Abstract: A container for use in holding receipts or the like comprises a hollow body formed of contiguous bottom, front, rear, and opposed side panels, and a cover integrally hinged to the top of the rear panel which is divided into contiguous top and front portions by a second integral hinge spaced parallel to the integrally hinged juncture of the cover with the rear panel. The cover is pivotal about its hinged juncture with the rear panel and the top and front portions of the cover are pivotal about the second integral hinge. A retaining tab integral with the front portion of the cover is adapted to engage the interior surface of the front panel of the body when the cover is closed and is disengaged therefrom upon upward and pivotal outward movement of the cover. A lifting tab integral with the front portion facilitates opening and closing of the cover. A fabric fastener on the exterior surface of the rear panel allows the container to be releasably attached to other objects for placement at a convenient location.

Abstract: A postal tray to facilitate the sorting and distribution of mail in the form of a box-like configuration having an open top and an open front. The tray includes a plurality of removable partitions which when used forms a series of pockets within which is to be located mailing envelopes. An elongated rod is included within the tray with the rod being movable from an access position to a position preventing accidental dislodgement of mailing envelopes from the pockets. The tray includes brackets formed on the upper surface thereof to facilitate stacking with another tray. Also, each tray is provided with a pair of tie down brackets which are to be connected with an elongated member such as a bar to tie together stacked postal trays.

Abstract: A case for floppy disks and other similarly shaped articles is disclosed. The case has a plurality of dividers having a limited arcuate travel to support the disks at an advantageous viewing angle. The case is also provided with a lid which contacts the base of the case along two different axes and the supporting surface simultaneously to prevent the case from tipping. The case is also provided with a handle for carrying the case in a vertical position. The lid is further provided with ridges to prevent disks or other articles contained between the dividers from sliding out of the dividers when the case is carried in a vertical position.

Abstract: A software package comprises a folded structure including a pair of molded, complemental sheets connected to a hinged base. The sheets have peripheral, complemental stair-step edges for closing the package with complemental, releasable latches. The software is sealed between one of the molded sheets and the base with access thereto being provided by way of a frangible flap, while the related information is either sealed behind the other molded sheet or is at least partially behind the other molded sheet and secured to the base. Both molded sheets are preferably constructed of a clear material for easy viewing by a perspective customer.

Abstract: A box, particularly for holding floppy discs, has an outer sleeve enclosing a drawer. The drawer can be withdrawn partially from the sleeve to a position where pins moulded inside the sleeve and sliding in grooves in the sleeve limit the withdrawal. The drawer and sleeve can then be swung with respect to each other and the drawer moved back on itself. The open box is self-supporting in this invert-V configuration.

Abstract: A preformed plastic blank and a brochure holder assembled therefrom. The holder includes a front panel with an adjoining bottom panel and two adjoining side panels. Adjoining each side panel is a back panel. Each panel has a raised center portion to provide for enhanced torsional rigidity, and the adjoining panels have perforations at their common edges. To facilitate access to the brochures, the bottom panel has an inclined surface formed therein sloping downward from the rear of the holder toward the front to urge any brochures held therein towards the front of the holder. The assembled blank is held together by complementary projecting hollow fingers and cavities formed on the marginal portions of the back panels and on a flap pending from the bottom panel.

Abstract: A cassette carrying case has a rectangular bottom with a pressed cardboard bottom formed with recesses for accommodating cassettes and flocked. A top of dome shape is hinged to the rectangular bottom and carries a domed styrene plastic insert that nests in the top and is formed with a number of parallel ribs that engage the tops of the cassettes when nested in the recesses in the bottom portion with the top over the bottom.

Abstract: A diskette holder for rigid-case data diskettes is disclosed, comprising a platform having a plurality of lateral grooves in the upper surface thereof for receiving diskettes. Associated with each groove are diskette support means comprising a front support face angled upwardly and forwardly from the area of the groove and a rear support face angled upwardly and rearwardly from the area of the groove. At least one support face of a pair associated with a groove has the undercut portion disposed from the plane of the opposing support face by a distance not less than and substantially equal to the thickness of the diskette to be held, and preferably parallel to the opposing support face. In the preferred embodiment, the diskette support means are positioned at only one end of each groove and successively alternating grooves have the support means at alternating ends of the grooves. Stop means at opposite ends of the grooves position the diskettes laterally and preventing lateral movement.

