Abstract: A shipping container and display unit comprises a box shaped container for containing goods and a generally tubular stand hingedly attached to the bottom elevated position. The stand is adapted to collapse into a generally flat configuration and wrap around the outside of the container forming a compact package for shipping. An advertisement display panel having collapsible reinforcement wings is provided for displaying advertisement or other information about goods displayed in the container.

Abstract: This chair fold flat for storage and shipment, or unfolds and configures for use, in only a few (e.g., three to five) seconds. Even though it is very strong and stable, the chair can be made from one very simple blank of five rectangular panels, two smaller auxiliary panels and a glue tab, using only two glue joints. Its lower portion is a rectangular glued tube with a vertical seat-support panel across the inside, parallel to two of the outer walls of the tube--so that the support panel, though preglued in place, folds and unfolds with the tube. The upper part of the chair is an extension of the tube, but the front panel folds inward, backward, and downward to form a seat that spans the tube, supported by the front panel and by the seat-support panel. The upper part of each side also folds inward and downward, but only above a diagonal fold line running from the upper rear corner of the chair downward and forward to meet the fold line of the front-and-seat panel.

Abstract: A sheet metal channel-shaped bracket for supporting an electrical box at a pre-selected height in the wall-framing space between metallic channel-type wall studs affixed to and extending vertically upward from a metallic U-shaped base channel affixed to the floor of a building structure. The bracket has an elongataed channel-shaped member including a main wall and like side walls with the main wall presenting a front surface for mounting an electrical box thereon. The main wall of the bracket includes an extended sections which is folded into a series of portions which form a foot member for the bracket.

Abstract: A holder for selectively manipulating small format flat objects and large format flat objects comprises a support assembly adapted to pivot between two stable positions. This assembly is formed by first and second members attached perpendicularly to respective opposite sides of a third member. The first and third members form an L-shaped support for large format objects in one of the two stable positions. The second and third members form a T-shaped assembly. A base has an inclined end portion on which the support assembly is pivotally mounted at a point between the second member and the point at which the first member and the second member are attached together. As a result, the support assembly pivots about an axis which is substantially coincident with the intersection of the second and third members. A first of the two stable positions is defined by an abutting relationship between the inclined end portion of the base and the second member.

Abstract: There is disclosed a stand-up panel for a collapsible self-erecting display device, such as an advertising or novelty device, in which the panel is adapted to be pinched between adjacent side edges of the sidewalls of the device when it is in its erected position to hold the panel upright and is adapted to be released by the side edges whereby it can fall flat onto the display device when it is in its collapsed condition.

Abstract: A picture frame is defined from a single stamping of preferably clear plastic sheet material wherein the sheet is stamped into a front face with a pair of rearwardly bending sidewings, and a base consisting of a horizontally extended bottom plane and an upwardly, forwardly extended brace plane, the upper tips of the brace plane defining inwardly-directed pegs which engage holes in tabs on the sidewings to hold the sidewings back and to hold the base in its supporting configuration. When folded into this configuration, the material of which the frame is preferably made exhibits sufficient memory and tension to hold the unit tautly together, and the rearwardly bent and held sidewings define tracks or slots for the insertion of a photograph or the like from the top.

Abstract: A test tube rack holder for supporting a test tube rack on a rotary shaker, the holder comprising a base with a platform mounted on the base. A first side bar projects outwardly from the platform and a second side bar projecting outwardly from the platform generally parallel to the first side bar, the second side bar being laterally moveable with respect to the first side bar and defining a space on the platform between the interior sides of the side bars for receiving a test tube rack. The second side bar can be secured relative to the first side bar to fix the distance between the side bars to accommodate a test tube rack. A sheet of resilient material having first and second edges is secured at one edge to the holder exteriorly of the side bars and releasably secured at the other edge to the holder exteriorly of the side bars to retain a test tube rack on the platform between the side bars.

