Abstract: A bicycle rack for securing a bicycle against theft and/or for transporting comprises a base support member, an elongated vertically extending post member secured at a lower end to said base member and extending upwardly therefrom to a top end above the crank axle of a bicycle, the post member being tubular for receiving a crank arm, with an inner slot in an inner wall extending from the top for receiving the crank axle, and an outer slot in an outer wall for receiving a pedal shaft for positioning the pedal outside the post when the crank is received therein, a cap for receiving a lock, and a coupling shaft extending from the base for mounting into a hitch socket on a vehicle.

Abstract: A composite structure for supporting and displaying articles includes a main rectangular planar element having front, rear and opposed side edges, an auxiliary rectangular planar element having front, rear and opposed side edges one edge of the auxiliary rectangular planar element being of a configuration which is irregular and complementary to one irregular edge of the main rectangular planar element to define a disjointable irregular junction between the units together with a reinforcing under structure integrally formed with the lower surfaces of the main and auxiliary units and including a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal reinforcing ribs each of the reinforcing ribs being severed at the disjointable irregular junction to accommodate separation of the units.

Abstract: For use as a component of a display stand, a shelf of the gravity feed type includes a support frame on which a plurality of tracks of different widths are arranged in side by side relation, each track including at least one support plate and a pair of plastic elements secured atop the support plate, each plastic element having a base strip and a side strip secured to one side edge of the base strip and arranged in perpendicular relation thereto to form a structure of L-shaped cross section and the plastic strips being arranged with the edges of the base strips which are opposite from the side strips disposed adjacent each other to form an article track.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for organizing and hanging a plurality of I.V. bags on an I.V. pole includes a solid back and a plurality of spaced apart resilient loops, which apparatus fits over a horizontal support bar on the I.V. pole. The resilient loops are movable between an open position and a closed position. The loops are biased to be in the closed position normally, with a free end of the loop overlapping the top edge of the back. The loop is moved to the open position to place I.V. bags onto the loops, and suspend the I.V. bags at spaced apart intervals in organized fashion. The apparatus includes an unobstructed span having a restraining member to secure the apparatus to the I.V. pole. Some or all loops may include locking members to lock the loops in the closed position.

Abstract: A portable clothes closet designed to provide extra storage in small homes or recreation vehicles is tall, narrow and thin so that it could fit behind a door. The closet is fitted with a pivoting trouser hanger that is held up in a horizontal position by the open door, a pivoted shirt hanger for about a dozen shirts and both tie and belt racks.

Abstract: An office accessory is used to aid in the organization of incoming and outgoing printed material. This accessory takes the form of a printed material organizer having a flat base extending horizontally in two directions from an upright portion in vertical relationship with a shelf, desk top or the like. A second upright portion, perpendicular to the first upright portion, co-extends with the flat base in one of the two directions to form an open pocket for storing papers or pamphlets. Two of these accessories may be used in tandem to form a three sided pocket or, with one rotated one hundred eighty degrees, to form a closed pocket to store papers or other material that may require support on several sides.

Abstract: A multiple-feed clothesline drying apparatus constructed as a plurality of clotheslines arranged for coordinated movement within the drying space enclosed by a frame, so as to simultaneously make additional drying space available. The apparatus is constructed as a stationary frame provided as a rectangular shape having a shaft mounted at one end. One end of each of a plurality of clotheslines is wound about the shaft on portions of its length, and are thereby retained in a storage position. The other end of each of the plurality of clotheslines terminates on a movable bar which is disposed within the frame area. At either end of the movable bar, a pair of cords are connected, each looped around a pulley supported at the other end of the frame and wound about the shaft in a direction opposite that of the clotheslines.

Abstract: For displaying articles such as eyeglasses at a point of purchase, a plurality of cavities each including bottom, top and inwardly tapered side walls are arranged in interconnected side by side relation to form a tier, the tiers being interconnected to form a display tower having a domed cover and a flat base portion interconnected with the bottom of the tower by a bearing structure whereby the tower is rendered rotatable about a vertical axis. Each cavity includes a support beam mounted on its bottom panel and having an upper ridge portion in which a recess is formed for removably receiving a part of a displayed article such as the nose portion of a pair of eyeglasses.

Abstract: Cards of the type having products encapsulated thereon are supported on a dispenser. A mounting section mounts the dispenser to a mounting surface and the cards are supported on a supporting section of the dispenser via engagement thereof by an aperture in the cards. A connecting section of the dispenser extends from the supporting section to the dispensing section and is shaped so that the dispensing section extends outwardly from and above the supporting section. The geometry of the connecting section and the position of the aperture are such that the product card must be discreetly manipulated from the supporting section to the dispensing section via the connecting section for removal from the dispenser, whereby unauthorized removal or pilfering of product cards from the dispenser is inhibited, as is malicious removal or inadvertent displacement of the cards therefrom.

Abstract: A card rack for receiving, storing and organizing cards or other articles or general planar definition including a plurality of interconnected plates supported in vertical alignment within a frame. The plates extend diagonally within the frame forming a plurality of slots. The plates are interconnected by engagement of an insertion bar formed on each plate within a receiving channel formed on each adjacent plate.

