Abstract: A cookbook hanger includes spaced apart, transparent vertical walls connected by a bottom member. Each wall includes a hook integrally extending from a top edge thereof. An open cookbook is receivable between the walls, and the hanger is hangable on a doorknob or handle of a kitchen cabinet. Thus the hanger supports the cookbook at eye level for convenient reference during cooking. It frees up counter space, and it keeps the cookbook clean by positioning it away from a messy countertop.

Abstract: A compact disk assembly rack structure includes two elongated strips, a lower frame, two rods, two support frames and an upper frame as well as a multiplicity of screws. Each of the strips have an upper groove for receiving a longer side of the lower frame which is squeezed through a gap into a circular portion below to be positioned therein. A rod is then fitted into the upper groove of the strip. The support frames each have a clamp for fastening onto a corresponding narrow portion of a shorter side of the lower frame. The upper frame has flat surfaces formed at two shorter sides thereof corresponding to flat surfaces formed at the top of the support frames. Each of the shorter sides of the upper frame is fastened to each of the support frames by screws passing through the flat surfaces of the upper frame into the flat surfaces of the support frames. A number of compact disk racks may be placed one on top of the other for storage or transportation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an efficient and simple device and method for storing books such as telephone directories. This device supplements normal hanging vertical files such as produced by PENDAFLEX (TM) and, therefore, requires no substantial installation.

Abstract: A book rack has two side walls and a rack extending between the side walls. The side walls each include a core made of a lightweight structural material, such as corrugated or honeycombed paperboard, a coating which coverers inner and outer surfaces of the core, and an edge bead covering an edge of the core. The rack comprises a single sheet of substantially transparent material formed generally as a wave defining a plurality of valleys. Each valley has a forward wall and a rear wall. The sheet is formed such that the a valley is positioned above and behind a preceding valley so that the books which are placed in the valleys will be easily visible.

Abstract: A shelving system includes first and second support members extending in parallel vertical planes, and a pair of shelves mounted intermediate the support members. Each of the shelves has a longitudinal pivot axis perpendicular to the planes of the support members. Each shelf is continuously positionable at any angular orientation about its pivot axis. Each of the support members includes an upper and a lower stacking surface. Modular units may be stacked to form a larger shelving system wherein mating upper and lower stacking surfaces abut. To facilitate alignment when stacked, the stacking surfaces include first and second alignment portions, and upper and lower alignment cavities formed in each support member. To maintain alignment of the units, an alignment member is received in mutually facing alignment cavities in the assembled shelving system.

Abstract: A display mount and book support apparatus includes a base panel adapted to sit on a surface along with a pair of angled panels each attached to one edge of the base panel with a ductile hinge and extending at an angle over the base panel. A pair of generally upright panels are each attached to one edge of one angled panel and extend in a generally vertically direction. The upright panels are spaced from each other in a generally parallel spaced relationship whereby books or other materials can be wedged between the upright panels and rest on one side of the base panel. The ductile hinges are of an increased rigidity over those normally used in the industry and have been alloyed with magnesium, copper, iron and manganese to thereby increase the resistance to bending.

Abstract: A display case including, in various combinations, a frame, a horizontal shelf, an inclined shelf, a shelf extension extending from the shelf and a support member extending perpendicularly from a shelf.

Abstract: A child's book stand is provided which includes a first support member, a second support member, and at least one elongated shelf which may be removably attached to either the first support member or the second support member. Each shelf has a protruding lip that extends along the front of the shelf, and each shelf is adapted for displaying a book in a forwardly facing orientation. The first support member may be removably connected to the second support member at their top and mid portions. The first support member and the second support member may also be separately mounted on a wall.

Abstract: Book case composed of a combination of a number of rigid flat surfaces of any material of sufficient strength to support the weight of books resting thereon that are either horizontal front to back or canted front to back, but are arranged at random angles longitudinally from horizontal to vertical and of random lengths, the longitudinal axes of said shelves being either parallel to the rear plane of the book case or at an angle away from that plane. The surfaces of such shelves extending away from the rear plane of the book case can be at angles going up, down, or horizontal. Sections of said book case can have the four sides, two ends, top and bottom, of greater depth than the majority of the shelves. By using one or more shelf variations as just described, unlimited designs are possible to store books of different sizes, as well as pictures, nick nacks, trophies, etc. and in so doing create art forms in three dimensions.

