With Furniture Patents (Class 40/606.08)
  • Patent number: 9481386
    Abstract: A mobile cart includes a cabinet supported by a plurality of wheels, a countertop located on top of the cabinet, an upper trim assembly completely surrounding an upper portion of the cabinet and being spaced apart from the cabinet by a space, a lower trim assembly at least partially surrounding a lower portion of the cabinet and being spaced apart from the cabinet by a space and a marketing sign held to a front panel of the cabinet. The upper edge of the marketing sign is located in the space between a front member of the upper trim assembly and a front panel of the cabinet. The lower edge of the marketing sign is located in the space between a front member of the lower trim assembly and the front panel of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Martell, Jason W. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120212012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, in particular for attaching to the back of a seat. The apparatus comprises a plate with a flat recess and an insert which is removably mountable in the flat recess of the plate and is configured to receive an information medium which is viewable when the insert is mounted in the flat recess of the plate. For releasably fixing of the insert on mounting of the same in the flat recess, the insert has the following: at least one tongue on a first border area of the insert for engagement in at least one correspondingly shaped groove in the plate, and at least one releasable fixing that is present in or on at least one second border area of the insert and that is operable by twisting and/or sliding at least one component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Inviseo Media Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Georg Berger, Thomas Bulirsch
  • Publication number: 20100229437
    Abstract: An example frame assembly is configured to hold a display board relative to a bin. The assembly includes a frame establishing an opening and a hooked portion establishing a groove. The hooked portion is configured to extend into an interior of the bin when a portion of the bin is received within the groove. A locking feature is configured to engage a corresponding locking feature. A display board is held relative to the bin when the portion of the bin is received within the groove and the locking feature engages the corresponding locking feature such that the opening provides a path for viewing the display board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Earl David Forrest
  • Publication number: 20100218408
    Abstract: A furniture item, such as a stool, table or chair having removable decorative panels. The removable panels include a surface that is preferably convex in shape when installed and provides an area upon which advertising, promotional and/or purely aesthetic material can be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SUNDRY DESIGN SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventor: David Holland
  • Publication number: 20090077850
    Abstract: A sign attached to the back of a poker or blackjack dealer's chair to provide ease of visibility for a casino's floor staff and players waiting to enter a gaming area as to the availability of a vacant seat and as to the betting limits associated with the table, with the sign being operated by means of a pull-cord arrangement at the dealer's chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: Alan M. Alterman
  • Patent number: 7337568
    Abstract: A non-inflatable device for supporting a sign on water. A single float embodiment is the basic element. In a typical embodiment, two or more non-inflatable floats are separated at a predetermined distance by one or more spacing members that mate with a spacing member mount on the top of each float. The spacing member mount and spacing members of the invention enable the invention to be expandable, such that the number of floats and spacing members may be varied, depending on the application and need. The floating sign may be anchored or mobile. Sign supporting members are mounted onto the top end of the float in order to support a substantially planar sign portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Garrett Johnson
  • Patent number: 7155850
    Abstract: A portable safety traffic controller station is provided having a base unit having a rear base support, a front base support, and at least one transverse brace joining the rear base support and the front base support; a seat secured to a seat mounting frame, the seat mounting frame secured to the base unit; a rotationally movable sign pole supported by the base unit; a shading pole releasably mounted to the base unit; and means for shading releasably secured to the shading pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventors: John Wilinsky, Jr., Beverly A. Weihe-Wilinsky
  • Patent number: 7143534
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sign holder for displaying a sign relative to a workstation. The sign holder has a support pivotably coupled to an arm. The arm in turn is pivotably coupled to a signboard. The sign holder may be pivoted between a first position to provide enhanced visibility and a second position to increase the available workspace at the work station while maintaining visibility of the sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Metro Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas J. Kaminski
  • Patent number: 7131225
    Abstract: A sign holding device for a folding chair that allows the user to display customized messages on a back rest of the chair. The sign holder is attached to the back rest in various manners so as to permit messages to be displayed when the chair is unfolded. The sign holders are configured such that when the chair is folded, the chair can be carried and stacked without having to remove the sign holders from the back rest. One embodiment of the folding chair also includes an integral carrying handle that permits the folded chair to be carried by one hand. The integral carrying handle further comprises an opening that permits the carrying hand to grasp the handle better, and also permit the chair to be unfolded without removing the hand from the handle, such that the unfolding action does not pinch the carrying hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Inventor: Henry Wu
  • Patent number: 6996929
    Abstract: A sign system particularly useful for point of purchase displays is provided. The sign system includes an elongated trough for carrying one or more folding sign members. The trough is provided with a slot which because of its dimensions allows a media portion of the sign member to pass through the slot and hang below the trough member while the top of the sign member is retained in the trough. In one embodiment the elongated troughs are carried by vertical supports which attach to an existing shelving system. Other embodiments are disclosed for supporting the elongated trough. The folding sign members have a display position for displaying any messages or graphics carried by the sign member, and a shelving accessibility position in which the sign member may be folded allowing access to any shelving hidden by the sign members while the sign member is retained in the folded position by the trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Matthews Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip E. Greene, Jr., Jamie L. Zarzeczny
  • Publication number: 20040226210
    Abstract: A display and storage device for pictures, photographs, drawings and other artwork and printed matter, and more particularly a display and storage device that serves as a decorative or functional piece of furniture. The device comprises a body member having a plurality of walls for forming at least one inner cavity and at least one access port. The inner cavity is adapted to removeably receive and store a series of panels. Pictures, photographs, drawings and other artwork and printed matter are removeably mounted onto at least one face of each panel. The panels are inserted into the inner cavity of the body member through the access port in a vertical or horizontal orientation, and can be removed from the inner cavity through an access port for viewing or for interchanging the panel sequence. At least one wall of the body member is adapted to display the panels together with their mounted pictures, photographs, drawings and other artwork and printed matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventor: Jasinta Kaur
  • Patent number: 6812856
    Abstract: An improved lighted traffic sign having an adjustable and portable seat, a portable urinal having an enclosure, a liquid applicator, a hinge, and a sign and warning device is disclosed. The improved lighted traffic sign can be used at the workstation to prevent gaps in traffic control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Endless Visions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Heinz, Phillip C. Layne
  • Publication number: 20040128887
    Abstract: A display device (10) is provided for displaying an article (50) of interest in a substantially opaque member (46) such as a table having a utility surface (47). The display device (10) includes a spectacle element (52) incorporated in the opaque member (46) such that the utility surface (47) is substantially uninterrupted at least in the vicinity of the spectacle element (52), and the article (50) to be displayed is capable of being placed behind the spectacle element (52), or at least partly encapsulated in the spectacle element (52), to facilitate viewing of the article (50) from the utility surface (47). A method of displaying an article of interest in a substantially opaque member is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Charles Herbert, Stephen Laurence Herbert, Phillip Mario Jude Herbert