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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325343 | Display board system An apparatus configured to allow the retention of at least one display board with a mounting structure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a retaining system. A portion of the retaining system is deformable to retain at least one display board in a press-in, inter... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7119759 | Machine-readable displays A reflective electro-optic display (200) has a bar code display area (206) arranged to display a bar code readable by a bar code scanner. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6446376 | Photo display unit A photo display unit (100) comprising a casing (10) having an open side (12), a lid (20) pivotably connected to the casing (10) for closing and revealing the open side (12), and a stack of frames (30) contained within the casing (10) for holding respectiv... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6295748 | Apparatus for turning over individual sheets assembled to form a stack In an apparatus for turning over individual sheets assembled to form a stack, preferably for leafing through program tiles of a jukebox, the sheets are arranged to pivot about mutually parallel pivot pins and are provided with projections rising above the... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5704146 | Positive drive title rack for jukebox A title rack page drive for a jukebox includes a plurality of title pages which are each pivotally mounted to pivot about a horizontal axis and a page drive for turning the pages. The page drive selectively turns an individual one of the pages at a time a... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5367804 | Indicating register Presented is an indicating register that serves for indicating the content of magazine or the like, and having a simple and space-saving construction. Several pivotably-journaled pages each have a page appendage projecting from their pivot axis and offset... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5068987 | Picture display receptacle This invention concerns a box (receptacle) for holding and displaying photographs, in the form of a somewhat flattened parallelepiped, inside which one or more tidily stacked photographs of suitable format can fit exactly, and the first of which, starting... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5025919 | Portable directory and note pad tray A portable directory and note pad tray with several features. A first feature is a directory with a cover movable between open and closed positions that activates a light bulb circuit for lighting the directory cards when the cover is opened and deactivat... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4831758 | Jukebox display unit A CD jukebox display unit is disclosed for displaying the program information on CD covers. The unit includes a housing adapted for mounting to a jukebox and having a transparent front portion. A plurality of frames adapted to support a compact disc cover... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4406076 | Card index for fixing to a vertical wall or for placing on a base The invention relates to a card index which can be fixed to a vertical wall or vertically mounted on a base, in which the index cards are held by means of clamping devices in a receiving compartment formed in covered manner in the upper part of the index ... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4290217 | List finder A list finder, for example, a telephone index, is provided in which all of the main parts can be integrally moulded of plastic mostly by simple moulds which do not require undercut moulding; the only essential non-plastic parts being a hinge pin pivotally... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4275519 | Wall mounted telephone index A wall mounted telephone index including a housing arranged to be mounted in a substantially vertical position on a wall, the housing having a front opening for access to the interior in which a stack of pivotally mounted index cards are disposed with a p... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4275887 | Portable multiple game assembly A multiple game assembly that can be carried in a player's pocket is provided. A plurality of game boards are contained within the housing assembly and an exterior indicator can select any specific game. When the housing assembly is open the preselected g... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4270290 | Revolving self-service display stand 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... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4254567 | Card index A card index comprises a housing containing a drawer which holds a stack of punched cards. All the cards have punched holes in which a row of dogs in the bottom of the drawer engage and the cards also have punched selection holes in which selection stop c... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4222190 | Device for holding flip cards A device for holding flip cards is disclosed. The device includes a cover which is hingedly mounted to the compartment in which the cards are contained. Rings secured to the cover extend through holes in the cards, and permit the cards to be turned in the... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4204352 | Index-selector devices In an index selector device of the kind for use with a stack of index cards housed between a base and a lid hinged together and having a selector on the lid to release the lid after moving card-engaging members into engagement with a card so as to raise a... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4183161 | Index device An indexing device for storing the information such as telephone numbers and addresses. When one of a plurality of push-buttons with index codes is pressed, some of the numerous cards internally housed are lifted and retained by the cover at the time the ... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4135319 | Indexing device An indexing device is constructed such that a plurality of cards are filed in order between a base member of the device and a cover member pivotaly secured to the base member. The cards have protruding marginal edges such that, when the cards are filed in... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4129215 | Data register The invention relates to a data register with a register card selection mechanism, whose selector keys connected with the swivel levers are arranged one behind the other and alongside one another in an opening of the housing in such a way that the width o... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4114301 | Indexing device An indexing device consists of a base, a lid pivoted to the base, and a plurality of cards pivotally mounted between the lid and the base for selective movement with the lid. Each card has a lug at a front edge thereof, the plurality of cards being arrang... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4060919 | Data retrieving device A device for retrieving data such as individual names, firm names, addresses, telephone numbers, and so forth, which is constructed in a handy and compact type, and which comprises a rotatable data recording member having a plurality of data indicating pa... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3987565 | Indexing apparatus The present invention provides an index apparatus comprising a base, a cover, locking and unlocking means, indexing means, a coil spring, cards etc. When compared with conventional ones, the apparatus of the present invention has the following main featur... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3964192 | Reference indexing device A reference indexing device which comprises a base box for supporting a stack of reference cards superimposed thereon, a selection means arranged at the head of the base box for selectively indexing a selected card from the stack of cards and a covering m... | 06/22/1976 |
