Abstract: A sign comprises sign plates arranged edge-to-edge between a pair of mounting bars of L-shape, having a rear limb for mounting to a supporting surface and a side limb which conceals the ends of the plates. At least some of the plates have rearwardly directed limbs which are a push fit on forwardly projecting elements carried by base elements slidably engaged in restricted mouth channels formed on the rear limbs of the mounting bars. The top and bottom plates have extensions which conceal the mountings, and end caps plug into box sections on the side limbs of the mounting bars to conceal the ends of those limbs and the ends of the plate extensions.

Abstract: Adjustable display apparatus comprising a pair of laterally spaced side supporting elements, each having an elongated front leg, an elongated rear leg, an upper section joined to the upper ends of the front and rear legs, and a lower section joined to the front and rear legs near the lower ends thereof. Elongated support bars are removably connected to the upper and lower sections of the supporting elements and are positioned near the rear legs of the supporting elements. A pair of support panels, such as aperture boards, are secured to the rear portions of the support bars to provide a mounting surface extending between the supporting elements. The support panels are overlapped at their inner ends and are removably connected together at their overlapped portions. Laterally adjustable display racks are removably mounted in vertically spaced relation on the support panels and are laterally adjusted to extend across the support panels from one supporting element to the other.

Abstract: The coupling device for securing adjacent boards to construct a display case is molded from a plastic material and made in such a way, that a pair of plate members are spaced from each other to define a groove for receiving a corner of the board therein. The pair of plate members are connected by a pair of triangular prismatic portions extending on two adjacent sides thereof and with the two adjacent sides formed into a right angle, the groove is positioned opposite to the two adjacent sides. Along the longitudinal direction of the triangular prismatic portion a slot or a rod is alternatively provided, and a connecting member is provided with at least two complementary parts thereon for mating with the rods or the slots of at least two other triangular prismatic portions of two adjacent coupling devices, so as to connect the same.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes a hand truck which comprises a base frame defined by side members and front and rear end members and into which may be compactly stored various components mountable to the base frame such as a handle, four uprights, a pair of bed plates and support elements for the bed plates; the base frame is equipped in one case, with supporting mounts for inclining two uprights relative to the base frame and, in another case, of an opening at each corner for mounting the four uprights to which are attached the support elements cooperating with the bed plates to form platforms which may be formed at various heights relative to the base frame.

Abstract: A dispenser to accommodate, store and display cup lids and straws. A base plate and a cabinet plate form the bottom and side surfaces of the dispenser. Support brackets are adjustably fastened to the base plate, and are shaped to impart to the dispenser a face-up attitude so that the cup lids and straws contained in the dispenser rest against the back restraining surface. Divider sections are fastened to one or more spaced openings in the base plate to separate stacks of lids, and may be easily and quickly repositioned to accommodate changes in sizes and assortments of lids. A straw compartment section may also be fastened to the base plate for orderly storage of straws.

Abstract: A substrate support module (10) includes a series of vertically arranged guide shelves (12, 14 and 16) having front, intermediate and rear circular bosses (34, 36 and 38) projecting from opposite ends thereof. The first and third bosses (34 and 38) are tangentially received in elongated horizontal slots (40 and 44) in side support plates (18) to position and lock the shelves (12, 14 and 16) against vertical movement. The intermediate bosses (36) are tangentially received in vertical elongated slots (42)in the side support plates (18) to position and lock the shelves (12, 14 and 16) against horizontal movement. During assembly, edges of the slots (40, 42 and 44) tend to flatten or shave off small peripheral portions (50) of the bosses when the bosses are slightly oversize, whereby the oversize bosses can readily be assembled into the slots.

