Abstract: A tie rack suitable for supporting both conventional neck ties and pre-knotted neck ties. The rack is in the form of a right angle flange, with a first side of the flange fitted with means to mount to a vertical wall or door, so as to extend the second flange side in the horizontal plane. The said second horizontal flange side is formed with pairs of relatively narrow parallel slots extending from an external edge, each slot of a size for supporting a conventional neck tie looped over the finger between said slots of a pair with said pairs of slots each separated by a wide slot that extends further towards the vertical flange side from the horizontal flange edge for supporting a pre-knotted neck tie from the knot. A mirror is mounted on the inside face of the vertical flange.

Abstract: A multiple garment hanging device embodying a vertically supported elongate track member. A plurality of hanger slides, each carrying a garment hanger, are slideably mounted on the track member and limit against each other, the lower most one limiting against a stop on the member. By rocking a hanger slide carrying a selected garment, the slide and garment may be removed from the track member.

Abstract: Display cards for thick packages such as tubes of cement are provided with an off-center hole for hanging on a pin and with a clipped upper corner that allows overlapping of the cards, close spacing, and simultaneous display of adjacent tubes of product.

Abstract: An inwardly swinging door is provided with a threshhold assembly that effectively seals against entry of driven water and air. The threshhold assembly includes a sloping subpan having an upstanding rear wall. An integral outer threshhold member and upper pan are connected to and above the subpan. The upper pan provides a primary seal at the front edge of the door bottom and defines a primary sill floor that cooperates with the flexible wiper blades carried by the door bottom to define secondary barriers. The inner side of the door bottom carries a final seal which bars entry of air that may be driven through drainage holes provided in the subpan and interconnecting the interior of the subpan with the interior of the upper pan.

Abstract: A display device for supporting spectacles comprises a core member which is arranged to be straddled by a frame of the spectacles to be displayed and the width of which equals or slightly exceeds the center-to-center distance between hinges of the frame, and forcing means situated behind the core member for forcing ends of side-pieces of the spectacles towards one another beyond a point whereat the side-pieces are to be supported on the core member.

Abstract: A supporting framework for shelves including crosspieces which are joined to uprights by locking means which include a locking bolt aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the crosspiece, which bolt includes a head projecting beyond the end of the crosspiece with a contact surface which engages frictionally with a gripping surface on the interior surface of the wall of the upright. The bolt is mounted in a bearing mechanism located within the crosspiece wall so that the bolt can pivot between an unlocked and a locked position, the bolt carrying a collar to which an operating element projecting out through a window in the crosspiece wall is joined. The supporting framework is so designed that when the bolt is in the position the contact surface on the bolt head abuts the gripping surface on the interior surface of the wall of the upright.

Abstract: An improved garment rack comprising a movable base and first and second hanger rods supported on a pair of stanchions which extend upwardly from the base, the second rod being adjustably disposed beneath the first rod between an upper position juxtaposed of the first rod to allow long garments to hang from the second rod and a position lower than the upper position so that relatively short garments can be hung from the first and second rods. Means are provided for releasably holding the second rod in the upper and lower positions.

Abstract: A suspended filing folder has the top edge of one side slotted and folded around one suspension bar to accept slot-in tabs, and the other suspension bar is formed into a laminar structure with the top edge of the other side, and is embossed with a row of crimps to retain clip-on tabs.

Abstract: The invention is a self-storing pivotally extending support for articles of apparel, clotheslines or the like. A mounting plate includes a pair of spaced apart ears with a pivotal pin axis carried by the ears. An arm slides vertically between the mounting plate and pivot axis pin and has a hook on its thickened forward end and an abutment rear end including an offset slot. The arm is moved upwardly until the offset slot permits slight lateral movement relative to the mounting plate by receiving the axis pin. This enables the arm to be pivoted to the horizontal or operative position with the abutment rear abutting the mounting plate to prevent further downward movement of the hook. The forward end is heavier than the rear end to enable gravity to assist in maintaining the operative or horizontal position. A hitch pin fits through an aperture in the arm to lock it in the vertical or storage position.

Abstract: A bicycle stand separate from the bicycle that may be formed either generally as a single-piece body or as a composite body, for one or a plurality of bicycles, from a variety of suitable materials, such as cast concrete, for example, for use either above or below ground level, the stand comprising a body formed or assembled to provide slot means to receive a bicycle wheel and support the bicycle and means to enable locking the bicycle to the stand, the body being further formed to minimize the amount of material required to form the same without reducing its stability and to reduce the possibility of injury from use thereof.