Abstract: A container for magnetic tape cassettes comprises a plurality of receptacles for slidably receiving respective cassettes. Each of said receptacles comprises tracks provided at mutually opposite side walls or partitions. In order to provide a container which permits a convenient handling of the cassettes and from which the cassettes can easily be taken, each receptacle provides fulcrums about which the associated cassette can be tilted. Each track defines a throat, which has a width that is slightly in excess of the thickness of a cassette so that a cassette contained in each receptacle can be tilted about fulcrums formed by the tracks at the throats. The tracks of each receptacle comprise stops, which limit the extent of the tilting movement of the cassette. Each cassette is supported by laterally spaced apart supports provided adjacent to the bottom of the container.

Abstract: A storage container for floppy disks and the like includes a cover member pivotally attached to a base member. The base member includes a floor that has a plurality of guide slots which accept dividers so as to permit organizational classification and to facilitate identification and recovery. The base member includes upwardly extending front, rear and side walls. A finger grip is formed in both the front and rear walls. Along the outboard edge of each side wall is a downwardly extending skirt that runs from the front wall to a point near the rear wall. The cover member may be pivoted through an arc of about 90 degrees which provides easy access to the disk stored inside. The rear edge of each skirt provides a cover stop against which the bottom edge of the rear wall of said cover member rests when the cover is in the fully opened condition. This prevents the cover member from opening further.

Abstract: A container for storing and transporting letter mail and other flat articles, comprising a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, a bottom member and a rim member extending outwardly from the side walls and end walls along the perimeter of the container, which are integrally formed as a unit. The side walls, end walls and bottom member define an enclosure for receiving articles. A removable cover member is provided for being positioned substantially in registration with the bottom member to cover the enclosure and protect the contents of the container. The container is preferably comprised of a lightweight material and manufactured using a thermoforming process. Rib members are disposed at pre-determined positions on the side walls, end walls, bottom member and cover member to provide structural integrity for the container.

Abstract: Two master sets of seven seventh cut cards having labels denoting major grocery categories thereon. Fourteen subsets of physically smaller cards. Each subset has seven seventh cut cards with labels denoting grocery subcategories and each subset being related to one major card. In a given set each master card may be a different color. The subset cards are preferably the same color as the associated master card.One set of master cards and associated subset cards may be placed in one pocket of a purse and the other cards in another other pocket of the same purse.

Abstract: An arrangement for filing and storing flat-shaped articles in the form of sheets or film, especially flat information media, such as diskettes, microfilms, audio recordings, photographs, and file cards, for example. Pocket-shaped folders are ranked one after another in any desired number to accommodate the articles to be stored. The folders are connected together or are inserted one into another, so that each folder is laterally secured in relation to the folder immediately in front of it, and is retained so that it can be displaced upward by a predetermined amount. Each folder, except for the frontmost folder, has a tongue on the front that engages a hole in the back of the folder immediately in front of it.

Abstract: A packaging method and a package for bulk containment of lop-sided articles such as blister carded or similarly packaged items in a space saving nested arrangement are described. A tray, such as a display tray, containing the blister carded items, has retaining means such as a tray wrapper to prevent unintended spillage of the blister carded items but which permits nesting of the blister cards contained within two closely juxtaposed trays whereby efficient nesting of the packed items is obtained in a readily handled package having structurally retentive properties.

Abstract: A rolltop diskette container which requires no more desk area when in the open position than it does when closed. The rolltop diskette container holds 100 of the 51/4 inch (133 millimeter) diskettes and requires approximately the same desk area as the conventional flip-top diskette container. The flip-top diskette container holds only 50 of the 51/4 inch (133 millimeter) diskettes.The rolltop diskette container is comprised of two side panels 1 and 2, a bottom panel 3, and a rolltop 4. Partitions 6 and 7 may be utilized to index and separate the stored diskettes.

Abstract: The Specification discloses a parallel-piped freezing frame having a plurality of compartments for freezing of flexible bags of plasma or other biological fluid. A slidable freezing plate is mounted within each compartment and cam means are provided for directing the freezing plate downwardly and laterally against a side wall of the component. The freezing plate and associated planar wall thereby mold the flexible bag into a flat but slightly wedge-shaped configuration. A freezing medium such as alcohol circulates through the freezing frame to freeze the contents of the flexible bag.