Abstract: Toothbrush holder 10 is formed from a single piece of sheet material and is easily folded along its fold lines 14, 18, 19, 28 and 29 into an isosolese triangular shape, with toothbrush openings 23 and 24 formed across the apex fold line 14. The toothbrushes 29 are inserted downwardly through the openings 23 and 24 and are supported in an upright attitude suitable for drying.

Abstract: A vessel stabilizer is provided which is constructed of a thin sheet of structural material folded to create a base and at least two flaps so that, when a vessel is positioned on the base and secured to the flaps, the vessel remains substantially stable during transport thereof.

Abstract: A holder for a pita bread sandwich or other similar article of food is disclosed. The holder is constructed from a cardboard blank which is cut and scored to define a pair of bottom panels, a pair of side panels hingedly connected to the bottom panels, a pair of outer panels hingedly connected on either side of the side panels, each outer panel having a finger receiving slot thereon, a pair of locking tabs hingedly connected to one of the outer panels, and a pair of locking slits on the outer panel. When assembled in one orientation, the two bottom panels extend down and the two side panels define a pocket open at the top for receiving and holding a pita bread sandwich, the two outer panels serving as supports for standing the holder upright on a table top or other surface. However, by pivoting the two outer panels upward, the outer panels become a combination handle and cover for use in transporting a pita bread sandwich which may be contained in the pocket from one location to another.

Abstract: A beverage display case having a back panel, side panels and a bottom panel made from corrugated sheet plastic material. The case is rigidified by a U-shaped metal rod which rests atop the top edge of the back panel and the side panels and is secured thereto by extruded plastic caps which fit over the rod and the top edge of the back panel and side panels. A pair of rigid reinforcement rods also overlie the front edge of the side panels and are secured thereto by extruded plastic caps which fit over the rods and the front edges of the side panels. An adjustable snap-up shelf is secured to the front side of the back panel.

Abstract: A disposable freight pallet.The freight pallet is made of sheet-formed material and has a support plate (14) with parallel ribs (13,16) depending from the underside thereof. The plate material (2) for the pallet blank (1) is reinforced with foil material on at least one side thereof. The ribs are produced by forming a plurality of parallel, V-shaped grooves (5,6,7,8) in two opposing end sections of the plate, the bottom of the grooves extending almost to the inside face of the reinforcing foil (3), and bending the strip portions (9,10,11,12) of plate material formed between said grooves back from the plane of the plate. At least four grooves (5,6,7,8) are formed in the same surface of the plate (2). All the strip portions (9,10, 11,12) are folded back in the same direction, and the fourth strip (12), counting outwardly from the center of the plate, is thereby disposed with its upper surface in contact with the underside of the support plate (14) and is secured thereto, preferably by gluing (15).

Abstract: A free standing foldable panel structure has a plurality of panel sections which are foldably joined together along their edges. One of each pair of adjacent panel sections has a foldable tab at each end thereof these tabs being adapted to fit into slots formed in the adjacent panel in holding engagement therewith to set the adjacent panels in a predetermined angular position relative to each other. The mating panels can be readily assembled and disassembled and can be utilized as a display board, portable enclosure, etc.

Abstract: A counter display rack is provided which is formed from a primary blank and a secondary blank, both blanks being a foldable sheet material. The display rack includes a plurality of open top pockets arranged in at least one row extending from a front wall to a rear wall of the display rack. Each pocket has a recessed bottom section and upright front, rear and side sections. The bottom section of the rearmost pocket having a greater elevation than the bottom section of the front pocket of the row. The primary blank, when setup, defines exterior front, rear and side walls of the display rack and the front, rear, side and bottom sections of at least the rearmost pocket of the row. When setup, the secondary blank defines at least the front and rear sections of a pocket disposed forwardly of the rearmost pocket.

Abstract: A pre-pack display stand interconnects a pre-pack tray to a self-erecting base. Upon lifting the tray above the base, the base self-erects under the action of an energy-storing element. The tray is lowered onto the erected base to complete the display.

