Abstract: A universal cell phone security band for displaying cell phones of various sizes includes a band that is placed around the phone. The band has a first end and a second end with notches extending from its edges. The band's second end is received in an adjustable slide at a slot including a wide portion configured to receive the notched second end and a narrow portion configured to receive the portions of the band between the notches. The adjustable slide also has an opening that is configured to receive a threaded connector that is disposed on the band's first end. The opening and the threaded connector are secured with a security-type fastener having a recess that requires the use of a tool other than a traditional flathead or Phillips head screwdriver to rotate the security fastener. A cable can secure the universal security band to a display.

Abstract: A peg board hook and security lock assembly for displaying merchandise includes a vertical mounting plate having on its upper edge a first hook portion for suspending the device from a first opening in a peg board, and a backer plate having a second hook portion, the backer plate being fastened to the vertical mounting plate for securing the lower portion of the mounting plate to a second opening in the peg board. A cantilevered post extending outwardly from the mounting plate and including on its distal end a notched surface, and a locking mechanism selectively engageable with the notched surface, provides a point-of-purchase device for displaying merchandise in a reasonably secure manner so as to prevent shoplifting of the merchandise on display.

Abstract: A display cabinet is provided for displaying two sides of a computer video game pak or similar merchandise in a secure enclosure. The display cabinet includes an elongated vertical enclosure unit or paddle with a set of spaced apart shelves between transparent facings or panels to form a set of vertically arranged compartments. The game paks or other merchandise are held within the compartments. The enclosure unit or paddle is pivotable back and forth in order to expose the transparent front and back facings of the paddle, thereby enabling the purchaser to view front and back sides of the merchandise, respectively. A lockable access door on the paddle is slidable between open and closed positions, and lockable in the closed position to provide security for the merchandise. Several enclosure units or paddles are pivotably mounted upon a frame by either a hinge or by pivot pins for either flipping or spinning the paddles for viewing.

Abstract: An oil filter recycler for severing the casing of an automotive oil filter, for separating the filter into its components for recycling, and for removing engine waste oil for environmentally safe disposal, characterized by a turntable for rotating a cylindrically shaped filter about its' axis and a knife for severing the casing of the filter as it is rotated. The turntable is rotatable either manually or automatically. The knife is radially adjustable relative to the axis of the turntable. A releasable ratchet pawl spring biased for engagement with a rotatable threaded rod on a slidable knife holder provides for slidable, rotatable adjustment of the knife, and for quick release and retraction of the knife.

Abstract: The security device of this invention comprises a transparent panel normally locked edgewise upright in the plane of front edges of a pair of vertically spaced shelves of a selfservice rack, blocking forward removal of all but the lowermost one or a predetermined few of a stack of like articles on the lower one of those shelves. At its top edge the panel has a link connection with the front edge of the upper of those shelves. Its lower edge portion is received in an upwardly opening groove in a fixed bracket, and the bottom of that groove so supports the panel that the link connection cooperates with resilience of the panel and bracket to provide a snap toggle action between locked and unlocked or releasing conditions. From the releasing condition the panel can be raised edgewise out of the groove and swung up to an inverted position and hooked there, permitting free access to the space between the shelves.

Abstract: A multi-sided merchandise display rack comprises a horizontally disposed base means, a plurality of module side brackets, each pair defining a hinge removably supported by the base means, and display means connected between adjacent side brackets. The side brackets include tube means of C-shaped cross section tapped at the bottom such that screws may be inserted through the base means and threaded into the tapped inner tubes.

Abstract: A display for demonstrating puncture sealant tires includes a housing for supporting a tire in an upright position having a base supporting an upstanding frame, a tire restraint on the frame for holding the tire in its upright position, and a pair of spaced apart rollers rotatably mounted on the base for permitting rotation of the tire with respect to the housing to any desired position. A spike member is mounted on a handle assembly which in turn is pivotally mounted on the housing frame for movement between a first non-puncturing position and a second tire puncturing position. A spring in the form of a flat resilient plastic member is mounted on the handle assembly and acts in opposition to the movement of the handle assembly to bias the handle assembly to its first non-puncturing position.

