Abstract: A merchandise display device for dispensing and displaying digital media cases. Digital media cases are inserted vertically into the opening between the front panel and the lateral supports. This opening limits the number of cases which can be removed and/or inserted at one time. The width of the opening allows only two cases to be inserted or removed at a time, to deter theft. The opening, however, still allows for easy access when removing or inserting the cases. A replaceable pusher is attached to the back wall of the unit to bias the digital media cases toward the front panel. The display units are broken into two separate components, a right and left side. The components allow for flexibility in arranging the display system, depending on the need of the vendor.

Abstract: A sheet article dispenser includes a housing and a double-acting spring designed to urge a stack of sheet articles toward an access opening in the housing to allow only the outermost sheet to be removed one at a time. The double-acting spring includes a thin flexible panel and a resilient band. The panel has opposite ends flanking a middle section. The ends each have a pair of lateral notches at opposite edges for receiving the resilient band. The ends are flexed inwardly to form an S-shaped structure with arcuate surfaces on each side of the middle section that can deform elastically.

Abstract: A pusher apparatus pushes articles on a shelf in a display case forward when the front article is removed. The pusher apparatus has a partition panel dividing the shelf into first and second segments. The partition panel has front and rear end portions, first and second top rails, and first and second bottom rails. A first pusher panel has a top channel riding on the first top rail and a bottom channel riding on the first bottom rail, and a second pusher panel has a top channel riding on the second top rail and a bottom channel riding on the second bottom rail. A first coil spring has one end portion fastened to the front end portion of the partition panel and has the other end portion in contact with the first pusher panel. The first spring coils to move the first pusher panel from the rear end portion of the partition panel toward the front end portion of the partition panel.

Abstract: Book Organizing Device with A flat, horizontally disposed shelf like member, a fixed, vertical end panel attached to one end of the shelf member, a slidable vertical panel having a constant force spring centrally attached under the shelf member, the slidable vertical panel exerting approximately one pound of force inwardly towards the fixed end panel, the constant force spring having an encoder ring mounted to the spring reel, a photo diode placed to read said encoder ring that provides a signal any time said ring is rotated, said signal triggering one of a plurality of short recorded messages to be broadcast from a speaker located on the underside of said book shelf, said messages being stored and selected by a digital programmable microprocessor designed for such purposes, and Said shelf member also having a rear book retaining bracket to prevent books from being pushed too far to the rear of the shelf.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article holder for retaining stacked articles dispensed in a horizontal plane and held in place by a retaining member. The retaining member is adjustable for the height of the stack of the horizontally disposed articles and is adapted to be removed as a retaining member or placed beneath the stacked articles if desired.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a plurality of merchandise packages is provided. The apparatus comprises a substantially horizontal lower surface, a substantially vertical front plate portion connected to the lower surface, and a substantially vertical rear plate portion connected to the lower surface. The front plate portion has at least one dimension substantially smaller than a corresponding dimension of each merchandise package. A substantially vertical pusher plate is slidably mounted to the lower surface and a resilient member attached to the tray, the resilient member being adapted to urge the pusher surface toward the front plate portion.

Abstract: A container has an internal cavity for receiving knife blades lying side by side in a stack, the internal cavity being capable of being reduced in size by a slide member which is preferably displaceable in only one direction. In this way the blades are located in position however full the container is, and damage to the cutting edges by movement or slipping in the package is avoided. Furthermore a method is proposed by which first the blade which lies against the slide is extracted from the stack and then the slide member is urged against the stack of blades.

Abstract: A napkin holding device for holding a plurality of napkins during windy conditions. The napkin holding device includes a first plate having a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge extending therebetween. A second plate has an upper side, a lower side and a peripheral edge extending therebetween. A pair of poles each has a first end and a second end. Each of the first ends is attached to the top surface and extends upwardly therefrom. The poles are spaced from each other. The second plate has a pair of holes extending therethrough. The holes are positioned such that each of the poles may extend through one of the holes. The second plate is movable along the poles. Napkins may be positioned between the first and second panels.