Abstract: A box, such as may be used to store audio disks computer floppy disks or the like, in which the box opens up into a fan-like shape so that the articles stored therein can readily be identified. A box body is constituted by a back plate, a bottom plate and a left and a right side plate. A front plate section, constituted by a front plate, is pivoted at its lower end on the bottom plate. Left and right wing plates, which extend from the respective opposite sides of the front plate, contact the left and right side plates. A cover plate is formed by a top plate having a collar extending therefrom with the cover section being swingably pivoted on the box body.

Abstract: The filing case is particularly suitable for filing diskettes and has a plurality of divider plates spaced one behind the other, provided with projecting labelling tabs and, together with parts of the case bottom and sidewalls, bounding a filing compartment. Each divider plate has two mutually resilient legs, the free ends of which can be inserted in slots in the case bottom, the slots associated with the legs of an individual divider being disposed in a straight line. In order particularly to save on material, the divider plates are disposed in even numbers, are formed identically to one another, and are narrower than the distance between two sidewalls by at least approximately the width of a labelling tab.

Abstract: A carrying case adapted to conveniently contain writing materials. A carrying case has a lower portion having inwardly facing surfaces that define an upwardly opening file chamber having a lower portion rim. An upper portion has inwardly facing surfaces that define a storage chamber having an upper portion rim. A panel is adapted to move between a closed position and an open position to selectively close and open the storage chamber. Means are provided for removably fastening the upper portion rim to the lower portion rim to thereby close the file chamber.

Abstract: A storage box is provided for holding and displaying diskettes including a container portion, a lid portion joined by a living hinge to the container portion and a U-shaped linkage member pivotally interconnecting said container and lid portions to form a combined latch and stand for the box. The hinge is flexible and provides the tension necessary for the snap action movement during the opening and closing of the lid portion. In the closed position, the hinge is under tension to provide a seal. When the lid portion is held in the open position, the U-shaped linkage member forms a stand for the box. Preferably, the geometry of the linkage member is selected to position the container portion at an angle of substantially 45 degrees to the horizontal for display of the diskettes for easy access.

Abstract: A collapsible storage box for floppy disk includes a casing, a switch means and a collapsible storing means consisting of a plurality of storage bags for storing floppy disk for computor use whereby the collapsible bags can be extended to form a sector type for easy and convenient take-out or take-in service for the floppy disks.

Abstract: A container for door panels or other articles includes a sling divider having transverse support rods equally spaced along a flexible web. The ends of the rods are received in vertically staggered pairs of side wall pockets so that web sections form slings of different depths relative to the top of the container and thus allow the laterally projecting portions of the articles to deform the web and overlap to accommodate more articles in a container of given length. In the preferred embodiment, the container is rectangular with longer side and shorter end walls, and is nestable with nesting stops that establish a nesting space between the bottom walls of two nested containers, and the support rods are long enough to extend between the side walls but are shorter than the distance between the end walls so the sling divider can be removed, turned, and stored in the nesting space.

Abstract: This invention relates to improvements in boxes, cartons and other similar containers which are used as combination shipping and storage containers convertible to display stands. The containers are formed from bendable material such as folded cardboard, folded paper or other bendable material. The containers are readily useful for storing flat articles and planar discs, such as floppy discs used with computers and other electronic equipment. The containers are converted to display stands by folding down the top wall section to fit inside the empty container to form a well so as to support the flat contents in an upright position.

Abstract: A storage container for storing magnetic discs providing a tightly closed, dust-free storage while also providing ready display of the discs and easy access to the discs for reduced handling in their removal from and insertion into the storage container. The magnetic disc storage container has a disc receptacle with a bottom wall having a solid hinge means parallel to and in the region of the front and back wall providing a closed, hingedly flexible bottom and a cover-holder providing a cover for the disc receptacle and in a separated inverted position providing a holder for the disc receptacle in an open, disc displaying manner.

Abstract: Storage apparatus for flexible discs or other articles (13) includes a housing (11) and a mechanism in the housing having a carrier or a series of carriers for holding the articles. The carrier comprises a slider (35) constrained within the housing to move rectilinearly relative thereto and a lever (37) pivotally connected with the housing and coupled with the slider for movement in conjunction therewith from a storage position to an access position. The carrier is adapted to displace articles differentially during movement to the access position. Retaining means such as a pin and slot coupling (90, 91) are provided on the carrier and the position of the carrier is maintained when in the access position by the weight of articles held therein acting on the retaining means.

