Patents Assigned to B&G Plastics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6415968
    Abstract: A hanger for articles includes a body defining a support element, first and second clamp members supported by the support element for pivotal closing movement onto one another and locking structure releasably retaining the first and second clamp members in mutually closed relation, the body further defining guard structure aside the locking structure for limiting access thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Robert Whittemore
  • Patent number: 6342838
    Abstract: An EAS marker assembly comprises a housing defining an interior cavity and an EAS marker disposed in the housing interior cavity, the housing having an exterior flexible member cantilever-supported by the housing. A container has an inlet/outlet port and an EAS marker assembly is configured to be passable through the inlet/outlet port into an interior of the container and thereupon to expand to a dimension exceeding a dimension of the container inlet/outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Publication number: 20010054960
    Abstract: An article identification and surveillance tag comprises an elongate member having in longitudinal succession a top segment, a first fold portion, an intermediate segment, a second fold portion, a bottom segment, an EAS marker being secured centrally of at least one of a front surface of the intermediate segment and a front surface of said bottom segment, permanent sealable matter being disposed at marginal parts of at least one of the front surface of the intermediate segment and the front surface of said bottom segment, at least one of the rear surface of the bottom segment and the front surface of the top segment bearing a releasable sealable matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Applicant: B & G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6308539
    Abstract: An article protection tag comprises a first housing defining a compartment therein, an EAS member disposed in the compartment and a second housing fabricated separately from the first housing, the first and second housings jointly defining structure for locking the first housing to the second housing with any one of a plurality of predetermined fixed spacings between facing surfaces of the first and second housings interiorly of the locking structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6304184
    Abstract: An article identification and surveillance tag comprises an elongate member having in longitudinal succession a top segment, a first fold portion, an intermediate segment, a second fold portion, a bottom segment, an EAS marker being secured centrally of at least one of a front surface of the intermediate segment and a front surface of said bottom segment, permanent sealable matter being disposed at marginal parts of at least one of the front surface of the intermediate segment and the front surface of said bottom segment, at least one of the rear surface of the bottom segment and the front surface of the top segment bearing a releasable sealable matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6264077
    Abstract: A hanger comprises a hook and a tail depending from the hook, the hook being fabricated separately from the tail, the hook portion and the tail portion having mutually interfitting parts for separable joinder thereof, the hanger including securing structure for rendering the separable joinder to be a permanent joinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6206253
    Abstract: A hanger and suspenders arrangement includes a hanger comprised of a main body portion defining a plurality of retention members, and a flap member, the flap member defining a plurality of securement parts corresponding to the retention member plurality, the flap member being applied to the main body portion and the securement parts being interfitted with the retention members and defining first and second channels between the main body portion and the flap member and suspenders including first and second straps, portions of the first and second straps being disposed between the main body portion and the flap member respectively in the first and second channels, other portions of the first and second straps being disposed respectively downwardly and frontally of the flap segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6188320
    Abstract: An article identification tag comprises a body defining a channel extending therethrough, an article engaging element forming a loop exteriorly of the body and a portion continuous with the loop extending into and through the channel to a pulling member accessible exteriorly of the body, a size of the loop being changeable by pulling of the pulling member, and structure disposed in the body for maintaining the loop in its changed size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Roberto Peruzzo
  • Patent number: 6182824
    Abstract: A hanger is comprised of a one-piece body having a central portion including a main body part and a hook part extending upwardly of the main body part, the main body part defining a forwardly extending projection, and first and second arm parts extending outwardly from the main body part and extending to respective first and second free arm part ends with respective first and second openings being formed at the first and second free arm part ends. The main body part supports the first and second arm parts for folding movement for registry of the first and second openings with the projection. In use of the hanger, the projection is inserted through only the envelope rear wall opening. The first arm part is then folded and its opening is forced over the projection to be retentively retained by the projection. The projection is now inserted through the envelope front wall opening. The second arm part is then folded and its opening is forced over the projection to be releasably retained by the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6157302
    Abstract: An article protection tag comprising a first housing defining a compartment therein an EAS member disposed in the compartment a second housing fabricated separately from the first housing assemblable therewith, the second housing defining a channel extending through the second housing to openings in opposed end the tag, the channel being contiguous with the compartment a securement member disposed in the channel in juxtaposition with EAS member and extending through the openings of the first second housings to securement member couplings disposed exteriorly of the assembled first and second housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6142347
