Abstract: A storage rack for use in a wall-mounted system, the storage rack including an array or horizontally aligned, generally equally spaced, generally parallel storage rail provided on a rectangular frame. Rack support brackets are provided behind the frame so that the frame can be mounted flush with the wall with the brackets displaced from a central horizontal access of the rack, so that a serial arrangement of storage racks, a first rack can be mounted on the wall top to bottom with a second rack mounted bottom to top so that the brackets of the first rack are so displaced from the bracket of the second rack as to support the second rack, with the arrangement of parallel storage rails so positioned as to continue the linear alignment of rails from one rack to the next.

Abstract: A rack for freestanding use or wall installation having several pairs of horizontal rods which receive inserted brackets of various types of supports for merchandise. Vertical stiffeners are spaced apart along the rods to prevent rod displacement. A shelf assembly includes a wire bracket and a shelf having an offset rear edge for locking engagement with a pair of rods. A modified form of rack is mountable directly to a wall surface.

Abstract: A wall-mounted rack for flexible electrical cords. The rack includes a pair of parallel, laterally spaced, vertically aligned, post members interconnected by at least one horizontally disposed interconnecting member having a medial portion adapted to facilitate attachment of the rack to a wall. Electrical cords are accordion-folded and slidably inserted into a tubular member that is labeled to identify the specific cord stored therein. Peg members mounted on the posts support opposite ends of the folded cords so that the labeled tubular members are attractively suspended between the post members.

Abstract: A clothes drying rack adapted to be fixed to a ceiling and between lateral walls surrounding a bathtub. It includes a rectangular frame having cross-bars secured to the frame. The frame is supported to the ceiling by a pair of brackets having a flange in the plane of the frame. Each bracket is mounted on two opposite long sides of the frame. The frame is also supported by two pairs of S-shaped hooks slidingly mounted on the two opposite short side of the rectangular frame. These hooks have an eyelet at each end. The eyelets are twisted in planes perpendicular from each other. The frame is preferably made to be sidingly adjustable relative to the bracket and the hooks so that the rack can be installed above the bathtub while it is secured to the most solid parts of the surrounding walls and the ceiling.

Abstract: A two-piece fastener means comprising a grid bracket and a concealment member having a hook for use in securing a wall grid to a support surface. In securing the wall grid to a support surface, one or more of the grid brackets are used. These grid brackets are generally U-shaped and are proportioned in size to extend into and through a grid opening formed by two horizontal and two vertical wires. The arms of the grid brackets are formed to lockingly engage with the two adjacent spaced-apart vertical wires. After securing the wall grid to the support surface, a concealment member is releasably secured to the upper one of the two horizontal wires between which the grid bracket extends and extends downwardly between the two arms of the grid bracket. In this fashion, the concealment member conceals the manner in which the grid brackets and, hence, the wall grid is secured to the support surface.

Abstract: A wire-frame display rack system for mounting on a vertical pegboard, comprising a pair of spaced-apart arms with both vertical and horizontal members, a rectangular wire frame forming back and side walls, elongated mounting hooks secured together by a horizontal member, and a carton containing the products to be displayed. The rack is removably attached to the mounting hooks, which are removably attached to the vertical pegboard. The display rack is configured for easy removal and replacement of the carton, allowing for quick and efficient re-stocking of the products for display.

Abstract: A somewhat flattened inverted water bottle has oppositely slanted surfaces at the lower end which face away from each other. An inverted cap engages at a mouth opening in one of the surfaces and has a water dispensing tube which extends outwardly and downwardly from that surface. The bottle seats in an open centered angled seat portion of a support frame which has segments that extend under the bottle at each side of the cap in contact with the slanted surfaces. A pivotable bail clasps an upper region of the bottle against the frame. Clamp elements enable quick securing of the dispenser to any of a variety of upright surfaces which may be of either mesh or solid construction. The bottom may be seated in either of two opposite orientations at one of which the dispensing tube extends backwardly into an opening in the supporting structure and at the other of which the tube extends outwardly from the supporting structure.

Abstract: A rack (1) for hanging western boots (8) by their pullstraps (7) for storage, drying, protection, and display. The ends of the hangers (3) are turned inward toward each other to allow easy insertion into the pullstraps (7). The midsections of the hangers (3) drop to help hold the boots (8) on the rack (1). The rack (1) can be joined to another rack (1) by inserting the main body (2) into a joiner tube (5).

