Abstract: A residential fire equipment cabinet and method therefore typically employed in a residence or other habitable structure for storing emergency fire equipment including at least one standard size fire extinguisher container is disclosed. The fire equipment cabinet includes a construction incorporating a plurality of features including a box-shaped enclosure for housing the emergency fire equipment. The enclosure includes a top portion, an elevated base portion, a back portion and a pair of parallel side portions. A first arcuate-shaped door is provided for sealing the enclosure and includes a mechanism for rotatively attaching the first arcuate-shaped door to the front of the enclosure. Finally, at least a first recessed cavity is formed within the elevated base portion for securing a fire extinguisher container within the enclosure.

Abstract: A package for a surgical suture reel. The package has a substantially flat base member with a mounting tab formed therein by an arcuate slit. The mounting tab has a central opening and a plurality of radial slits surrounding the opening forming engagement members.

Abstract: A screw-holding belt (10) is composed of a belt body (11) made of a flexible plastics sheet, and cutouts (12) serving to intermittently drive the belt body are formed in and along either or both the lateral sides of the belt body. Screw-holding cylinders (13) are formed in the belt body at the same pitch as the cutouts so as to receive and hold shanks (17) of headed screws (16). The belt further has apertures (14) formed in it and extending outwardly and radially from the opening of each cylinder (13), and each aperture (14) is of a sector form having a width increasing towards its bottom (14a) such that these bottoms are portions of an imaginary circle coaxial with the cylinder and having a diameter greater than that of a head (18) of each screw (16). The adjacent two apertures (14) define between them a skirt (15) whose circumferential width decreases towards the imaginary circle.

Abstract: A display tool box includes a base having a receiving area with a plurality of recesses defined therein so as to receive tools in the recesses and an operation area having a hole defined therethrough which has a toothed inner periphery for a ratchet member rotatably engaged therewith so that a tool, such as a box end wrench is mounted to the ratchet member and can rotate the ratchet member.

Abstract: A tray for storage and transportation of multiple staggered integrated circuit components, each having a planar housing and plurality of terminal pins arranged in spaced rows. The tray has a framework for supporting upstanding ribs that interfit between adjacent integrated circuit components. Each upstanding rib lies along an axis in one of two sets of intersecting axes and aligns with and fits between certain spaced rows to position the terminal pin in precise alignment with the tray. The rib axes are intersecting and oblique to the general tray orientation. Positioning fingers provide initial positioning to align the terminal pins and ribs. Pedestals define a support plane and support the integrated circuit with the terminal pins spaced from a base plate.

Abstract: A holder for pliers and similar tools contains a body with a bore passing into the body from the top surface and extending at least substantially through the body. The bore has a narrow part that is wider than the tool in its closed position and narrower than the tool in its open position. A divider extends through the bore from the front surface to the back surface. The upper surface of the divider is at or below the narrow part of the bore. When the working pieces of a pair of pliers or similar tool are placed into the body through the top opening of the bore, the post forces the working pieces apart so that the handles are also forced apart and so that the tool is readily accessible and yet resists dislodgment if the holder is subjected to rapid upward and downward movement.

Abstract: A disposable oral hygiene applicator attachable to the ball of a user's fingertip whose finger then functions as an articulated handle by which the applicator may be inserted in the oral cavity and applied omnidirectionally to the teeth and gingival tissues to sweep and clean the teeth and to massage the gums. The applicator includes a circular flexible base dimensioned to cover mainly the round ball of the fingertip, the underside of the base having a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive thereon. Anchored on the base and projecting upwardly therefrom is a dense array of multi-strand filamentary loops that form the bristles of a miniature brush, a charge of viscous dentifrice being entrapped in the loops. In one preferred embodiment of the applicator, adhering to the layer on the underside of the base is a removable carrier disc whose diameter exceeds that of the base to define a peripheral flange to facilitate removal of the disc so that the applicator may then be adhered to the fingertip.

Abstract: A folder package for a suture anchor. The package has a base panel foldably connected to a connecting panel. A cover panel is foldably connected to the connecting panel. First and second end connecting panels are foldably connected to the cover panel. A needle park member is mounted to the base panel to retain surgical needles and optionally retain the suture anchor. A handle cover panel having opposed sides is foldably connected to the base panel. A connecting panel having opposed major and opposed minor sides is foldably connected along a first major side to an opposite side of the handle cover panel, and a tab member is foldably connected to the second major side of the connecting panel. The base panel has a tab member formed by a U-shaped slit for retaining the needle park member. The base panel also has L-shaped slits forming L-shaped members for retaining a shaft of a suture anchor applicator.

