Abstract: A flexible desk top organizer comprising:a gridded planar base having a plurality of openings therein;the openings being of substantially the same configuration and comprising substantially the same shape;a plurality of functional modules capable of being located in various positions on the base;the modules containing protrusions on the bottom portions thereof;the protrusions being of substantially the same configuration as the openings, but being adapted so as to fit within the openings in the gridded base;the protrusions being of sufficient length in a vertical plane to effectively hold the modules in desired locations on the base; andthe modules being adapted to function as containers for a variety of desk implements or serving other functions.

Abstract: A composite display and storage unit suitable for the display and storage of merchandise including greeting cards, stationery, wrapping paper and the like wherein modules in the form of shelf-like elements are removably attached to an upstanding support structure on a base structure or pedestal to project outwardly therefrom. Modules adapted for greeting cards and like merchandise comprise a trough-like outer end portion for display of merchandise, a intermediate repository portion extending inwardly therefrom for storage of backup inventory and an inner anchoring portion adapted for attachment to the upstanding support structure, and include dividing elements for supporting the next higher module and selectively determining compartment sizes. Modules adapted for wrapping paper and the like comprise a shelf-like element having an outer barrier, a repository portion and dividing elements affixed thereto.

Abstract: A plurality of factory constructed modules are user assembled to form a free standing display rack. Each module includes a pair of vertically aligned open front pans that are secured to an L-shaped frame constructed of rectangular tube elements. First and second modules are connected together to form a side-by-side array and a third module is connected to the array at right angles thereto. One end of the third module is adjacent the rear of the array and the open front of the third module is generally coplanar with a side of the array. A corner adapter interposed between the third module and the array includes a cover section that is generally coplanar with the front of the third module and bridges a narrow vertical gap between the front of the third module and array side adjacent thereto.

Abstract: A tote box carrier includes cooperating pairs of spaced apart side rails which function to guide and support tote boxes associated with the carrier. Clip stop elements connected to the side rails function to prevent inadvertent removal of the tote boxes from the carrier. The clip stop elements also have an inoperative position which enables the tote boxes to be removed from the carrier.

Abstract: Display apparatus is provided comprising a display panel (5) having a series of parallel spaced elongate portions (1) and supporting means (8) extending transversely of the elongate portions (1), and at least one bracket member (10) having engaging means (9) insertable between adjacent elongate portions (1) and engageable with the supporting means (8). It is further provided that the elongate members (1) comprise either separate slat members (1) or ribs or corrugations (1) on a panel member (5).

Abstract: A gun rack for storing rifles, shotguns, and carbines, vertically, barrel down position, consisting of a base plate, mounted to wall or in cabinet, having support bolts projecting outward on which are mounted wedge shaped pieces which grip the gun stock by conforming to the shape of the stock as they rotate or pivot about the support bolt. The wedge shaped pieces having an angled surface which, when two pieces are joined together face to face, form a dovetail wedge. Spacing of the wedge pieces are adjustable to accomodate different gun stock widths.

Abstract: Clothes airer of the type having a pair of hinged frames each with a pair of legs joined by a beam, the legs being pivoted between their upper and lower ends so that the frames can fold or unfold between retracted and in-use positions, there being struts spaced from one another along each beam which will receive clothes pegs for carrying clothes requiring airing or drying when stretched between the beams, and a retracting line with a releasable line lock joining the beams and being adjustable for length so as to adjust the distance between the beams.

Abstract: A device in a plane supported between columns by means of hooks cooperating with the columns in a locking position for adjusting and locking the plane in different positions along the columns. In known devices of this type shifting of the plane from one position to another is troublesome and time-consuming and, further, no change of the distance between the columns is permitted. In order to make this possible the hooks (2) are connected to the plane (5) by means of links (3) articulatedly connected with the plane and pivotally connected with each their link (3) in a hinge (8), said links being pivotable, one before the other, to withdraw the respective hook (2) from locking engagement with the column (1), by which displacement of the plane can take place in one direction as well as the other, a support means (8) being associated with each hook (2) and serving in locking position as a support for the hook against the respective column (1).

Abstract: A test tube rack for both group stamping and thereafter holding reagent tubes in test position. The rack includes end supports and an intermediate test tube grid and is operable in alternate horizontal position for the stamping operations and in a vertical position for the test operation. Control bars with means for holding specimen tubes may also operate to hold the reagent tubes in position. The control bars also operate in open and closed positions.

Abstract: A stimulable phosphor sheet stacking tray comprises a tapered section for aligning stimulable phosphor sheets at a predetermined position, which is positioned at least at an inner wall of one side end face of the stacking tray where a lower end portion of the stimulable phosphor sheet falling by the sheet weight passes through. Or, the stacking tray comprises a sheet holding member positioned for contact with upper ends of the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets between an inner wall of an upper end face of the stacking tray and the upper ends of the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets, and a system for moving, by operation from the exterior, the sheet holding member to and away from the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets. Or, the stacking tray is provided with a sheet fall preventing member comprising a stopper projectable from the center of a side end of the opening face of the stacking tray to the inside of the opening face to prevent the sheet falling, and a member for supporting and moving the stopper.