Abstract: A carpet sample display apparatus including a plurality of hanger members for holding a plurality of carpet samples extending downwardly to facilitate display thereof, the hanger members including a plurality of slotted channels adapted to receive carpet samples extending downwardly, the slotted channels including protruding tab flanges along the channel slots to fixedly secure the carpet sample into place within the slot of the channel, the hanger member further including a mounting sleeve along the upper side thereof, the entire hanger member being formed as a single extrusion of flexible material to facilitate gripping of the carpet samples, the mounting sleeve including a longitudinally extending sleeve slot therein such that when a mounting rod or hanger arm is placed within the sleeve the slot will expand to allow the sleeve to fixedly grip the supporting rod, the display apparatus including a plurality of such hanger arms extending from a support assembly which is maintained in fixed relationship with

Abstract: An improved merchandising unit which facilitates the removal of stock therefrom while providing a more efficient utilization of the display area available in a store than can be achieved with conventional shelving units. According to the present invention, there is provided an improved merchandising unit comprising a shelving unit; means situated on either end of such shelving unit, said means engaging cooperating means located on a pair of support brackets, the support brackets adapted to pivotally support the shelving unit from a support structure, said shelving unit having an open portion. The shelving unit is pivotable between a rest position and a tilted position, the tilted position adapted to provide access to the open portion, thereby facilitating insertion and removal of items from the shelving unit.

Abstract: A display stand for generally toroidal articles capable of being folded into a single plane for convenient storage or transporting having two sides, with a first side member being formed as an integral enclosed wire loop and the other side member being similarly configured and pivotally attached to form a hinge about a common leg with the first side member, base legs of the sides which engage a resting surface for the display stand, riser posts incorporated in the sides to vertically displace the article to be displayed up off of the resting surface, carriage arms formed in the sides at a convenient angle for visual observation of the displayed article, dogleg offsets in the arms which engage the article to insure its retention, and a crossbar for locking the sides in spaced relation and forming a generally triangular resting zone for the article to be displayed.

Abstract: A pusher is disposed behind a series of generally like objects stacked from back to front on a shelf. Side members tie the pusher to a pull handle at the front of the shelf and confine the stack of objects laterally in alignment. A rail is disposed at the front of the shelf to prevent objects from falling off the shelf as the pusher is drawn forward by the handle. Resilient means are disposed behind the pusher to return it and the handle to normal position after being drawn forward by a pull on the handle.

Abstract: A display device for relatively small articles is disclosed comprising a support with a plurality of exterior faces each providing means for holding a removable display board. Each board is adaptable to be preloaded with articles to be displayed before being installed on a face of the support which is mounted on a rotatable base.

Abstract: A housing has an open front side, and one or more arms are provided, each having two ends and a length sufficient to permit a plurality of adjacent ties to be hung from the respective arm. Pivot pins mount these arms at one end within the housing so that the arms can be pivoted outwardly of the housing to an access position and can be pivoted into the housing to a storage position in which the opposite ends of the respective arms are supported on a portion of the housing.

Abstract: This invention provides a snap-in terminal for electrical connection between an external conductor and a conductive film deposited on a nonconductive substrate. The terminal is stamped from a flat sheet of resilient conductive material and comprises a center position having a forward extension to which the external conductor may be attached and a rearward extension curved downward for establishing electrical contact with the film on the substrate, and a plurality of legs extending outward from the center portion and bent about 90.degree. downward from the center portion, each leg having at its terminus a tab. The terminal is installed by inserting the legs into a slot in the substrate contiguous with the film. The tabs deflect to fit within the restricted space of the slot and then recover their original position as they emerge from the slot at the bottom of the substrate, thereby securing the terminal to the substrate.

Abstract: A container support comprising a holder for removably holding an aerosol fire extinguisher container, a protective cap for protecting an actuating button and outlet nozzle of the container when held by the nozzle, complementary engagement means on the protective cap and holder for locating the cap in its operative position on the holder, and bias means on the cap and holder which is adapted to be triggered by withdrawal of the container from the holder to bias the cap and holder away from each other until sudden disengagement of the complementary engagement means results in the protective cap flipping off and away from the holder to expose the actuating button and nozzle for use.

Abstract: An adjustable rack for hanging objects to be painted or plated having a hanging vertical support column with a plurality of adjustable arms connected to the vertical support column. Each arm has a plurality of vertical suspended hooks which can be easily adjusted or removed as desired.

Abstract: A display apparatus for supporting merchandise items detachably connected to at least a pair of vertically oriented and spaced apart supporting members having slots. Such apparatus includes a pair of end brackets, each having at least one projecting lug for detachable connection with the slots and having a pair of spaced apart openings. A first supporting bar connected to and between the brackets includes latching arrangements projecting from opposite end surfaces of the bar and each formed generally on the opposite side of a longitudinal axis of the bar from the other. The latch arrangement defines a notch and forms a forward tongue portion which is adapted to removably and transversely extend through respective ones of the openings. The notches are sized to enable vertical, longitudinal and tilting displacement of the bar relative to the bracket means for permitting the assembling and disassembling of such bar to the bracket.