Abstract: A modular display system for polyhedron shaped merchandise, such as DVD's, software, computer games, CD's and the like, and a method for manufacturing such a display, is relatively inexpensive to fabricate and presents a highly attractive and functional display. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of individual pocket constraints configured as integral modules aligned and retained in a set of cascading shelves. The individual pocket modules are an integral form having side constraints, a connecting portion extending between the side portions, and a pushing portion having merchandise engagement portion connecting to a bias-providing portion. The cascading shelves are, in a preferred embodiment, formed from a plurality of stackable shelves. Each shelf, in a preferred embodiment, has a horizontal lower base, a vertical back side, a vertical front portion, and a horizontal top piece forming generally a G-shape in the cross-section.

Abstract: A display rack including a pair of substantially horizontally oriented members in substantially parallel spaced relation, a stop member associated with said first ends of said pair of substantially horizontally oriented members, a securing portion affixed to said second ends of said pair of substantially horizontally oriented members, and a carriage. The substantially horizontally oriented members each have first and second ends, the second ends of which are turned upwardly. The securing portion has at least one peg hook extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom. The carriage includes a middle portion extending between and above the pair of substantially horizontally oriented members and a pair of engagement members that slidingly engage the pair of substantially horizontally oriented members.

Abstract: A display rack for supporting and displaying packages of abrasive sheets including a movable divider and an open housing having a bottom, a front end wall, a back end wall, and a pair of side walls. The bottom includes a plurality of openings spaced apart along the bottom. The divider includes a pair of L-shaped tabs which engage a first pair of the openings and includes a pair of angular-shaped tabs which engage a second pair of the openings to secure the divider in the open housing. The display rack can be attached to a display stand with screws, bolts or rivets.

Abstract: A file block or a drawer filler for supporting file folders, envelopes, and the like within file drawers or containers. The file block has a rectangular structure with six rectangular walls. At least one wall resiliently extends outward, which creates pressure against file folders and the like to be supported. Also disclosed is a blank for the file block, from which the file block is easily assembled.

Abstract: A dispenser and method for attaching abrasive sheets to a backup pad. The dispenser conveniently centers on the backup pad an abrasive sheet that is larger than the backup pad. In a preferred embodiment, the dispenser comprises: a holder configured to receive circular abrasive sheets, the holder including a bottom, a top, front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion extends farther from the bottom than the front portion, and wherein the bottom of the holder defines at least a 180 degree arc of a first circle having a first radius; a slider guide extending along the rear of the holder; and a spacer mounted in the guide, wherein the spacer is movable along the guide from a first portion within the front portion of the holder to a second position beyond the front portion of the holder, the spacer defining an arc of no more than 180 degrees of a second circle having a second radius smaller than the first radius.

Abstract: A paint chip display system including: a plurality of paint chip display containers each including: a plurality of walls forming a cavity, an open front face, at least one tab partially obstructing the open front face; and, at least one mounting protrusion extending outwardly from the container; and, at least one mounting bracket including at least one wall portion forming a mounting cavity adapted to receive the at least one protrusion and secure the containers in one of a plurality of positions; wherein, in one of the positions the containers are secured in a top-to-bottom or side-to-side configuration and in another of the positions at least two of the containers partially overlap in a front-to-back manner.

Abstract: A dispenser and method for attaching abrasive sheets to a backup pad. The dispenser conveniently centers on the backup pad an abrasive sheet that is larger than the backup pad. In a preferred embodiment, the dispenser comprises: a holder configured to receive circular abrasive sheets, the holder including a bottom, a top, front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion extends farther from the bottom than the front portion, and wherein the bottom of the holder defines at least a 180 degree arc of a first circle having a first radius; a slider guide extending along the rear of the holder; and a spacer mounted in the guide, wherein the spacer is movable along the guide from a first position within the front portion of the holder to a second position beyond the front position of the holder, the spacer defining an arc of no more than 180 degrees of a second circle having a second radius smaller than the first radius.