Abstract: A shelf apparatus including a shelf support structure formed of two rear panel members, two side panel members and a front panel member all preferably being of triangular shape and joined at the lowermost edges thereof to provide vertical support for a shelf structure including a shelf member and frontwardly downwardly extending edge thereof. The shelf support structure preferably is of a paper or card stock material to minimize cost and to still allow for sufficient strength to support as much as three or four pounds of load. The shelf may include a front lowermost edge being decorative and also includes a mounting system utilizing pushpins or thumbtacks for securing the entire structure to the vertically extending wall area thereadjacent.

Abstract: A foldable, self-erectable stand has a shelf supported and automatically reinforced by panels below the shelf to prevent shelf sagging.

Abstract: A folding computer documentation stand is provided which is formed of hinged panels. The panels are maintained in an erect configuration by means of intergaging notched portions and form a support for the back of a document and a stop for the bottom of the document thereby enabling the apparatus to maintain the document in a position which is comfortable for a reader while using a computer keyboard. The apparatus may be folded to conform with the overall size of a conventional five and one-quarter inch floppy disk, thereby facilitating storage.

Abstract: A support structure comprising a plurality of rigid members and connectors which when assembled provide an inexpensive, attractive support structure for table tops, chair seats, and the like.

Abstract: A stand is used for holding a box of liquid, the liquid to be dispensed from a spigot located near the bottom of the box. The stand includes a base element having a lower portion configured for sitting on a substantially flat surface and having a top portion attached to the upper portion for holding the box at a height above the flat surface sufficient for dispensing the liquid from the spigot into a drinking glass sitting on the flat surface. Also included is a constraint element attached to the top portion to constrain lateral motion of the box when the box is placed on the top portion. In general, the constraint element includes a lip attached to the top portion and extends upward from the top portion. A number of embodiments are shown and described.

Abstract: An easy-to-assemble coffee table made entirely of corrugated fiberboard for reduced shipping costs.All components in the coffee table kit are designed to be shipped in a flat or knockdown position to reduce shipping volume requirements.A unique component interlocking design allows the coffee table kit to be simply built-up into a highly durable and attractive piece of furniture without the need for separate fasteners of any kind.The inventive interlocking design also avoids the complex assembly procedures often associated with furniture of the knockdown variety.

Abstract: A support is constructed from a single, flat blank, e.g. of a resilient plastics material, which comprises an array of spaced, parallel tongues joined at their roots by a web and a base portion which is integral with the free end of one of the tongues and bendable relative thereto to a position where tabs on the remaining tongues can be passed through arcuate slots in the base. The tongues splay from the web so that some diverge downwardly while the rest converge downwardly to provide a cage-like enclosure adapted to hole a container for viscous material, such as a sauce bottle, in an inverted position. A projection on one end of the web engages a lug on its other end to hold the web in the shape of a ring, and the tabs lock in their associated slots by resuming a flat condition after being bent to pass through the arcuate slots.

Abstract: A collapsible stand for a water dispenser or the like, which stand is formed of four side panels joined by corner members, with the corner members having hinged sections permitting the assembled stand to be positioned in an open configuration for use and in a flat or collapsed configuration for storage and transport.

Abstract: A holder (10) for VCR and TV remote controls is disclosed as including an elongated panel (12) of a cushioned sheet-like construction having a front side (14) and a back side (16). The panel (12) includes holder and cover portions (18,20) having first ends connected to each other and also having second spaced ends (26,28). The front side (14) of the holder portion (18) includes retainers (30) for detachably securing VCR and TV remote controls in a side-by-side relationship. A pocket (36) of the holder portion (18) receives the VCR and TV remote controls to cooperate with the retainers (30) in providing detachable securement of the remote controls on the holder portion. Fasteners (38) of panel (12) secure the cover portion (20) to the front side (14) of the holder portion (18) for storage or to the back side (16) of the holder portion to permit access to the remote controls for use.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved one-piece construction for taco shell holders, wherein, the holders are provided with a unique three legged support structure that allows the holders to be used in either a stand alone configuration or inserted into complementary recesses formed in a serving tray element specifically designed for use in combination with the taco holders.

