Terraced Patents (Class 211/52)
-
Patent number: 10836524Abstract: A bag supply system includes a bag accommodating unit having a holding member to externally support a bag bundle; and a bag supply device to which bags are supplied from the bag accommodating unit. The bag supply device includes a taking-out unit that takes the bag bundle out of the bag accommodating unit and carries the bag bundle to a depositing unit. The holding member supports the bag bundle in the state of exposing a part of one of a front surface and a back surface of each of a bag arranged on a frontmost side and a bag arranged on a backmost side of two or more bags included in the bag bundle. The taking-out unit takes the bag bundle out of the bag accommodating unit while holding the exposed part of the bag bundle supported by the holding member.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: TOYO JIDOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Morino, Kazuo Fukunaga, Shota Kajihara
-
Patent number: 10773844Abstract: A bag stocker that holds a plurality of bags to be supplied to a bag supply device, includes: a body portion provided to be movable; a plurality of bag accommodating units supported by the body portion; and a holding member which is provided in each of the plurality of bag accommodating units and supports a bag bundle including two or more bags, wherein each of the plurality of bag accommodating units is supported by the body portion to be movable in the body portion between an accommodating position and a withdrawing position where each of the plurality of bag accommodating units protrudes in comparison with each of the plurality of bag accommodating units arranged at the accommodating position.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: TOYO JIDOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Morino, Kazuo Fukunaga, Shota Kajihara
-
Patent number: 8499506Abstract: A modular element (10) for making fixed ladders, made of steel or other suitable material, having a surface (12) and two opposite shaped supports (14, 16), provided with at least one rib developed along the inner face and forming a shelf (36) for bearing a further surface (12).Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Inventor: Alessandro Maltini
-
Patent number: 7992330Abstract: A display for printed materials includes a pocket mounting panel having a plurality of indexing holes, which may be arranged in columns and rows, and a plurality of pockets adapted to receive printed materials. The pockets include at least one rearwardly extending pocket engaging clip having a resiliently deformable member that is adapted to be received by an indexing hole. Pockets may be installed in a vertically cascading arrangement and individual pockets may be removed from the pocket mounting panel without removing adjacent installed pockets by manually engaging and deforming the resiliently deformable member(s) of the target pocket through access windows provided in the rear panels of the pockets.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams CompanyInventors: Mary M. DaRif, Edwin P. Miller
-
Patent number: 7520394Abstract: A product display system and method includes a support, at least one illumination source positioned above the support and operable to illuminate the support area, and at least one product package positioned on and/or supported by the support. The packages are tilted such that the front faces of the tilted packages face at least partially toward the illumination source to provide enhanced illumination of the front faces of the tilted packages. The packages may have at least one tab that angles or tilts the package relative to the support such that the package is tilted toward the illumination source. The tilted packages may be supported at a generally horizontal support surface or at a support arm or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: American Grease Stick CompanyInventor: Ian K. Rosen
-
Patent number: 7513375Abstract: A hanging device has a base that can be connected to a wall, a plurality of horizontally disposed retainers extend across a front face of the base, wherein each retainer includes a pair of retainer members which are biased toward one another and the members are configured to be movably displaced from one another to readily permit the insertion of an article to be hung, such as a garment, therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Inventor: Michael James Wenzler
-
Patent number: 7204373Abstract: A product display system includes a support, at least one illumination source positioned substantially above the support and operable to illuminate the support, and a plurality of product packages positioned on the support. The packages may have at least one tab extending generally downwardly from the front wall or opposite side walls. The tab angles or tilts the package relative to the support such that the package is tilted toward the illumination source. The packages are tilted such that the front walls of the tilted packages face at least partially toward the illumination source to provide enhanced illumination of the front walls of the tilted packages. The plurality of packages may be arranged in rows on a shelf, with the rows of packages being nested together.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: American Grease Stick CompanyInventor: Ian K. Rosen
-
Patent number: 7100774Abstract: A hanging device having a base that can be connected to a wall. A-plurality of horizontally disposed retainers extend across a front face of the base, wherein each retainer includes a pair of retainer members which are biased toward one another. The members are configured to be movably displaced from one another to readily permit the insertion of an article to be hung, such as a garment, therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Inventor: Michael James Wenzler
-
Patent number: 6964342Abstract: A hanging device having a base that is to be connected to a vertical support or wall, with its long axis of the base vertically disposed. A plurality of horizontally disposed retainers extend across a front face of the base, wherein each retainer includes a pair of retainer members which are biased toward one another. The members are configured to be movably displaced from one another to readily permit the insertion of an article to be hung, such as a garment, therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2004Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Inventor: Michael James Wenzler
-
Patent number: 6955268Abstract: 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. 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 a 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. The shelves are cascaded such that each successive higher shelf is set rearwardly from the shelf below.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Exotic Rubber and Plastics of Minnesota, Inc.Inventor: Merle M. Waldron
-
Patent number: 5613606Abstract: An apparatus for holding mail, which contains a first shelf, a second shelf integrally connected to and disposed above and in back of the first shelf, and slide bar devices and simultaneously connecting the apparatus to the front and side walls of a standard four-sided letter tray.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1995Date of Patent: March 25, 1997Assignee: Quicksort, Inc.Inventor: Gary M. Meyer
-
Patent number: 5545561Abstract: The contrast chamber for spotlighting bacterial colonies with respecto to their culture medium performs the automatic counting, through the use of an automatic processor connected to a reading head (7), of bacterial colonies which develop in the capsules wherein the culture takes place; additionally, it also provides for the automatic introduction of the capsules (5) inside the contrast chamber The contrast chamber is provided with lateral lighting means, using the light reflected by a reflection tube (2) and emitted by a lighting source (1) postioned above the capsule (5) which has been closed by a lid provided with an opaque disc (3). The reading head (7) is positioned under the capsule (5) and is associated to a second light source (8) which moves together with the reading head and which is inclined with respect to the surface of the capsule (5), so that the light beams do not impinge on the reading head (7).Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1994Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: IUL, S.A.Inventor: Miguel Lleonart Aliberas
-
Patent number: 5485928Abstract: A merchandise display rack has compartments for displaying products. Each such compartment has a rear panel, a front panel and a follower with a first panel portion mounted for movement toward the front panel when a product is removed from the compartment. The first panel portion and the front panel substantially abut one another when the compartment is emptied of products and the first panel portion and the rear panel substantially abut one another when the compartment is filled with products. The follower is guided along the bottom panel by a guide member which extends from the follower into a slot in the bottom panel. Such guide member has a mechanism for modifying its width to compensate for slot/guide member wear. Vertically adjacent compartments are staggered so that substantially the entirety of at least the lower compartment is readily visible.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1993Date of Patent: January 23, 1996Assignee: T. J. Hale CompanyInventor: J. Reed Felton
-
Patent number: 5333741Abstract: A display case for compact discs includes a plurality of album seat grooves having a slanted connecting support, an upper support, a lower hook, a lower support, and an upper hook, whereby it is easy for the customer to read and find the title of the albums displayed in the display case.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1993Date of Patent: August 2, 1994Inventor: Kyung H. Yang