Abstract: A shelf assembly for merchandising a plurality of products comprising a shelf and a plurality of pushers engaged with the shelf for urging the products forwardly. Each pusher is made of a flexible material having a memory characteristic which biases the pusher into a generally planar orientation from an inverted U-shaped configuration between the products and a rear edge of the shelf. The pushers may be individually formed or an integral part of a single sheet of material. The pushers may have tabs which slidably engage slots in the shelf.

Abstract: A shelf assembly comprising a shelf having a front frame member and a rear frame member and a plurality of substantially parallel dividers extending between the front frame member and the rear frame member. The dividers are arranged in pairs defining a plurality of tracks for supporting a plurality of products arranged in columns between the pairs of dividers. At least one pusher is located within each track for urging a column of products forwardly along the track. Each pusher comprises a sheet of flexible material having a memory characteristic which biases the sheet toward a flat planar orientation. Each pusher is forced into an upwardly bowed inverted U-shaped configuration between the rear frame member of the shelf and a rearwardmost product in a column of products in a track so as to urge the column of products forwardly toward the front frame member when a forwardmost product is removed.

Abstract: A paint chip display device including a rectangular container having: a rectangular rear wall having a front surface and a back surface; an oppositely disposed open front face; oppositely disposed upper and lower walls, coupled between said rear wall and said front face; oppositely disposed left-side and right-side walls, coupled between said rear wall and said front face; retaining means for retaining paint chips contained within a cavity formed by said rear, upper, lower, left-side and right-side walls; and, biasing means for biasing paint chips contained within said cavity away from said rear wall and toward said open front face.

Abstract: A device suitable for hindering the removal of currency notes stored in a cash drawer comprising an arm pivotably mountable to the cash drawer and a covering plate having an area for substantially covering a currency note, the covering plate being attached to the arm, so that when the arm is pivotably mounted to the drawer the covering plate may be located in a position where it substantially covers one or more currency notes stored in the drawer. The plate and the arm are pivotably connected and an abutment can be provided between the plate and the arm to limit pivotable movement therebetween.

Abstract: A shelf assembly comprising a shelf having a bottom member, a plurality of substantially parallel spaced dividers extending from back to front and a serpentine shaped pusher for urging a column of products forwardly inside a track defined by the bottom member and a pair of dividers. The pusher comprises a sheet of inherently resilient flexible material having a sinusoidal configuration. The pusher extends between a stop and a rearwardmost product within a column of products in a track.

Abstract: A bag and sack storage dispenser comprising a housing that is secured to a mounting surface, preferably on the interior of a kitchen cabinet door. The housing comprises an integral frame that supports sacks or bags or other planar items during storage. The frame depends from a vertical base that mounts directly to the mounting surface. A horizontal support panel extends outwardly from the door and base. An auxiliary support panel may also extend outwardly from the door and the base. The auxiliary panel extends parallel to but beneath the primary support panel. Each panel has at least one elongated slot penetrating its surface, although there may be more. The slots preferably run parallel to one another and perpendicularly intersect the base. An elongated leg protrudes outwardly from each slot toward the base. Each leg has a foot on one end that secures the leg to the panel. The foot comprises a follower that moves in the slot.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing products displayed on pegs is provided. A puller member having an elongated body substantially as long as the peg on which is installed also has a downturned front gripping portion and a rear downward extending backstop. A detachable stabilizer portion may additionally be provided on the top of the elongated body. The stabilizer rests on a peg support member to stabilize the puller member against rotation. The backstop has an aperture therein for slidably receiving a peg. A groove can be provided on a lower surface of the elongated body along with an indentation near the downturned front portion wherein a peg head may seat when there are no products remaining on the peg. The puller member can also have a free-floating backplate disposed on the peg between the backstop and the products. As the backstop advances the free-floating plate and products forwards the free-floating plate remains behind the products when the puller is pushed back.

