Abstract: A re-usable shipping tag that securely attaches to a handle of a baggage item, and allow a courier shipping label to be easily read and scanned. A zippered PVC transparent window affixed to the web of the shipping tab allows the courier shipping label or air bill to be easily scanned and read. A buckled strap permits the neck portion to be secured to the baggage handle.

Abstract: A placard frame comprises a first frame member and a second frame member spaced from the first frame member and extending therefrom at a margin, wherein the first and second frame members and the margin define an interior space adapted to receive a placard. A projection is disposed on one of the first frame member and the second frame member at a location one of at and adjacent to the margin wherein the projection extends into the interior space. Further, a slot is in communication with the interior space.

Abstract: A method for installing an advertising unit on a ground surface includes cleaning an installation area located at the ground surface, applying an adhesive at the installation area, depositing the advertising unit at the installation area atop the adhesive, and curing the adhesive. In some embodiments, the advertising unit comprises a back unit having a track which accommodates a cover in a sliding fashion. In some embodiments, the installation area may be excavated to render an upper surface of the advertising unit flush with the surface of the ground when deposited.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a placard holder and, more specifically, to a placard holder capable of being mounted to a curved surface.

Abstract: An advertising unit advertising unit includes a back unit adapted to be secured to a parking lot. A cover comprising a transparent or translucent material is mounted to the back unit to define a cavity. The cover is adapted to withstand the weight of a vehicle passing over or resting atop the cover without experiencing fracture or inelastic deformation. An electronic display is positioned within the cavity.

Abstract: A tethered pouch adapted to carry an device, tool or equipment, has a shell with a proximal opening that leads to an interior pocket, wherein the shell is constructed of a first material and a second material where the second material may be configured as a viewing window and the shell has at least one access opening configured to receive a digit of a user's hand for contacting and operating the item, such as a mobile phone.

Abstract: An advertising unit includes a transparent or translucent cover. A back unit includes a base as well as first and second side ridges which extend from, and along, side edges of the base. A track defined by the first and second side ridges is configured to receive the cover in a sliding arrangement. The space between said cover and said back unit defines a cavity configured to receive one or more advertisements.

Abstract: The invention discloses devices for providing continuous advertising content within a plurality of dedicated parking lot advertising infrastructure units called “capsules.” Advertisements are generally placed in a waterproof space defined by a back unit and a clear, hard-plastic cover. A display unit or a physical advertisement may be placed in the space. Lighting and Internet connectivity may be provided to improve the performance and range of parking lot advertising capsules.

Abstract: A system and method for installing a ground-based advertising unit is provided. The ground-based advertising unit comprises an aperture for accepting a fastener. A hole is drilled into a surface. An adhesive is applied to the hole. An anchor which is configured to mate with the fastener is inserted into the hole. The adhesive is cured. The fastener is inserted through the aperture. The fastener is mated with the anchor.

Abstract: A storage device coupleable to a structure includes a mounting plate and an external plate coupled to the mounting plate to define a receiving cavity. The storage device also includes a hinge plate received in the receiving cavity and coupled to the external plate, with the hinge plate pivotably moveable about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position.

Abstract: An apparatus for ground-based advertising is provided. A back unit includes a floor defining a perimeter, ridges extending from the floor and about the perimeter to define a depression, and a cover configured to be slid into the depression and supported by the back and side ridges. A number of holes are located in the back unit to fasten the back unit to the ground. Another hole is located at the edge of the back unit and cover positioned to be aligned when the cover is installed on the back unit. A cavity is defined by the back unit and the cover into which advertisements and parking space numbers are placed.

Abstract: A device for displaying an advertisement in a parking lot which has a number of parking spaces includes a back unit configured for placement at a predetermined position associated with one of the respective parking spaces in said parking lot. A cover is mounted to said back unit such that said back unit and said cover form an enclosed compartment. A slot is positioned within said cover is configured to receive an advertisement for deposit within said enclosed compartment. A material capable of undergoing phosphorescence is positioned within said enclosed compartment to illuminate deposited advertisements.

Abstract: A device for displaying advertising images in a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces. A back unit is configured for placement at a predetermined position associated with one of the parking spaces in said parking lot. A cover is mounted to said back unit such that said back unit and said cover form an enclosed compartment. An electronic display is positioned within said enclosed compartment and is configured to display the advertising images. A controller is in electronic communication with the electronic display. A battery is electrically connected to said electronic display.