Abstract: An easy-to-assemble and highly durable and attractive student desk kit. The kit is comprised preferably of corrugated fiberboard materials with the inventive concepts also applicable to a wide range of other material uses.The unique design of the factory pre-cut component parts permits a method of construction which may be effected without tools and by personnel unskilled in furniture assembly, thus rendering the student desk kit highly marketable.The light-weight preferred materials and knockdown features greatly reduce shipping costs as compared to other furniture articles, thereby significantly reducing unit cost to the consumer and enhancing sales potential.

Abstract: A foldable display stand made from cardboard or similar material includes a support stand and a tray portion which is attached to the support stand. When collapsed, the support stand is adapted to wrap about at least a portion of the tray. The support stand includes two walls which extend upwardly to what is essentially an openable ceiling. The ceiling comprises two panels which are foldable upwardly from the front and rear wall of the support stand, respectively. At least one panel of the ceiling is bonded to the bottom of the tray. When the display stand is collapsed, the two opposite lateral walls, both of which include vertical foldable center fold lines, are extended so that they overlie one another in a common plane.

Abstract: A merchandise display stand has a plurality of shelves which are continuously adjustably movable to any desired elevation in corresponding display portions. The shelves, when not in use, are held in a common storage position at an upper region of the stand.

Abstract: A collapsable table for the support of a heavy object is formed from a reinforced rectangularly shaped center panel with reinforced side supports. The supports are folded 90 degrees to the center panel and a retaining panel is bent and locked into the support panels to provide a rigid structure. Slots are formed in the center panel in a position to accommodate paper and the like. A support table is formed for the collapsable table and adapted for receiving the collapsable table.

Abstract: According to the invention, a collapsible display module has a wall blank with wall panels connected end to end foldably relative to each other to define a continuous wall structure. The wall blank is convertible between a flattened state wherein it can be readily stored and transported, and an expanded display state wherein pairs of opposed, facing panels bound a storage space. Flaps with associated teeth are foldably associated with the panels of one wall panel pair. The flaps on the one wall panel pair have teeth that can be meshed in mutually overlapping relationship to define a shelf for placement of display articles.

Abstract: A collapsible, self-erecting hollow structure which is formed from an integral blank of paperboard which is cut and scored to form a plurality of side and end walls which when erected form the hollow structure. Each of the plurality of side and end walls are hingedly connected along one edge thereof with at least one other wall. The hollow structure also has at least two flaps, each of which is hingedly connected along one edge thereof with at least one of the plurality of side walls. These flaps each is cut and scored to form an attachment and further is folded and affixed to one of the plurality of end walls on the side thereof which is interior of the erected hollow structure. An elastic means such as a rubber band is secured under tension to the attachments and normally pulls the two end walls to which the flaps are hingedly connected toward one another and thereby erecting said hollow structure. The hollow structure may also have affixed to it a copy extender.

Abstract: According to the invention, a collapsible display module has a wall blank with wall panels connected end to end foldably relative to each other to define a continuous wall structure. The wall blank is convertible between a flattened state wherein it can be readily stored and transported, and an expanded display state wherein pairs of opposed, facing panels bound a storage space. First and second flaps associated with each of the wall panels of one wall panel pair interconnect and define spaced shelves for placement of articles to be displayed.

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.

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.

Abstract: A taco holder having an extending flat bottom with side walls, the latter being provided with slots wide enough to accommodate fingers to reach in and pick up the partially eaten taco.

Abstract: An article display and dispensing structure includes a cardboard base unit collapsible to a lay flat condition and having side walls with upwardly rearwardly inclined edges on the lower part of which is located a separable platform panel and an inclined container unit resting on the inclined edges and platform and enclosing a partition unit having open topped longitudinal passageways slideably carrying end to end bottles, the container being closed by a swingable rectangular cover releasably locked in closed position by Velcro coupling sections and having a transverse line of weakness delineating with the bottom front edge of the cover member a separable panel whose separation provides access to the lowermost bottles for individual removal.