    Abstract: A hanger assembly is comprised of a plastic body having a central portion and garment supporting arms extending respectively outwardly of the central portion, the central portion having a generally I-beam shaped configuration having an interior upstanding part extending to upper and lower flanges which extend forwardly and rearwardly outwardly of the interior upstanding part, a recess being formed in the interior upstanding part extending from a front wall of the interior upstanding part, the recess being bounded in part by a rear wall extending rearwardly outwardly of the interior upstanding part to a location coincident with rear surfaces of the upper and lower flanges, and an EAS marker being resident in the recess, an opaque recess closure member secured to the hanger in overlying relation to the EAS marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6000588
    Abstract: An upstanding garment hanger comprises a transversely extending first support member and a succession of garment support elements depending downwardly from the support member to free ends, at least first and second adjacent ones of the garment support elements defining transversely extending, vertically spaced projections upwardly of the free ends thereof, and a transversely extending second support member joined with upper ends of the first and second support arms, the second support member having first and second detents at respective transverse ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 5988462
    Abstract: A garment hanger is comprised of a one-piece body having a hook portion for the receipt of a display rod, a central portion depending from the hook portion and a lower portion for engagement with an article to be displayed. The central portion defines a recess opening into an exterior surface of the central portion, the recess being of dimensions suited for residence of an EAS marker in the hanger. A bar code label or like recess closure member is affixed to the central portion exterior surface in contiguous overlying relation therewith and enclosing the resident EAS member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chester Kolton
  • Patent number: 5967388
    Abstract: An upstanding garment hanger comprises a transversely extending support member and a succession of garment support elements depending downwardly from the support member to free ends, at least first and second adjacent ones of the garment support elements defining transversely extending, vertically spaced projections upwardly of the free ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 5957344
    Abstract: A hanger has first and second support members, an article hangingly supported by the first support member and a package for the article hangingly supported by the second support member. The package defines a passage therethrough and the second support member is resident in the package passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: B & G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chester Kolton
  • Patent number: 5945909
    Abstract: A seal comprises a one-piece body having first and second members closable one upon the other and a tail peripherally continuous with at least one of the first and second members and having a hook at a free end thereof, the seal body defining an interior recess and a detent for retentive reception of the tail hook, an EAS marker being disposed in the recess and contained therein upon closure of the first and second members. The seal body may further include a hinge section connected to the first and second members, whereby the first and second members are hingeably closable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chester Kolton
  • Patent number: 5866223
    Abstract: A marketing indicator assembly is comprised of an integral elongate sheet member of synthetic plastic material having first and second longitudinally spaced ends, a marketing indicator secured to the sheet member and extending therewith from the sheet member second end to a preselected location spaced from the sheet member second end, an end portion of the marketing indicator at the preselected location being not secured to the sheet member and bearing an adhesive layer, and a removable member secured to the adhesive layer and in facing relation to the sheet member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Stuart S. Spater
  • Patent number: 5857597
    Abstract: A hanger is comprised of a one-piece body having a hook portion for the receipt of a display rod, a central portion depending from the hook portion, the body defining in the central portion a transverse opening therethrough fully bounded by the central portion, a fold line portion depending from the central portion and a flap segment depending from the fold line segment, the central portion, the fold line portion and the flap segment jointly defining a slot in the body which opens into a margin of the body, the central portion defining a notch bounding the slot and transversely coextensive with the transverse opening. An article displayed by the hanger has a fold part disposed in the transverse opening and at least first and second parts extending from the fold part. The first part is disposed between hanger flap segment and the hanger central portion and the second part is disposed fully exteriorly of the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: B & G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chester Kolton
  • Patent number: 5826760
    Abstract: A garment hanger comprises first and second one-piece members, the first member having a hook portion for the receipt of a display rod and a main portion depending from the hook portion and defining an opening therethrough. A garment support member is disposed in the main portion opening and is movable relative to the first member. The second member is securable to a lower part of the main portion of the first member and is configured when so secured to define therewith a slot below the main portion opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Stuart S. Spater
  • Patent number: 5772087
    Abstract: A hanger is comprised of a one-piece body having a hook portion for the receipt of a display rod, a central portion depending from the hook portion, the body defining in the central portion a transverse opening therethrough fully bounded by the central portion, a fold line portion depending from the central portion and a flap segment depending from the fold line segment, the central portion, the fold line portion and the flap segment jointly defining a slot in the body which opens into a margin of the body. A wallet displayed by the hanger has a fold part disposed in the transverse opening and at least first and second parts extending from the fold part. The first part is disposed between hanger flap segment and the hanger central portion and the second part is disposed fully exteriorly of the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: B & G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chester Kolton