Abstract: A display and dispensing device includes a collapsible cardboard rack having a rear wall and hinged side walls provided with vertically spaced longitudinal recesses delineating forwardly projecting pairs of arms having track delineating top edges and cross pieces extending between and hinged at their opposite ends to the front ends of the arms of each pair. A shelf member having side channels slidably engaging each pair of tracks is supported by each pair of arms and has a rearwardly projecting apertured tab projecting through a respective opening in the rack rear wall and interlocked with a tongue located in the opening.

Abstract: A marker holder is supported within the frame and comprises a plurality of rows of marker trays extending across the width of the holder and extending in a stair-step configuration from the bottom to the top of the holder. Each tray includes a plurality of wells at the front of the tray and a plurality of first arcuate indentations at the rear of the tray mating with said wells. Substantially all of trays include a plurality of second arcuate indentations at the rear of the tray which extend above the base of the wells of the adjacent upper tray and align with the wells of the adjacent upper tray. The distance between the extremities between said first and second arcuate indentations being greater than the diameter of said well so as to provide a shelf adjacent the top of said well. There is also disclosed support means for maintaining at least one marker holder or a row of marker holders at an inclined angle when placed on a flat surface.

Abstract: Two embodiments of a modular storage and dispensing rack for dispensing articles are disclosed. The first embodiment is a rack with a top and bottom shelf, while the second embodiment is a rack with only one shelf. The shelves normally have between five and nine discrete tray modules, wherein the tray modules are fixed in a side-by-side relationship to form the shelves. The tray modules each have a top side for storing articles and a bottom side having saddles that are designed to receive connecting members. The first embodiment has connecting members fabricated from square steel tubing. These connecting members pass through the saddles of the tray modules in opposite directions and overlap. The overlapping connecting members are fixed relative to the tray modules so that the tray modules remain fixed in a side-by-side relationship to form a shelf. The top shelf is supported above the bottom shelf with spacing members fabricated from square tubing.

Abstract: This application discloses a display carousel including a stationary base, a polygonic rotatable support element, a bearing having an annular rim mounted on a support rod and receiving slots for product cards. The polygonic rotatable support element has a plurality of support faces upon which the product cards are received between lateral and axial restraints. The polygonic rotatable support element may be integrally formed from cardboard stock with a top and bottom.

Abstract: A garment hanger comprising spaced, curved divider members, each having a curved garment supporting surface and defining garment receiving spaces, and a pivotable, resiliently biased flap in each space for retaining a garment therein by the weight of the garment.

Abstract: The invention comprises a support structure for receiving and lockably holding various items. The support structure has one or more of a variety of receiving structures in its upper surface. Container bases to which containers may be attached or which are formed in one piece with the container bases fit in a particular receiving structure and may be locked into place in the support structure. This invention permits organizing bottles, containers and caps for various felt markers and wirting instruments of various sizes and for holding them securely in a fixed position so that they may be easily opened and closed with only one hand while at the same time allowing them to be easily removed from the support.

Abstract: A dispensing rack for use in a refrigerated environment for dispensing a leading item from a stack of items which includes a housing adapted to receive the items in associated ramps releasably secured within the housing by a plurality of horizontal connecting rods. One of the connecting rods engages abutment posts extending downwardly from the ramps and another connecting rod engages a rear flange extending downwardly from the ramp. The connecting rod engaging the rear flange is positioned at a horizontal plane above the horizontal plane of the connecting rod engaging the abutment post so that the ramps are generally forwardly inclined. In such an inclined position, when the leading item in the stack of items within each ramp is withdrawn, the next leading item is placed into a convenient position to be withdrawn as a result of the positive gravity feed of each ramp.

Abstract: This invention is a rotary shelf in which a shelf can rotate centering around a shaft which is put into one of two stationary holes opened at a face to be set through a square bottom face of a shelf.

Abstract: An article holder in the form of a flexible walled bag or pouch which is adapted to hold personal articles of a human being such as pens, pencils, combs, coins and the like. The pouch has an enlarged interior chamber within which is mounted a plurality of smaller sized pockets. Each pocket is designed primarily to retain a particular type of article. The back wall of the pouch has mounted thereon a sheet magnet which facilitates quick and easy secure attachment to the vertical side wall surface of a metallic locker. The pockets oriented within the enlarged interior chamber may be fixedly secured to the back wall of the pouch or may be mounted to be movable to various positions or locations.

Abstract: A dispenser for displaying and dispensing items of merchandise such as packages of cigarettes includes a foldable inner molding which, when in the folded position, holds a replaceable display sleeve. The inner molding has a center panel with a center divider for dividing the dispenser into left and right sides, and left and right panels are attached to the center panel along left and right fold lines. Each of the left and right panels has a side divider for dividing the respective side of the dispenser into forward and rearward compartments, each of which holds a column of the cigarette packages. Integral with each of the left and right panels are forward and rearward column supports for holding the forward and rearward columns of packages, respectively. The inner molding may be constructed of a sturdy and washable material such as injection molded plastic.