Abstract: A point of purchase merchandise display assembly including a plurality of merchandise racks arranged in shingled relationship with one another, the racks are mounted for generally vertical sliding movement in the cabinet between a lower merchandise loading position and an upper display position. This sliding movement is accomplished by a pin and groove connection between the racks and the side walls of the cabinet, and brackets are provided on the inner, lower walls of the cabinet for releasably supporting the racks in the upper position and preventing their inadvertent removal; these brackets also support the rack in the lower, loading position.

Abstract: A point of purchase display assembly comprising a pair of generally vertical support walls spaced laterally apart from one another, a plurality of generally rectangular merchandise supporting racks arranged to hang downwardly from said walls and in shingled relationship with one another. Each of the racks has an upper end, means pivotally mounting the upper end to and between the support walls for permitting swinging of the racks between a lower display and an upper generally horizontal loading position for racks located beneath the generally horizontally disposed racks, and other means on the walls and engageable by the rack to hold the latter in the upper position.

Abstract: A display assembly for visibly displaying a wide variety of paint chips and permitting their easy removal from or replacement in the assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of individual holders arranged in partially overlapping and shingled relationship with one another on a support panel and in which the individual holders can be separately removed from the panel and from their interlocking relationship with other holders.

Abstract: A display case and a merchandise display rack for supporting a plurality of such display cases around its circumference in a radial relationship. The merchandise display rack includes a plurality of relatively movable support members provided with cooperating spindles which are adapted to support the display cases and adapted to be simultaneously locked against displacement by a common locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized removal of the display cases. The display cases are trapezoidal in shape so that they can be received around the circumference of the display rack in radial relationship and each display case includes spaced aligned bores for receiving the spindles of the merchandise display rack. The display cases may be used to support a wristwatch therein and include a one piece base for supporting the wristwatch and a transparent cover including means for engaging the base.

Abstract: A watch case for storing and displaying a watch and including a base, a cover pivotably supported by the base for rotation from a storage position to a display position, and a cuff slideably releasably supported inside the cover and for supporting a watch. The pivotable cover is supported by pivot pins such that it is pivotable from a closed position, wherein the watch is received inside the base and protected, to an open position wherein the watch is attractively displayed. The cover includes a slide on its inside surface to provide a means for slideably supporting the watch supporting cuff so that the cuff and watch can be easily inserted into the cover or removed therefrom. The cuff comprises an elongated strip of flexible material which can be bent to form an oblong loop for supporting the watch. The cuff is flexible and includes means which permit adjustment of the size of the cuff so that watches having watch bands of a variety of sizes can be supported on the cuff.

Abstract: A wristwatch display case for displaying a wristwatch having a flexible expandable band comprises a base and a removable transparent cover which are locked together when the case is mounted on a merchandising display rack and which are separable to permit removal of the watch when the case is removed from the merchandising display rack. The base comprises a sloped rear wall having an elongated slot for receiving the watch band. The side edges of the slot are provided with notches near the ends thereof. A flat flexible watch-supporting cuff formable into a loop and insertable within the watch band is employed to releasably support the watch on the rear wall of the base. Portions of the cuff are wider than the slot, but each portion is narrower than the combined width of the slot and a pair of opposed notches at one end of the slot. Each cuff portion has slits in its opposite side edges for releasable engagement with the side edges of the slot to thereby support the watch on the base.

Abstract: A display case and a merchandise display rack for supporting a plurality of such display cases around its circumference in a radial relationship. The merchandise display rack includes a plurality of relatively movable support members provided with cooperating spindles which are adapted to support the display cases and adapted to be simultaneously locked against displacement by a common locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized removal of the display cases. The display cases are trapezoidal in shape so that they can be received around the circumference of the display rack in radial relationship and each display case includes spaced aligned bores for receiving the spindles of the merchandise display rack. The display cases may be used to support a wristwatch therein and include a one piece base for supporting the wristwatch and a transparent cover including means for engaging the base.

Abstract: A decorative permanent merchandise display rack including structural support means for removably mounting a plurality of vertically oriented display shelf units so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis. The display rack includes a base member which rotatably supports a central vertically disposed post and a spider member fixedly mounted at each end of the post. Vertically disposed plastic shelf units are provided with means to be removably mounted on radially outwardly extending projections of said spiders in such a manner that they can be easily lifted from the spiders to be removed or replaced.