Abstract: A plurality of large maximized internal volume freely nestable pipette tips for mounting in a standard pipette tip rack or refill pack including a horizontally extending pipette tip support having a plurality of through holes arranged in an array, each hole having a center which is spaced a distance "s" from centers of immediately adjacent through holes, each pipette tip having a substantially cylindrical proximal portion and an elongated generally conical distal portion coaxial with and joined to its proximal portion adjacent a downward facing outwardly extending shoulder and including at a distal end of the tip a relatively small orifice for receiving and dispensing fluid into and from the pipette tip upon operation of a pipette to which the pipette tip is mounted, the proximal portion of each pipette tip having an outer diameter equal to or slightly less than "s" and a slightly conical inner surface for tightly receiving and releasably attaching to a pipette tip mounting shaft of a large volume pipette and

Abstract: Disclosed is a rigid removable carrier tray for transporting and storing pin sockets. The tray includes one or more arrays of holes of consistent or varying diameter disposed in an upper surface and formed to receive pin sockets. Pin sockets are recessed below the upper surface of the carrier tray when placed in the holes. A flexible adhesive film is disposed over the upper surface of the carrier tray to prevent the pin sockets from falling out of the carrier tray during transport. The pin sockets are installed by removing the adhesive film and press fitting the leads of an integrated circuit ("IC") chip into the pin sockets in the holes. The holes in the array may be arranged in a customized pattern in order to accommodate a particular IC chip, or may be arranged in a generic pattern to accept a variety of IC chips. The carrier tray also includes standoffs with alignment guides and troughs that facilitate stacking and storage.

Abstract: A carrier system for electrical components, in particular dipole wired electrical components, includes a carrier strip for receiving supply line wires of components and fasteners for fixing the supply line wires to the carrier strip. The fasteners are fastening elements disposed on the carrier strip having guide grooves formed therein for retaining the supply line wires threaded into the guide grooves by force-locking.

Abstract: A food container is shaped like a flower and composed of a petaled cup, a receptacle, and a stem. The petaled cup is intended to hold food, candies, etc. and is provided with a connection rod which is fastened at one end thereof with the underside of the bottom of the petaled cup. The receptacle has a through hole and is joined with the petaled cup such that the petaled cup is received in the receptacle, and that the connection rod of the petaled cup is put through the through hole of the recetpacle, and further that petaled cup anf the receptacle are secured together by the stem, which is fastened at the top end thereof with the connection rod of the petaled cup.

Abstract: A spray gun includes a panel having a number of openings for engaging with a number of elements which are coupled to the panel by a number of studs. The elements may be disengaged from the panel by braking the studs for allowing the elements to be assembled into the spray gun. The elements are secured to the panel for allowing the elements and the panel to be easily displayed. The elements may be easily seen by the user and may be easily assembled together by the users themselves.

Abstract: A package for endoscopic surgical instruments includes a retainer member fabricated from a single sheet of flexible material. The retainer includes an arcuate portion forming a ridge extending laterally across the retainer. Apertures in the sloped sides of the arcuate portion are aligned for reception of the endoscopic portion of the surgical instrument, thereby securely holding the instrument. Distal and proximal upper flap portions fold over and interlock with each other to form the top of the retainer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a containment system for shipping and handling probe card circuit boards. The containment system features a base member equipped with a recessed seating shelf for receiving and supporting the probe card, and a set of fasteners to hold the probe card securely in place. The base also has a second, upper-level, seating shelf to support a cover, and a second set of fasteners to hold the cover in position to seal the base and further secure the probe card in place.

Abstract: A system for monitoring utilization of surgical sponges with reference to a surgical procedure. The system features a monitor board with a tally panel. The tally panel is generally planar, has reverse and obverse surfaces, and defines a substantial number of trans-panel deposit sites. Each site has small portions adapted suitably to deform in response to application of modest force. When the panel is in in-service orientation, and as the small portions of one site become deformed, the site is adapted to receive and retain a used sponge in trans-panel deposit. Each deposited sponge in part protrudes from the obverse surface and, against the background thereof, is visually accessible and displayed, for tallying. Stands for the monitor board as well as erectile and foldable-as-erected versions of the board and disposal containers for the a board (with a complement of used sponges) are also disclosed.

