Abstract: A base plate supporting a plurality of spaced vertical stands, such stands mainly, in turn, also supporting a plurality of note clips thereon, and thereby providing a means for isolating notes placed in such clips to permit designating areas of urgency of action denoted by such notes. One of the vertical stands is provided with a rotatable ring holder to permit placing more notes in a small space than otherwise possible. Another stand is in the form of a cylindrical pedestal to permit the placing of a decorative object such as a vase of flowers thereon.

Abstract: A dispenser for storage and dispensing of merchandise which is packaged in containers which are mounted on cards includes a support member and a plurality of clip assemblies which are removably mounted on the support member. The clip assemblies each include a slot and a spring-loaded ball which projects into the slot and which bears on an indentation formed in a wall of the slot. The spring-loaded ball passes through a hole in the card and retains the card in a secure manner until the card is pulled free by a purchaser.

Abstract: A greeting card display apparatus including an upstanding card retaining assembly with concealed slot means for receiving a plurality of endless loop elastic cords in a manner that the elastic cords extend in tension along the periphery of the upstanding assembly to retain greeting cards with respect to the upstanding assembly.

Abstract: A greeting card display device comprising a base and a pair of display modules stacked one atop another and mounted on the base. Each module comprises four upright support panels secured together at adjacent vertical edges, and a plurality of card-supporting tiers secured to the upright support panels. Each of the support panels is in the form of a U-shaped channel section having a pair of side walls and a web wall connected between the side walls. Adjacent vertical edges of the support panels are secured together by securing the side wall of one of the adjacent panels to the web wall of the other adjacent panel. The panels include a plurality of slots which accept tabs on the tiers. Each tier comprises a back, bottom and a front wall connected at adjacent horizontal edges, a pair of securement tabs connected at the upper free edge of the back wall and projecting upwardly and rearwardly, and a pair of securement tabs connected to the lower edge of the back wall and projecting downwardly and rearwardly.

Abstract: A portable patient medical record holder has a color coded system and includes an elongated box with a front side and a back side. Each of these sides has a plurality of parallel spaced slots extending substantially across the lateral distance of the front and back sides. A plurality of folders, each having a sealed bottom edge, may be fitted substantially within these slots. A plurality of pockets extend into the elongated box from the slots. Each pocket supports a folder within the slots. A substantially planar surface on the front side supports material and allows for graphic inscription thereon. Means for tracking the files includes having the same markings on the folders and on the respective elongated box.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a greeting card holder having a base and a top joined by support. Around the support there are placed plural rods which are received by the base at one end and the top at the other. The greeting cards are placed initially in between any two of the rods with the end of the greeting card being deflected by the support to come back such that the spine of the card resides along one of the rods. Rods are sufficiently flexible so that they may be temporarily bent to allow placement of the cards yet sufficiently rigid so that the cards have consistent spacing thereby preventing bunching of the cards along their respective spines.

Abstract: A textile or the like hanger having a plurality of releasably fastenable toothed suspender clips, a support rod, and support brackets. Each suspender clip has a cradle hook portion for hanging the clips on the rod.

Abstract: An auxiliary web feeder attachment for selective alphanumeric printers includes a convex flexible flange or base which fits under and is held in position by the printer. A hollow cylinder attached to the base connects one end of a flexible steel conduit or gooseneck arm. A support shaft is attached to the other end of the flexible gooseneck arm for supporting a standard 2.5 inch wide roll of calculator or adding machine web paper. The support shaft includes a fixed first flange on one end and a removable cap having a second flange on the opposite end, the removable cap having a second flange on the opposite end, the removable flange being retained on the shaft by friction. The auxiliary web feeder attachment enables the roll of paper to be selectively moved into position to feed the web of paper to the printer when it is desired to print small messages without a substantial waste of paper.

Abstract: A display rack wherein a one-piece die cut blank is constructed and arranged to be folded and interconnected to form a plurality of stepped card receiving slots or pockets forming a terraced display rack for items, such as baseball and football cards. The rack can be substantially trapezoidal in configuration so that a plurality of such racks can be placed in side-by-side relationship to form an enclosure resembling a stadium. A base board can be employed for holding the racks in side-by-side relationship, and indicia representing a playing field is placed on the base board within the enclosure.