Abstract: A rack assembly apparatus assembled by fitting panels and transverse beams to connection members, said apparatus characterized in that panel fitting plates consisting of two parallel panel fitting support plates are formed at the base of each of said connection members so as to project vertically from both surfaces and to define a panel fitting groove between said panel fitting support plates, an engaging protuberance is formed at the bottom of each of said panel fitting grooves, a transverse fitting groove is defined along the outer surface of said panel fitting plate, an engaging protuberance is also formed at the bottom of said transverse beam fitting groove, said panel and said transverse beam are equipped with engaging notches, respectively, said panel is fitted into said panel fitting groove of said connection member while said transverse beam is fitted into said transverse beam fitting groove, said engaging notches of said panel and said transverse beam are engaged with said protuberances of said conne

Abstract: A display stand having two pair of uprights with each upright having an inwardly facing flat face portion. Horizontal beams connect each pair of uprights with each beam having an upstanding tab extending from near each end thereof defining a space between the tab and the adjacent flat face of the associated upright. A display shelf has integral mounting means extending perpendicularly from the shelf in registry with each upright and having an arcuate lip portion adjacent each upright with a slot therein. There is a slot in the shelf in vertical alignment with each slot in the mounting means, and each slot is sized snugly to receive the associated upstanding tab on said horizontal beams. Also disclosed is an extension shelf slideable with respect to the main shelf with detent latching means preventing disengagement of the shelf extension.

Abstract: A clip for telescoping shelf supports for use in anchoring shelving, such as in forming a metallic shelf framework, providing means for erecting and maintaining shelf supports without the use of screws or bolts. A base member is anchored to the outer wall of a male section of the framework, as by welding, and an anchor member is mounted on the frame at a point where the cross member is to be mounted, and is held in place by means of a tension plate, which engages the anchor member and on which are formed outwardly extending lips which receive the side margins of the base member mounted on the cross bar. The frame is composed of telescoping male and female sections having spring loaded stops adapted to extend upwardly through spaced openings in the other and adjoining member.

Abstract: A readily assembled desk-top storage unit consisting of only three separate components molded of plastic. The components include a pair of side panels, a plurality of shelves and a backing plate. The shelves have channels extending along the side edges thereof which are slidably received in aligned grooves formed in the side panels to mount the shelves on the panels. The backing plate is received in channels formed on the side panels. Outwardly projecting tabs formed on the rear edges of the shelves project into complementary-shaped slots formed in the backing plate to interlock the backing plate with the shelves. The storage unit can be placed in a first position on a supporting structure and serve as a tray for receiving papers, letters, etc. on the horizontal shelves.

Abstract: A display stand for use in department stores and the like, is assembled of at least one base structure holding an upright supporting frame, the base structure being assembled of a set of selectively interconnectable standard structural sections, the set comprising a compound end section including three side walls and an end cover portion; a bridge-like intermediate section including two opposite walls and another cover portion; and a plate-shaped closure end section. The outer corners of the composed end section are preferably bevelled, and the sections are interconnectable by means of fish plates which may be rigidly connected to U-shaped pieces for holding the upright frame structure.

Abstract: An improved molded tray for a display stand is shaped to provide a rectangular planar product-support member, whose support area is free of structural invasion by other parts of the tray. The planar product-support member is reinforced by an integral, transverse, peripheral reinforcing flange that extends vertically along the periphery of the support member. Integral, tubular corner post-receiving means are provided adjacent each corner of the support member and tangent to the peripheral flange. Reinforcing strips extend parallel to and outwardly of the reinforcing flange at two opposed sides of the tray, and are integral with the tubular post-receiving means. A horizontal top wall joins the upper edges of the peripheral flange and each parallel reinforcing strip. The underside of the planar support member is reinforced by a grid of orthogonal ribs, and the support member is apertured, between the reinforcing ribs to reduce the amount of plastic used in forming the tray.

Abstract: The lightweight drawer support assembly of the present invention includes a plurality of drawers each having an open frame and a depending flexible compartment. In a closed condition, the drawers are supported in a hollow rectangular frame in vertically stacked alignment on upstanding front and rear fixed drawer support posts. In an open condition out of the hollow interior of the frame, any one of the drawers is supported on its front end by the upstanding fixed front drawer support posts, and on its rear ends on upstanding movable rear drawer support posts slidably mounted to the sides of the hollow frame for movement in a direction generally transverse to their long axes. The upstanding movable rear drawer support posts have a plurality of vertically spaced rearwardly extending projections that yoke and support corresponding laterally and outwardly extending shoulder portions at the rear of the drawers.

Abstract: A bracket structure for supporting a horizontal or vertical sheet-like member and adapted for attachment to a supporting apertured panel having a first U-shaped clip with two opposing spaced flat side walls joined by an integral end wall. A stem extends outwardly of the end wall which has a cylindrical slotted neck to define flexible spaced bifurcations. When the bifurcations are pressed together they define a round head which may enter an aperture in the supporting panel.