Abstract: An inexpensive and expendable holder made of a single piece of flexible sheet material such as cardboard or plastic with object insertion openings for frictionally holding in place elongated objects such as test tubes. The insertion openings each comprise a pair of cross cuts penetrating through a top wall surface, and the orientation of immediately adjacent openings sharing a same row or column alternate between "crosses" and "exes" to maximize the number of openings per surface area of the receiving surface while maintaining the structural integrity of the surface. The holder preferably does not include a bottom wall, thereby minimizing the material and cost of the holder.

Abstract: A magnetic tool organizer has a top body member having a plurality of spaced apart body member apertures of a size and shape for accommodating at least one surface of a tool. The apertures am organized in a planar array according to an outline of at least one surface of a tool. The magnetic organizer has a bottom body member, and a magnetic segment having a plurality of spaced apart apertures complimentary to at least part of the top body member apertures. The magnetic segment is interposed between the top body member and the bottom body member. A method of manufacturing a tool display includes the steps of self-assembling a magnetically attracting tool retaining apparatus to a plurality of magnetically attractable tools by automatically positioning tools in apertures disposed on the tool retaining apparatus with a strong magnetic force emanating from the tool retaining apparatus as a result of the arrangement of the components of the tool retaining apparatus.

Abstract: A reusable pipette tip rack for successively receiving and dispensing arrays of pipette tips and including a manually releasable latch mechanism for securing a support plate carrying an array of pipette tips flat on the top of a support tray of the pipette tip rack with the array of tips seated in an array of openings in the top of the support tray. The latch mechanism comprises a latch including a laterally extending locking surface on one of the support plate or the support tray and a manually releasable locking member extending from the other of the support plate or the support tray. Preferably, the latch mechanism comprises a combination of two such latches each including a locking member and locking surface located at opposite edges of the support tray of the pipette tip rack.

Abstract: A rotary tool bit case suitable for both transport and storage of a multiplicity of such bits in a plurality of shank sizes without disorganization by inversion or vibration includes a double-wall molded thermoplastic casement base and hinged cover with a thick, shank aperture plate removably secured within the interior volume of the casement enclosure. Shank apertures within the plate are formed with a shank clearance of less than 3% of the plate thickness.

Abstract: A display package for holding and displaying a first article and a second article together in a complimentary fashion, the display package comprising of a back wall and base assembly, the back wall including a first provision for displaying and holding the first article in place with respect to the back wall, the base assembly having a second provision for displaying and holding the second article in place with respect to the base, the display package further including a support associated with the back wall for holding the second article and for supporting the back wall in a substantially vertical orientation relative to the base, the display package in a preferred embodiment being constructed from a piece of cardboard or like material, folded from a flat pattern along a plurality of predetermined fold lines.

Abstract: The present invention is a suspendable carrying device for decorative light strings wherein the light strings include a plurality of light bulbs connected to the others and each bulb has an enlarged portion of greater diameter than the neck portion. The carrying device comprises a body member having an elongated track extending through the body member where at least one expanded aperture is located along a length of the elongated track. The expanded aperture has a greater width than the elongated track which is sufficient to accommodate insertion of the enlarged portion of each light bulb therethrough. The elongated track has a width sufficient to accommodate the neck portion of each light bulb therein and prevent passage of the enlarged portion of each light bulb therethrough.

Abstract: Flexible strip on which the electrical connectors are arranged at uniform intervals and placed mechanically without the aid of adhesive substances and/or fixing elements. The strip has, at uniform distances, openings in which the electrical connectors are placed; the contour of the openings is studied so as to ensure simple and reliable containment of the connector and an equally easy and immediate extraction thereof. The contours blanked in the flexible strip are mostly provided, at their ends, with oppositely arranged protrusions that face the mostly circular openings of the connectors in order to retain them. Other mostly circular openings are blanked in the flexible strip at a constant pitch, mostly alternated with the openings for positioning the electrical connectors, and are used for the traction and positioning of the strip in the apparatus for automatically fixing the connector to the electrical conductor.