Abstract: A device for displaying greeting cards and the like comprises a flat, relatively thin display member which is secured to a flat mounting surface of a selected support, such as a wall, door or mirror. The cards are inserted into slots in the member, the inserted portion of a card being captured in a narrow space that is provided between the display member and the mounting surface. Special securing means on the member serve as spacers to maintain the narrow capture space and hold the displayed portion of each card in an upright position to be viewed.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for mounting carpet or other floating samples, which are quadrate in configuration and relatively planar and stiff. Each sample is mounted so that first and second side right angled edges intersect at the lowest point of the sample, forming a downwardly facing V. Each of the first and second side edges makes an angle of between about 30-60 degrees with respect to a vertical line, with the sample face outward, the angle preferably being 45 degrees. The diagonal of each sample slopes downwardly from left to right. The samples are preferably mounted in groups, the samples in each group having the same color and preferably also the same shade, with only the top edges and a portion of the face of the samples in each group aside from the outward sample, being visible.

Abstract: A hanging file system for use in a confined space such as on the back of a door, in a recessed wall space or in any such similar vertical space. The system includes a support system having a thin front-to-rear dimension with supporting structure providing several vertical storage areas within the filing system and allowing the storage of hanging file jackets within the thin dimension.

Abstract: A shopping list holder having a novel method of fastening the holder on a vertical rod of a child seat on a standard shopping cart. The method of fastening permits the list holder to be positioned at two distinct angles of repose. The angle of reponse that is more accessible by the user is selected merely by choosing whether to fasten the list holder around a vertical rod from the right to left or from left to right. The use of magnetic strips enables the holder to be stored on a refrigerator or other metal surface to keep the list holder readily available for use at home.

Abstract: A clip board including a generally rectangular flat board for supportively receiving writing paper or the like thereatop and a pivotally movable paper clamp connected adjacent one end of the board and spaced above the board's writing surface. The paper clamp is pivotally interconnected to the board about a transverse axis parallel to the one end of the board by at least one downwardly extending retaining bracket which is inserted into a mating longitudinal slot in the board and pivotally held thusly by a transverse retainer pin. The retainer pin engages transversely through the lower end of the retaining bracket and extends in either direction beyond the width of the slot to engage against the bottom surface of the board adjacent the slot. A simple generally V-shaped spring acting in compression is positioned between the paper clamp and the board so as to pivotally bias the paper clamp against the board along the paper clamp's paper engaging edge which faces toward the central portion of the board.

Abstract: A multi-shelf storage container for books of wallcovering samples comprising a top, bottom, rear, and a pair of side walls spaced from one another, the front of said container between said side walls being open, the side walls being canted rearwardly from bottom to top, and a plurality of essentially horizontal shelves extending between said side walls and from said open front toward said rear. The top, bottom and each shelf is comprised of two halves, each vertical set of shelf halves being connected with one of the side walls, the container including means for joining to one another the halves of at least one of the top, bottom or rear. The halves of each shelf are laterally spaced from one another to define a path therebetween along which the fastener of a wallcovering sample book can ride.

Abstract: A holder for positioning and displaying charts. The holder comprises a hand-holdable board member, the board member defining at least one and preferably a plurality of generally parallel slot pairs extending therethrough. The slot pairs may be defined by separate slots, or alternatively one or more rollers carried in an aperture formed in the board member to define the respective slots of a pair between opposed roller sides and the wall of the aperture. Accordingly, an individual paper chart can be placed to extend through individual slots of a pair, being wrapped about the roller if present, to place a portion of the chart on one side of the board member with the remainder of the chart positioned in the slots and on the other side of the board member. By this means, several charts may be carried in one hand in a regular array, and portions of the charts may be presented for view, while the remainder of the charts is out of the way, but available for such viewing.

Abstract: A calendar accessory for use with a wall calendar of the type having sheets bound in the middle to form pages is constructed of a linear, vertically extending plastic member wherein the length of the member is substantially greater than its width and the width is substantially greater than its thickness. The member has a centrally located clearance hole extending through the member. The hole is adapted for receiving a nail which partially penetrates a vertical surface or wall. The linear member has a depending tab at either end. The calendar holder is used by placing the central hole over a nail embedded in a wall or other vertical surface, after which the calendar is hung by placing it over the supporting nail. The linear member lies behind and along the horizontal upper edge of the suspended calendar.The tabs depend from the upper edge near the ends of the horizontal member and extend outwardly and downwardly to retain the calendar pages.