Abstract: A shelf guard for use with bookshelves and the like includes first and second stationary support brackets and first and second linkages pivotally attached to the support bracket. The linkages and a retention bar supported thereon are pivotal to a raised position thereby permitting access to a guarded shelf and are pivotable to a lowered position for preventing items from falling from the shelf.

Abstract: A stand for printed materials and objects such as a phone having a single channel column and multiple slots for the attachment of multiple shelf-trays in selectable positions. The small footprint stand has a top with a handhold in the center of balance of the stand. In the channel space of the column, vertical slots allow for moveable placement of pocket containers and also a retractable panel which may pop up through the top of the stand. A slimline phone and small articles may be mounted in the channel space while printed materials reside on the shelf-trays.

Abstract: A book shelf including a base having a channel formed in a bottom for slidably receiving a slide, a number of holes formed along each of two side edges of each of the base and the slide, two stays each including a pair of legs coupled together at an arm, the legs of the stays being engageable in the holes of the base and the slide so that objects which are disposed on the book shelf can be supported between the stays.

Abstract: A shelf guard for use with bookshelves and the like includes first and second stationary support brackets and first and second linkages pivotally attached to the support bracket. The linkages and a retention bar supported thereon are pivotal to a raised position thereby permitting access to a guarded shelf and are pivotable to a lowered position for preventing items from falling from the shelf.

Abstract: A free-standing rack assembly including a plurality of dividers which is useful for supporting books, charts, files, or the like. The assembly may be placed upon an open shelf or cabinet with the shelf or cabinet bearing the weight of the supported items and the rack assembly maintaining the supported items in an upright manner.

Abstract: A storage system, especially for magazines and the like, comprising at least one storage box having an upwardly open top, and a holder for the box. The holder (2, 3) comprises a hinge (4, 5) allowing pivotal movement of the box in one plane, and further a first stop member (8) defining a swung-out position of the box in which the open top thereof takes a substantially acute angular position relative to the horizontal plane, and a second stop member (9) defining a swung-in position of the box in which the open top thereof is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane. The hinge connection is releasable in the swung-in position of the box and only in this position, by translational movement of the box substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane, said movement being positively controlled by the hinge and/or the holder.

Abstract: A book restraint assembly for shelving such as used in libraries. The book restraint assembly has a tubular restraint member that extends the length of the shelf assembly. End plates are positioned adjacent the opposite end of the tubular restraint member and each have a rivet that passes through an aperture therein with the shank of the rivet being received into the respective opposite ends of the tubular restraint member and secured therein. The rear ends of the end plates have a tab extending rearwardly and downwardly and these tabs are detachably received in the end tab slots of post members of a range library book shelf so that the end plates may be pivoted upwardly a predetermined height to allow the tubular restraint member to clear the height of any book on the shelf platform thus allowing them to be removed.

Abstract: A bookend for use on a metal shelf is formed by bending from a single sheet of metal to form an upstanding plate and flat tongue so that the tongue can lie on the metal shelf with the plate upstanding. The tongue includes an extension portion extending to the opposed side of the plate relative to the main part of the tongue with an upstanding handle on the end of the extension portion. The underside of the tongue carries a layer of resilient felt surrounding an elongate central magnetic strip which extends substantially along the full length of the tongue. The magnetic is sufficient to provide additional friction between the bookend and the shelf to prevent toppling under the weight of the book.

Abstract: Book support apparatus includes a thin planar base and a plurality of thin planar supports projecting vertically from the base whereby books, cards, notebooks or the like can be supported and stored within the apparatus. The base and vertically projecting supports are flat to permit quick and easy insertion into and removal from the apparatus of books or the like, and the base and supports are comprised of very thin material to enable the apparatus to unobtrusively visually blend in with the stored books.

