Of Sheet Material Patents (Class 211/72)
  • Patent number: 4667827
    Abstract: A belt package carrier for blister card packages with a locking strap to prevent accidental disengagement of the blister cards from the belt package carrier during shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Duracell Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Calcerano
  • Patent number: 4610363
    Abstract: A container assembly for storage and display of articles formed of a plurality of parts that can be stored and shipped in substantially flat form and that can be assembled to a three-dimensional form thereby both storing the articles that are for sale and representing a display of one of the articles. A cylindrical body comprises two or more body panels preferably of resilient plastic biasing the panels toward a normally flat condition. Cooperative elongated interlocking channel members for locking the body panels together at adjacent side edges to form the cylinder. The channels are formed to interfit readily when the body panel margins adjacent the edges are substantially coplanar. The pressure biasing the body panels toward a flat position locks the interlocking channels together when the panels are curved to form a cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Paul Flum Ideas, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Flum, Jerry M. Mynatt
  • Patent number: 4605130
    Abstract: A display stand for displaying articles at point-of-sale in which a one-piece upstanding base is provided with an integral article-supporting section that is pivotal about a fold line relative to one of the four walls of the base, so that the article-supporting section may alternatively be pivoted into the hollow interior of the upstanding base to provide a support for the displayed articles, and out of the hollow interior of the base to a substantially parallel position with the wall to which it is connected for subsequent folding and storage. The display stand is further provided with a storage bin connected to the upper, rear rim portion of the upstanding base and elevated above the article-supporting section, which storage bin is provided with a lower, exit mouth through which the display articles exit as the articles displayed on the article-support surface are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Taub Family Trust
    Inventor: Ronald H. Taub
  • Patent number: 4552271
    Abstract: A support for tostadas comprises a framework having spaced, parallel, upright frame members spanned by vertically spaced shelves joined at corresponding ends to the frame members. The shelves have free edges provided with retainer flaps having footed portions at their opposite ends which are of such length as to bear against the lower shelf and form a barrier to a tostada's sliding off such lower shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Inventor: Kermit W. Kranz
  • Patent number: 4530548
    Abstract: An article dispenser comprising an article receiving compartment and bottom tray in combination, a series of vertical separators and article platforms interconnected and disposed interiorly of the dispenser, and a portion of the bottom tray extending outwardly so as to expose and facilitate removal of the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1985
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: William S. Spamer, Ronald J. Beerman
  • Patent number: 4521374
    Abstract: A grid of a fuel assembly structure for a nuclear reactor comprises two sets of uniformly spaced straps perpendicular to each other for receiving and supporting cylindrical sleeves. The straps forming cells which receive the sleeves have notches at their edges, and the sleeves are joined to the straps by lap welding at the notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Robert Duncan
  • Patent number: 4482522
    Abstract: The reducing socket which is constructed as a cage, is essentially formed by six walls, which are joined together in a cube-shaped or parallelepiped-shaped manner. These walls are provided with openings for the insertion of test vessels. The burrholes of the individual walls are of different sizes. These openings on an individual wall may have both equal and different sizes. The supporting plate which is attached either within or outside of the cage, covers the openings of this wall, which is situated opposite to the wall accommodating the test vessels. If the supporting plate lies within the cage and the size of the test vessel is changed, this plate falls by itself to the wall, the openings of which are covered-up. The reducing socket according to the invention enables the use of different test vessel diameters, without requiring a particular expenditure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1984
    Assignee: VEB Kombinat Medizin- und Labortechnik Leipzig
    Inventors: Hans-Dieter Baudisch, Roland Lippoldt
  • Patent number: 4337866
    Abstract: A system for routing correspondence from a first location including a plurality of slot entries to a predetermined conveyor path to a second, discharge location. A collection assembly is disposed at the discharge location for collection of routed correspondence along two adjacent conveyor paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Assignee: Acme Visible Records, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Suling, Charles W. Tomlinson, Winfred G. Fields
  • Patent number: 4326761
    Abstract: A key and lock core container suitable for a multiplicity of cores is disclosed.The key and lock core container of this invention contains one or more rigid frames containing a series of individual lock core holders and key hooks. The frame is intended to be vertically mounted on a wall or in a wall hung cabinet. The lock core holders are large enough to contain only the cores and are provided, where needed, with a cutout portion through which a detent portion of the core may extend. Associated with each core holder is a hook means on which the key(s) of that particular core may be suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Inventor: Samuel Schwartz
  • Patent number: 4309009
    Abstract: A pair of supporting attachments are adapted to engage automotive mechanic's tool trays of various sizes so as to stably position the tray on a tire. Each support comprises two legs of sheet material overlapping under the tray with their upper edges engaging and supporting the bottom of the tray. Hooked extensions from the sheet legs engage the sidewalls of the tray slidingly lengthwise to allow for adjustment to tires of various diameters. The overlapping leg sheets are adjustably fastened together, as by a wing nut, to accommodate trays of different widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Inventor: Richard H. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 4303218
