Abstract: A shelf stand for goods has individually rotatable shelves, which are substantially circular and located one above the other. At the periphery of each shelf there is a driving device adapted to cooperate with driving motors on the peripheral part of the shelf for turning or rotating the shelf. The shelves are divided into sections provided with impulse generators cooperating with impulse counters for determining the rotational position of the shelf.

Abstract: A holder for cylindrical articles is provided that comprises an open frame design. The slanted, article supporting base extends somewhat further than the length of the articles to be stored allowing for the retention of potential spillage of material from the articles while in an upright position. Attached to the base are two side panels. The first side panel includes a slot for permitting the inserting and withdrawing of articles that are stacked upon the base. Additionally, the first side panel may contain a means of closure such as a gate to insure retention of the articles in the holder regardless of the position of the holder. The opposing side panel has a smaller slot to receive the narrow end of the articles that are inserted into the holder thereby retaining the articles, and, with the assistance of the slanted base, effectively sliding the articles toward this second panel.

Abstract: A dispensing rack comprises a back panel joined to a pair of side panels by a pair of corner brackets, and a variety of shelf configurations, each of which enables products to be supported in a different orientation. Each corner bracket is formed with a channel dimensioned to accept an upright support therein. Each shelf configuration is provided with a pair of side support flanges having a plurality of fingers which are received by the apertures of the upright supports to thereby secure the shelves within the interior of the dispensing rack. A header member attached to the top region of the rack is provided with a translucent strip of material which attracts consumers' attention to the products positioned within the interior. A top cover has an upwardly arched surface to thereby prevent product from being placed thereon. Nesting of the upright supports within the interior of the corner brackets permits the entire interior of the rack to be utilized to support and display product.

Abstract: An automatic opening umbrella mechanism which provides a new design, by which users can open an umbrella in a quick and accurate manner with enhanced efficiency. The structure primarily contains a spring disposed between the midpoint of a first main umbrella stretcher and the upper end of the umbrella runner. The resilient restoring force of the spring helps opening an umbrella.

Abstract: A display device for displaying articles of merchandise, such as gelatin and pudding. The display device has a base having a central opening, a vertical support pole secured in the central opening of the base, a plurality of three-sided trays defining three corner areas mounted on the pole, a plurality of U-shaped filler panels disposed between at least two of the trays, a plurality of support columns mounted in the trays, and a header assembly coupled to the support pole and engaging the columns. Each tray has a plurality of edges and comprises a plurality of cantilevered shelves disposed transversely, preferably at an upward angle, relative to the pole. The trays are vertically stacked and spaced apart from each other along the support pole. The filler panels are mounted in the shelves of one of the trays and each filler panel forms an open-faced compartment for display of the article of merchandise. Each of the support columns is mounted in two of the shelves in each tray.

Abstract: A mounting device for fixing covers to expansion slots defined in a rear panel of a computer enclosure includes an elongate body forming a plurality of depressing portions thereon for engaging with and depressing the covers against the rear panel. One end of the body forms a pivot portion pivotally attaching the mounting device to the computer enclosure and the other end forms a grasping portion to be grasped by a user for moving the mounting device between a released position and a secured position. A locking portion is formed between the grasping portion and the body for engaging with a corresponding hook formed on the computer to retain the mounting device in the secured position whereby the body is deformed and forces are imposed to the covers via the depressing portions thus fixing the covers to the enclosure.

Abstract: A modular display for consumer products, contains a support frame, several modular display shelves that can be displaced in a rotating manner upwards and downwards in relation to the frame, several containment elements that can slide laterally on a support grille, frontal securing elements and bracket elements that allow the modular shelves to rotate. The modular display allows the products to stay organized, contained and permanently at the front of the display. The display also facilitates the counting and distribution of the products. In addition, the modular display allows products of different dimensions, to be displayed, by simple adjustments to their configuration.

Abstract: A storage tray for paperwork and the like, including a pair of side elements, each side element including a first tray support surface and a second tray support surface generally perpendicular to each other, and a plurality of dividers, each divider including a first paper support surface and a second paper support surface extending generally perpendicularly from the first paper support surface, each first paper support surface being attached at opposite side edges thereof to the side elements, and each second paper support surface being attached to an adjacent divider, the tray being supportable on the first tray support surface wherein the first paper support surfaces are generally vertical and the second paper support surfaces are generally horizontal and adapted to support edges of paper sheets thereupon, and the tray being supportable on the second tray surface wherein the second paper support surfaces are generally vertical and the first paper support surfaces are generally horizontal and adapted to sup

Abstract: A switch cabinet having a rack with vertical frame pieces, wherein the vertical frame pieces are coupled to a lower unit or to an upper unit. Electronic components can be assembled by connecting two adjacent vertical frame pieces to a separate assembly unit with connecting elements and by fixing the components to be assembled.