Abstract: An article hanging device for books, records or similar articles is disclosed which includes a tab for mounting on the article and a rail for mounting the article on a vertical surface. The tab is provided with a uniquely designed hook means having surfaces which mate with corresponding surfaces on the rail to facilitate quick and easy storage or retrieval of the article. The tab is preferably made of thin gauge high tensile aluminum and the rail is made of plastic. Books or similar articles of all sizes and weights can be displayed economically and decoratively with the device.

Abstract: A storage/display box has a base having a generally planar and rectangular base panel having two generally parallel side edges and generally parallel top and bottom edges bridging the side edges, respective side rims extending generally perpendicular from the side edges of the base panel, and a bottom rim extending generally perpendicular from the bottom edge of the base panel and bridging the side rims. The cover has a generally planar and rectangular cover panel having two generally parallel side edges and generally parallel top and bottom edges bridging the side edges, respective side rims extending generally perpendicular from the side edges of the cover panel, a bottom rim extending generally perpendicular from the bottom edge of the cover panel and bridging the side rims, and a top rim extending at about 110.degree. from the top edge of the cover panel parallel to the respective bottom rim and bridging the side rims and having an outer edge.

Abstract: A stable, fixed locking relationship for a holding device is obtained through the use of two interlocking end members. The device may also be adjusted to provide the ability to hold differently sized objects.

Abstract: A book holding device of open framework construction or flat sheet material formed to provide a base supporting at least some of the books, a back, and parallel, horizontal arms serving as bookends. Certain embodiments provide upturned stops formed at the laterally directed ends of the base below the arms to retain the lower edge portions of the books.

Abstract: The invention described herein is a portable desk board having upper and lower portions and two longitudinally spaced, flat-top working areas, with a receptacle for writing instruments and the like separating the working areas longitudinally. An elongated bookrest is arranged in the lower portion of the desk, and a pivot is provided for mounting the bookrest to the desk. The outer end of the bookrest may be selectively anchored in one of two positions on the desk board. The desk board includes a clamp along its upper portion to overlie each of the spaced working areas for clamping paper or the like in place over the respective working area, and a hand grip carrier is provided in the central upper portion of the desk board. A stand is provided for the desk board operable between open and closed positions and comprising a pair of arms with a flexible strap extending therebetween to provide a support for the desk when the stand is open and a carrier for the desk board when the stand is closed.

Abstract: A magazine display rack disclosed is comprised of a plurality of cages in a trough-like housing that may be secured on a display panel or wall. Each cage, which has a sheet or sheets in front to screen all of the magazine cover except its title and issue date, may be pivoted outwardly on the front edge of the trough-like housing to insert or remove a magazine through the open bottom of the cage. All magazine cages are ganged together by a heavy wire or rod so that in pivoting the cages to remove a magazine, all magazines must be held up in their cages. Any magazine not held up in its cage will slide along the bottom of the trough-like housing, until it engages the rear corner thereof. This helps prevent unauthorized removal of a magazine from its cage.

Abstract: A bathtub accessory holder is provided and consists of a platform having a support member with a fog proof mirror on one side and a pair of pivotally connected arms so that the support member can be positioned on the platform in such manner to create a writing tablet, a book support or a make up mirror. The bathtub accessory holder also contains a first container to hold cotton balls and the like, a second container to hold pencils and the like, a drinking container and a nail polish holder.

Abstract: A device for supporting a soft-cover book having a stiff spine including a hook to extend from a slit in the spine, a locking element beneath the hook to engage the slit in the spine and a support element that is connected to the locking element and extends beyond it in two directions, the support element being adapted to support the book by its spine and to lie between adjacent pages in the book, with the whole device made of flat sheet material not thicker than 1.2 millimeters.

Abstract: A one piece folding blank foldable to form a book end having side walls and a base of triangular form, the planes and side walls and base being normal to each other. The blank comprises three rigid planes of similar right triangular shape. Two panels are joined to a central panel at fold lines consisting of flexible webs along non-hypotenuse sides. Cooperating and interlocking means are provided on the non-hypotenuse sides of the outer panels, the interlocking means releasably mating in the plane of one of the outer panels to secure the panels in position and form the book end when the panels are folded to positions normal to each other. When so folded, a pair of these blanks form a pair of book ends with base and side walls. The side walls are adapted to rest against the side and front or back portions of a series of books to stabilize them in upright position. Such book ends provide a neat and attractive means to display books in a multitude of different manners.