Abstract: A cartridge for containing mail. The cartridge is specially adapted for use in a method and apparatus for automatically stacking mail into cartridges in output compartments of a sorting machine, robotically transferring filled cartridges from the output compartments to a buffer shelf; and from the buffer shelf to a docking station of a cartridge unloader and automatic feeder to the input of the sorting machine, and for transferring empty cartridges from the docking station to either the buffer or the output compartments of the sorter, is provided.

Abstract: A display holder, which conveniently presents a supply of business cards for individual distribution, is formed of a unitary extrusion of transparent semi-rigid thermoplastic material. The extrusion defines a channel having open sides and an open top, and a bottom for supporting the business cards. A resilient finger, also extruded with the channel, is attached to the back and has a card-supporting edge sprung toward the front which forms a display face. The finger is attached to the back with a connection sufficiently resilient to allow insertion of a full stack of business cards in the holder, while retaining sufficient flexibility to continue to bias the cards against the face of the holder, even when the supply of cards is depleted to as few as one.

Abstract: The subject is a device for guiding and holding down of sheets supplied singly by a conveyor device to a sheet stack formed in a storage container, said device comprising a two-armed lever pivotably mounted about a bearing point located above the sheet conveying track.

Abstract: This product display apparatus includes a moveable backing plate arranged to ride on a mounting rod behind product suspended from a parallel display rod, and employs a coil spring bias to urge the backing plate forwardly. The backing plate includes an engaging hook to extend through a slot and to catch onto a locking edge for holding the plate at the rear while the display is loaded. A close tolerance mounting hole on the plate and a narrow slot forming the locking edge constrains an operator to unload packages from the display rod before restocking.

Abstract: A product advance mechanism is described and includes a product contact element for contacting a product and for moving so as to push the product. A track is included for supporting and guiding the product contact element as the contact element moves. A bias element biases the product contact element in a direction along the track, and a brake mechanism controls the amount of bias applied to the product element.

Abstract: A pusher unit for placement into a merchandise display tray to dispense merchandise which has an elongated shelving track with a front end and a top surface for carrying the bottom surface of the merchandise. The pusher unit has a spring-biased pusher plate with a front surface for contacting the side surface of the merchandise. The bottom section of the pusher plate is movable along the top surface of the shelving track so that the front surface of the pusher plate engages the side surface of the merchandise and the merchandise is thereby disposed between the pusher plate and the front end of the shelving track. The pusher plate has interconnected upper and lower sections with the upper section being movable between a merchandise-dispensing position and a merchandise-loading position. When the upper section is in the merchandise-loading position, the front surface of the upper section of the pusher plate is out of the plane defined by the front surface of the lower section.

Abstract: A video compact disk storage rack including a first end member, a second end member, an open frame connected between the first end member and the second end member at the top, two connecting rods bilaterally connected between the first end member and the second end member at the bottom, two expansion springs mounted inside the open frame at two opposite sides, and two T-blocks respectively supported on the expansion springs and moved along two longitudinal sliding slots on the open frame at two opposite sides for holding down video compact disks within the open frame.

Abstract: A gravity feed merchandising apparatus having a sloped shelf, a vertical front wall and a slidable cassette for pushing merchandise on the shelf towards the front wall. A plurality of dividers divide the shelf into compartments, each one of which is provided with a cassette into which a portion of the merchandise is placed. The combined weight of the cassette and the merchandise contained therein forces the remainder of the merchandise to the front of the shelf adjacent the from wall. The lower edge of the front wall of the cassette has a rim which contacts the merchandise to the front thereof.

