from upward movement by a retainer strip when the display media is coiling upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: FrontLine, Inc
    Inventors: Robert M. Walsh, Leo C. Squiers
  • Patent number: 6109458
    Abstract: A product advancement device utilizes a self-coiling plastic sheet of material that has been heat treated to provide the self-coiling properties. The self-coiling sheet is used on an existing shelf to advance products to the front of the shelf without the use of push plates, trays, or other parts to hold the coiled sheet in place, or to prevent it from unrolling laterally or vertically. A portion of the sheet is not coiled during the heating process so that the roll stops at a desired place, providing a product restocking area. The end of the non-coiling sheet, opposite the coiled portion, is formed to provide a product stop barrier at the edge of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Frontline, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Walsh, Leo C. Squiers
  • Patent number: 6095584
    Abstract: A container dispenser/display rack is made from a single molded or extruded body that has two opposite sides extending up from a base. The sides have openings that separate the sides into a plurality of segments. The segments have ends that are angled inward toward and adjacent to segments on the opposite side. The segments are flexible so that a container may be inserted between the segments ends of the two sides. A container can be inserted into the rack at any point and does not have to be loaded into or removed out of the rack at its ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Inventors: Robert M. Walsh, Leo C. Squiers
  • Patent number: 5966854
    Abstract: An information and advertising display uses a self-coiling display media that can be mounted, for example, in the price strip on a shelf, or on a shopping cart. The display media is a plastic material that is self coiling, coiling from bottom to top of the display, so that the display media will roll itself up after being pulled down and then released. The display media is securely fastened to a mounting bracket at one end and is attached to a tube at the other end. A pull-down handle is loosely mounted in the tube so that the display media will coil around the tube when released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventors: Robert M. Walsh, Leo C. Squiers