Abstract: A universal storage system that includes a magnetic holding means and a universal storage device. The magnetic holding means is applied to or incorporated into an office stamp, tool, or other article, which is then stored on the universal storage device. The universal storage device includes a mounting surface of magnetically attractive material and securely holds the office stamp, tool, etc. in place, yet readily releases it when it is needed. The magnetic holding means is well-suited for mounting all types of conventional self-inking, flash inked, pre-inked, as well as wood-handled stamps, of any size, weight and shape, as well as other office and household articles and tools.

Abstract: A re-usable carrier structure comprises a carrier frame and a removable stretchable carrier base supported thereby. A tacky adhesive layer is disposed on the carrier base, and semiconductor chips or other article(s) carried adhere to the adhesive layer. When it is desired to remove the article(s), an ejector displaces and stretches the carrier base. After the article(s) have been removed, the carrier base may be removed from the carrier frame which can be re-used to hold and transport article(s) after receiving a new carrier base.

Abstract: Referred to as the “Stemware Saver” or “Stemsaver”, this assembled device is specifically designed to be installed in a conventional household dishwasher for the purpose of holding or cradling one stemmed glassware of any size or configuration in a preferred inverted orientation so as to be properly angled for cleaning and likewise securing the glass against inadvertent movement during the washing or rinsing cycles wherein such movement could result in inadequate cleaning or even breakage. The assembly is comprised of a mounting base that clamps to one of the upright wire prongs within the dishwasher's holding rack, a swiveling holding cradle for securing the stem of the glass, and a pivoting arm with one end snapping onto the mounting base and the other end for the holding cradle's attachment.

Abstract: An article organizer for storing, organizing, and displaying jewelry and similar articles, comprising a shaft and a plurality of storage units mounted around the shaft, which storage units may be individually rotatable. Each storage unit may be a display assembly, a shelf, or a tray assembly. Each display assembly comprises a display hub and one or more spokes that extend from the hub. Necklaces, bracelets, chains and other elongated jewelry may be suspended from the spokes so as to display these jewelry items and prevent them from becoming entangled or knotted. To further reduce the tendency for two pieces of jewelry to become entangled, a spoke may have periodic, random, or other non-monotonic upward and downward bends. A tray assembly comprises one or more levels, with the top level comprising a tray or drawers, and each remaining level comprising drawers.

Abstract: A support tray for a kitchen appliance having a rectangular tray and guiding devices at each mutually opposite lateral edges of the tray, the sliding devices include having a running rail connected to the tray and a guiding rail for mounting the support tray to support rods of a supporting grids in the side wall areas of the kitchen appliance. The guide rail are configured to be coupled and secured, in a rearward end area, against a lifting-off from the supporting rods when coupled thereto and to be form-lockingly secured, in a forward end area, against a displacement in the longitudinal direction of the supporting rods.

Abstract: A device for hanging an object on a supporting structure such as a wall comprises a one-piece backing plate having a plurality of co-planar bars extending between co-planar side rails and forming slots between the bars, with the backing plate including offset shoulders for offsetting the planes of the side rails and the bars to provide a space between the bars and the wall when the backing plate is affixed to the wall. A one-piece hook for supporting the object includes a planar body portion and a protrusion forming with said body portion a U-shaped receptacle for accepting an object to be mounted to the wall.

Abstract: A shoe rack for hanging, storing, or displaying shoes comprising: a central support structure; and a plurality of brackets that are mounted to the central support structure, said brackets each including a mounting hook and a heel support, said mounting hook which protrudes from the front surface of the central support structure and terminates with a hooked portion which is directed in a downward position and angled towards the heel support, said mounting hook positioned such that the inside back portion of a shoe comes into contact with the mounting hook and the back of the shoe comes into contact with the heel support that is located below the mounting hook, such that the shoe would be held in a substantially horizontal orientation, with the front of the shoe pointed in a direction opposite to that of the central support structure.

Abstract: A self-adjusting goods display system maintains a proper shelf level for a display bin containing goods. An implementation has an open bin with side walls having top edges and a moveable shelf to receive a pile of goods. A light source and a light receiver are positioned on the top edges of opposing walls of the bin, and the light source generates light to be received by the light receiver. When the pile of goods is reduced so that the pile no longer obstructs the light from being received by the light receiver a signal indicates a need to raise the general level of the remaining pile contained in the bin. A controller receives the signal and controls operation of a motor to raise the height of the shelf until the remaining pile of the shelf again blocks the light, or the shelf is at a position of maximum height.

Abstract: A bottle holder that is unbalanced when its base surface is placed on a horizontal surface but is balanced on the base surface when a neck of a bottle is received and position in an opening provided in the holder. The opening which extends from a front side to a rear side is generally oval in shape on the front side but only partially oval on the back side wherein the top portion of the partial oval comprises a horizontal linear edge. This edge helps stabilize the bottle's neck within the opening making it easier for a user to locate the bottle's neck at the proper location in the opening to facilitate the balanced combination.

Abstract: A merchandise display hook for mounting on a display structure includes a one-piece elongated U-shaped rigid member having a pair of spaced parallel rods and a connecting base. A sleeve is secured to the base and telescopically receives a shaft therethrough forming a pivot. A pair of lugs are fixed to outer ends of the shaft and have L-shaped ends which extend through openings in the display structure. Downward movement of the base along the support structure while the rods remain in a horizontal position pivotally move the lugs through and behind the support structure to a securely mounted position on the support structure eliminating the need for any upward angled movement of the display hook to install the hook, enabling the hook to be installed in a confined area.

