Abstract: A merchandise display security device for displaying and protecting a wearable device from theft is provided. In one example, the wearable device includes a body and a band secured thereto. The merchandise security device includes a sensor configured to be coupled to the wearable device between the body and the band. The sensor includes a sensing device configured to detect unauthorized removal of the body from the band.

Abstract: A dispenser includes a dispenser body having an interior cavity, and an aperture that communicates with the interior cavity. The dispenser also includes a loading door and a lid. The lid engages a dispenser surface when in the closed position to thereby create a substantially gas impermeable seal. The dispenser further includes a mounting surface disposed within the interior cavity and proximal the aperture. The mounting surface includes a mounting interface that permits substantially gas impermeable mounting of a cartridge while permitting access to the cartridge from the exterior of the dispensing body through the aperture.

Abstract: A retail display unit includes a plurality of clear tubes positioned substantially adjacent to each other and each having a length. A plurality of clear inserts each positioned inside one of the plurality of clear tubes and extend the length of the one of the plurality of clear tubes. Each clear insert includes a first end that corresponds with a first end of each clear tube and an opposing second end that corresponds with an opposing second end of each clear tube. A plurality of strings of lights are continuously wrapped around and engaged with the first and second ends of the plurality of clear inserts.

Abstract: A case for a wrist-worn electronic device and one or more bands that can be attached to a wrist-worn electronic device. The case can include first and second housing members foldably coupled together by one or more hinges between an open position and a closed position; a recess formed in one of the housing members that is sized and shaped to hold the one or more bands within the case; and an attachment mechanism positioned within the cavity. The attachment mechanism can include a piston having a cam profile at a first end and slidably coupled to one of the housing members between a first piston position and a second piston position, and a first magnet mechanically coupled to the piston near a second end, opposite the first end. The case can further include a second magnet positioned within the second housing member and spaced apart from the first magnet, wherein the first and second magnets are aligned to repel each other biasing the piston in the first piston position.

Abstract: A method of keeping necklaces completely kink and tangle free. This device will allow the carrier to port their thinnest necklaces or bracelets with the accompanying ring and earrings from place to place and then to extract it whenever, wherever, with absolutely no kinks.

Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus comprising a casing for a portable electronic device. The casing comprises: an opening configured to accommodate a signal connector; at least one magnet configured to provide magnetic interaction; a cap configured to cover the opening in a closed position and to expose the opening in an open position; and a seal arranged to seal the opening when the cap is in a closed position. The cap is fixed to the closed position through the magnetic interaction between the casing and the cap as provided by said at least one magnet.

Abstract: Provided is a watch storage apparatus comprising a base and a first watch engagement mechanism. The base may comprise a first surface and a receiver engaged with the first surface. The receiver may comprise a first hole. The first watch engagement mechanism may comprise a pin and a retaining band engaged with the pin. The pin may be selectably engagable with the first hole. The retaining band may define a structure having a perimeter to which an associated watch may be selectively removably and securely engaged about the perimeter so as to prevent slippage of the watch band relative to the perimeter of the structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a case for receiving, in a fixed position, an article secured to a support (5). This case (1) includes a bottom part (3) forming the base and a top part (2) forming the cover. The bottom part (3) and top part (2) cooperate with each other to define a closed space in a closed position. The support (4) includes holding means (6) so that the article does not rest on the base, or against the cover.

Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus comprising a casing for a portable electronic device. The casing comprises: an opening configured to accommodate a signal connector; at least one magnet configured to provide magnetic interaction; a cap configured to cover the opening in a closed position and to expose the opening in an open position; and a seal arranged to seal the opening when the cap is in a closed position. The cap is fixed to the closed position through the magnetic interaction between the casing and the cap as provided by said at least one magnet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a case for receiving, in a fixed position, an article secured to a support (5). This case (1) includes a bottom part (3) forming the base and a top part (2) forming the cover. The bottom part (3) and top part (2) cooperate with each other to define a closed space in a closed position. The support (4) includes holding means (6) so that the article does not rest on the base, or against the cover.