Abstract: The modular system comprises plural components adapted to be joined to each other by supporting and retaining members and to be mounted on stands at any desired level above ground.It is intended to further develop the modular system such that its versatility in respect of the provision and adaptation of working-place equipment is substantially improved, while at the same time the number of basic elements necessary for assembly is reduced. This is achieved in that each retaining member forms at least one multi-part combinable nodal-point body having at least one through-bore, the plane or planes of division of said body extending through said through-bores, and in that each supporting member is rod-like or a plate-like structural body adapted to be inserted into the bipartite through-bore of the nodal-point body and to be securely joined thereto by clampingly joining the individual parts of the nodal-point body.

Abstract: Display units for products such as eyeglass frames and including a frame and apparatus for adjustably supporting a plurality of eyeglass display shelves. The apparatus for supporting display shelves includes a cable assembly having a plurality of vertical cables, each vertical cable being supported by the display device frame, and a plurality of shelves suspended from the cables such that the position of the shelves can be readily adjusted.

Abstract: A fastening member for a telescopic rod having an internal spring and intended to support a curtain on a pane frame or a door, said door is adapted to be mounted on an end portion of the telescopic rod. The member has a first flat portion extending towards the window and is provided at its end with a fixation area for the pane frame, a second flat portion extending from the first portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first portion having at its lower end a support area located below the fixation area when in use adapted to bear on the pane frame, and a third flat section extending from the second flat section upwards and in a direction parallel to the first flat section. The third section is sized so that, when the fastening member is in use, its upper end portion, adapted to fit on the rod end portion, is located at a level higher than the level of the fixation area of the first section. The third section is laterally located beyond the vertical pane edge.

Abstract: A rack which comprises a pair of parallel side beams in which each defines a groove facing the other side beam. The rack may be made by inserting between the beams at least one crossbar with the opposed ends of the crossbar each occupying a facing groove of the side beams, and with the crossbar extending between the beams. One may flex the beams outwardly as necessary to insert the crossbars. One then inserts between the beams a spacer bar, positioning the spacer bar centrally along the beam, with the opposed ends of the spacer bar each occupying a facing groove of the beam, and with the bar extending between the beams. The spacer bar is shorter than the crossbar. Thus, upon tightly securing each side beam to an end of the spacer bar, one draws a central portion of each beam inwardly relative to the crossbar or crossbars, to provide high constricting pressure securance between the ends of the crossbar and the side beams, while the spacer bar is under tension.

Abstract: A display device comprising a peg board and a rod extending therefrom for supporting a plurality of aligned items is provided with an anti-pilferage fixture. The anti-pilferage fixture is formed of a cage-like structure supported from the peg board and disposed about the aligned items, which inhibits movement of no more than a predetermined number of items outwardly from the free end of the rod in a single movement, thereby providing a deterrent to the pilfering of a large number of items from the display.

Abstract: The invention is a jewelry holder kit and process for its use. The kit comprises: a stock pad consisting essentially of resilient foamed polymer readily penetrable by and having depth sufficient for retaining a penetrating part of the object to be held thereon and exhibiting a self-healing working surface exposing a multitude of open cells, the working surface being at least partially faced or faceable with discontinuous paint; paint for applying the at least partial facing on the working surface to the extent that it has not been preapplied; and at least one pattern of a configuration that fits the pad for shaping and/or decorating at least a portion of the working surface thereof.

Abstract: Support for standard boxes of compact disks in the form of a tray provided with transverse vertical walls spaced at a distance greater than the thickness of a box in such a way that the boxes are able to occupy two stable oblique positions. The tray has two raised lateral parts spaced at a distance of between the width and the length of a box and one transverse wall out of two extends only over the width of the raised part, in such a way that the single boxes may be placed on their big side on the raised parts, while the double boxes may be placed between the raised parts on the bottom of the tray.

Abstract: A newspaper bundling rack is formed from a cardboard blank. The rack includes four sidewalls connected by hinge creases for folding into rectangles. Bottom walls on each sidewall fold to form a bottom wall. Individual ledge members fold inwardly from the top edge of each sidewall with slot extended outwardly from the sidewall. Each ledge member includes a center ledge connected by folding creases to a connecting leg at the top edge of the sidewall and an inner supporting leg. Each ledge member is folded inwardly with the connecting ledge abutting the sidewall and the support leg depending downwardly and engaging the bottom wall. The ledges of adjacent ledge members overlap to form a strong support for the newspapers. The sidewalls and ledge members include interlocking mechanical slot and tabs for interconnecting of the several members in position.

Abstract: A retaining device with a foam block 1 having incisions and a frame 2. On account of its flexibility the foam is able to receive various objects such as tools, appliances and other utensils and to keep these ready for use by means of adhesion. In addition, cables may be looped therein. It may also serve as a sales aid (display) and/or transport holder. It is simple to mount since it can have a self-adhesive mounting surface or be reinforced by a holder of metal, wood, plastic or another material which can be both applied by adhesion or screwed into place.

Abstract: An apparatus for use by visually impaired individuals, wherein a plurality of containers are provided, with an appropriate utensil designation mounted vertically and orthogonally relative to an annular rim of each container. The container includes an annular rim, wherein a plurality of diametrically aligned utensil designator members are positioned. The containers may be in a modified embodiment formed within a single unitary organization containing a series of aligned container wells. Alternatively, each container may include a generally "I" shaped clip for mounting to the rim receiving an associated utensil therein to indicate designation of an associated utensil for use with a respective container.