Abstract: In a multiple-story tower for the display of merchandise with a plurality of story decks and with between the story decks, spacing supports which can be stuck detachably with their ends into upper and lower receiving shafts at the story decks, it is suggested that with a substantially rectangular outline of the story decks, there be arranged at two opposite sides of the rectangle approximately in the middle thereof respectively one spacing support. It is preferred thereat that the spacing supports be constructed with a groove profile, whereat the concave groove side of spacing supports arranged at opposite rectangular sides of a story deck face one another.

Abstract: A suspended shelf having hangers which support horizontal panels. The shelf hangers have a plurality of horizontal, vertically spaced crossbars each constructed of a U-shaped, downwardly opening channel member having a pair of side panels and a cross web connecting the panels extending between and longitudinally along the panels. A plurality of crossbeams, at least one near each end of each crossbar, extend between the panels and are spaced below the cross web. A plurality of manually removable sidebars extend between the adjacent vertically spaced ends of the crossbars. Each sidebar has a hook-shaped upper end for hanging over an upper one of the crossbeams and a lower, inwardly bent leg which extends along the underside of the cross web and above the crossbeam of a relatively lower crossbar to a downturned tip. Another pair of sidebars extend up from the uppermost crossbars and are fastened to the ceiling or other shelf support.

Abstract: A utility cart having detachable and reversible shelves comprising a pair of end frames each having a pair of elongated rigidly connected upright hollow supports which are parallel and spaced apart. A horizontal orthogonal shelf device is detachably secured at the corners to said upright supports. One shelf device includes a flat bottom and two transverse flanges on opposite parallel side edges to provide a partial closure, the opposite ends being open. A mounting bracket is secured to each end of each flange and has an attaching portion projecting angularly inwardly. Each attaching portion engages the respective upright support at a point within the angle defined by the shelf corner. Each support is further provided at such engagement point with a threaded opening through one wall thereof. A screw is received through an opening in each bracket and is threaded into the threaded opening for securing the shelf device to the upright supports.

Abstract: A sectional wall form system is disclosed for forming concrete walls or the like. Basically, the wall form system comprises a plurality of channel panels which are serially connected together in a side-by-side relationahip by means of a plurality of lock brackets. Each lock bracket comprises a substantially rectangular configuration dimensioned to closely fit between the side portions of the channel panels. A pair of L-shaped locking rods are welded to the underside of each of the lock brackets and extend from one edge thereof. A pair of locking apertures is located in the other edge of each of the lock brackets. During assembly, the channel panels are placed in a side-by-side relationship. An intermediate lock bracket is placed in a position substantially parallel to the side portion of an intermediate channel panel enabling the locking rod to engage into respective apertures in the side portion of the intermediate and the succeeding channel panel.

Abstract: A display rack (20) for displaying cartons of bottles or packages is disclosed. Display rack (20) is comprised of modules (22) having a bottom support panel (34) and a back support panel (36) which are pivotably attached to allow rotatable movement between a folded configuration for packaging and shipping and an upright configuration for displaying. A header assembly (30) including a shelf (32) is provided for attaching advertising materials and providing space for sample products. Guard rails (24) are attached to the outer sides (26, 28) of outer modules (22) to direct shopping carts and people away from the stacked display of consumer products.

Abstract: A shelving assembly particularly useful for displaying or storing merchandise in commercial establishments in any of several ways tailored to meet the needs of that establishment. The components are capable of being combined to produce an assembly with any selected number of inclined shelves where automatic forward gravity feed of the articles to be supported upon said shelves is desired. Alternatively, the same components may be assembled to provide a unit having any desired number of horizontal shelves. Again, depending on the needs of the user, such shelves may be oriented so that protective rims extend about their horizontal top surfaces, or they may be oriented so that no such rims are provided.