Abstract: A storage container and display device for floppy diskettes, and the like, has a base portion (10) forming a receptacle (12) of generally rectangular configuration and having a support portion (14) hingedly attached thereto and removeably interlocked with a first portion (24) of an upper part (22). A second portion (26) of the upper part (22) is hingedly attached to the first portion (24) thereof so as to cooperatively form a holder for floppy diskettes, and the like. When both portions (24, 26) of the upper part (22) are swung open relative to one another, the contents thereof can be placed on display. Conversely, when both portions (24, 26) of upper part (22) of the unit are in overlying relation and folded into the receptacle (12) formed by the base portion (10) a compact storage unit results. A guide arrangement is associated with both the base portion (10) and the upper part (22) for facilitating relative movement between the various parts and portions of the device.

Abstract: A portable file comprises a case formed with two side panels, a front panel, a back panel, a bottom and a top. The two side panels, back panel and bottom form an integral structure. A first hinge connects the integral structure and the rear end of the top and permits pivoting movement of the top between a closed position and an open position. A second hinge connects the integral structure and the bottom of the front panel and permits pivoting movement of the front panel between a closed position and an extended position. A latch connects the top and the front panel whereby they can be releasably retained in their respective closed positions, and a handle is connected to the case whereby it can be carried. The side panels are formed with supports for a plurality of hanging files, and the top is formed with a retainer cooperating with the supports for retaining the hanging files on the supports when the top is in the closed position, notwithstanding tipping of the case.

Abstract: A diskette storage container is formed of molded plastic parts which are pivotally connected together. A substantially rectangular base member has upwardly rising side walls, and cams having cam apertures adjacent the side walls. A cover member is pivotally connected to the base so that the rear edge of the cover passes into the base and rests at a slightly obtuse angle against the cams. A diskette support member is pivotally mounted to said cover and includes camming surfaces which ride on said cams as the cover is rotated toward its open position. The pivotal connection is disposed rearwardly of the centroid of the diskette support member. A notch in said camming surface is positioned to engage the cams when the cover is fully opened. This allows the diskette support member to drop forward a predetermined distance which improves accessibility to the diskettes.

Abstract: A case for holding floppy discs or other flat articles comprises a boxlike body and a cover, which is hinged to said body and can be turned up from the same. A compartment is defined by the inside surface of said cover and by a lid, which is hinged to the cover near its rear edge. To ensure that an opening movement of the cover will open also the lid, the latter is provided on its sides with cam follower pins, which engage respective cam tracks provided in the body. Each cam track comprises a portion which corresponds to an arc of a circle entered on the hinge axis on which the cover is hinged to the body. That cam track portion is succeeded in the direction of the opening movement of the cover by a cam track end portion, which deviates outwardly from said circle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a drawer assembly having a drawer top and bottom which interlock for sliding movement relative to each other and easily disassemble by hand and nest within each other to nearly half the assembled size to thereby facilitate shipment or storage. A door, snap-mounted to the assembly, pivots frictionally to provide a convenient ledge for a recipe card.

Abstract: A pivotal filing container is disclosed for storage and filing of magnetic computer disks or like generally flat articles. The container construction includes a generally rectangular outer support portion, and a relatively pivotal inner file portion which is pivotal between open and closed positions with respect to the outer support portion. In the preferred form, the inner file portion can be opened to a tray-like V-configuration when disposed in its open position, thus facilitating convenient review and inspection of magnetic disks stored within the file portion. To further facilitate convenient use, an indexing mechanism is provided to prevent unrestrained pivotal movement of the inner file portion to its open position after it has been moved from its fully closed position.

Abstract: There is provided a card file box comprising a pair of mirror-image side panels, a U-shaped member comprising a bottom panel, and front and rear end panels secured to the side panels to form a rigid structure and a tambour for slidingly enclosing the top of the box. The lateral edges of the tambour are slidably disposed in channels in the side panels. A removable clip at the bottom of the card file box forms a stop in the channel. Removal of the clip forms a passage for removal of the tambour. The card file box further comprises generally vertical ribs on the interior of each side panel for subdividing the interior of the box into card-supporting compartments and generally vertical ribs on the front and rear end panels for facilitating removal of cards adjacent to the end panels.