Abstract: A glue gun organizer including a metal base for glue to drip on, a U-shaped member for holding the glue gun, a specific area for the storage of extra glue sticks, a tray for the presentation of parts, a pair of members for storage of an electric cord and a wall mounting bracket for hanging the equipment out of the way.

Abstract: The inner end portion of a wire hanger of the loop hook type is formed with a pair of downwardly opening hooks which enable the hanger to be attached universally to a grid-type rack, to a flat elongated bar or to the side panel of a paperboard merchandise carton.

Abstract: An article support and display assembly is disclosed wherein a common peg bar is used to accept molding support pegs and merchandise pegs which are readily removable from the peg bar and which are thus adjustable so that the tag molding can be located above and forward of merchandise being supported by the merchandise pegs.

Abstract: A retaining tip for releasable attachment to a rod of circular cross-section in which two arms are attached to one another at one end of each by a circular wound helical spring. The other end of each arm is configured to retain parts or objects which are to be processed. The circular spring may be mechanically opened to receive the circular rod and then released to frictionally engage the rod. Clips utilizing a similar design are used to join cross members to build up an electroplating fixture.

Abstract: A shelf and support therefor are angularly adjustable with respect to a wall, or the like. The shelf and support are also adjustable in a plane which is parallel to the wall, or the like.

Abstract: The invention provides accessories for suspension from beams mounted on either space divider panels or a stand with the individual accessory units being readily movable from one support to another or in some cases being capable of being temporarily placed on a supporting surface while their content is being actively utilized.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with a collapsible display hanger for detachable engagement with a perforated display panel provided with regularly spaced perforations arranged in horizontal and vertical rows. The display hanger of the invention comprises a hanger member having an elongate hanger arm adapted to extend outwardly from the panel and substantially perpendicular to the plane thereof, in a normal merchandise display position, and a bracket member adapted to be removably anchored to the panel through a pair of horizontally disposed perforations. A hinge means slidably interconnects the hanger member with the bracket member for pivotal movement of the hanger arm about a pivot axis between the normal display position and a collapsed position whereat the hanger arm lies closely adjacent the panel.

Abstract: A merchandise display rack is provided having a plurality of support brackets arranged in vertically displaced relationship to each other bracket to support groups of articles of merchandise in a plurality of vertically spaced tiers. The rack includes a support standard incorporating devices to facilitate fastening of the rack to a vertical support surface and the brackets are secured to an inclined support element in a reverse waterfall arrangement to suspend groups of articles partially below and rearwardly of a next above and forward group of articles to result in full exposure of the bottom portions of each of the groups of articles suspended on the respective brackets.

Abstract: A product display and storage shelf detachably connected to a shelf supporting structure is disclosed wherein the product supporting display section is spaced from and projects away from the shelf supporting structure to define distal and proximal display section sides for supporting products between the sides, a product supporting storage section which is disposed between the display section and the shelf support and fulcrum structure between the storage section and the display section for enabling packaged products to be moved into engagement with the fulcrum structure, tipped and slid onto the display section from the storage section.The product containing packages are provided with a detachable side panel, product indentifying indicia on a package end panel and product identifying indicia adjacent the end panel on the opposite side of the package from the detachable side panel.

Abstract: A magazine display rack disclosed is comprised of a plurality of cages in a trough-like housing that may be secured on a display panel or wall. Each cage, which has a sheet or sheets in front to screen all of the magazine cover except its title and issue date, may be pivoted outwardly on the front edge of the trough-like housing to insert or remove a magazine through the open bottom of the cage. All magazine cages are ganged together by a heavy wire or rod so that in pivoting the cages to remove a magazine, all magazines must be held up in their cages. Any magazine not held up in its cage will slide along the bottom of the trough-like housing, until it engages the rear corner thereof. This helps prevent unauthorized removal of a magazine from its cage.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved tray of the type used in dishwashers. The tray has a floor, side and end walls and fingers upstanding from the floor which are formed integrally from rods forming the floor. The tray has longitudinal rods in two groups, the first group having ends upstanding in the end walls and the second group extending in side walls and having end portions extending in the end walls orthogonally with respect to the upstanding portions of the first group. Apparatus for making the tray and a method of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: A rack supply system is disclosed, which includes a frame adapted to be attached to a vertical wall. From the frame, at least a pair of track members slope downwardly, and each track member defines a downwardly-sloping slot. A hanger is supplied and is adapted to retain an article of merchandise of the "impulse-purchase" type. A group of hangers, each holding an article of merchandise, is located across a pair of track members, and each hanger has a pair of segments which fit into the two slots in a pair of track members. As the bottom-most article, i.e. the forward-most article, on its hanger is removed from a pair of track members, the next-in-line hanger and its article of merchandise slides downwardly to the lower ends of the slots in the track members. "Fresh" articles and their hangers are loaded at the upper ends of the track members.