Abstract: A monitor system includes a display panel, a storage case receiving the display panel, a support member movable in the storage case, arm members, first guides in the storage case, and second guides in the support member. The support member rotatably supports the lower end of the display panel. Each arm member has a first supporting point, a second supporting point, and an intermediate supporting point. Each arm member is connected to the display panel through the first supporting point. The second supporting points of the arm members are engaged with the first guides. The intermediate supporting points thereof are engaged with the second guides. In the monitor system with this structure, when the support member is moved forward, the display panel can be rotated upward with a relatively small force such that the display panel is brought from a horizontal posture to a raised posture.

Abstract: A container intended to receive a commodity, in particular a wristwatch or writing implement, includes a dish-shaped lower portion and a dish-shaped upper portion. A fastening element in the container is configured as a pair of clips including a resilient lower holding element arranged in the lower portion and a resilient upper holding element arranged in the upper portion. The two holding elements together form the pair of clips and interact so that they resiliently clamp between them the commodity located in the container when the upper portion is placed on the lower portion of the container. As a result, the commodity is perfectly fixed in position with the lowest structural expenditure substantially irrespective of its shape and dimensions.

Abstract: A protection device for timers includes a box composed of a base and a cover, a timer is located in the base of the box and the cover has a lock which is cooperated with a fixed plate in the base to lock the cover to the base. The timer is electrically connected with a cable which extends out from the box and has a receptacle into which a plug plugs. The box has a slot which is smaller than the plug so that the plug cannot be removed out from the box.

Abstract: A time strip actuator and assembly used to provide a visual reminder of when aquarium service is needed. The time strip actuator including an actuator cover arranged to automatically actuate a time strip to begin a timing cycle when the cover closes.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a packaging and display system for a wristwatch. The system includes a support panel, a wristwatch and an accessory, the accessory being capable of augmenting the appearance and enjoyment of the watch. The support panel has a front surface that defines several display locations. A first display location releasably supports a wristwatch in a manner such that a wristband associated with the wristwatch is maintained in a supine position. A second display location releasably supports an accessory, the accessory being adapted and configured to be releasably mounted on a wristband. The front surface also defines indicia for aligning the wristwatch to the first display location and for aligning the accessory to the second display location.

Abstract: An anti-theft box which displays an article in a manner which allows a consumer to handle the article without removing it from the box, and which deters theft of the article and/or box is disclosed. The anti-theft box includes a base for supporting the article, and a cover which engages and is lockable with the base. The article is visible through the cover, and an opening in the cover allows a consumer to touch the article without opening the cover or removing the article. In addition, the base includes a locking mechanism in order to normally lock the cover to the base so that it cannot be readily disengaged by the consumer. A retailer can readily engage the base, for example with a key plate, in order to easily open the cover. In one embodiment, an EAS marker is also supported within the base, preferably hidden from the consumer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for generating a list of package shipment routes in a shipment solution system comprising the steps of entering product information, place of origin, destination and shipment temperature parameters for a package into the system. A list is generated containing a listing of all possible shipment routes available for the package between the place of origin and the destination. For each of the shipment routes, an ambient thermal temperature model is generated corresponding to the external temperatures the package is exposed to during each of the possible shipment routes. The thermal characteristics of the package are calculated along the available shipping routes, based on each of the ambient thermal temperature models, so as to determine feasible shipment routes and corresponding packaging information.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to multipurpose containers in which a variety of items can be stored, such as eyeglasses writing instruments, pills, medicines, thermometers, rulers, note pads, to name a few of the nearly limitless number of items that can be stored. The containers may be provided with writing implements or gauges to measure a parameter, such as a timepiece, or a computational device, such as a calculator.

Abstract: A free size automatic watch display holder includes an upper holder providing an arc shaped upper supporting surface, a lower holder providing an arc shaped lower supporting surface, and an extendable supporting frame mounted between the upper and lower holders. The supporting frame includes an upper support member transversely extended from an inner surface of the upper holder, a lower support member transversely extended from an inner surface of the lower holder, and a movable operating frame including a base, having a slider slot, upwardly extended from the lower support member and a slider arm which is downwardly extended from the upper support member and arranged to slidably insert into the slider slot such that by frictionally sliding the slider arm along the slider slot so as to selectively adjust a distance between the upper and lower holders.