Abstract: A rack and carrier for stacking and transporting firewood for both commercial and residential use which is capable of standing freely in a rigid manner when fully assembled and being collapsable for easy storage in a narrow or flat space. The rack is constructed from a pair of upright side frame members which are held in rigid spaced relation by three brackets attached at the bottom, midway and the top of the frame members by certain attachment means. The rack when constructed for residential use can be moved using handles attached to the top portions of the frame members, such handles can be fixed, pivotable or removable, and a pair of wheels attached to the bottom of the frame members. The rack when constructed for commercial use rests on a set of legs which provide sufficient clearance for the tines of a lift truck and can be moved by such lift truck or an overhead crane which can hook into the bottom opening of each of the set of upper attachment means.

Abstract: A placemat rack has a plurality of wire sections with a first section having a series of vertically spaced placemat shelves for holding a stack of placemats in extended unfolded positions for viewing from a first facing plane. Each of the shelves are arranged at an angle to a vertical axis of the rack and slant downwardly from the back to the front of each section. An upwardly extending web is provided at the front of each shelf for supporting edges of the placemat. Vertically extending end members are provided at sides of a first section of shelves and provide a means for mounting an advertising display. Back to back wire sections provide for viewing of placemats at two opposed vertical planes while spaced side sections face outwardly to provide viewing at planes opposed to each other and substantially perpendicular to the first-mentioned viewing planes.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for storing and displaying record albums comprised of a frame and means for mounting the frame to a wall. The frame has an upright side wall from which slide trays laterally extend and upon which albums may be positioned one behind the other to form a stack and later slid partially off the trays to reveal underlying stack members.

Abstract: A modular bottle support rack fabricated of identical modular members using any number of such members in pairs. Each member has a bottle craddling surface and a projecting member which mates with a modular member to provide a pair of spaced bottle craddling surfaces. There is no limit on the number of modular members that can be connected together to form a bottle support rack.

Abstract: A display stand for monogrammed articles which are arranged in a particular alphabetic pattern. The display stand has a plurality of shelves and upstanding standards. Floor supports interfit with the standards and the standards have slots which interfit with slots in the floor supports. The standards have a plurality of steps with at least one shelf formed by mounting a panel onto a step of the standard. The floor supports have a plurality of flaps which have slots therein which interfit with slots in the bottoms and sides of the standards. The floor supports also have inner flaps and outer flaps with the standards having vertical slots and horizontal slots so that the inner flaps of the floor supports interfit with the vertical slots and the outer flaps interfit with the horizontal slots.

Abstract: A wide variety of lightweight, simple to assemble furniture items are formed from rigid load bearing (normally vertical) members, rigid cross rods (normally horizontal) fastened to the rigid load bearing members and flexible sheet material. The sheet material interconnects at least two rods to form a shelf, ledge, seat or other holder or support. The flexible members have spring-locking engagement with the rod members and a frictional engagement with the load bearing members. These three elements form a rigid unit when fastened together.

Abstract: There is described a sectional unit furniture assembly which employs at least one connecting board for interconnecting at least two juxtaposed sectional units or columns of stacked sectional units, the connecting board having at opposite ends shelf portions capable of interlocking with side and rear wall sections of the respective units and a connecting portion interconnecting the two juxtaposed units or columns at a predetermined space from each other.

Abstract: A structural unit, such as for instance a storage framework composed of a plurality of storage frame components assembled into a storage rack, for use, for example, in warehousing systems. The framework comprises generally vertical column members which in certain embodiments are basically of a generally U-shaped configuration in horizontal cross section, but having a connecting or bridging plate or member disposed between and connected to the arms of the U, with the bridging member being preferably recessed inwardly from the distal ends of the arms. A fastener means, such as for instance a threaded stud, is secured to the bridging plate and projects generally perpendicularly outwardly therefrom. In other embodiments the column members are tubular and of polygonal configuration in horizontal cross section with the studs secured to spaced plates attached to one face of the respective column.

Abstract: A knock-down shelving structure has corner posts with upstanding studs on their inner sides, the studs being triangular in cross section and presenting two of their faces parallel to the inner faces of the posts, and also has shelves with triangular sockets at their corners and on the under sides to snugly receive the studs.

Abstract: The invention is a support structure for the firing of flat ceramic articles such as tiles. The structure comprises a composite back wall of loosely interconnected planar components, some of which have upright apertures to receive hooks formed on the edges of upright second components attached at right angles to form transverse walls. Equally spaced fins are hooked into apertures in the transverse walls to form shelves to carry the edges of the ceramic articles. At some levels the fins are replaced by tie bats bridging the space between adjacent transverse walls. All of the components are formed by die pressing which precisely controls their dimensions in the plane of the component although not necessarily the thickness so that the dimensions of the overall structure are very precisely controlled and it can be loaded by machine without difficulty.