Abstract: A simple, light-weight device consisting of a minimal number of parts, made from injection molded polyethylene or other lightweight, inexpensive material, which fits inside a standard cardboard box of 4.00.times.2.75 inches high of varied length. The device, having two end plates (10A and 10B) which can be pulled apart or put close together, is used to protect Baseball cards, measuring 3.5.times.2.5 inches, from getting damaged when they are loosely transported or stored inside the standard cardboard box. This is accomplished when the two end plates (10A and 10B) in their extended positions are pressing on one side against the inside wall of a standard box and at the other side against a pack of cards. The holding force of the two end plates (10A and 10B) is maintained by a series of molded bubbles and recesses or notches at the inside walls of poly-ethylene parts of a main connector tube (14), which connects two end plates (10A and 10B) at the center of said plates and of said device.

Abstract: A facing device is provided for facing products displayed in wire shelf racks having a forward end and a rear end, the rear end comprising a horizontal wire and a vertical wire. The facing device comprises a lever arm, a clip on the lever arm for rotatably mounting the lever arm to the horizontal wire in the shelf rack, and a coil spring between the lever arm and the shelf rack for biasing the lever arm forwardly. A retaining bracket is provided on the lever arm for holding the coil spring thereto, and a stop is provided on the bracket for limiting expansion of coil spring terminal ends.

Abstract: A shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of adjacent side rails positioned along the shelf extending from front to back. Each side rail includes a generally flat rail base and a rigid divider attached to and extending away from the rail base, wherein at least one row of products may be positioned between the dividers of adjacent side rails. An unbiased backstop is positioned between dividers of adjacent side rails, wherein the backstop is movable between the front and the back of the shelf and is adapted to advance at least one row of products toward the front of the shelf. A rigid puller member positioned between the dividers of adjacent side rails is associated with the backstop. The puller member is adapted to be manually moved to move the backstop at least toward the front of the shelf.

Abstract: A multiple article organizing apparatus includes a circular base for resting on a support surface, a plurality of pairs of elongated support poles, and one or more circular shelves secured to the pairs of support poles. One of the pairs of poles is secured upright on the base. Another of the pairs of poles is secured upright on one of the shelves and spaced above the base such that the shelves are spaced above the base by the pairs of poles and vertically spaced from one another. The organizing apparatus also includes a plurality of hold-down rails slidably mounted to the support poles between the base and one shelf and between the shelves for undergoing sliding movement vertically along the respective pairs of poles toward and away from the respective base and shelves and any articles resting thereon for releasably retaining the articles thereon.

Abstract: A sheet depositing device comprises a depositing surface (2) limited by a front abutment (8). Above the depositing surface (2), a cover (4, 5) is pivotable about a journal (7). A hold-down element (6) provided on the cover (4, 5) is associated with the sheet stack (3) to be formed. It has a front end (6a) which rests under the action of gravity on sheet stack (3). Hold-down element (6) is connected with the cover (4, 5) via an engagement member (14) such that when the cover (4, 5) is opened, it is pivoted towards the cover so that the stacking area can be freely inspected and access is not obstructed when the cover (4, 5) is open. At the beginning of the opening movement of cover (4, 5) the front end (6a) of the hold-down element is caused by the engagement member (14) to move away from the abutment (8).

Abstract: A napkin holder includes a base, a pair of spaced-apart posts extending along respective axes, a pair of pivot arms,both mounted for pivoting movement in one circumferential direction about the axes to an open loading position, and both pivotable in an opposite circumferential direction about the axes to a closed position, and a spring for constantly urging the arms to the closed position to firmly and uniformly hold the napkins in an upright dispensing condition.

Abstract: A container for a plurality of medicaments to be used in a therapeutic regimen for a patient to facilitate the prescribed sequence and interval of application. The container includes a plurality of generally planar blister cards having medicament containing cavities. Each blister card is adapted to contain a single medicament, and is provided with a marginal region for receiving medicament and administration indicia. The container is further provided with a base for retaining the plurality of blister cards in a generally vertical position with the marginal region of the blister cards extending upmost. The blister cards are retained in sequential arrangement by the prescribed time of day of administration of the medicament contained in each blister card.