Abstract: A radiographic film record holder comprising a wheel-bearing supporting base, hanging bars supported on said base, and a continuous flexible strip having pockets formed across the width thereof supported by metal flat bars inserted into said pockets, mated with opposing holes in said hanging bars, and forming a series of downwardly hanging, flexible strip, film record holder slots.

Abstract: A foldable display box is made from a blank so that it may be shipped flat and assembled at its point of use. The blank includes a back panel, a bottom panel and a front panel hinged together along two fold lines. A pair of side panels extends from opposite edges of the front panel. The side panels each carry a flange which extends normal to the major plane of the sides and a pair of hook-shaped detent projections face the flange. Openings are formed in the back panel which receive the detent projection. The back panel is thus captured between the flange and the detent projection, holding the display box firmly assembled. An easel panel is formed to fold out of the back and bottom panels to support the display stand on a flat surface. The easel panel is divided into two portions by a hinge or fold line, with one portion forming an upstanding leg and the other portion being connectable to the bottom of the back panel.

Abstract: The holder comprises a base together with an upright central post. The post carries thereon at least one pair of pivot carriers which are separately movable up and down the central post and clamped thereto at selected positions. Each of the pivot carriers has pivoted thereto a pair of arms. The outer ends of the arms are attached to each other by a pivot-carrying clamp. The pivot axes are all parallel so that two triangles lying in the same plane are formed. Paper holders may be attached to the arms at any selected position to display a flat pattern. When two such sets are used together, the flat pattern can be held in a 3-dimensional display.

Abstract: An office accessory mounting and display system is disclosed, comprising plural mounting brackets adaptable for securement to various modular office furniture systems, and an elongated, unitarily formed accessory mounting rail for securement to the mounting brackets. Tabs are provided on the mounting brackets to receive complimentary flanges provided on the rear elongated surface of the mounting rail. The rail includes elongated, upward and downward-facing hooks on which plural office accessories or supplies may be attached and displayed or viewed. The rail further includes a downwardly-facing, inverted-"U"-shaped channel which receives plural rod segments for retaining flat sheet material. When the sheet material is pressed into the U-shaped channel, the rod segments are displaced upward; when the sheet material is released, gravitational force pushes the rods down against the interior of the channel, thereby retaining the sheet material in place by frictional force.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a universal hanging file system wherein both the frame and the hanging folders may be adjusted as to size, so that the system may be usable to store any desired subject matter. The frame designed to support the hanging files may be adjusted as to width, height and length with the hanging files themselves having a plurality of parallel perforations allowing reduction in size as desirable. The hangers for the file folders may be removed while the file folder is being adjusted in size and may thereafter be re-installed.

Abstract: A modular wallcovering display rack for providing a convenient and cost effective means of displaying wallpaper samples and the like to potential customers is disclosed. The wallcovering display rack is fabricated in modular form so that it may adapted to fit various store configurations and is also easily expandable. The wallcovering display rack comprises a plurality of vertically stacked, inclined shelves upon which individual sheets of wallcovering samples may be placed for display. Vertical columns support the shelves and house fluorescent lights which provide a soft, even illumination of the wallcovering samples. An individual wallcovering sample can be easily removed from the wallcovering rack for closer inspection. The ease of removal also facilitates rapid sample changes to reflect updates in inventory. Each vertical support column has an array of pockets positioned in alignment with and adjacent the stack of shelves.

Abstract: A carpet sample display rack having a support stand and divider units for supporting carpet samples positioned edgewise upon the stand utilizes linear and parallel U-shaped channels arranged so as to provide a guideway along which the divider units are slidably positioned. The channels capture the divider units in a manner which resists separation of the divider units from the stand and facilitates assembly of the rack.

Abstract: A shaped card holder having a plurality of slots and adjacent protrusions formed therein to hold a plurality of cards. The card holder may have a shape, for example, corresponding to a symbol of a holiday, such as a Christmas tree. The card holder can be self-supporting or supported through an opening formed in the top portion of the card holder.

