Abstract: What is disclosed is a mobile freewheeling playing card cart. The cart has a tray positioned upon a rolling base that is capable of holding two or more stacks of playing cards. The tray features barriers and depressions around the card stacks that make the cards more easily accessible. The cart includes one or more handles used to maneuver the cart. The cart may be motorized through the use of an integrated battery and remote control.

Abstract: A material carousel for manufacturing and/or assembly operations is provided. The carousel includes a hub fabricated from a low friction material wherein the hub has a polygonal shape. The carousel also includes a plurality of equally spaced arms which are press fit into the hub. Each arm is adapted to hold cable and/or harness assemblies or includes a bin for holding materials used for production operations. In addition, the carousel includes a support column that extends through the hub, wherein the hub is adapted to rotate about the support column. An adjustable support collar is also provided for supporting the hub on the support column. Further, the carousel includes a peg mechanism for stopping rotation of the hub after a predetermined rotation angle.

Abstract: A dispenser of containers. A carousel is rotatably mounted to a main frame about a vertical axis of rotation and has a plurality of container compartments arranged around the axis and along the length of the axis. A driver mounted to the main frame rotates the carousel around the axis in a single direction and a lock limits rotation of the carousel in any direction when engaged.

Abstract: A storage-access apparatus includes a first support device including a first base; at least one first storage-access device and at least one first storage device, disposed on the first base and arranged in a first circle; a second support device including a second base; at least one second storage-access device and at least one second storage device, disposed on the second base and arranged in a second circle; and a transporting device, wherein the first storage-access device, the first storage device, the second storage-access device and the second storage device each has plural compartments, the transporting device corresponds to the compartments, and the first storage-access device and the first storage device can rotate relative to the second storage-access device and the second storage device. Accordingly, the storage-access apparatus can be employed in depositing and picking up products independently. Also disclosed is a storage system including, among others, the storage-access apparatus.

Abstract: A tower rack for holding greeting cards and the like is described. The rack includes a tower assembly structure which includes at least one panel section consisting of one or more side panels. Each side panels is configured with horizontal and vertical slits for holding merchandise trays. A base is configured to fit snugly to the bottom of the tower assembly structure.

Abstract: A multi-tiered rotary workstation comprises at least two rotary work spaces supported at different levels, with associated workstation floors, substantial increasing the amount of work space available within a fixed floor space.

Abstract: A rotating display system for assisting customers in visualizing various combinations of structures used in kitchens and bathroom, such as cabinets, countertops, backsplashes, flooring, and shower walls. The rotating display system includes a cabinet display rotatably supported above a surface, a countertop display rotatably positioned above the cabinet display, and a backwash display rotatably positioned above said countertop display. The cabinet display has a plurality of sample cabinet surfaces, the countertop display has a plurality of sample countertop surfaces, and the backsplash display has a plurality of sample backsplash surfaces. The user rotates the cabinet display, the countertop display and the backsplash display to visually illustrate various options and combinations.

Abstract: A rotary display apparatus is provided having a plurality of concentric circular areas in which a plurality of concentric circular areas in which a plurality of differing magazines and other printed materials can be displayed in a circular array presenting the covers of the same to full view.

Abstract: The present invention is a display rack for goods and is primarily a wire formed structure that also employs channel rod as well as formed plastic top and bottom cap structures. In the preferred embodiment there exists a central rectangular frame structure having a base and extending upward there from to a top end portion. Each of the four sides of the central structure includes a rotating wall or door wherein each door includes a front retail side surface for retaining goods thereon and an opposite blocking paneled surface. The doors can be locked into either the retail or blocked position. Four carousels are also secured to and form an integral part of each of the four corners of the central frame. The carousels each have columns for retaining goods and one flat blocking panel column, all positioned vertically and symmetrically around each carousel perimeter. Each carousel can be locked into a gods blocking position or be unlocked and free to rotate.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding and organizing small items, comprising storage bags having a bag portion and a closure portion. The apparatus further comprising at least one base member having a surface area with slots disposed therein. The slots are wider than the bag portion, but narrower than the closure portion of the bags. The slots receive the bag portions while the closure portion holds the bag within the slot.

Abstract: An apparatus for organizing and hanging a plurality of I.V. bags on a carousel for use primarily in a refrigerator which includes a central column having disk spacable there along which are rotatable relative to the central column, the disk further being equipped with a plurality of hangers for organizing I.V. bags held in refrigerated suspension prior to dispersion to patients.

Abstract: A display assembly is provided which includes one or more display stands, each having a T-shaped base and one or more tower members extending therefrom. Each tower member is rotatable about a rod which extends into the T-shaped base. A connector plate is used to interconnect two or more display stands in order for the interconnected display stand to assume many different configurations. One or more display racks are connected to each tower member. Each display racks accommodates products having different widths.