Abstract: A luggage container with built-in external compartment, which includes a case having an outer side and an inner side and a drawer configured to be slid in and out of the case. The case includes a coupling portion formed on the inner side, the coupling portion protruding from the inner side, and the coupling portion is shaped to receive a fastening element. The case is shaped to form a space between a surface of an object onto which the case is coupled and a surface of the inner side to receive the drawer. The drawer is shaped to remain within the case when the drawer is pulled out of the case such that the case and the drawer are not separated even when the drawer is pulled out maximally.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to picture frames and picture cabinets, and more specifically to rotatable picture frames and picture cabinets. In some embodiments, the picture frame may be easily rotatable between a landscape display and a portrait display via a set of recesses that correspond to a set of protrusions on a hanging mount. The picture frame may also support a varying number of photographs in a varying number of picture support compartments while also allowing the picture frame to be accessible while said picture frame is mounted on a planar surface such as a wall.

Abstract: A holder for a tablet device. An exemplary embodiment of the holder includes a base plate structure formed with cleats on opposed sides of the base plate and a stop surface extending from a top surface of the base plate structure. The cleats on the opposed sides are spaced apart by a distance wider than a width dimension of the tablet device with the cleat underside spaced above the top surface by a second distance which is larger than a height dimension of the tablet device. A mounting system is configured to mount the tablet device to the base plate structure, the system including the cleats, the stop surface and a shim or spacer.

Abstract: A medal mounting apparatus comprises a mounting plate and a backing plate. The mounting plate has at least one hole through the plate. The hole is adapted to allow a medal to be secured to the plate by a tie or stitch through the plate. The backing plate is adapted to be secured to a garment and to be releasably secured to the mounting plate such that when secured, the backing plate is spaced from the mounting plate to create a cavity between the mounting plate and the backing plate.

Abstract: A customizable display and method for selectively and securely displaying important information, such as a sign for use in healthcare environments. The display includes a cover and a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a frame, which supports a plurality of tracks, and a plurality of slides positioned on the tracks. The slides receive interchangeable indicia plates, which bear the important information wherein the slides are positioned behind the cover to selectively display the interchangeable indicia plates. The frame defines a locking channel for receiving a locking system having at least one elongate locking member for cooperating with a slide coupling to secure the slides in the extended or concealed position. The slides are biased in the concealed and extended positions and the locking system is obscured by the cover to prevent unauthorized or accidental movement of the slides to alter the displayed information.

Abstract: A container to receive goods to be held securely. The container includes a hollow body with walls, and a lid with walls. A security assembly extends between one of the walls and one of the walls to provide evidence of opening and/or tamper. The security assembly includes a pair of inserts between which a tag (seal) extends that is altered if a container is opened or tampered with.

Abstract: A card holder (100) includes a base (1) and a clamping means (20) to attach the card holder to garment. A card is grasped on the base. The base has a first face (13) and an opposite second face (15). The clamping means includes a clamp (2) and a slot (12) for locking the clamp. The slot is defined in the base. The clamp is rotatably mounted to the base with an end retractably moving outwards. The retractably moving end can be locked in or released from the slot, so that the card holder can be attached to or removed from the bearer's garment in an easy way.

Abstract: A housing for supporting an electronic tag on a zipper for a zippered container including a housing and an electronic tag supported by the housing. The housing has a configuration which is attached to at least one zipper of a zippered container. The housing is attached to the exterior of the container to limit movement of the zipper about the container.

Abstract: Described is a label cassette for mounting to the front side of an enclosure and for holding and displaying a label used to identify a configuration of that enclosure. The label cassette includes a transparent cover, a tray, and a hinge mechanism. The tray has a pair of guide rails for engaging respective guide structures on the enclosure to align the label cassette for attachment to the enclosure, a capture mechanism to secure the label cassette to the enclosure, and a label surface to hold a label. The hinge mechanism attaches the transparent cover to the tray and permits rotation about an axis parallel to the back edge of the transparent cover. Mounted to a ledge that extends from the front of the enclosure, the label cassette does not occupy vertical space or interfere with connectors, cables, or airflow vents on the front of the enclosure.

Abstract: A polymeric tag has a body and an integral insertion leg which is tapered to facilitate insertion either into the soil or into a slot formed in the edge of a pot. Spaced from the end on each edge of the leg and in alignment with one another along the longitudinal length of the leg are convex outwardly extending projections immediately adjacent a symmetrical concave indentation on a side proximate the tag body. The combination of the curvilinear convex projections and concave indentations provides an easily insertable mechanism for allowing the insertion of the tag into the slot of a pot, and, once the convex projection clears the edge of the slot, the tag is locked in position with the concave indentation engaging the edges of the slot and the convex projection extending beyond the edge of the slot and engaging the underside of the pot rim.

Abstract: A label holder including a transparent cover member overlying a label-receiving pocket with complementary male and female locking elements snappingly engageable with each other to selectively secure the pocket, and a release element to disengage the locking elements.

Abstract: A game tag holder has a front panel and a rear panel connected by a living hinge. The two panels are preferably made of a transparent plastic (e.g., polypropylene) and have integral attachment hardware: protrusions and reinforced receptacles for closing the two panels and a barbed strip and aligned openings for securing the tag holder to the downed game.

