Abstract: A neckform for supporting and displaying a necklace and including an end plug member for supporting a second ornamental article thereon is disclosed. The end plug member may be removably supported within the neck form such that the end plug is interchangeable with a variety of end plugs designed to hold various articles of jewelry. The end plug may include any number of a variety of supports for displaying various articles of jewelry or other ornamental articles. For example, the end plug may include a slit for supporting the band of a ring, may include one or more apertures for supporting earrings and/or pins, and may include a wrist extension for supporting a bracelet or watch. In addition, the end plug may have multiple supports and/or holders such that more than one article of jewelry can be supported by the end plug.

Abstract: A multiple-layer pad including an upper, middle and bottom layer for mounting any of a variety of ornamental articles is provided. The middle layer includes a plurality of mounting holes disposed therethrough which provide a user with a number of predetermined points through which to mount the ornamental article. The holes provide flexibility to the user by allowing the user to mount different types of ornamental articles on different locations on the pad, and to use a variety of mounting techniques. The upper layer of the pad provides an attractive display surface and is preferably wrapped around the edges of the middle layer and secured to the back of the middle layer in order to hold the two layers together. The bottom layer provides a finished backing for the pad and preferably includes a plurality of holes which are aligned with the holes in the middle layer so that the user can easily identify the position of the middle layer mounting holes during use.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for packaging and storing a compact disc. A central hub, comprised of a number of deformable segments, is provided to penetrate the central aperture of a compact disc. Around the outside perimeter of the central hub, which has a circular shape, is at least one detachable or inwardly deformable retaining hook. A compact disc is initially secured to the central hub by pressing the compact disc against the central hub and thereby moving the deformable segments inward. The compact disc mounts onto, and is retained by, the central hub after the compact disc has passed the retaining hooks. Passing the retaining hooks allows the deformable segments to snap back into their original position and allows the retaining hooks to hold the compact disc to the central hub. The compact disc is removed by pulling the compact disc away from the central hub with enough force to break the retaining hooks away from the deformable segments or inwardly deform the retaining hooks.

Abstract: A stackable display includes a frame having an inwardly extending ledge, an upper edge portion, a lower edge portion, and an opening. The display also includes an upwardly facing top tray and a downwardly facing bottom tray each disposed within the opening of the frame. The top and bottom trays each have a horizontally disposed wall and at least one side wall attached to the horizontal wall at its outer peripheral edge. The side wall of the top tray is offset relative to the upper edge portion of the frame to define an upper interengageable formation. The side wall of the bottom tray is offset relative to the lower edge portion of the frame to define a lower mating interengageable formation which is adapted to interengage with the upper interengageable formation of a next adjacent display construction so as to assemble the display in nested, stacked relation.

Abstract: A watch display package includes a wedge-shaped housing which is formed from a folded paperboard blank, and an easel-like display member, which is also made of folded paperboard. The housing has an inclined front panel and a display opening in the front panel. The display member is inserted into the housing and it is operative for holding a watch with the face thereof aligned with the display opening. The housing is further provided with a hinged panel that may be positioned to cover the display opening in a shipping mode. In a display mode, the panel may be bent rearwardly and releasably secured in its rearwardly bent portion so that the watch is readily viewable through the display opening.

Abstract: A display assembly includes first and second tray members, each including a body portion and a central tubular portion, first and second peripheral support rims on the tray members, respectively, and a tubular central support post. The central support post is received in snug engagement in the interior of the tubular portion of the first tray member and on the exterior of the tubular portion of the second tray member for supporting the second tray member in upwardly spaced relation to the first tray member. The display assembly can be effectively utilized for supporting items for display on the support rims thereof and it can be adapted to meet the needs of various retailers by varying the number of tray members and support posts.

Abstract: A display cabinet includes spaced top and bottom walls, a pair of spaced side walls and four corner elements which are received on the top and bottoms walls and the side walls for securing them in an assembled position wherein they cooperate to define a substantially rectangular structure. The display cabinet also includes an inner cross wall which extends between the side walls and the top and bottom walls for supporting items for display and front and rear walls which are hingeably attached to the side walls so as to function as doors.

Abstract: A box construction includes hingeably connected top and bottom box sections which are preferably of identical configuration and each integrally molded from a plastic material. Each of the top and bottom box sections includes a sidewall portion having a pair of aligned hinge bars thereon and the hinge bars of the top and bottom box sections are received in aligned, pivotable, interfitting engagement to hingeably connect the top and bottom box sections together.

Abstract: A tying machine for tying articles of various sizes utilizing a twist-tie ribbon. The tying machine may be quickly adjusted to control the length of the tying ribbon that is metered out by the machine and to center the article to be tied at the tying station in accordance with the size or diameter of the article to be tied.

Abstract: A pouch for retaining an article therein including overlying plastic sheets that are secured together to form an interior pocket therebetween, a light-weight, flexible sheet of metal material being captured in the pocket, the plastic sheets and metal sheet captured therebetween being bent along a longitudinal axis approximately at the midpoint thereof so that the opposed longitudinal edges of one of the plastic sheets are located in engaging relation, a rigid end cap being joined to a plastic sheet at an end thereof to define a closed end of the pouch, and the end of the sheets opposite to the end cap being exposed to define an open end for receiving an article in the pouch.