Abstract: To provide a watch with opening/closing lid, whose external appearance can be improved, in which clothes and the like are not caught by an end portion of a spring biasing the opening/closing lid, and in which a biasing function for the opening/closing lid by the spring can be maintained. A premise is a watch in which a front lid is attached to a case band of a timepiece armor main portion through a pivot axle so as to be openable/closable, and this front lid is biased in its closing direction by a spring. The front lid is provided with an axle fitting portion rotatably fitting to the pivot axle. A spring accommodating hole facing the axle fitting portion is provided in a position biased by a deviation dimension D from an axle center C of the pivot axle of the case band. A coil spring is used for the spring.

Abstract: A watch box includes a watch collar which supports a wristwatch for purposes of display and a plug member which fits into the watch collar. A locking member has a first end lodged in a sidewall of the watch box, an intermediate portion which passes through an aperture formed in the plug member and a second end which projects into a locking receptacle which is mounted in an opposite sidewall. The locking receptacle prevents removal of the locking member once it has been installed. When it is desired to remove the wristwatch, a knife blade is inserted into a slot formed on a bottom panel of the watch box and the locking member is cut.

Abstract: A rail-track display box includes an outer casing having a pair of elongated sliding tracks indented along two top edges of two parallel side walls of the outer casing respectively. An inner casing has a pair of guiding tracks indented on two outer surfaces of two side panels of the inner casing respectively. A cover has a pair of sliding pegs inwardly formed on two inner surfaces of two parallel side cover panels respectively and a pair of guiding pegs downwardly formed on two bottom edges of the side cover panels respectively. The cover is adapted to frontwardly slid to a display position that the sliding pegs are stopped at two front blocked ends of the sliding tracks respectively and the guiding pegs are stopped at two front stopped ends of the guiding tracks respectively, so as to open the rail-track display box for displaying the product.

Abstract: A display case is provided for a personal accessory item such as jewelry, eyeglasses and wrist watches. The case includes a display support for vertically suspending the accessory item, an inner tube surrounding the display support, an outer tube within which the inner tube nests, and a cover positioned over an open end of the outer tube. All the walls of the display case are constructed of transparent plastic. A fluid, particularly colored water, may be positioned in a volume of space separating inner from outer tubes. The display case may stand upright upon a flat outer surface of the cover or may be hung via a mount from a wall.

Abstract: A wristwatch display stand for displaying a wristwatch and a novelty item comprises a cuff member and a base. The wristwatch is attachable to the cuff member and the cuff member has a lower portion that includes a pair of spaced apart first configurations. The base has an upper portion adapted to receive the novelty item. The upper portion includes a pair of spaced apart complementary configurations sized to receive the first configurations. The first configurations extend about lateral sides of the novelty item to cooperate with the complementary configurations and affix the cuff member to the base while retaining the novelty item therebetween.

Abstract: The invention concerns security support for display article, in particular wrist-watches, designed to be integrated in a display unit (30) and comprising a sensor (7) fixed on the base (10) and connected by a conductor wire (12) to a connector (12) linked to an alarm central station. Said support consists of a globally cylindrical block (2) whereof the side surface is truncated along a chord (3) to form a plane (4) whereon is fixedly mounted a mechanical locking member (5) adapted to co-operate removably with corresponding parts (6) of the sensor (7) fixed at the base (9) of the watch (10), such that the latter thus equipped with the sensor (7), can be mechanically locked on the cylindrical block (2) by the locking member (5) and can be locked on that same block by winding of its own bracelet (13) and by closure of its clasp (14).

Abstract: An improved container for watches, jewelry, and other ring-shaped objects designed to include a lock device which prevents the aforementioned objects from being removed from the container. The container comprises of a body with a slot in a face of the body where a ring-shaped object may be inserted. The lock device comprises of a rigid member which may be selectively positioned in a locked position or an unlocked position. The rigid member moves axially in relation to the ring-shaped object when the ring-shaped object is inserted in the slot. In the locked position, the rigid member protrudes into the cavity of the ring-shaped object. In the unlocked position, the rigid member is outside the cavity of the ring-shaped object. The container may further include a mount which releasably attaches to the ring-shaped object. The rigid member of the lock device secures the ring-shaped object inside the slot by pinning down the mount which is attached to the ring-shaped object.