Abstract: A sight glass retaining system is provided for mounting a sight glass to a support panel, such as for viewing combustion or other processes. The system includes a retainer which forms a continuous frame and has lateral flanges for locating the sight glass. Retaining tabs extend from the frame and support resilient retaining portions which snap into engagement with the support panel. A resilient element, which may form a seal with the sight glass and support panel, urges the assembly in compression to maintain tight engagement of the components, and generally column loads the retaining portions to preclude movement of the assembly on the support panel.

Abstract: An adapter clip for receiving an auxiliary rail having an upper slot and a lower slot, the adapter clip being shaped to be received in a shelf edge having an upper and lower groove. The adapter clip includes an upper flange and a lower flange, the upper and lower flanges being shaped to be received in the upper and lower groove, respectively, to thereby couple the adapter clip to the shelf edge. The adapter clip further includes an upper tang and a lower tang, the upper and lower tangs being shaped to be received in the upper and lower slot, respectively, to thereby couple the adapter clip to the auxiliary rail.

Abstract: A label holding device with as protective front cover. A label channel for use on retail shelving typically includes opposing U-shaped formation into which a label may be inserted. To protect the label from spills and to prevent the U-shaped formations from becoming clogged with spilled material a cover panel is hingedly connected to the top part of the label channel.

Abstract: A shelf product management and information display identifies a product allocated to a portion of a shelf at a point of purchase and provides a purchaser with extended information pertaining to the product. The display is to be mounted at the forward edge of the shelf portion and includes a channel for displaying information pertaining to the identification and pricing of the allocated product, and a cover element which carries graphic material in the form of aesthetically pleasing product identification and logo representations. The cover element is maintained in a closed position by the force of gravity, and is selectively moved to an open position to reveal extended information pertaining to the allocated product, which extended information is hidden from view when the cover element is in the closed position.

Abstract: A shallow box binder cover is provided for a binder containing a plurality of pages. The cover has a stiff, opaque core through which a plurality of display openings are defined. These display openings are surrounded by the structure of the cover core. A separate transparent plastic blister or box is located in each of the display openings. Each transparent box has a raised interior bubble surrounded by a base having mounting flanges projecting laterally from opposite sides of the periphery of the base. These mounting flanges are held against the inside surface of the front cover core so that the raised interior bubbles project into the display openings and into close proximity to the outer surface of the cover core. A front cover liner is disposed across the bases of the boxes to define separate, hollow enclosed cavities within the interior portions of each of the bubbles. Selected three-dimensional objects are placed within the bubbles before the front cover liner is disposed across the bases of the boxes.

Abstract: A polymeric tag has a body and an integral insertion leg which is tapered to facilitate insertion either into the soil or into a slot formed in the edge of a pot. The extending leg includes a plurality of spaced indentations for strengthening the leg as well as a trapezoidal locking tab extending outwardly from the plane of the leg to permit easy insertion into either the soil or pot and resist removal therefrom.

Abstract: A housing body with a card-retention capability includes a wall that has an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface is formed with an elongate card-receiving recess that has a recess bottom. The outer surface is further formed with a first cover-restricting flange that extends from a front end of the card-receiving recess and that cooperates with the recess bottom to form a cover-receiving slot, and a second cover-restricting flange that extends from a rear end of the card-receiving recess and that is formed with a tool hole communicated with the rear end of the card-receiving recess. The first and second cover-restricting flanges cooperatively form a card opening that is adapted to permit placing of a card on the recess bottom. The inner surface is formed with a cover-manipulating recess to communicate with the rear end of the card-receiving recess.

Abstract: A transparent plastic envelope made up of a front panel and a back panel secured together by parallel sealing lines around the periphery, and a line of mounting holes between the lines for receiving a mounting tie. The back panel is made up of two sections to form an opening for insertion of a sign element into the envelope. A plastic sealing zipper is secured to the meeting edges of the two sections.

Abstract: Shelf mounting arrangements for electronic shelf displays or similar articles including electronic shelf display mounting devices for mounting electronic shelf displays onto showcase shelves and similar surfaces. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the electronic shelf display mounting device generally includes a shelf mounting member and an electronic shelf display mounting member. The shelf mounting member includes upper and lower mounting legs, an engaging portion having slits formed at different angles and a fixing portion for fixing the mounting legs to the shelf. The electronic shelf display mounting member includes a connecting portion having engaging projections for engagement with the appropriate slits in the shelf mounting member and an electronic shelf display mounting portion for fixing the electronic shelf displays in position.

Abstract: A plastic number plate cover that can be installed from the exterior of the housing faceplate of a public telephone and which is resistant to tampering. The cover includes an envelope-shaped pocket into which a number plate or card is inserted, and opposed cantilever arms each terminating in a tab having a beveled edge. The cover is inserted into a rectangular-shaped recess on the faceplate when the tabs are brought into contact with a recess edge, causing the arms to flex and allowing the beveled edges to slide past the recess edge. The cover may be fixed or removable once installed within the faceplate, depending on the structure of the tabs.