Abstract: The food holder of the present invention is prepared from a foldable material such as paperboard or the like in the form of an open ended sleeve. The sleeve is made from a single blank of material and comprises a central panel and a pair of end panels which overlap and are adhered together to form the sleeve. The end panels extend outwardly and upwardly with respect to the central panel and are joined to the central panel along upwardly converging fold lines. The sleeve is normally disposed in a flattened condition prior to use. When opened to accept a food product, the sleeve assumes a generally elliptical cross sectional shape with inclined ends and a top opening that is smaller than its bottom opening. Each inclined end includes an integral lock for maintaining the sleeve in its open condition.

Abstract: A food package for cooking popcorn in a microwave oven which comprises an inner pouch containing the popcorn kernels, oils and seasoning, an outer paperboard carton in the form of an inverted truncated pyramid and a stand therefor which is adapted to be packaged inside the carton. When the package is to be used, the outer carton is inverted and opened, the stand is removed, erected and placed in a microwave oven. The inverted outer carton is then placed on the stand which insulates the lower portion of the carton. In this position, the popping area of the package is in a position to be affected by maximum microwave energy efficiency and is protected against heat loss for maximum heat efficiency whereby, a higher ratio of popped to unpopped kernels can be obtained.

Abstract: Floor stand with a tubular leg (1) of folding material, to which is attached a device (2) for the housing and presentation of merchandise, which is constructed as a deep-drawn plastics component in the manner of a tray, with a base surface and with encircling end faces (15) integrally moulded to its edges and pointing downwards and also directly mutually connected, whilst a correspondingly profiled connecting plate (16) of corrugated board material, which is inserted into the housing space formed by the base surface and the encircling end faces of the housing device, is glued by its underside to a roof panel part of the leg and by its upper side to the base surface of the housing device.

Abstract: Display stand made of folding material having a tubular base with a counter fixed to the base for the reception and display of merchandise, the rear wall (3) of the base being extended upwards beyond the joint connecting the rear wall (3) to the top section (7), the side walls (2) likewise being extended at the rear to approximately the same height, at least one step (16,17) being formed in the side walls (2) and adjoining to the front, punched clearances (19) being formed in the bottom (12) of the counter (13) for the parts of the side walls (2) raised in steps to pass through, cuts matching one another being formed in the rear wall of the counter (13) and/or in the rearward extensions (8) of the side walls (2) of the base, a divider (21) being provided in the counter (13) ahead of each step (16,17) of the side walls (2) of the base, the ends of which divider are firmly connected to these side walls (14) of the counter, and blank strips being provided for those compartments of the counter (13) created by the

Abstract: A display unit for merchandise which is stored standing inside the unit strapped between a base tray and a lid tray, capable of being stored, transported and offered for sale via the topside, comprised of paperboard but, folded and glued in such a fashion as to form a block-shaped case. The case has a smooth lower section in which the merchandise can be stored with little lateral play between the side walls and the base tray. The side edges each display two v-shaped notches so that in a first section the side walls can be folded inwards and in a second section above said first section the side walls can be folded outwards approximately horizontally and a top section with vertical sides leading on from the second section.Plastic holders with fingers pointing inwards and a protective surface pointing downwards are slotted through an aperture near the folding line between the second section and the top section.

Abstract: A stand intended to hold books, covers and similar objects in an oblique position comprises a support which in end view is substantially Z-shaped where the Z at the under side of the bottom portion thereof and at the over side of the upper supporting portion thereof has skid resistant elements. The bottom portion may have the free end thereof bent to form a compartment to house pens and similar objects. The skid resistant elements are in the shape of strips from rubber or similar material and the elements may be profiled so as to hold calendar cards and the like.

Abstract: A structural support for a taco, for protecting the taco when packaged in an overwrap, and also serving as a taco stand to maintain an unwrapped taco in an upright position. The support is constructed from an elongated paperboard blank formed into an interlocked structural support with a flat base member and a forwardly projecting front. The front projects forwardly in a substantially semicircular shape such that a taco can be laid on its side on top of the flat base member and within the semicircular front, and the thusly protected taco can then be packaged with an overwrap for sale by a fast food restaurant. The taco support also has a pair of opposed, upwardly facing cutouts therein symmetrically positioned on opposite sides of the projecting front.