Abstract: A shelf construction for use in gondola systems having spaced vertical uprights comprises a shelf floor which is removably mounted to front and rear rails. The rails are in turn supported by shelf brackets projecting from the uprights. The front and rear rails are provided with horizontal slots to accept the shelf floor and vertical slots along their lengths to accommodate shelf dividers which can be used to segregate product placed on the shelf. The shelf brackets are preferably tilted forwardly downwardly, the shelf floor having a low-friction surface to allow arrayed and displayed products to migrate towards the front edge of the shelf, making them more accessible for observation and removal.

Abstract: A carton box retainer for a plurality of carton boxes each having opposed ends. The retainer includes a retention member having a plurality of pairs of connection elements spaced along the retention member, each pair of connection elements being connectable to the opposed ends of a carton box for attaching the carton box to the retention member. The connection elements are detachably secured to the carton box and/or the remainder of the retention member in order to enable the carton boxes to be separated from the retainer.

Abstract: The installation comprises, along a vertical frame (1), locations for gas cylinders, these locations being partially defined by a rack that can be used for transporting the cylinders (7), each location comprising, on the frame, a holding device (9, 10) that can be swung between a lockable closed configuration preventing the insertion or extraction of a cylinder, and an open configuration.

Abstract: A file folder rack includes a left side wall including a left rear section at a first height, and a left support section connected with the rear section and being at a much lower height than the rear section, the support section having an upper surface with a plurality of first recesses therein, with the first recesses being staggered at different heights which increase from a front to a rear of the rack and a highest one of the recesses being at a much lower height than the rear section; a right side wall including a right rear section at the first height, and a right support section connected with the right rear section and being at a much lower height than the right rear section, the right support section having an upper surface with a plurality of second recesses therein, with the second recesses being staggered at different heights which increase from a front to a rear of the rack and a highest one of the second recesses being at a much lower height than the right rear section, and the first and second r

Abstract: A ball holding device for holding at least one ball has a flexible support member. The flexible support member has a top hook attached to a rigid suspension rib at the top of the flexible support member. When the device is hanging from a structure, the rigid suspension rib functions to hold the flexible support member in an open configuration, thereby exposing a face of the flexible support member for use. The face has at least one ball support web, and preferably includes five ball support webs, allowing the device to store up to five balls of varying sizes. Each ball support web includes a rigid support rib positioned laterally across the flexible support member. A lateral ball retaining strap hangs from the flexible support member and is laterally spaced by the rigid support rib. A lateral base strap is sewn to the flexible support member.

Abstract: A shelving support system using a locking tab and aperture arrangement, in which an upright member is provided with a pair of rhombic-shaped apertures formed one above the other, each aperture being oriented at 45 degrees to the vertical. The pair of apertures engages a pair of tabs protruding from a shelf support, with orientation matching the apertures, to maintain locking engagement by developing oppositely-directed forces on the tabs, when the support is attached to the upright in cantilever fashion. The attachment is achieved by engagement of the tabs in the apertures first, and then the support is locked via combined horizontal and vertical, diagonally-directed motion. The 45 degree orientation of the apertures enables the upright members to be left and/or right handed, since the reverse side of the apertures is a mirror-image, so that the shelf supports are attachable on this side also, thus reducing the total number of individual components needed for system assembly.

Abstract: A suspending system for various kinds of hanging supports includes a section bar suitable for removably receiving the hanging supports. The section bar cooperates with a device which keeps the section bar fastened to/hanging from a carrier. The hanging supports can include, for example, tie carrier hooks, container trays, and skirt and/or trousers carrier elements.

Abstract: A door or wall mounted clothes rack includes opposite end brackets which hang on a door and adjustable clothes hooks which slide along a pair of rods extending between the brackets. The hooks can be adjusted as desired along the rods and are prevented from pivoting on the rods. A modified form of the clothes hanger is constructed to attach to a shoe rack already in place on the door.

Abstract: A modular tent platform system for elevating a tent structure from a ground surface to enhance comfort within the tent structure and prevent saturation of the tent structure due to ground moisture, runoff, or precipitation includes substantially planar support panels, support braces, support legs for interlocking adjacent support panels, and attachment assemblies for securing a tent to the platform. In a preferred embodiment, the support legs and adjacent panels are coupled together using channeled connecting members.

Abstract: An opening mechanism of quadruple collapsible umbrellas, wherein the main improvements are two independent pulling ropes governing the movement of a runner and a stretcher system as well as the motion of the tubular elements of the umbrella stick. These improvements further include a hollow plug disposed in the umbrella stick, against the upper and the lower face of which plug two individual springs are respectively seated to provide sufficient resilient forces. A locating spring and a locating pin are arranged to prevent inadvertent triggering, which may cause damages to the umbrella.

Abstract: A wafer transfer cassette of the kind which includes a support frame, a first wafer supporting construction, and a second wafer supporting construction. The support frame includes first and second vertically extending support structures which are horizontally spaced from one another. The first wafer supporting construction includes a first bracket portion and a first fin portion extending from the first bracket portion. The first bracket portion is mounted to the first support structure in a position wherein the first fin portion extends from the first bracket portion towards the second support structure. The second wafer supporting construction includes a second bracket portion and a second fin portion extending from the second bracket portion. The second bracket portion is mounted to the second support structure in a position wherein the second fin portion extends from the second support structure towards the first support structure.