Abstract: A device for partitioning a container into a plurality of flexible pockets. A single sheet is draped over several parallel rods which are supported by two side rails. Each rod is slidably attached to the side rails by means of a novel rod support. The rod support has a collar for receiving one end of a rod, a boss for engaging one side of the rail, and a beam terminating in a flange for engaging the other side and bottom of the rail. A hinged clip may be added to the rod support for securing the sheet to the rods.

Abstract: A file folder capable of being suspended from a hanging storage rack, having first and second straight shank ordinary fasteners for mounting first and second hanger members upon the file folder and whereby terminal portions of the hanger members are selectively positioned inside of the file folder or outside of the folder to enable the folder to be hung within an ordinary hanging storage rack. The fasteners also bind papers to the folder at the same time.

Abstract: A dispenser system for dispensing a plurality of twist-ties like closure devices 52 arranged in side-by-side alignment and attached at a second end 61 in sheets 50. The attached second ends 61 are crimped about a rod 51 which is inserted in slots 107 defined in side edges 102 of dispenser 100. A plurality of sheets 50 may selectively be inserted in dispenser 100. The dispenser also includes a cover 103 and a tie alignment block 106. The individual ties have a series of transverse perforations 53, 54 through the wire 55 and proximate the wire 55 to ensure ease of removal and ensure reference of the steel rule die 250 utilized in fabricating the tie 52. Fabrication of the sheets 50 includes taking a stock of uncut twist-tie material 201, advancing it into a cutting station 203 utilizing a steel rule die 250. Advancing the material repeating the cutting step which forms the second end 61 of the advanced sheet and then advancing the cut sheet 50 to a crimping staton 205.

Abstract: A fixture for displaying and storing rolls of wallpaper comprising a support having opposed side walls, a back wall and an open front; a plurality of open-topped bins extending between the side walls in an evenly spaced vertical relationship, each of the bins having an unwrapped roll of wallpaper rotably mounted therein with the front edge of the roll displayed over the front wall of the bin; a cutter extending along the top of the front wall of each bin to allow a user to cut off a length of the roll; and a shelf sloping upwardly from the lower rear wall of the bin to the back wall of the support for storing wrapped rolls of wallpaper which are identical to the unwrapped roll in the associated bin.

Abstract: A two-sided storage system or bin comprising a plurality of flat, rigid shelves arranged in a zig-zag vertical arrangement in such a manner that alternate shelves of the system or bin are located in alternate oblique planes extending transversely of the shelves at an acute angle preferably not exceeding 15 degrees, in alternating opposite directions from horizontal. The system or bin provides access openings to compartments converging transversely from said access openings on each longitudinal side of the system or bin for a pair of operators working simultaneously on opposite sides of the system or bin and prevents each operator from interfering with the work of the other operator. The oblique support planes for the shelves improves the vision area of each operator over what would exist if the shelves extended horizontally.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hanger for receiving convolute wound textile material that is readily crushable and for shipping and thereafter displaying the wound textile material. The hanger has a generally planar skeletal frame having impaling pins at opposite ends of an upper portion thereof. The pins impale the fabric selvage at an upper portion of the wound textile fabric to suspendingly support the fabric on the hanger. The lower selvage of the textile fabric is secured by tie-down straps to a lower portion of the hanger frame. The hanger is suitable for supporting the textile material during shipment as when inserted into an appropriately sized carton. A pair of end plugs is provided at opposite ends of the hanger to ensure that the hanger and the fabric carried thereby do not shift around inside the carton and thereby cause the fabric to be wrinkled or crushed during handling and shipment.

Abstract: This invention relates to an extruded self-gripping clip poster hanger device consisting of an elongated body portion having a rail or track formed in its upper end portion and having an apertured ear or holder slidable in the rail, the body portion having a flat rear wall and a front wall arcuate in vertical cross section having a bottom lip in gripping engagement with the adjacent facing portion of the rear wall, the bottom lip and facing portion having engaging longitudinal ribs.

Abstract: A modular rack for holding and displaying carpet samples. The rack has sloping spaced-apart baffles that form slots to receive the samples. The underside of the rack has attachment means to attach to a grip on a stand. Preferably the grid includes parallel rods to which hook-like attachment means are engaged.