Abstract: A storage system is provided with a support panel, having a plurality of sockets, and one or more support members, having mounting posts for engagement within the sockets. Nodules extend from the sides of the mounting posts that are received within recesses formed in the inner walls of the sockets to secure the mounting posts within the sockets. A modular design permits a plurality of support panels to be joined at their edges, to form a larger support panel, or to engage the edge of one panel with the face of another panel to provide a storage shelf. In one embodiment, a horizontal platform and vertical handle both provide surfaces for receiving support members while permitting the device to be mobile.

Abstract: An upstanding Self-Adjusting Volume Display and Merchandise Dispensing System designed to increase merchandise and order picking dispensing efficiency and solve major space problems in a direct marketing distribution facility and other product display situations. The inventive system includes a main high-volume, open-top storage bin or hopper with an inclined floor member slanting toward the front of the hopper and a companion, upstanding, telescoping, self-adjusting volume chute vertically and slidably engaged within the interior of the main hopper. The main hopper has a discharge opening at the bottom of the front panel in which a picking portal is inserted, allowing merchandise filled therein to slide forward to be extracted therefrom.

Abstract: A carrier for bungee cords folds and nests such that bungee cords mounted on one portion of the carrier interfit with bungee cords on another portion of the carrier to facilitate the compact storage and transport of the bungee cords.

Abstract: A support and storage apparatus for elastic fastening devices, such as bungee cords, is configured to compactly store devices of various lengths in a convenient cylindrical carousel configuration. This configuration rotates to allow quick and easy identification and retrieval of an elastic fastening device of the desired length, and to allow quick and easy storage of the fastening device when the device is not in use. The apparatus may be hung in the horizontal position or mounted in a stand in a vertical or horizontal position to accommodate a variety of storage locations.

Abstract: A hanger fixture that supports a hanger hook and includes a glide rod and two guide rods to loosely hold the hanger hook in a predetermined position on the hanger fixture. A secure wire spaced from the glide rod and connected to the glide rod helps hold the hanger hook in place. The assembly of the glide rod and secure wire are adjustable in position over four different settings each ? inches apart.

Abstract: A packing device includes a base frame, a rear frame and a front pillar. Glass plates (G) are disposed on the base frame with the glass plates leaned against the rear frame. The glass plates (G) are held by a pressing device with the glass plates (G) pressed toward the rear frame. The pressing device has pressing members to be arranged along front both sides of the glass plates (G), and locking members each removably disposed between the pressing member and the front pillar. The locking member disposed between the front pillar and the pressing member is pressed downwardly along the front pillar to be disposed between the front pillar and the pressing member with the locking member engaged therebetween, whereby the pressing member presses a front surface of the glass plates (G). According to this packing device, packing and unpacking operations of glass plates (G) can be simply and assuredly performed while attaining structural simplification and cost reduction.

Abstract: A shelf unit for a metallic locker including at least one set of legs, and a first shelf lying horizontally in the metallic locker on top of the set of legs. Each leg set includes at least three legs having a foot at their bottom and a head at their top, at least one of the legs being magnetic for attaching to the side wall of the metallic locker. A kit consisting of the components of the shelf unit is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clean container module, which includes a container body with a front opening, a rack inserted through the front opening into the inside of the container body, a top access board provided above the top panel of the container body, a bottom access board provided below the bottom panel of the container body, and the rack affix to the top access board and the bottom access board. Therefore, the rack, the top access board, and the bottom access board can provide a reasonable effect force transferring path when carrying the load, preventing obstruction of precision due to deformation of the container body during transportation. Further, the rack, the top access board, and the bottom access board can provide a satisfactory electrostatic protection.

Abstract: An organizer is formed from a flat sheet of substantially stiff, bendable and deformable corrugated box paper with pre-scored areas to fold and with easily removable perforated areas to custom accommodate the height, width and depth of objects to be placed on a shelf with exposed front portions thereof aligned with the front of the shelf. The perforated areas are preformed as slits or perforations in the flat sheet during a die-cutting operation. Selected sections of panels forming the organizer can be broken away, punched out, or otherwise removed to permit oversize objects, e.g. books, magazines, boxes, cans, articles of folded clothing, or the like to be properly positioned on a shelf or within a box. Use of the organizer enables books, magazines, boxes, cans, articles of folded clothing, and the like to be maintained in position on a shelf and to be positioned to the front of the shelf and in alignment with the front of the shelf for easy location and access by the user.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus assembly includes a bracket (30) for accommodating a number of data storage devices (10) with studs (50) secured therein, and a handle (70) pivotally attached to each of the data storage devices via a connecting member (60). The bracket includes a pair of side plate (32a, 32b) each having a channel (35) for slidably receiving the studs. A pair of resilient members (36) is formed at opposite ends of each channel. A retaining protrusion (37) protrudes inwardly from an inner side of a front resilient member of an inner side plate. The data storage devices are secured in the bracket with the studs blocked by the retaining protrusions. In disassembly, move the resilient member with the retaining protrusion outwardly to disengage the studs from the retaining protrusion, and then draw the handle to release the data storage device from the bracket.