Abstract: A horizontally positioned restraining bar which has at each end a spring biased guiding member. The bar is located in the access opening of a magazine compartment, bookcase, storage bin or the like which is provided with vertically mounted rails at the vertical sides of the access opening. The bar is slidingly arranged by the guiding members in the rails and positioned at a predetermined horizontal level within the access opening for restraining objects from falling out of the compartment. By manually raising the bar, an object can be retrieved from the compartment after which the bar automatically will return to its previous restraining level by gravity. The apparatus is particularly designed for use on airplanes, moving vehicles, etc. and is provided with features to assure a rattle free and noiseless operation as well as quick installation and removal features.

Abstract: There is provided a compartment for storage of side-tabbed file or the like which includes a cabinet which receives at least one reversible, open-ended file tray. The tray can be positioned in an open condition for easy access to the files stored within or in a closed condition for dust free storage. When stored, open, the tabs of the files extend outwardly of the compartment for simple observation. When stored closed, a restraining means is provided to avoid file movement through the open-end.

Abstract: An improved data storage unit for storing computer printout sheets is provided which includes at least one open-ended compartment and at least one portable binder adapted to be positioned horizontally in the compartment with its back end facing outwardly thereof. Preferably there is mounted on the binder's back end a label holder which allows the contents of the binder to be easily identified by visual observation of the storage unit. When the unit includes a plurality of compartments, they are preferably disposed in a vertical alignment.

Abstract: A collapsible and portable bookstand, formed from a single elongated blank of light weight material, such as cardboard, transversely creased to form a plurality of foldable panels which are adapted to lock into a plurality of positions each of which is adapted for a different purpose such as holding and supporting an opened book in a rearwardly inclined position for ease of viewing, for use as a cover or support, for use as a folder for notepads, a hand-held support for such items as a note or sketch pad, a storage bin for books or like articles, a bookrack, a pen-pencil and ruler holder, a lectern, a study carrel, a clipboard easel for typists, a music stand, a projection screen prop or a technical drawing board prop.

Abstract: A portable book rack including a pair of side bars having facing surfaces joined together at their ends by a pair of cross bars. A bookend is pivotably and removably connected between each end of the side bars so as to pivot from a substantially upright position supporting a plurality of books therebetween to a flat position for storage and/or shipping substantially coplanar and between the side bars. The facing surfaces of the side bars are provided with one or more pairs of facing and aligned vertical slots for receiving one of the bookends to adjust the relative distance between the bookends. Alternatively, an additional bookend can be used as a divider between the first pair of bookends by insertion between one pair of the facing and aligned vertical slots formed in the side bars.

Abstract: A point-of-purchase display device having order blanks detachably supported thereon. The order blanks are provided with printed indicia which enable a purchaser to order an article, or articles, supported on the device in accordance with specifications which meet the purchaser's particular requirements.

Abstract: A novel stand is provided for supporting reference manuals of the type comprising a loose leaf holder with a hook located intermediate its end. The stand features means for preventing the holders from moving side-to-side and means adapted to interlock with the hooks of the holders to secure the latter in place. As added features, a key-operated locking device may be provided to prevent removal of the holders from the stand and two wire "flyleafs" may be attached to the stand to support the pages of the attached manuals when they are opened.

Abstract: A metal rod or bar frame configured to provide an elongated base member with opposed laterally directed end members. The base member includes a first surface which, when upwardly directed, is defined by two angularly related planar portions oppositely inclined downward and outward from a central point, the end members projecting vertically upward therefrom in the manner of book ends. The lower surface of the base member parallels the upper surface and, upon an inverting of the device, provides an elevated wide trough for the support of an open book.

Abstract: A storage bin for loose articles of various sizes is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle seat or other substantially upright support. The storage bin supports flat or elongated articles, such as magazines in a passage in the storage bin, and other articles can be stored within compartments in the storage bin.

Abstract: A set of book ends removably receive dumbells. Each book end comprises a horizontal member with a stud at one end and a vertical member affixed to the horizontal member between the stud and the other end. Each dumbell comprises a short bar between two enlarged end portions, with one end portion having a cavity to mate with the stud.