Abstract: An attachment for a shopping cart for securing a grocery list, shopping coupons, etc. The attachment includes a base member upon which spaced bars are secured by spring loaded holders. The base member is secured to the cross-handle of the shopping cart by use of a clamp having the general inner shape of the handle. The bars are lifted in order to place the grocery list or coupons under the bars.

Abstract: A document handle comprises a pair of elongated members. The outer ends of the document handle are provided with webs having hooked openings for engaging the binder posts of a bound multi-page document. The first member is formed as a channel adapted to slidingly receive the second member. The second member is formed with latches that engage openings in the first member to lock the two members together in positions at which the webbed openings engage the binder posts. Several sets of openings can be formed in the first member, so that the same document handle can be used with a variety of standard size papers.

Abstract: A rotary cam member (24) has a peripheral surface disposed about an axis. The peripheral surface includes first, second, and third portions that are, respectively, first, second, and third radial distances (R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3) from the axis. R.sub.1 is greater than R.sub.2 and less than R.sub.3. The third portion is positioned circumferentially between the first and second portions. Cam member (24) has an open position in which the second portion contacts the clamp (2, 4) with which lever (22) is being used and a closed position in which the first portion contacts clamp (2, 4). A handle (26) projects from cam member (24) for pivoting cam member (24) back and forth between its open and closed positions. A barrel nut (28) is received in a cylindrical axial hole in cam member (24) and engages pull member (8, 10) that closes clamp (2, 4).

Abstract: A chalkboard chart holder (10) includes at least two spring-loaded, normally-closed, hand-openable, clamp assemblies (12) having permanent magnets (14) thereon mounted on an elongated support member (16). The chalkboard chart holder can be attached to a ferromagnetic chalkboard (68) by the magnets on the clamps so as to hold a chart (72) in the clamps on the chalkboard.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for securing objects. The device comprises a frame and a locking arm, having a pivot end, by which the locking arm is pivotally mounted in the frame and an opposite free locking end. The frame includes a member for carrying the locking arm and surfaces, against which the free end of the locking arm is positioned in a securing position, securing the object lying in between the free end and the surfaces. The free end is removable into a releasing position by pivoting the locking arm. The surfaces are provided to restrict the pivotal motion of the locking arm in one direction of pivoting. The surfaces form a limit stop, forming part of two legs with an interspace betweem them, into which the locking end of the locking arm projects in the securing position. The legs have at least one stop surface limiting the pivoting movement of the locking arm.

Abstract: An easel having a leg supported panel at the upper margin of which sheet material is suspended. A hinged retainer is carried at the upper margin of the easel panel and is pivoted between a lowered position overlying the sheet material when the material is suspended from the panel and an upper or raised position to allow the sheet material to be removed or placed upon the panel. The retainer carries a pivotal locking member which when closed prevents the reatiner from being shifted from its lowered position into its raised position.

Abstract: A rack device for the storage, display, retrieval and replacement of articles of substantially two-dimensions with like shapes but of different contents like items of mail, cards or photographs and similar articles. The device is comprised of a support frame holding two substantially different mechanisms that comprise the device and retain said articles. One mechanism consists of a shelf that extends between the two sides of the support frame and contains vertical elements for the support of said articles. Another mechanism of the device is a removeable rod located below the aforementioned shelf and extending between the sides whereby said articles are suspended from this rod. The device may be employed as a free-standing device or may be flush-mounted on a vertical surface.

Abstract: A paper feeding assembly for printers or the like is disclosed comprising a base plate (4) and a clamping bar (30). The base plate (4) is adapted to have at least one transverse channel (12) of substantially V-shaped transverse profile defined by a vertical rearward sidewall (14) and a forwardly inclined front sidewall (16). Each channel tapers from a relatively wide top opening (44) to a relatively narrow bottom opening (42). An elongate clamping bar 30) resides within the channel and an intermediate portion (32) of the bar pivots about opposite end portions (34) to clamp a continuous length of paper against the forwardly inclined channel sidewall (16). Forwardly extending support pads (8), (10) support the printer, whereby the rearward base plate portion (6) can be suspended from the edge of a work surface in cantilever fashion.