Abstract: A storage rack is provided particularly suitable for the storage and display of papers and pamphlets. The rack has spaced front and rear walls and biasing means to bias a stack of papers or pamphlets within the rack against the inner surface of the front wall. The rack is preferably fabricated from transparent plastics sheet and may be provided with a sleeve on the outer surface of the front wall in which a display copy of the paper or pamphlet is retained.

Abstract: A display device having a front cartridge section against which objects can be stacked, one against the other, in a first line; first and second strips each wound about itself to define first and second coils with first and second axes; structure for connecting the strips to the front cartridge section so that the axes of the coils are transverse to the first line; and a rear cartridge section having first and second legs which are extendable at least partially through the first and second coils. By moving the rear cartridge section away from the front cartridge section in the first line with the first and second legs extended into the first and second coils, the legs cause the first and second coils to unwind, whereby a force is developed on the first and second strips tending to draw the front and rear cartridge sections towards each other so that an article to be displayed can be resiliently captured in a display position between the front and rear cartridge sections.

Abstract: A device for holding a stack of forms in a manner such that the first form in the stack is in contact with a first surface of one side of the holding device as each form is removed therefrom. In particular, the device comprises a front portion, side portions, a rear portion, a bottom portion and a top open portion to allow insertion of the forms. The front portion is fixed and is made of transparent material. The stack of forms is positioned in the enclosure between a moveable plate and the front portion of the device, the rear portion extending inwardly from the top toward the bottom portion of the device. After the forms are positioned between the front member and the moveable plate member, force exerting means are positioned between the rear portion of the device and the moveable plate member.

Abstract: An arrangement for displaying flat bendable objects, especially sheet shaped record carriers comprises a horizontal bottom plate, at least two upwardly open elongated compartments for receiving of objects, two substantially vertical curved side walls extending so that they approach one another to define in the compartments two withdrawal openings located near one another at an outer edge of the bottom plate. The side walls have longitudinal portions which together form a one piece wall portion. The side walls also have rear extensions which extend rearwardly of the wall portion and form inner side walls. The inner side walls are turnable about axes extending perpendicularly to the bottom plate and are spring loaded in direction toward the compartments.

Abstract: A display device having a front cartridge section against which objects can be stacked, one against the other, in a first line; first and second strips each wound about itself to define first and second coils with first and second axes; structure for connecting the strips to the front cartridge section so that the axes of the coils are transverse to the first line; and a rear cartridge section having first and second legs which are extendable at least partially through the first and second coils. By moving the rear cartridge section away from the front cartridge section in the first line with the first and second legs extended into the first and second coils, the legs cause the first and second coils to unwind, whereby a force is developed on the first and second strips tending to draw the front and rear cartridge sections towards each other so that an article to be displayed can be resiliently captured in a display position between the front and rear cartridge sections.

Abstract: A merchandiser assembly is provided for storing and displaying products in a shelf-like manner. The merchandiser assembly greatly facilitates stock rotation, is self-facing, and automatically maiintains an organized and properly positioned stock of products. A product tray is slidably mounted with respect to a support member, and a product follower that is slidably mounted with respect to the product is limited in the extent of its forward movement in order to provide free space for the refilling of the merchandiser assembly with fresh products when the merchandiser assembly is in a fill mode.

Abstract: A merchandiser assembly is provided for storing and displaying products in a shelf-like manner. The merchandiser assembly greatly facilitates stock rotation, is self-facing, and automatically maintains an organized and properly positioned stock of products. A product tray is slidably mounted with respect to a support member, and a product follower that is slidably mounted with respect to the product is limited in the extent of its forward movement in order to provide free space for the refilling of the merchandiser assembly with fresh products when the merchandiser assembly is in a fill mode.