Abstract: 2 inch .times. 8 inch flake boards form side panels which stand upright on the floor. A plurality of display trays are stacked one upon the other between the panels. The panels have retaining grooves on facing surfaces. The trays have retaining tongues fitting into the retaining grooves on the panels. The panels and trays are held together as a complete unit. In the preferred form, the trays are assembled to the panels by sliding the trays axially along the grooves and disassembled by sliding axially out of the grooves and the tongues and grooves are angled to perform the holding function.

Abstract: A free standing shelving system including a plurality of shelves and a plurality of spindles for supporting the shelves, some of the shelves being arranged in endwise adjacent relation whereby the shelving system has some abutting shelf ends and some free shelf ends. The shelves each have like corner openings in all four corners with one spindle at each corner opening at the free end of the shelves and one spindle at the contiguous corner openings in endwise abutting shelves. The spindles are disposed in endwise aligned relation with their axes at the virtual corners of the shelves and the spindles have end faces on their adjacent ends that overlap the shelves adjacent the corner openings.

Abstract: A joint construction for connecting together two members, one of the members having opposed side limbs connected by a base defining a trough-like shape, the base having formed therein a re-entrant trough-shaped recess extending longitudinally of the member, the base of re-entrant trough-shaped recess having a plurality of slots adapted to receive hook-shaped tongue elements provided on the other of said members said other member also being of trough-shape and is in contact with the substantial part of said one member when engaged therewith.

Abstract: A portable plant stand for holding potted plants is formed of easily assembled flat wood components. The stand comprises a tapered vertical support column that supports horizontal shelves having pot holding openings. The shelves include central apertures that fit over the support column and engage the tapered sides of the support column. The support column has an H-shaped cross section and comprises opposed tapered members and a tapered cross member that is removably fastened to the side members by two screws. The support column can be mounted on bearings to permit rotation of the plant stand.

Abstract: An improved wine rack having a plurality of vertical standards for supporting cantilevered bottle holders. The bottle holders interlockingly engage the standards and are consecutively spaced in horizontal rows and in vertical alignment to form bottle berths adapted for accommodating a wide range of bottle shapes and sizes. The confronting edges of adjacent coplanar bottle holders provide cooperative cradling surfaces for laterally supporting therebetween a bottle resting on its side.

Abstract: An angularly adjustable shelf supporting bracket of the type provided with a plurality of vertically spaced retaining fingers on the butt end of a shelf-carrying arm has shoulders on the upper edges of the fingers shoulders facing toward the butt end for angular position determining engagement with bars across the tops of openings in a upright supporting structure, and shoulders on the lower edges of the fingers facing toward the butt end and engageable with the bars along the lower sides of the openings for interim holding of the bracket against dropping away from the supporting structure when adjusting from one angular position to another.

Abstract: A demountable structure, for example for forming scaffolding, shelf assemblies or frame assemblies comprises a pair of co-axial spaced connection and support members with a connection element or bracket interposed between the ends of the members. The engaging surfaces of the support members and brackets form frustum cone surfaces and are drawn together and stiffened by a threaded stem passing therethrough.

Abstract: The invention relates to wall elements and preferably to such elements intended for use in the construction of office landscapes, bookshelves and the like. Wall elements intended for this purpose are provided with a stiffening frame structure to which is applied a casing forming the outer surface of the wall element. The fastening means intended for the wall element are securely connected to the reinforcing frame and arranged to extend from the frame through a distance such that the free end of the fastening means is at least located in a plane with the casing and preferably extends slightly beyond said casing.The present invention also relates to an element fastening device, where the element has one or more retaining means in the form of a peg provided with a narrow web portion located at a distance from the free end of the peg.

Abstract: Paired opposed bracket supports having plural spaced grooves are carried by opposed vertical edges of cooperating spaced shelving stanchions to releasably receive opposed cooperating shelf brackets carried thereby and adjustably supporting a shelf between stanchions. With use of edge trim the shelving hardware is substantially concealed for aesthetic desirability.