Abstract: A keepsake holder (10) comprises a first housing section (12), a second housing section (13), and at least one hinge (15) mounted adjacent to an edge (17,18) of the first and second housing sections for allowing relative movement therebetween. A keepsake compartment (30) is formed in the second housing section for receiving a keepsake (47), and a retention device (50) is provided for retaining the keepsake in the keepsake compartment, the retention device being formed of a transparent material for allowing viewing of the keepsake contained in the keepsake compartment. At least one further compartment (32) is formed in the first or second housing sections for holding a picture (65) of a person, article or event associated with the keepsake. A third compartment (35) is formed in either the first or second housing sections for holding a certificate (81) or other written indicia indicating the source, date and/or other pertinent information related to the keepsake.

Abstract: A display hanger for an article such as a screwdriver includes a body having an aperture for receiving a hanger hook, and a downwardly depending tongue. The tongue includes a pair of arch-shaped pockets which are open at a rear face of the body. An elastomeric grommet is installable into the body. The grommet is formed of one piece and includes two arch-shaped sections and an integral web interconnecting the sections to define a hinge. The grommet sections include respective holes which can be brought into alignment by folding the grommet about the hinge. The sections of the folded grommet can be inserted simultaneously into the pockets and held therein by friction and/or rib-and-groove couplings. The screwdriver is inserted vertically through both holes of the grommet and retained therein by friction fit.

Abstract: A literature holder is formed of an elongated sheet having spaced first and second transverse score lines. The sheet is bent along the first score line to form a front panel and a back panel, which extends in a first direction from the front panel, and bent along the second score line to form a bottom panel, which extends in a second direction from the front panel. A substantially U-shaped flap is formed in the front panel such that the two ends of the U contact the first score line. A tab extents from the bottom panel. A layer of adhesive is provided on the tab so that when the adhesive layer is contacted with the back panel to secure the tab to the back panel, the sheet can be formed into a triangular shape in which the holder is in a use configuration. Then the U-shaped flap can be bent out of the plane of the front panel and back towards the rear panel to accommodate goods, such as pamphlets, in the holder for display and dispensing. The holder can also be folded flat for storage or shipment.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and displaying non-prescription eyeglasses upon a cantilevered merchandise display assembly. A substantially rectangular, planar base member has a pair of temple supports depending downwardly therefrom at the lateral extremes of the base member. Each temple support has an aperture disposed therethrough for receiving one of the temples of the eyeglasses. The temple supports are partially severed outwardly from the circumference of each aperture in order to accommodate temples of varying sizes. The edge of the base member intermediate the temple supports is adapted to be spaced above the bridge of the eyeglasses and thereby avoid interference with the nose gap of the eyeglasses. The upper edge of the base member opposite the temple supports is extended upwardly into a support flange which is selectively engageable with the merchandising display assembly.

Abstract: Packaging is provided for a toy that includes a body having bottom wall having a slot. The packaging includes bottom, top, front, back and side walls defining a box sized to receive the toy and a key. The bottom surface of the box has an opening aligned with the toy's slot so that the key may be passed through the bottom box opening into the toy's body slot. The key includes a shaft, a head at one end of the shaft, and a base at another end of the shaft. The head is sized to fit through the box opening and body slot and shaped so that the key head will remain in the toy body when the key head is rotated in the body. The base of the key is sized to prevent passage of the base through the box opening. If the toy includes a wheel operated display, the box bottom may be provided with a slot which allows access to the wheel so that the display may be operated without removing the toy from the box.

Abstract: A combination greeting card and product-receiving container includes a product-receiving compartment and a flap for covering the same. The flap preferably includes a tab which is received in a corresponding slot when the flap is closed for covering the product-receiving compartment.

Abstract: A refill pack of light weight low mass material containing an array of replacement pipette tips for a reusable tip rack. The refill pack comprises a support plate with an array of holes containing pipette tips arranged in an organized manner and including a skirt-like guide for centering and guiding the support plate onto the tip rack with distal end portions of the pipette tips aligned with and vertically entering corresponding holes in an organizing tray in the tip rack.

Abstract: A cushion for placement into a shipping container comprises a bottom panel, a side panel foldably joined to the side edge of the bottom panel, a top panel foldably joined to the upper end of the side panel and disposed in a spaced parallel relation to the bottom panel, a support panel foldably joined to the top panel, the support panel being disposed in a spaced parallel relation to the side panel, an anchor flap foldably joined to the lower end of the support panel and secured to the bottom panel in a flat face contacting relation, the anchor flap extending from the lower end of the support panel in a direction away from the side panel, and a retaining flap for holding the cushion in a set-up condition. The cushion may be collapsed such that the top panel, the support panel and the anchor flap are disposed in the same plane.