Abstract: A foldable display stand of sheet material has a back panel having at least one elongated transverse slit therein, a pair of side panels each having first and second opposing edges of which the first edge is hingedly connected to a respective one of two opposite side edges of the back panel so that each of the side panels can be positioned along substantially the same plane as the back panel, and at least one front panel having first and second opposite sides which are respectively hingedly attached to the second edges of the side panels, so that the front panel extends along a plane substantially parallel to the back panel. The display stand further includes at least one shelf hingedly connected to an edge of the front panel which extends between the first and second sides of the front panel, the shelf extending from such edge of the front panel through the associated slit in the back panel.

Abstract: There is disclosed improved portable furniture generally comprising planar one-piece support members having integral portions adapted to be resiliently disposed and releasably secured in angular relationship to each other allowing for support, said portable furniture returning to its planar configuration when the said members are disengaged to facilitate portability.

Abstract: A compact, foldable voting booth of corrugated cardboard or other suitable material can be set up in seconds into a sturdy voting booth of standard height. In storage or transit configuration, it is folded and forms into a compact, portable box/carrying case. The voting booth is of two components, a top portion which is the carrying case and also forms the voting table, and a base portion which can be folded and stored inside the carrying case. The top portion is in the form of a container having a lid which is swung pivotally around against the bottom of the container to expose a back shield and a pair of side shields, forming the voting table. The container is placed, with its open side down, on the erected rectangular base portion.

Abstract: Lightweight chair from a single unitary die-cut and scored generally rectangular blank of sheet material which is collapsible for easy storing and carrying, and which pops open for easy set-up. The lower 10-20% of the blank has a plurality of flaps gulable to the inner face of adjoining sidewall panels to form a reinforced base perimeter. Half of the blank forms the chair base sidewalls, and the remaining upper half forms a pair of adjoining seat/back panels which are delineated from the sidewalls by a set of generally W-shaped score lines. An assembly tab at one end is fastened to the opposite side of the other end of the blank to form in cross-section an enclosed polygon, preferably a modified hexagon of unequal sides. A first of the pair of seat/back panel assemblies is folded down with one or more tabs or flaps frictionally engaging one or more of the sidewall panels.

Abstract: A two-component, interlocking foldable seat or support of cardboard, and the like, is provided from foldable blanks. Each component is folded into a closed, multi-sided shape and lightly locked together along its peripheral edges. Seating panels on each component extend from a rear sidewall, and are slotted to enable folding and engagement along corresponding slots of opposed sides.The two components are interfitted along slots that are aligned with the seating panel slots. The seating panels are then folded and engaged along their respective slots to produce a stable platform.

Abstract: A foldable display stand made from cardboard or like material having a support stand and a tray portion fixed to the support stand. In collapsed form, the support stand wraps around the tray. The support stand includes two walls which extend upwardly to a ceiling. The ceiling is made of two panels of equal size and foldable upwardly by a common center fold line. One panel of the ceiling is bonded to the bottom of the tray. When erecting the display stand, the two opposite lateral walls, which include vertical foldable center fold lines, are extended by the weight of the tray to the extent that the two panels of the ceiling are arranged in a common plane.

Abstract: A foldable display stand of sheet material has a back panel having at least one elongated transverse slit therein, a pair of side panels each having first and second opposing edges of which the first edge is hingedly connected to a respective one of two opposite side edges of the back panel so that each of the side panels can be positioned along substantially the same plane as the back panel, and at least one front panel having first and second opposite sides which are respectively hingedly attached to the second edges of the side panels, so that the front panel extends along a plane substantially parallel to the back panel. The display stand further includes at least one shelf hingedly connected to an edge of the front panel which extends between the first and second sides of the front panel, the shelf extending from such edge of the front panel through the associated slit in the back panel.