Abstract: A stand for exhibiting and holding articles which includes an elongate and substantially vertical shaft which extends upwardly from a base. One or more article receiving containers are rotatably mounted to the shaft. Each article receiving container includes a plurality of article receiving and holding pockets extending substantially radially outwardly from the shaft, such that the user can rotate an article receiving container, bringing a desired object stored in a distant pocket closer to the user.

Abstract: Apparatus for storing and bundling recyclable material includes rotatable containment members separated by a space, which support the recyclable material spanning the space. Rotation of the containment members allows bundling material lined up with the space to completely encircle the recyclable material without interference from the structure of the storage and bundling apparatus.

Abstract: A rotatable merchandise display unit comprising a base with a support projecting generally vertically upwardly from the base, and supporting a vertically elongated column-like structure is rotatable relation thereon, with the column being formed of hinged sides and having a plurality of generally vertical rows of merchandise receiving trays disposed along the plural sides of the column, in laterally spaced relation with respect to one another. Each tray of such rows of trays provides upwardly opening pockets for receiving therein merchandise for display. Cams on the inner surfaces of the column sides coact with the central support and provide for the pivotal movement of the column sides relative to one another and thus the pivotal movement or undulation of the merchandise receiving trays with respect to one another during rotation of the column about the central support.

Abstract: In a medical supply room, packaged catheters are hung upon a rack for ready access. The rack has six arms radiating from a rotatable hub. The catheters are hung upon rods which extend across each of the arms.

Abstract: A card file of compact and efficient design which is fitted with a compact rotary base and separate stabilizers fastened to the bottom surface of the card file. A swivel base and stabilizers attached to the file housing provide a low profile, lighweight and efficient means by which the card file can be swivelled to any desired position in the horizontal plane. Adjusting means are also available to ensure that the stabilizing means can accommodate any irregularities in the bottom surface of the file or other object to which the swivel is attached in order to provide a proper disposition of the stabilizing elements.

Abstract: A drum in particular for a column having rotary drums includes a lower generally circular shaped horizontal plate, an upper horizontal plate coaxial with the lower plate, and compartments in the shape of sectors defined by radially extending separating elements connected to the two plates. The drum is rotatively mounted on the column. The separating elements are formed by metal sheets whose lower and upper edges include fixing lugs which are fitted in slots provided for this purpose in the plates. The lugs extend through the slots and can then be twisted about an axis parallel to the axis of the column so as to achieve connection between the plates and the separating elements.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for vending newspapers or similar articles is disclosed. The apparatus consists of a horizontally disposed drum mounted on a pedestal. The drum includes an open top and a sliding door on its vertical face. A drive plate is rotatably mounted in the bottom of the drum, and a carousel is detachably secured to the drive plate for rotation therewith. The carousel includes a plurality of open-ended, radial slots. The slots are formed by vertical walls extending from the center of the carousel to the periphery of the carousel. The upper edges of the walls slope downwardly from the center of the carousel to the periphery of the carousel. Various carousels having the same structure but different size slots may be used in a machine. A clear plastic dome is used to cover the open top of the drum. A lock and key arrangement is provided so that the dome may be secured to the drum and easily removed.

Abstract: A chip and card dispenser for game tables, comprised of a manually rotatable platform wherein a swiveled arm turns on complementary hubs for support and adjusted clearance and predictable frictional engagement through a bearing at a determined radius and restricted contact area, and with a removable extension for manual engagement.

Abstract: A combination table and rotating literature display stand comprising a base having a post extending upwardly therefrom, a table top mounted on an upper end of the post, and a plurality of rack members rotatably mounted on the post and positioned to form a closed structure. Each of the rack members includes a plurality of compartments shaped to hold printed material. Each compartment includes a lower pocket shaped to receive the lower portion of a piece of printed material and a rod extending upwardly and outwardly from the pocket for supporting an upper portion of a piece of printed material such that indicia appearing on a face of the printed material in the pocket is not significantly obscured.

Abstract: A rotating stand or rack is provided for displaying various items of merchandise, such as greeting cards, paperback books, cassettes, cartridges, floppy disks, folders, and the like. The stand includes an elongated shaft mounted on the base for rotation around its longitudinal axis. The shaft extends away from the base and has a plurality of grooves in its outer surface extending along its length. One or more shelves are mounted on the shaft. Each shelf has an opening through its center and a plurality of guides around the shelf which extend into the shelf opening along its height. The number and positioning of the guides corresponds to the number and positioning of the shaft grooves so that when the shelf is on the shaft, the shelf guides are in the shaft grooves. The size of the grooves and guides are such that they provide a press or friction fit with each other to thereby hold the shelf firmly in position on the shaft.