Abstract: A wristwatch display stand for displaying a wristwatch and a novelty item comprises a cuff member and a base. The wristwatch is attachable to the cuff member and the cuff member has a lower portion that includes a pair of spaced apart first configurations. The base has an upper portion adapted to receive the novelty item. The upper portion includes a pair of spaced apart complementary configurations sized to receive the first configurations. The first configurations extend about lateral sides of the novelty item to cooperate with the complementary configurations and affix the cuff member to the base while retaining the novelty item therebetween.

Abstract: A display unit for a consumer article comprising a housing, a mount disposed in the housing, wherein the mount comprises at least one aperture therethrough, and an article support unit, the article support unit comprising an article support platform for supporting a consumer article, a cap, the cap being coupled to the article support platform and positionable on the mount, the cap further comprising at least one aperture in at least essential alignment with the at least one aperture in the mount, a tongue member, the tongue member extending from the article support unit and including a tab on a surface thereof, wherein the tab cooperates with a side wall of the housing to releasably lock the article support unit in place when the cap is positioned on the mount, wherein the side wall provides for the decoupling of the tab therefrom, and a connector, threadable through the respective apertures of the cap and the mount, for maintaining a coupling of the cap and the mount when the tab of the tongue is decoupled

Abstract: A display unit for a consumer article comprising a housing, a mount disposed in the housing, wherein the mount comprises at least one aperture therethrough, and an article support unit, the article support unit comprising an article support platform for supporting a consumer article, a cap, the cap being coupled to the article support platform and positionable on the mount, the cap further comprising at least one aperture in at least essential alignment with the at least one aperture in the mount, a tongue member, the tongue member extending from the article support unit and including a tab on a surface thereof, wherein the tab cooperates with a side wall of the housing to releasably lock the article support unit in place when the cap is positioned on the mount, wherein the side wall provides for the decoupling of the tab therefrom, and a connector, threadable through the respective apertures of the cap and the mount, for maintaining a coupling of the cap and the mount when the tab of the tongue is decoupled

Abstract: A jewelry box includes a box body having a first side panel and a second side panel defined an inner cavity therebetween wherein a holding slot is provided in the inner cavity for holding a display in position, a ring-shaped supporting frame for rigidly supporting the display thereon detachably disposed in the holding slot, and a security locker including an elongated locking groove extended from the first side panel to the second side panel of the box body, an elongated locking member adapted for slidably inserting into the locking groove, which is penetrating through the supporting frame, and a stopper mounted on the locking groove for locking the locking member in the locking groove in a forward slidably movable manner, in such a manner that the display is securely locked up in the holding slot of the box body.

Abstract: A display box for a consumer article is presented that includes a base, a support member and a cover. The base has at least one platform that includes an outer surface, a bottom surface, and a flange extending from the at least one platform. The base further includes an opening in the bottom surface defined by edges of the flange. The support member is adapted for supporting the consumer article and has a pedestal that is selectively mountable on and decoupleable from the flange. The cover has a top wall and four side walls that define an inner surface. The cover is selectively coupled to and decoupled from the base and can be positioned in a first position, in which the outer surface of the base and the inner surface of the four side walls cooperate to seal the display box and to prevent an unauthorized decoupling of the cover (i.e. opening of the display. box). Preferably, mechanical assistance is required to separate the cover and the base.

Abstract: A jewelry box includes a box body having a first side panel and a second side panel defined an inner cavity therebetween wherein a holding slot is provided in the inner cavity for holding a display in position, a ring-shaped supporting frame for rigidly supporting the display thereon detachably disposed in the holding slot, and a security locker including an elongated locking groove extended from the first side panel to the second side panel of the box body, an elongated locking member adapted for slidably inserting into the locking groove, which is penetrating through the supporting frame, and a stopper mounted on the locking groove for locking the locking member in the locking groove in a forward slidably movable manner, in such a manner that the display is securely locked up in the holding slot of the box body.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable watch support or holder. The support comprises a first support element. A second support element is slidably engaged with the first support element. The first and second support elements are moveable between various positions with respect to each other. A lock communicates with the first and second support elements and to secure them a desired position. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second support elements together form a substantially C-shaped element onto which a wrist watch may be removably placed.