Abstract: A convenient collecting, carrying and organizing case for discount coupons, box tops, premium coupons and other grocery shopping items that can be used at home and carried to the store to maximize the availability and effectiveness of such coupons.

Abstract: An accessory is provided for enabling a shopper to organize coupons to facilitate shopping. The accessory comprises a receptacle which has a lid with a carrying handle which enables the accessory to be carried easily to a store and releasably clamped to the handle of a shopping cart at the upper rear end of the shopping cart basket. The receptacle contains a series of dividers for segregating coupons in accordance with various headings.

Abstract: The following specification discloses a magnetic disk storage case that can be used for such disks, as well as other magnetic memory materials common to computers and word processing. The storage case is formed from a single molded piece of plastic, such as polypropylene in the form of a clamshell or book-like case, having a top and bottom cover. The top cover receives a support ledge having flexible barriers thereon to maintain the magnetic materials stored therebehind on the ledge. The bottom of the case receives the ledge and the magnetic disks therein within a surrounding wall. The entire top cover with the ledge and the disks therein can be accessed by means of a resilient living hinge that allows for the lid to be opened into a clamshell configuration and supported against a stop member, against one of the edge walls, or by means of a channeled arcuate groove in combination with a pin that functions therewith.

Abstract: In a device for storing flat objects, especially cards, the interior of an outer casing is divided into a plurality of compartments by means of a series of structurally identical, interconnected pockets. From storing positions, in which all of the pockets are located straight behind one another, they are movable into stepped, partly exposed positions, in which each pocket behind projects beyond the adjacent pocket in front a predetermined distance to permit easy access to the various pockets. Limited relative slidability of adjacent pockets is achieved by tab-in-slit connections between them in a manner to facilitate their assembly.

Abstract: A container for use in storing coupons between index cards, the container having a bottom portion with an open top and an upper portion with an open bottom, the portions being hinged together and dimensioned so that index cards received in the lower portion extend into the upper portion when the upper portion is closed, and pivotal support tabs attached to each of the bottom portion end walls and pivotal outwardly when the upper container portion is opened allowing the container to be supported on an upper ledge of a shopping cart.

Abstract: A document carrier carton is disclosed which is adapted to provide variable size compartments for the transportation of bank drafts and checks in pre-arranged order with reduced likelihood of damage to the bank drafts or checks. The carton or insert for a carton includes a bottom wall having a plurality of U-shaped slits defining upwardly bendable partitions and side walls having U-shaped slits defining inwardly bendable spaced abutment members for holding the partition members in an erected position. In use, one of the partition members and the abutment members associated therewith are erected to provide a compartment of suitable size to contain a quantity of bank drafts or checks under compression. The partitions and abutment members are designed to provide sufficient physical strength to contain a substantial range in quantity of bank drafts and checks under a substantial range of compressive force. Specific embodiments of the compartmentalized document carrier carton are disclosed.

Abstract: A holder for accommodating a variable number of photographic prints comprises a housing having a viewing window against which the uppermost print is resiliently biased. The holder includes a slide which may be partially withdrawn therefrom to gain access to the prints, the resilient bias being suppressed during withdrawal of the slide.

Abstract: A storage container is provided of simple, two piece construction which is in the form of two U-shaped members, one of which can be inverted over the other to form a closed container and which has guide means whereby the top member can be tilted back to open the container.

Abstract: A compartmentalized file box is disclosed wherein the box has a cover (4) hinged to the back thereof and means (10), (12), (14) associated with the cover and the front of the box for securing the cover closed. A plurality of dividers (26), (28) are secured to the inside bottom (11) of the box for defining filing compartments (16), (18), (20), (22), (24). The inside of the cover of the box and the dividers may carry indicia for identifying the filed contents and for facilitating retrieval thereof.

