Abstract: A support device for plate-like weights for storing weights in minimal space. The support device for plate-like weights includes at least one central shaft with opposite upper and lower ends and a longitudinal axis extending between the ends. The upper and lower ends are adapted for securing to a ceiling and a floor. A plurality of horizontal shafts extend from the central shaft generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the central shaft. The horizontal shafts are adapted for receiving a plurality of weight plates.

Abstract: An apparatus for the display and storage of package products in a store environment for access by consumers is adapted for use in conjunction with conventional display gondolas having uprights for shelf mounting. The apparatus includes a gravity feed unit for positioning on a shelf behind an array of products to drive the products forward on the shelf towards a bumper unit. A track for guiding the gravity feed unit slopes downwardly towards the front of the shelf, allowing a force to be generated by the pusher unit against the arrayed products. The pusher may have a platform on which products may be placed to increase the effective mass of the pusher to enhance the produced forward force.

Abstract: A product module adaptable for interlocking engagement with other similarly constructed modules to form a composite display assembly for merchandising products therefrom, each product module including at least one elongated product channel defined by a pair of laterally spaced upstanding side walls and a substantially planar product supporting floor portion extending therebetween, each product channel including a product graphic panel which is removably attachable to the front portion of each product channel via a wide variety of different constructional arrangements. Each product graphic panel is preferably dimensioned such that when it is attached to the front portion of a particular product channel, the graphic panel will substantially overlay the product identification and graphics associated with the lead product container positioned within that particular product channel.

Abstract: A card cage for holding expansion cards and filler panels within a computer system includes a ledge and a pivoted bar which is clamped in place adjacent to the ledge. A number of flexible portions of the pivoted bar clamp end portions of the filler panels and of brackets forming parts of the expansion cards against the ledge, so that these end portions are held in place while being electrically grounded. The bar is preferably pivoted about an axis extending parallel to the surface of the ledge and parallel to a slotted panel forming part of the card cage.

Abstract: A point of sale display with a collapsible base assembly removably mounted to one end of an elongated tubular member with a square cross-section. The elongated tubular member includes a lateral wall with slots therealong to receive the ends of supporting walls and arm assemblies that are removably mounted to the longitudinal walls in perpendicular relationship thereto. In one alternative embodiment two of the supporting walls are hingedly mounted, otherwise they include lateral hook terminations. Flat portions are removably mounted on the supporting walls and arm assemblies to provide flat surfaces kept at spaced apart and parallel relationship with respect to each other to support goods in display. In another configuration, the elongated tubular member is used as a wheelbarrow by transferring the weight of the display to the wheel assembly, at one end of the elongated tubular member.

Abstract: An article display device including an engaging piece (4), an article display bar (6), a supporting bar(7), an urging body (12) and a manipulation bar (17). The engaging piece (4) is configured to be attached to a bar member of an article display rack. An article display bar (6) on which at least one article is supported has a front end and a rear end which is connected to the engaging piece (4). The supporting bar (7) extends along the article display bar and is positioned above the same. The supporting bar (7) is connected to the engaging piece or the rear end of the article display bar. The urging body (12) is slidably supported by the supporting bar. The at least one article is moved along the article display bar toward the front end of the article display bar by the urging body. The manipulation bar (17) has a rear portion attached to the urging body and extends along the supporting bar.

Abstract: A surface mounted display device for serially stacked products, the display device including a first support member, a second support member and at least one divider member removably mounted between the two support members. The divider member has a web to which a pusher plate is movably attached. A guide arrangement is provided on the web for guiding the pusher plate. A spring biases the pusher plate toward one end of the display. Products are stacked between the pusher plate and the first support. When a product is removed, the pusher plate, being biased toward the first support member, advances the next product to the front of the display.

Abstract: A vertically and or horizontally adjustable and reconfigurable dunnage rack capable of accommodating the new dunnage sizes and shapes associated with the annual model year changes that preferably includes, among other elements, a base, a pair of upstanding adjustably spaced apart walls detachably connected to the base and each wall including a dunnage support assembly attached to inner surfaces and a fastening assembly for releasably securing the walls to the base after adjustment.

Abstract: Merchandise is suspended from support rods reliably held against tipping by support columns of folded sheet material. Each column has opposite corners formed with holes through which the rods extend. Flaps within the columns have additional holes for supporting the rods. Facing panels overlie and screen the columns. The panels and the columns rest on a base. The assembly comprises a display stand especially suitable for supporting bulky and/or heavy merchandise.

Abstract: A rack useful for drying pasta includes a mountable base member; at least one pivoting member connected to the base member and dependable therefrom, the at least one pivoting member being elongate with two opposing ends, about a first opposing end of which being pivotable with respect to the base member; and a service member connected to the at least one pivoting member at a point away from the first opposing end. The rack may be mounted as a fixture, particularly in a kitchen. A method of drying pasta includes providing a supply of raw pasta noodles, the supply being a plurality of the noodles generally parallel one to another; inserting a pasta rack dowel under the noodle supply; lifting the noodle supply with the dowel, and securing the same by a dowel retaining feature on a service member of a pasta drying rack.

Abstract: A display system has a pair of uprights (11), a shelf unit (40) and a pair of brackets (20), each bracket (20) including a formation (21) for engagement of a complementary formation (14) on one of the uprights (11) by which the bracket (20) may be hung from the upright (11). The bracket (20) also includes a surface (24) for supporting the shelf unit (40) and a formation (37) for engaging a complementary formation (32) on a second bracket (20) by which the second bracket (20) may be supported on the first bracket (20).