Abstract: A shift lever device housing having a plate; an opening portion in said housing exposing a portion of a surface of the plate; a pair of guide rails provided at transverse opposite sides of the opening portion, each guide rail of the pair of guide rails guiding and supporting the plate which is inserted between the pair of guide rails along a longitudinal direction of the plate; and a guide member provided at a plate insertion side of the opening portion for supporting transverse end portions of the plate as the plate is inserted between the guide rails. The device prevents the portions of the plate exposed by the opening from becoming scratched during the insertion operation.

Abstract: A disk holder is provided for a cardboard disk having decorative indicia printed thereon. The holder consists of a circular case having a first aperture therethrough. A structure is for maintaining the disk within the first aperture in the circular case. A bezel is provided having a second aperture therethrough. The bezel extends about the front of the circular case. The decorative indicia on the disk can be viewed through the second aperture in the bezel within the circular case.

Abstract: A retail shelf molding includes a rear wall having a channel for holding information or inventory tickets and a front wall having an outwardly facing channel for displaying price tickets. The shelf molding is preferably integrally formed as an extrusion wherein the rear wall and the front wall are connected by a living hinge. The living hinge is located at the bottom edges of the front and rear walls so that they hingeably open from the top edge.

Abstract: A support for a display plate for electric control and signaling units has a frame portion receiving the plate and supporting the same on two inwardly extending protrusions thereof, and a table portion which has a recess for receiving a fastening ring nut of a control and signaling unit. Two support members are provided in the frame portion, which permit flexion and bending of the plate when the latter is pressed by a finger of the user so as to disengage and release the plate from the frame portion without the use of any tool.

Abstract: A picture frame of the type having a frame member with a rearwardly extending peripheral flange and a back panel having an outer edge with the same general outline as the frame member and being arranged to seat against the frame member within the frame member flange includes one or more integral, resilient, cantilevered surface areas at the outer edge of the back panel each of which is arranged to resiliently engage a corresponding surface area of the frame member flange to releasably lock the back panel to the frame member when the former is seated against the latter.

Abstract: A club head cover and a tag attached thereto for identifying a covered golf club. Multiple label plates are contained in face-to-face arrangement within a label plate holder defining a window through which a label located on one side of the label plates is displayed. The label plates are releasably latched into the holder and are symmetrically shaped to permit placement into the holder with either face directed toward the window, so that either side of the label plate can be displayed.

Abstract: A display structure is disclosed comprising rectangular panels each having at its upper edge a cross member (7) providing an upwardly open channel (80) which receives a central formation (68) of a retaining member (54) which provides, at its upper end, on opposite sides, respective downwardly open channels (60). In a lowered position of the retaining member, the outer wall (62) of each channel (60) extends on the outer side of the member (7) and can serve to retain the upper edge of a respective display card fitted in the panel. The releasing member can be raised, then tilted, while being held captive on the member (7) by an enlarged lower end part (76, 78) of the central formation which cannot pass between flanges (82) on member (7), to a position to one side of the respective side face of member (7) to allow vertical insertion or removal of the display card or the like.

Abstract: An identification tag for luggage or the like includes a top panel having a predetermined shape with a peripheral edge, opposite inner and outer surfaces, a first aperture adjacent the peripheral edge thereof and a decorative design embroidered on the outer surface; a bottom panel which is the mirror image of the top panel and which is die cut inwardly of its peripheral edges to define a three sided U-shaped flap, and including a second aperture adjacent the peripheral edge thereof in line with the first aperture; the top and bottom panels superimposed on each other in juxtaposed relation such that the bottom panel covers the inner surface of the top panel and substantial portions of the peripheral edges of the superimposed panels are secured to each other by overedge stitching, with other portions of the peripheral edges adjacent the first and second apertures being unattached; an identification card positioned between the top and bottom panels and visually readable when the flap is displaced; and a securing

Abstract: The holder serves for fixing sheet-like picture material between a back wall (1) and a transparent front pane, which together with the picture material can be exchanged towards the front side. The back wall (1) is designed as one piece with a frame (2) extending around the inserted picture material and the front pane and projecting towards the face side. Frame segments disposed on opposing sides (3, 4) of the frame each support at least one holding attachment (5, 6) and each are cut free by a through-extending opening (12, 13) disposed adjacent the holding attachment, wherein in each case one of said openings is aligned with a holding attachment, exposing an area in the back wall (1) which is larger than the parallel projection of the projecting holding attachment. One (13) of the through-extending openings is shaped in a way such that it can be penetrated by the user with the end of a finger in order to lift out the picture material and front pane for exchanging the picture.