Abstract: A lightweight yet sturdy article display stand is rotatable on a pedestal base, and comprises a substantially box- or cube-shaped arrangement of panels having a suitably finished outer surface and forming a back for a plurality of article-supporting pockets defined by wire members. The panels are fixed on the outer peripheral edges of one or more generally horizontal frame plates rotatably supported on the base, and comprise a part of the frame for the structure. The pocket-forming wire members encircle the panels at the location of the frame plate, defining a wrap or reinforcement for the structure. Variations of the invention include poster display and storage pockets, and bulletin board or message-card holders.

Abstract: A magazine assembly for holding information bearing cards and the like having support pins attached along one of the sides of the cards, includes a stand supporting a pair of spaced plates each having a plurality of openings inwardly spaced along the outer peripheries thereof for the pivotal reception of the opposite ends of the support pins, the openings in one of the plates extending into the outer peripheral edge thereof and being defined by a pair of edge walls extending between each of the openings and such peripheral edge, so that one of the ends of the pins may be guided into place within the openings in such one plate. And, a retaining disc mounted on the stand overlies such one plate and surrounds the outer periphery thereof for retaining such one ends of the pins in place.

Abstract: A frame for a self-service sales display device is provided with pockets on each side of the frame. Guide members are provided on the entry side or wall of the frame and on the side or wall of the frame opposite the entry side for guiding the flat members into and out of the pockets in the frame. A cutout is provided through the entry wall into each pocket for ease in gripping the edge of a poster or flat member for removal from the frame. The frames have shaped pivots which extend into openings formed in surfaces of the display device such that the frame can be pivoted into a picture book position on the device.

Abstract: A picture holding device injection molded of clear plastic is provided wherein a plurality of profile shapes with opposing channels are interconnected so as to allow a number of transparent picture holding sleeves to be inserted in the channels. The channels are separated horizontally and vertically so as to provide an essentially unobstructed view of each picture by merely changing the viewing angle.

Abstract: A plurality of rotatable card holders are disposed end-to-end on a horizontal fixed shaft supported at its ends by a tubular frame. Each of the card holders comprises two coaxial sections each of which is generally cylindrical with a peripheral web for holding the cards. Each of the cards has two notches for receiving the webs of the card holder so as to mount the card removably and hingedly on the card holder. At one end of each card holder there is provided a capstan having radially projecting spokes which extend out beyond the cards to provide means for manually rotating the card holder on the shaft. Between the two sections of each card holder there is provided a brake device comprising two H-shape members disposed respectively on opposite sides of the shaft and connected by two screws.

Abstract: A publication display rack is provided in which a plurality of wire baskets of uniform breadth are provided and are stacked in a vertical array at separated intervals to provide opposing pockets disposed in back to back relationship. Latching links are provided to extend from rear mounting bars forward for engagement with laterally extending cross bars parallel to the mounting bars. The latching links selectively subdivide the pockets in the baskets into subsections of ideal size to accomodate travel brochures such as are used in travel agencies. The display racks mount the travel brochures in overlapping fashion, but in a vertical arrangement to minimize the required floor space. End panels on the rack are provided for aesthetic appearance and the rack accomodates a sign mounted overhead. A plurality of racks may be mounted about a central upright pole in cantilever fashion to form a publication display.

Abstract: A card file having a rotor with radiating arms, each of which has a card-carrying tray detachably connected thereto. The rotor is mounted in a housing for rotation about a horizontal axis so that each tray can be brought to a detent-defined viewing position at which the tray is disposed in a substantially horizontal attitude affording ready access to the file cards carried thereby. Inwardly facing ribs on the lower portion of the housing have their edges concentric to the axis of the rotor to be engagable by the outer extremities of the trays as they traverse the lower portion of their orbit upon rotation of the rotor, to thereby prevent detachment of the trays from the rotor arms. The various components of the rotor are held assembled with one another and with the housing entirely without reliance upon screws, bolts, rivets or the like.

Abstract: A rotary card holder has a rotor which carries a multiplicity of cards and is rotatably mounted between two upright supports of a case by means of a shaft which projects from the ends of the rotor and extends through the supports. The rotor is manually rotatable by means of knobs on the ends of the shaft. A V-shaped leaf spring in one of the knobs frictionally engages an annular boss on the case to retain the rotor in a position to which it is turned.

Abstract: An anti-theft display stand for holding merchandise which is mounted on small cards. The display stand includes a number of tiered platforms which are rotatably mounted on a vertical shaft, and a number of tiered guard plates which are paired with the platforms so that a plate is superposed over each platform. The guard plates are non-rotatable relative to the shaft and platforms. The cards are mounted on the platforms so that their removal is restricted.