Abstract: A display box for a consumer article is presented that includes a base, a support member and a cover. The base has at least one platform that includes an outer surface, a bottom surface, and a flange extending from the at least one platform. The base further includes an opening in the bottom surface defined by edges of the flange. The support member is adapted for supporting the consumer article and has a pedestal that is selectively mountable on and decoupleable from the flange. The cover has a top wall and four side walls that define an inner surface. The cover is selectively coupled to and decoupled from the base and can be positioned in a first position, in which the outer surface of the base and the inner surface of the four side walls cooperate to seal the display box and to prevent an unauthorized decoupling of the cover (i.e. opening of the display box). Preferably, mechanical assistance is required to separate the cover and the base.

Abstract: A case with two shell bodies (1) which may be assembled to each other transversely to the longitudinal axis of the case, comprises an insert (10) which is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the case. One end of the insert may be inserted into one of the shell bodies (1), which is provided with an opening (13) for snapping-in a latching element (12). The insert (10) comprises an arm (11) which is biased in the direction of the opening (13) and which on the end side carries the latching element (12).

Abstract: The present invention comprises an apparatus that provides retailers with a highly flexible and attractive means to display their articles. The apparatus includes a collar (120) adapted to receive the article. The apparatus also includes a support member (130) adapted to releasably engage a receptor (131) in the collar (120). Finally, the apparatus includes a base (140) which is adapted to receive the support member (120). More specifically, the collar (120) has at least one receptor (132) that is not centrally located. In a further embodiment, the collar (120) receptor is geared to engage with a complimentary gear of the support member (130). In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method comprising three steps is disclosed for displaying articles. The method first mounts the article on a collar (120). The next step engages the collar (120) with a support member (130). The method then couples the support member (130) to a base (140).

Abstract: A display box for a consumer article is presented that includes a base, a support member and a cover. The base has at least one platform that includes an outer surface, a bottom surface, and a flange extending from the at least one platform. The base further includes an opening in the bottom surface defined by edges of the flange. The support member is adapted for supporting the consumer article and has a pedestal that is selectively mountable on and decoupleable from the flange. The cover has a top wall and four side walls that define an inner surface. The cover is selectively coupled to and decoupled from the base and can be positioned in a first position, in which the outer surface of the base and the inner surface of the four side walls cooperate to seal the display box and to prevent an unauthorized decoupling of the cover. In one embodiment, the pedestal includes a cavity for receiving a security device such as an EAS marker.

Abstract: A universal watch display stand includes a base and a holder. The holder includes at least a supporting rib upwardly extended from said base, and a plurality of holding wings spacedly and transversely supported by the supporting rib so as to define a plurality of holding slots between the holding wings respectively. Accordingly, a leather belt-type watch can be displayed 3-dimensionally by mounting on the holder but will not leave any pressed mark on or damage the leather belt.

Abstract: Top and bottom transparent plastic parts with oppositely inclined side edges slide together to form a box-like enclosure. The top part has a slot at the upper end. The bottom part has a protrusion at its upper end which is received in the slot as the parts slide toward each other. The protrusion has an opening to receive a rod from a display rack. Tabs and tab receiving recesses positively but releasably engage the lower ends of the parts. Upstanding elements with inclined surfaces on the top part cooperate with the tabs on the bottom part to flex the top part as the tabs are received in the recesses and maintain the tabs in the recesses to prevent accidental dislodgement. The tabs are released from the recesses by depressing the top part such that the tabs clear the upstanding elements as the parts slide apart. Resilient elements extending from the side walls of the bottom part retain the band in a position centered within the enclosure.

Abstract: In the present invention, the watch is mounted in a conventional hollow collar which is in turn positioned in a display box. A slit in the display box allows a securing member to be slipped through the box and the watch collar. The securing member is locked to the wall of the box on the other side of the watch collar by an anti-theft locking means. The end of the securing member has a pin which is inserted into the locking means and is held in place until released by a release mechanism, such as by a magnet. Such a release mechanism, opens the locking means and allows the securing member to be withdrawn. The end of the securing member opposite the pin, projects out of the box both to form a handle to aid in the removal of the securing member and as a visual indicator that the securing device remains inserted in the watch box.