Abstract: A support assembly for mounting an electrical appliance on a printed circuit board. The assembly includes a supporting structure for mounting on top of the printed circuit board and one or more securing members for securing the supporting structure to the printed circuit board. The supporting structure includes expandable pegs adapted for insertion into printed circuit board mounting holes. The securing members are push pins configured to be inserted into the pegs to expand the pegs within the mounting holes so as to provide an interference fit between the pegs and the printed circuit board thereby securing the assembly thereto.

Abstract: A rack (10) for storing and displaying a plurality of caps, and particularly sport caps (150). The rack (10) consists of three elements: a base (12), a cap support (40) and a base/cap support attachment rod (60). The base (12) can be attached to a substantially flat surface (152) in either a vertical or a horizontal orientation by screws (30) or an adhesive (32) and preferably has a length to accommodate six sport caps. The cap support (40) has a hemispheric shape which is sized to securely hold and display the cap(s) (150). The base/cap support attachment rod (60), which can be made from a tubular or a solid rod includes a base end (62) and a cap end (84). The base end (62) terminates with a structure (90) which allows the base end (62) to be attached and secured to the base (12) in either a vertical or a horizontal orientation. The cap end (84) is dimensioned to be attached and secured to the cap support (40).

Abstract: A product advancement device utilizes a self-coiling plastic sheet of material that has been heat treated to provide the self-coiling properties. The self-coiling sheet is used on an existing shelf to advance products to the front of the shelf without the use of push plates, trays, or other parts to hold the coiled sheet in place, or to prevent it from unrolling laterally or vertically. A portion of the sheet is not coiled during the heating process so that the roll stops at a desired place, providing a product restocking area. The end of the non-coiling sheet, opposite the coiled portion, is formed to provide a product stop barrier at the edge of the shelf.

Abstract: A shelf rack such as for storing both men's and women's shoes including a base panel, normally resting on a horizontal surface, two side panels joined by a joining panel, and a stack of shelf panels supported by either grooves or studs in the side panels. Support by studs permits selection of the angle of the shelf panels with the horizontal plane. Blocks removably secured on the outside surface of either side panel has an array of pegs. With the blocks oriented in one position, the pegs are used for hanging shoes with high heels. The blocks oriented in another position, the pegs are retracted to permit convenient storage of the rack. A tie panel is removably mounted by hinges on an outside surface of a side panel. The tie panel has a tie bar on an inside surface so that the tie panel may be closed against the side panel to secure the ties when required or the tie panel may be swung back to provide accessibility to the ties.

Abstract: In place of traditional packaging in which products are displayed on cardboard cards attached to individual hooks on a pegboard, a system and method for merchandising hair care products includes easily transported and installed, compact gravity feed, pegboard mounted display racks. Products are placed in compact, clear plastic packages having a snap-fastener closure or VELCRO on the front of the package to enable customer re-use after purchase. A series of racks are secured to the pegboard in vertical alignment. The bottom portion of each package, lined up on a plurality of gravity feed package securing hooks on the racks, contacts the top rear face of the display rack face plate of the display rack immediately below.

Abstract: A multiple use storage shelf for efficiently organizing and storing a variety of different sized items such as balls, ranging from golf balls to basketballs, and containers, ranging from a small box of nails to a larger paint can. The shelf, being of a one-piece construction; includes a first shelf supporting area located at the rearward portion of the shelf for supporting larger and heavier items and a reduced front area for supporting smaller items. The rear and front shelf areas are located at sufficiently different horizontal planes.

Abstract: A demountable hanger assembly, for mounting at various locations in a display panel, has a cylindrical socket of predetermined diameter, a magnet mounted within the socket; a hanger locating device mounted within the socket adjacent to the magnet; a hanger member having a cylindrical portion to make a snug sliding fit in the socket, the cylindrical portion at least being formed of a magnetically sensitive material, attracted to the magnet, a locating recess formed in the cylindrical member to interfit with the locating member in the socket; and a hanger extending outwardly from the cylindrical portion, the hanger member being demountable from and mountable in the socket by manually separating the cylindrical member from the magnet.

Abstract: A device for the storage and display of hair accessories. The device utilizes pairs of filled long fabric tubes twisted about each other and tied at each twist point to retain the twisted conformation. The pairs of twisted tubes are clamped in a frame that is fitted with a hook so the device can be hung in a closet or on a wall or door. Barrettes and hair clamps can be fastened about the tubes while scarfs, scrunchies and crushable hats can be placed between the tubes in the sections delineated by the ties. A transparent pouch suspended from the hook can hold smaller items such as hair pins and rubber bands and enables the user to view the contents thereof.

Abstract: An athletic equipment drying rack comprises a leg assembly which is operable between an open freestanding condition and a relatively more compact closed condition, and a torso assembly adjustably connected to the leg assembly. The torso assembly includes a transversely extending shoulder member, a pair of foldable arms, and a helmet member vertically extendable from the shoulder member. In a first embodiment, the torso assembly is pivotally connected to the leg assembly by a hinge for folding along a transversely extending axis between a drying position and a storage position. In a second embodiment, the torso assembly is connected to the leg assembly by a pair of vertical side rails engaging a transversely extending upper member of the leg assembly, whereby the torso assembly may be moved vertically relative to the leg assembly between a drying position and a storage position.