Abstract: A stacking and carrying device for spherical objects such as golf balls wherein a tray member supports the spherical objects in the form of a pyramid and has strap members for carrying the tray. A filling device is also provided which stacks the balls on the tray member in a pyramidal fashion automatically and without any orientation. The filling device and method disclosed afford use in an automated dispensing machine such as for use on a golf practice range.

Abstract: A device for displaying hockey pucks has a board member including at least one holding member for retaining a hockey puck on the board. Also, a second holding member for maintaining a hockey card on the board member may be included. The hockey pucks are positioned in the holding men,hers such that the display provides an overall aesthetic appearance enabling collectors to display their hockey puck collection.

Abstract: A pipette tip rack system is disclosed that includes a plurality of tip racks that may be nested one upon the other with an integrally formed locking mechanism that locks each rack to the one immediately below it. A cover member is also included that acts as a cover for the top rack in the stack. This cover also utilizes the same locking mechanism. Also included is a bottom member that serves as a dust cover and uses the same locking mechanism to permit its fixture to the bottom rack. The whole system when lockingly fixed together forms a relatively secure unit so that if it is upset the tips will not spill out. Further, each element in the stack retains its sterile condition. Finally, the stack of racks may be combined with a box having a top that fits over the cover and a bottom that receives the bottom member and lowest rack. This box may be removed from the stack and assembled so that a single rack may be used remote of the stack.

Abstract: A device is provided for use in maintaining organization of lines which pass through a trench. The device includes a thin, substantially planar foundation and at least one separating member projecting normally therefrom. The foundation is suited for placement within a trench to directly underlie lines. The separating member is operatively associated with the foundation, acting as a spacer between adjacent lines. In order to provide a readily transportable and storable device, the invented line organizer is constructed from a single, thin sheet of generally rigid material. The sheet is foldable to provide a generally triangular device.

Abstract: A compressor shipping carton having a sheet-like base pad provided with a plurality of depressions or compressor feet retainers in the top surface thereof arranged in a close pattern and each adapted to snugly receive the mounting feet of a compressor for preventing lateral movement thereof, a plurality of rectangular, corrugated paperboard partitions having only side and end walls and being sufficiently wide to accommodate a single compressor and its associated retainer, and being sufficiently long to accommodate at least two compressors and their associated retainers, said partitions resting edgewise and side by side on said base pad, a plurality of rectangular, corrugated paperboard dividers each having side, top and bottom, and end walls providing a substantially closed tube of relatively narrow width and affording a degree of crushability for absorbing forces generated by tilting of the compressors, laterally aligned notches in the upper wall portions of the partitions and laterally aligned slots in the

Abstract: An Accessory Organizer comprising a rectangular fabric base. The fabric base is sewn with trim. An additional piece of trim is extended on top in a semicircle to allow hanging of the base. Buttonholes are sewn onto the base in various numbers and positions to support items with clips. Two rods are glued to the base at its top and bottom to eliminate curling. This allows the base to be raised away from supporting surface. Appliques are attached to the rods to eliminate scratches to supporting surfaces.

Abstract: A tool holder includes two opposite surfaces, a number of openings formed in the tool holder for receiving tools, and one or more projections formed in the tool holder for engaging with the tools so as to retain the tools in the openings, the openings are extended through the tool holder and opened in both of the opposite surfaces such that the tools can be easily reached from either side of the tool holder.

Abstract: A T-fastener installation kit includes a packaging device for loading the T-fastener into a slotted needle without requiring the hands of the surgeon to touch the sharp end of the needle. T-fasteners may be commonly used, for example, in surgical procedures in which the T-fasteners are used to secure a patient's stomach or bowel in apposition to the abdominal wall. The packaging device includes a housing having a cylindrical recess into which the "T" head of the T-fastener is loaded. The surgeon can slide the open end of the slotted needle into the cylindrical recess and over the "T" head of the T-fastener, thereby effectively loading the T-fastener into the slotted needle without requiring the surgeon to touch the sharp point of the needle.