Abstract: A stimulable phosphor sheet stacking tray comprises a tapered section for aligning stimulable phosphor sheets at a predetermined position, which is positioned at least at an inner wall of one side end face of the stacking tray where a lower end portion of the stimulable phosphor sheet falling by the sheet weight passes through. Or, the stacking tray comprises a sheet holding member positioned for contact with upper ends of the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets between an inner wall of an upper end face of the stacking tray and the upper ends of the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets, and a system for moving, by operation from the exterior, the sheet holding member to and away from the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets. Or, the stacking tray is provided with a sheet fall preventing member comprising a stopper projectable from the center of a side end of the opening face of the stacking tray to the inside of the opening face to prevent the sheet falling, and a member for supporting and moving the stopper.

Abstract: A stimulable phosphor sheet stacking tray comprises a tapered section for aligning stimulable phosphor sheets at a predetermined position, which is positioned at least at an inner wall of one side end face of the stacking tray where a lower end portion of the stimulable phosphor sheet falling by the sheet weight passes through. Or, the stacking tray comprises a sheet holding member positioned for contact with upper ends of the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets between an inner wall of an upper end face of the stacking tray and the upper ends of the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets, and a system for moving, by operation from the exterior, the sheet holding member to and away from the stacked stimulable phosphor sheets. Or, the stacking tray is provided with a sheet fall preventing member comprising a stopper projectable from the center of a side end of the opening face of the stacking tray to the inside of the opening face to prevent the sheet falling, and a member for supporting and moving the stopper.

Abstract: A filing unit includes a drawer and a compressor mounted by the drawer for sliding movement lengthwise thereof between drawer contents compressing and released positions and for pivotal movement for purposes of releasably locking the compressor in a desired position lengthwise of said drawer.

Abstract: A currency sorter and storage device 10 which includes a lockable storage container 11 having a front plate 12 which further has a plurality of currency receiving slots 13 therein. A pair of rollers, one being drive roller 18 and the other idler roller 17, are disposed in parallel spaced relationship directly behind and on the interior side of currency receiving slots 13. An electric motor 19 provides a source of rotation for drive roller 18. A partitioned currency bin 14 having currency receiving chutes 15 therein, is disposed within lockable storage containing 11 such that currency receiving chutes 15 each lie directly below a particular currency receiving slot 13. A rotatable shaft 23 having one end extending through the side of lockable storage container 11 has a plurality of biasing dogs 22 radially attached. Biasing dogs 22 are disposed along rotatable shaft 23 to each engage a stack of currency 1 located in a particular currency receiving chute 15.

Abstract: Three separate embodiments of file drawer fillers are provided in the invention. One filler is partially self-adjusting and two fillers are completely self-adjusting in length to accommodate variations in the number of documents in a file or desk drawer. A first embodiment is a substantially rectangular panel strip transversely fan-folded to form several connecting smaller panels of equal size. The folds are aligned horizontally with the two end panels positioned vertically to support filed materials in a vertical position. A second embodiment is provided in an elongated enclosed bellows endwardly connected to vertical end panels. The end panels form the document support surface. The bellows portion of the device is affixed with an air valve which allows the release or intake of air to adjust supporting length of the bellows. A third embodiment entails a horizontal compression spring endwardly attached to two vertical end panels with the end panels providing document support surfaces.

Abstract: A rack for dispensing articles includes a compartment divided into longitudinal channels, each channel including a pusher for urging articles towards the front of the compartment. Each pusher rides along a longitudinal slot in the bottom wall of the compartment and has an upper pusher body within the compartment and a lower foot portion below the bottom wall. A biasing spring tips each pusher so that the foot portion makes contact with the bottom wall substantially along a line at the rear edge of the foot portion to prevent jamming or cocking of the pusher during motion along the slot. In order to easily fill the rack, the compartment is mounted on a base and is slidable forwardly of its normal position while at the same time all the pushers are held fixed relative to the base, thereby providing openings at the front of the channels to insert articles.