    Abstract: A portable fire extinguisher rack or support includes a rear wall section and two side wall sections adjoining the rear wall section, the rear wall section and the two side wall sections being sloped inward, the top edges of the rear and side wall sections supporting a hanger adapted to engage a support bracket of a portable fire extinguisher. A strap connected to front edges of the side walls retains the fire extinguisher so that the center of mass of the fire extinguisher is located over the geometric center of a base of the support to ensure maximum stability of the device. The front of the support is open, so that a user only needs to lift the fire extinguisher from the hanger in order to remove it from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1981
    Inventor: Carl F. Naegeli
  • Patent number: 4269317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support for holding dispensers such as rolls of metal foil, cellulose sheet material used in the kitchen. Previously, no convenient manner of supporting such articles has been proposed. The support includes a frame (10) have two side edges (22) which are provided with a series of horizontally aligned slots (24). The slots (24) receive a bracket (16) in such a manner that the bracket (16) is held by the frame (10) so that dispenser (26) such as cuboidal boxes of the abovementioned rolls may be conveniently held by the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Inventors: Maurice D. Rubenstein, Daniel Rubenstein
  • Patent number: 4242834
    Abstract: A planting system including a support tray, a plurality of interconnected sleeves, and a plurality of transplant frames adapted for insertion within each sleeve. Each assembly is configured so that a plurality of assemblies are nestable and stackable without jamming relative to each other. Each individual part and subassembly is also configured to be nestable in nonjamming relationship with other like parts or subassemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1981
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Olsen
  • Patent number: 4234148
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sturdy display stand for holding a relatively small and light in weight article for display. The stand has a platform member supported by a support member. At least one flexible arm extends perpendicularly from the support member and through an aperture in the platform member. The flexible arm is bent so that its free end may be attached to the platform member, thereby creating a pedestal for holding the display article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Assignee: Damon Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Maddestra, David E. Munn
  • Patent number: 4194617
    Abstract: A nail polish kit comprising an outer carton, an inner display box, a unique tray that is inserted into the display box, and a retainer with cut-out slots. Vertically upstanding central wall divides tray into front and rear sections, both sections being rectangular in end elevation. Front section includes plurality of wells that are temporarily covered by pairs of pivotable flaps, and each well receives small bottle of nail dress therewithin. Rear section includes plurality of actuators composed of strut and seat; when actuator is depressed, seat assumes horizontal position, and a large bottle of nail dress is seated thereupon. Upper extremities of caps for small and large bottles of nail dress terminate in same horizontal plane, and retainer is slipped over caps to minimize contact between adjacent bottles of nail dress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1980
    Assignee: Cosmetic Arts, Inc.
    Inventor: Ira Bandell
  • Patent number: 4174779
    Abstract: A lightweight case for carrying bottles comprises a rack member having bottom and apertured side faces of a rigid but flexible plastic for engaging the bottom and side portion of each of a plurality of bottles. The case also includes a clip for gripping the top edges of the side faces and drawing the top portions of the side faces against the shoulders of the bottles, thereby holding the bottles securely within the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1979
    Assignee: Schenley Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Adolph Slone
  • Patent number: 4164287
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1979
    Assignee: Anchor Hocking Corporation
    Inventors: Jean A. Muller, Ray A. Shilling
  • Patent number: 4142633
    Abstract: A packaging arrangement for elongated, flanged syringe dispensers such as hypodermic syringes, oral syringes, and nebulizer injectors of the back-fill type; the dispensers are arranged in a row with the flanges aligned and an elongated plastic connector grips the flanges on each side of the row of dispensers, each connector having a pair of resilient fingers which engage opposite surfaces of the flanges in tightly clamping relationship. The fingers of each connector are formed integrally with a connecting rib, preferably as a plastic extrusion; the tips of the fingers are spaced from each other, before installation on the flanges, a distance less than the thickness of the flanges. The connected row of syringe dispensers is covered by a sealed film to protect them against contamination. The row package may be supported on an open rack for filling dispensers without disturbing the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: MPL, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas T. Raghavachari, Robert L. Striebel, II
  • Patent number: 3990601
    Abstract: A knock-down storage and display stand which is easily assembled without the use of tools or fastening devices. The stand is constructed of a light-weight material such as plastic or corrugated paperboard and comprises front and rear uprights having their bottom edges wedge-fitted within a peripheral channel in a rectangular base member. The adjacent vertical edges of the front and rear uprights are joined together by an extruded connector, and a top unit of slightly larger lateral dimensions than the rear uprights is fitted over the uprights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Inventor: James E. Joyce