Abstract: An earring storage apparatus consisting of a multiplicity of individual vertical panels that hang from retaining rods braced horizontally over the sides of an open container. Each panel consists of a fabric sheet having a top edge looped around a support rod, so that the panel can hang therefrom, and of a plastic net layer attached to the fabric. A panel may also feature horizontal or vertical straps or a fringe attached to the plastic net layer. Each mesh in the plastic layer provides a suitable support substrate for the prong of hook earrings, or most post-type earrings and tie tacks, while the straps and fringes can be used conveniently for clasp earrings, wire-type earrings, circular earrings, large hoop-style post earrings, cufflinks, tie clasps and other jewelry. The fabric sheet protects the front of the earrings in the panel immediately behind. Each panel is housed hanging vertically from the side walls of the open container in the same fashion as files are commonly hung in drawers for storage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a magazine strip for gems. The magazine strip has a sandwich structure, comprising in particular a middle soft layer, a reversibly deformable layer disposed thereabove and optionally a reversibly deformable layer disposed under the middle layer. The magazine strip has at least in its upper layer holes into which the gems can be pressed and out of which they can be pressed with equal ease.

Abstract: A packaging for presenting goods of an essentially parallelepipedal shape, especially dispensers containing razor blade units, has a first cardboard strip with a front surface and a back surface, and a second cardboard strip with a front surface and a back surface whereby the back surface of the second cardboard strip is connected to the front surface of the first cardboard strip. The second cardboard strip has a receptacle for holding at least one dispenser. The second cardboard strip has a first and a second folded portion extending parallel to one another and spaced from one another in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the second cardboard strip. The receptacle is in the form of a first and a second opening, whereby the first opening is provided in the first folded portion and the second opening is provided in the second folded portion. Such a packaging is inexpensive and is producible in a simple manner from recyclable materials.

Abstract: Collectible and other consumer articles packaged for retail sale on a supporting card can be displayed intact in their original packaging by a mounting board formed with openings each of a shape and size conforming to the packaged article by mounting each package to the rearward side of the mounting board with the article protruding forwardly through a respective opening and the card abutting the rearward side of the board, so that substantially only the articles are displayed at the forward face of the board and the supporting cards are masked by the board.

Abstract: The award recognition package is formed from an originally flat diecut blank of paper stock. The blank is diecut so as to form a rectangular base section with four sides, with four flaps extending from each of the four sides of the base section. Each flap has a pair of bend scores so that as each flap is folded up and over onto the base section the award recognition package is formed into a thin box which displays the award recognition pin, tack, medallion or the like.

Abstract: A carrier tape system includes an elongated base strip and an elongated cover strip both formed of a plastic film material. The cover strip is substantially coextensive in length with the base strip. The cover strip has a top surface and opposed sidewalls extending downwardly from the top surface. The opposed sidewalls are spaced apart from each other a distance substantially equal to the width of the base strip. A cover strip further includes retaining means formed integrally therewith for mechanically engaging and holding down thin component parts seated in cavities formed in the base strip. The retaining means is comprised of a pair of spaced apart rail members which are formed coextensive with the cover strip extending longitudinally to the sidewalls and projecting downwardly and outwardly from the top surface thereof. The rail members are flared outwardly at a slight angle toward the respective opposed sidewalls.

Abstract: A holder for supporting dental discs in a position such that the spindle of a rotary drill can be inserted through the center of the disc in order to pick up the disc without manipulating the disc with the user's hands. The holder has a notch and storage area for removing the used disc from the spindle.

Abstract: A method of molding a display card for jewelry which has a pair of posts protruding from at least the rear face thereof that serve as gripping members for pin formed jewelry articles. The posts have bores that are formed with a wide mouth for ease of insertion and the bore tapers to a small gripping portion to hold the jewelry pin. A decorative layer overlies the central area of the card and is frictionally held in place by the posts.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for distributing product samples to consumers along with a publication is disclosed in which a container is provided with cut-out recesses having a shape conforming to that of the samples. The samples are visibly retained within the recesses by a shrinkwrap covering surrounding the container. The container is then packaged with the publication within the protective shrinkwrap covering of the publication. The sample container is constructed from a compressible material that absorbs shocks and forces exerted on the container, thereby protecting the samples from damage.

Abstract: A storage unit comprising a decorative component which is placed into a basket or similar receptacle on top of a stored package or component wherein the stored component is readily accessible and available without being obtrusive.

Abstract: A display card for jewelry has at least one and preferably a pair of posts protruding from at least the rear face thereof that serve as gripping members for pin formed jewelry articles. The posts have bores that are formed with a wide mouth for ease of insertion and the bore tapers to a small gripping portion to hold the jewelry pin. A decorative layer preferably overlies the central area of the card. The decorative layer may in some versions be frictionally held in place by the posts. In another form, an integral compartment is formed on the card to store jewelry parts.