Abstract: A low profile multi-purpose rack for saddles permits storage and transportation of horse saddles in a manner which optimizes the use of storage and transport space. The saddle rack has a base and a retainer which is selectively pivotal with respect to the base. The rack may also be used to pivotally support a saddle in a manner which permits easy access to both the top and under surfaces of the saddle during cleaning.

Abstract: The invention provides a means for mounting accessories on space divider walls assembled from modular panels each of which has slotted support elements. The invention includes a beam which is anchored to the panel by engagement with the support elements. The beam has a plurality of pockets and the accessory units are equipped with hooks which detachably seat in the pockets.

Abstract: A wire shelf structure adapted to be supported from a shower arm and having a gripping portion that retains the structure in position againast movement along and rotation about the axis of said shower arm. The wire shelves include a peripheral lip to retain articles in place thereon, and the peripheral edge of the shelves may be attached directly to the frame of the structure to improve rigidity.

Abstract: A holder for a spare roll of toilet tissue includes a pair of vertical trunk members which hang from an existing toilet tissue dispenser. A rectangular frame portion is coupled to the lower portions of the trunk members and extends substantially perpendicularly therefrom. A support member is coupled to opposite sides of the frame and extends across the frame below the plane of said frame. The support member in conjunction with the rear portion of the frame support the spare roll. In a second embodiment, additional structural members are provided to form a storage compartment below the support member.

Abstract: A lightweight, portable, auxiliary towel rack adapted for use with an existing towel bar includes spaced legs uniquely configured such that the towel rack is securely held in place on the towel bar. Each leg includes a first straight section at one end of which a reversely bent portion having a second straight section is provided. A straight third section extends from the reversely bent portion, the third straight section being substantially at right angles to the first straight section. A short wall-engaging portion extends from the third straight section in a direction generally parallel to the first straight section. The legs are connected to the underside of an oval member having a major dimension approximately equal to that of conventional towel bars. In use, the reversely bent portions of the legs are wrapped about the towel bar and the wall-engaging portions engage the wall.

Abstract: A compact tool holder for storage of hand tools in an organized, accessible and compact manner. The holder includes a wire mesh body with a top face to support most tools in the cross wires of the mesh with portions of the tools extending downward through openings in the mesh for stabilizing the tools in an upright manner. A hanger assembly is provided to support larger tools from hooks extending from a front face of the holder body and a support plate is provided to support items which would otherwise fall through the mesh openings.

Abstract: A display unit used with an apertured support for displaying a plurality of elongated objects such as fan belts comprising a plurality of open-ended vertically spaced-apart sleeves each connected to the apertured support by two brackets. Each of the brackets is a one-piece wire having two free ends thereof formed into vertically spaced-apart engagement prongs for extending through apertures in the apertured support, the end of the bracket away from the prongs being a closed end constructed to support a sleeve thereon and lying in a plane parallel to the apertured support when the bracket is mounted thereon. The closed end of the bracket is connected to the engagement prongs by two legs respectively extending therebetween, each of the legs having a bracing portion thereof parallel to the closed end and proximate the apertured support when the bracket is mounted for use.

Abstract: A display tray for consumer type articles having a plurality of pivotable support means for securing the tray on various width slats and various "peg-board" type support walls, and also having horizontal brace support means for maintaining the tray in a horizontal position.

Abstract: An article support arrangement including a grid, adapted to be mounted on a wall, having a plurality of non-circular openings, and a plurality of article support elements adapted to be mounted on the grid. Each support element has a non-circular base and a projection extending from the base for engaging an article to be supported. The base fits into any selected grid opening in such a way that it cannot be pulled directly out of the plane of the grid; preferably, the base also cannot rotate with respect to the grid opening. The grid is preferably fabricated of metal wire, and the openings are square. Two grooves in the base open in opposite directions and accommodate two opposite edges of a grid opening. A bracket fits through one of the openings to mount the grid on a wall.

Abstract: A mounting pin suitable for use in hanging various objects to a projecting wall device is provided with a long run, a short run extending perpendicular from the long run, an inner run extending 180.degree. from the short run, and a final run extending perpendicular from the inner run. Once through the desired object, the mounting pin is bent to conform to the projecting wall device.