Abstract: A finished or semi-finished item in sintered zirconia is characterized by a metallic appearance obtained by placing a previously shaped and sintered zirconia item in its finished or semi-finished shape in an oven in which there is a plasma containing hydrogen, bringing the item to a temperature of around 800.degree. C. or more, and maintaining the item at this temperature for a period of time from around a quarter of an hour to three hours, preferably two hours.

Abstract: A wristwatch holder assembly includes a wristwatch holder and a box. The wristwatch holder has a wristwatch support member and a flange which can be secured to the box. The flange extends outwards from the wristwatch support member in a thickness direction of the wristwatch support member.

Abstract: A display stand for wrist watches capable of accommodating wristbands of different dimensions is provided. The display stand comprises a base portion and a support portion mounted to the base portion and having three areas of contact with the wristband of a watch and also comprises a connecting member connecting two of the contact areas to one another. The connecting member comprises a hinge-like portion that allows two of the three contact areas to move relative to one another to accommodate the dimension of the wristband and comprises means to urge these two contact areas toward their initial position. In a preferred embodiment, the connecting member is a generally V-shaped resilient member whose vertex constitutes the hinge-like portion.

Abstract: A display unit such as a digital or analog watch is held in a wedge-shaped member to the top of footwear by a second tongue held, for example, with hook and loop fasteners, to the top of a sneaker or shoe. In another embodiment, the display unit can be held to the top of footwear by the laces of the footwear, which are threaded through a series of pairs of openings in the bottom of the display holder.

Abstract: A package for shipping and permitting display of an article, such as a wristwatch, is provided. The package is constructed with a box without a bottom and having a cutout on one side and a sleeve to display price or other indicia on two different places on a display for the watch stored within the box. A C-shaped cuff member is provided having a stopper for holding a watch thereon without it sliding during transportation. The C-shaped cuff member is also designed for holding watches having bands of different lengths.

Abstract: A watch box includes a base, and a watch bezel holder comprising a plurality of louvered slats on the base. Each slot has a first edge and a second edge that is opposite to the first edge. The first edge of each slat contacts the base and each slat is disposed to form a predetermined acute angle between the slat and the base. Adjacent slats are separated forming a slot between the slats for holding a watch bezel. Another embodiment uses a boustrophedonic member to form the slots for holding bezels.

Abstract: A wristwatch package has an elongated, substantially C-shaped element with slots formed adjacent its opposing ends. The straps of a wristwatch can be slipped into the slots to retain the wristwatch on the substantially C-shaped element without buckling the straps together. The C-shaped element is mounted on a hollow base having an interior tongue defining a region of varying dimension inside the base for receiving and securely retaining watch-related literature of different thicknesses inside the package.

Abstract: A security display container for alternately displaying and transporting a watch or the like that includes a housing having a tongue which forms a first part of a snap-lock, the tongue itself having a first latch portion. The display container also includes a retainer member for securing and displaying the watch which is removably receivable in the housing and which forms a second part of a snap-lock that is received under the tongue in order to snap lock the retainer member to the housing. The retainer member further having a second latch portion that is aligned with the first latch portion and a fastener which is receivable through the first and second latch portions to connect the retainer member to the housing. The security display container is adapted to receive a cover which is mateable with the housing in a nesting orientation for displaying the watch and in an enclosing orientation for transporting the watch.

Abstract: In a packaging structure, a tongue-like portion is formed in one end portion of a base to extend toward an end of the one end portion. A wristwatch, having a pair of watchbands with a band keeper being provided on one of the bands, is placed on the base, and the tongue-like portion is inserted into an opening of the band keeper through a gap of the band keeper and the corresponding watchband. A pillow portion is formed in the one end portion of the base at a region which is nearer to the end of the one end portion than the tongue-like portion. The pillow portion covers the tongue-like portion, and an extending end of the one of the watchbands lays on the pillow portion in a longitudinal direction of the base.

Abstract: A boxed traveling item including a casing, a cover hinged to one side of the casing and having a transverse sliding groove and a retaining hole at one end of the transverse sliding groove, a traveling item hinged to the casing by a hinge and received in a storage chamber inside the casing, and torsional springs mounted on the hinge between the casing and the traveling item to automatically lift the traveling item from the storage chamber when the cover is opened, the traveling item having a hooked retainer rod at the free end, which is moved along the transverse sliding groove and hooked into the retaining hole when the cover is opened.