Plural Stacks, Coils, Or Fan-folded Strips Patents (Class 206/39.3)
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Patent number: 10327525Abstract: The present disclosure provides example multifunctional card holders as well as systems and methods for manufacturing the same. An example multifunctional card holder may comprise: a transparent screen that is attached to a back piece, a spring inside a card holding space between the transparent screen and the back piece, the back piece; and a clip attached to the back piece outside the card holing space. The spring is of a curvy shape with two ends connecting to the back piece so as to hold one or more cards inside the card holding space by pushing one or more cards against the transparent screen. The clip includes a clip opening configured to be mechanically connected to an item of a user. The clip may also serve as a cash clip with a clip arm holding one or more cash bills against the back piece.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: GOVO LLCInventor: Haishan Deng
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Patent number: 8490828Abstract: A package for product pieces includes a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapter to hold a plurality of product pieces. The housing has a dispensing opening in communication with the interior. A resilient member is disposed in the housing interior and is adapted to urge the product pieces toward the dispensing opening. The housing has an aperture formed in one of the plurality of walls disposed adjacent the dispensing opening to permit the product piece to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Kraft Foods Global, Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Kaiser, Francis G. Schiro, Allen Aldridge
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Patent number: 8261937Abstract: A dispenser includes an upper member having a slot and a lower member attached to the upper member thereby forming a housing, the lower member having an outer surface; a stack of sheets assembled in a fan-fold configuration disposed in the housing; and a polymeric holding film having a first surface attached to the outer surface of the lower member. The holding film having a flexural modulus less than about 50 MPa, as measured according to ASTMD790 standard, and a roughness parameter, Ra of less than about 1 micrometer, as calculated according to ASME B46.1 standard.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Douglas P. Bodziak, James E. Nash, Peter Newbould, Timothy J. O'Leary, David C. Windorski
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Patent number: 7717256Abstract: A side-by-side locking display and dispensing structure formed by two ticket dispensing units having adjacent sidewalls and a coupling plate for demountably attaching said dispensing units together in a side-by-side relationship whereby the dispensing units have adjacent sidewalls that are connected together by the coupling plate. Also included in the dispensing units are rails for holding dividers that allow the units to hold tickets of different sizes and ticket fasteners that permit the tickets to be displayed at the front of the units.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Owner Revolution Inc.Inventor: Craig A. Jensen
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Patent number: 7537110Abstract: A pocket-sized container for consumer products includes a tray which may be sealed with a two-part seal. One container section formed as a clam shell closes over a portion of the tray. Another container section also formed as a clam shell closes over the remaining portion of the tray. The tray includes an end surface to facilitate removal of the container contents. Guide assemblies align the two container section during movement between an open and a closed position. A detent arrangement releasably holds the two sections in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2005Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: John H. Kutsch, Rutger Thiellier, Andrew Vest
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Patent number: 6871682Abstract: Card holder, especially for plastic cards with readable data unit, such as credit cards and/or smart cards, with externally hinged covers (1, 2) made of a rather rigid material constituting the walls of the card holder as each of the covers (1, 2) at or near the ends which are not hinged together, has at least one mutually conjunctive locking mechanism (4) to hold the card holder locked when it is not being used. The card holder has, two paired, mainly identical, holding devices (5, 6) at opposite sides, said holding devices (5, 6), preferably, being hinged together with the covers (1, 2), and having a number of paired, opposing holding surfaces (11, 12) to enclose an area along the side edges of cards of the above mentioned type. The holding surfaces (11, 12) are mainly parallel to each other both when the card holder is open and closed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Inventor: Bertil Hogganvik
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Patent number: 6364099Abstract: A coupon dispenser assembly includes a disposable coupon dispenser and a protective shroud which is reusable with other similar coupon dispensers.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Inventors: Michael J. Emoff, Mary Jayne Miller