Abstract: A storage device for bags of selected width and wherein each of the bags has a top end portion with a rib extending thereacross and the rib being of greater thickness than the bag top end portion, the device comprising a member having a slot substantially as long as the bag width, the slot being narrower than the rib thickness but of a width which will freely receive the bag top portion thickness, and an entrance into the slot through which the top end portion of the bag can be slidably inserted for storage of the bag with the rib at one side of the slot and the remainder of the bag at the opposite side of the slot. The device may taken various desirable forms such as an upright display stand on which the bags can be stored in display orientation, or a storage drawer in which the bags are supported on a slotted drawer bottom panel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a gripping device (12) for sheets of paper, card or small implements. The device comprises a downwardly open channel section having a base (14) with one vertical side wall (15) to attach to a surface and one inwardly inclined side wall (16). A resilient flap (24) has a base (23) mounted on the inside of wall (15) and extends across the channel mouth to bear on the inner side of wall (16) to trap an edge of a sheet against the wall.

Abstract: A mounting frame for a block-type parallel mounting of catalyst plates is provided. The block mounting has frame members separated by a distance substantially corresponding to the width of the catalyst plates to be mounted. The frame members are provided with a series of guide slots open on top for admission of the catalyst plates. On the bottom edges of the frame members, there are provided base supports for the bottom edges of the catalyst plates. The frame members themselves also form lateral supports for the catalyst plates to prevent movement thereof when mounted in the module. The mounting modules, once loaded with the planar elements, can be combined into a larger frame in a horizontal mode, or they can be vertically stacked, such as in the flue of a combustion furnace itself. The plates are typically pre-coated with a material that is catalytic to further the conversion of the gaseous compounds passing thereby.

Abstract: A plastic hanger for articles including garments has article gripping clamps and is provided with an auxiliary bar over with portions of the articles or garments can be draped. The auxiliary bar depends below the hanger and is wider than the spacing between the outer ends of the clamps. The bar can be a separate component pivotally supported by the hanger body or it can be molded as an integral part of the hanger.

Abstract: A rack for displaying samples of flooring constructed of heavy gauge wires to present upright members, dividers secured to the uprights one above another in parallel spaced relation, side supports in vertical planes between the dividers and defining therewith slots into which can be slipped the upper and lower spans of a rectangular sample folded into U-shape.

Abstract: A work station having a cabinet structure mountable on a wall and positionable above a work surface, the cabinet structure being adapted to store and facilitate utilization of a computer printer. The cabinet has a front door which hinges upwardly to provide access to the interior of the cabinet, the latter having two interior shelves. The upper shelf mounts thereon a printer, and the next lowermost shelf supports thereon a paper web which is fed upwardly through a slot in the rear edge of the upper shelf for supply to the printer. The web of paper discharged from the printer passes rearwardly and then downwardly through slots in the shelves for collection below the paper supply shelf. A third shelf is preferably provided below the paper supply shelf for collecting the paper thereon discharged from the printer.

Abstract: The carpet display stand of the present invention generally comprises a support assembly having at least four legs. The support assembly carries a basket deferred by vertical and horizontal framing pieces. The basket further includes a multitude of horizontal wires which have at least one depressed or U-shaped section connected with the vertical basket framing wires. A basket support wire joins the depressed section of the formed horizontal wires. The basket also includes a unique friction clip device formed from a plurality of eveny-spaced, integrally-formed loop-shaped strutures. Adjacent clip devices define a slot between which corners of the carpet samples are downwardly inserted.

Abstract: A display device for a plurality of carpet samples is provided having a base; a rectangular frame slopingly mounted in the top portion of the base, the frame having a back frame member, a front frame member, and a pair of side frame members, the back frame member when assembled thereto, being elevated substantially above the front frame member;a plurality of bottom support rails interconnecting the medial portions of the front and the back frame members the bottom support rails having a rear portion descend substantially vertically from the back frame member, having a middle portion disposed substantially parallel to the side frame members, and having a front portion extending horizontally to the front frame member; and, a plurality of sample-holding compartments mounted thereon, each compartment forming a pigeonhole for one of the carpet samples with the samples being arrayed in a waterfall display.

Abstract: A bag which is portable and adapted to be opened and erected on a display stand on which materials including fabrics, wallpaper, rugs and the like may be displayed to a prospective customer. The materials are attached to the bag on a support bar by means of tab members which allow for easy removal or insertion of the materials into the bag.