Abstract: The following specification discloses a magnetic disk storage case that can be used for such disks, as well as other magnetic memory materials common to computers and word processing. The storage case is formed from a single molded piece of plastic, such as polypropylene in the form of a clamshell or book-like case, having a top and bottom cover. The top cover receives a support ledge having flexible barriers thereon to maintain the magnetic materials stored therebehind on the ledge. The bottom of the case receives the ledge and the magnetic disks therein within a surrounding wall. The entire top cover with the ledge and the disks therein can be accessed by means of a resilient living hinge that allows for the lid to be opened into a clamshell configuration and supported against a stop member, against one of the edge walls, or by means of a channeled arcuate groove in combination with a pin that functions therewith.

Abstract: A storage container for cards and similar articles, having a base tray upon which a series of index separator panels are received in a spaced-apart arrangement that accommodates the ordered stacking of cards between panels. The base tray has a series of slot apertures through which are inserted tabs of respective separator panels. Adjacent each aperture, are a pair of ridge members on the base tray. The ridge members have configurations that cooperate with those of lugs on the tabs of the separator panels to limit the pivotal movements of such panels and prevent their accidental withdrawal from the base tray.

Abstract: A tray and its method of formation for supporting card-like articles in juxtaposed relation therein comprising a one-piece body of plastic material molded in flat form with a base, a pair of opposite side parts and a pair of opposite end parts. The side parts and end parts are joined to the base by fold lines about which the parts can be upfolded to form side walls and end walls for the tray. The end walls have tabs at their lateral edges and the side walls are formed with slots which receive the tabs when the walls are in upfolded condition. The end walls form an angle with the vertical in the secured position and the lateral edges are engaged between pairs of ribs formed on the side walls.

Abstract: A portable article carrying case has a container with a pair of opposing upright sidewalls and a pair of opposing upright end panels extending from the bottom of the container. A pair of spaced rods are each mounted within the container alongside the upper edge of a different one of the end panels. A plurality of apertured dividers extend between the rods. The rods slidably retain the dividers by means of their apertures. The case also has a flexible sheet material foldably extending downwardly from at least two adjacent dividers to form a pocket for retaining articles.

Abstract: A kit, primarily for use in marketing customer supplies, e.g. checks, check books, and check book covers, which is the form of a three panel per side portfolio, including a pocket for order forms, clear plastic coating on one face of the portfolio blank which folds and is second to provide six panel faces of protected graphics, and a single layer in the integral hinge regions for compact folding.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a book-like coupon organizer for carrying and arranging various types and size cents-off coupons and refund offers, by designated product categories. The organizer includes front and back panels which are hingedly connected and a plurality of coupon-receiving pockets on the inner surface of said panels, said pockets extending transversely to said hinge connecting said panels. The panels are formed of rigid panel-forming members arranged in spaced edge-to-edge relation and heat-sealable inner and outer plastic sheets. Step-folded pocket-forming sheets and the inner and outer sheets are heat-sealed together so as to encase the panel-forming members as well as forming the hinge.

Abstract: A box for containing goods such as fold-flat package blanks, comprises interconnected panels including a base panel, which has a false bottom. A bar is placed on top of the contents of the box; a flexible security strip extends between the base panel and its false bottom, runs around the goods and along the bar so that its ends meet in a position visible when the assembled box is opened, the bar being loosely secured to the security strip the ends of which are fastened by e.g. a clear adhesive seal.

Abstract: A kit to enable a consumer to make maximum use of redeemable coupons when grocery shopping including a pair of scissors, an indexed storage area categorized in alphabetical order or in the order in which items are encountered during a normal shopping trip through a grocery store and a storage area for coupons which are used during a particular shopping trip so that they will be separated from the stored coupons thereby facilitating their redemption at the checkout counter. The kit is incorporated into a convenient size, foldable holder generally in the form of a wallet or the like to facilitate it being carried in a handbag, pocket, or the like.

Abstract: A container having a hollow base and a lid pivotally mounted on the base can be constructed so as to utilize a carrier pivotally mounted on the lid adjacent to the rear of the lid. With this structure when the lid is moved from a closed to an open position the rear of the carrier is elevated. The front of the carrier is pivotally connected to the front of the base through the use of a link which accommodates movement of the carrier toward the rear of the container as the lid is opened. In a preferred utilization of the invention the carrier is shaped so as to carry a "load" consisting of a stack of index cards in such a manner that the index cards are capable of being moved between "storage" positions in which they extend upwardly and rearwardly of the carrier and "open" positions in which they extend upwardly toward the front of the carrier.