Abstract: A wire pocket display device including a wire frame receptacle having a pair of laterally spaced pegs projecting rearward therefrom for reception within a pair of laterally spaced apertures in an upright support member, in which at least one of the pegs is laterally movable relative to the receptacle so that the pegs may be received within horizontally spaced apertures of different spacing.

Abstract: A display container for displaying and dispensing a coiled wire product is disclosed having a wire frame which may be hung from a peg board or like surface. The coiled wire may be displayed and dispensed in individual coils stacked one upon the other, or may be displayed in a single coil and dispensed by the customer cutting off the desired length. The container consists of a pair of generally rectangular wire side elements interconnected by a pair of wire bottom cross members and a wire upper cross member. The distance between the bottom cross members is less than the diameter of the wire coil to be displayed, to enable the coils to rest upon the bottom cross members. A pair of hooks are attached to the upper cross member to enable the container to be hung on a peg board or similar structure. A sign or other indicia may be attached between the side pieces across the front of the container to indicate the exact size, length, or type of the wire in the container.

Abstract: A gridworks storage system for a kitchen or any other room requiring wall-mounted storage facilities, the system being constituted by one or more grid modules formed of a network of intersecting wires in selective combination with wire-formed shelves, racks, bins and other accessory components. The module is attached to the wall by a set of columnar brackets whose hollow, resilient heads are split to define a pair of key-hole slots having inlets which are yieldable to permit a grid wire, at the point of attachment, to be forced into and trapped within the circular socket of the slot. The accessory components are connected to the grid module by double-headed couplers, each resilient head of which is split to define key-hole slots having yieldable inlets for linking a wire of the component to the grid module.

Abstract: A magazine rack has a receptacle with an open top portion and a pair of vertical support members secured thereto which extend therebelow together with a pair of U-shaped friction clamps engagable over the bottom of a door and provided with tensioning members for clamping the vertical support members and the receptacle to a portion of the door thereabove.

Abstract: An article supporting apparatus including a bracket which can be selectively placed and locked onto a supporting standard. A shelf, or other article holding device, is connected to the bracket. The bracket includes a U-shaped clip with transversely offset extending arms at the ends of the clip and longitudinally extending legs at the opposite ends of the arms. One of the legs includes an offset portion which lies in the same plane as the U-shaped clip. The standard includes three spaced apart bars positioned so that when the arms of the bracket sit on the middle bar, the bight of the U-shaped clip will be securely retained behind the upper bar and the legs of the bracket will straddle the lower bar. The bracket can be easily removed and repositioned at another location on the standard.

Abstract: A vehicular coffee heating device adapted to be safely carried in a motor vehicle a collapsible wire rack having hooks engaging the top of a vehicle seat backrest and a basket portion at the rear of the backrest which snugly receives a case having an openable top. An electrically heated coffee vessel is pivotally mounted on a pivoted arm within the case whereby the vessel can be moved through the openable top from a storage position within the case to a pouring position outside of the case.

Abstract: A suspendible receptacle for generally flat articles comprises wire rod formed into a configuration approximating that of a diamond-shaped parallelogram, provided with hanger means at its upper apex and bent double generally on its horizontal axis to bring its lower apex into proximity with its upper apex to provide between its facing upper and lower portions a pocket to receive generally flat articles.

Abstract: A V-belt display support with a plurality of stepped fingers oriented in the same direction in generally an end-to-end manner, each hook capable of supporting at least one V-belt.

Abstract: A plurality of anchors are secured to a vertical support surface in a horizontally spaced relationship. A plurality of racks or shelves are detachably suspended between the anchors by an inner hanger and an outer hanger. The anchors and hangers permit the ends of adjacent racks to be suspended at a single point.

Abstract: A bracket for extension from a wall type support to provide improved display, access and organization for bulky items stored for sale. A plurality of arms extend laterally from a main trunk support that is itself engaged through an opening at the wall element for extension outwardly and downwardly from the point of wall engagement. The arms that extend laterally and then forwardly from the point of trunk attachment are formed of bent wire material with the arms of one embodiment being formed serially from a continuous strip of wire bent on itself at each arm and coursing along the main trunk between separate arms. An index tag is engaged to offset portions of each arm for pivoting movement to collapsed storage and upstanding display positions in a manner providing reinforcing support for said arms and the sale items engaged on the horizontally disposed forepieces of each arm.