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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4693024 | Product information tags with improved mounting arrangements Product information tags formed from plastic sheet are adapted to engage a merchandise support hook between two arms of an angle iron hook support member. In one form of the invention a mounting portion of the sheet is divided into two panels with a trans... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4692118 | Video subconscious display attachment An apparatus and method for introducing messages to the subconscious mind is disclosed, which includes a panel positioned adjacent a television screen, with the panel having non-distractive messages imprinted thereon, such that as the subject consciously ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4674213 | Extruded aluminum sign frame section An extruded sign frame section for use with flexible sign facing. The flexible sign face material (2) is secured by gripping element (8), the gripping element hooking onto knob (29) and permitting the material (2) to be stretched tautly across the sign fr... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4671002 | Product identification tag with improved mounting portion An elongate product identification tag for displaying merchandise data forwardly of a horizontally extending hook on which the merchandise is suspended, has a mounting portion of specialized form for use in securing the tag in a channel on a support panel... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4665639 | Display tag for product information A product information display tag is particularly designed for use in combination with a product support hook structure of the gangbar type having elongate support hooks extending forwardly from a transverse bar which in use is support cantilever-wise fro... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4646454 | Product identification tag with adaptable mounting portion A product information and identification tag for use in combination with an elongate product-suspension hook extending from a transverse rod at the back of the hook has a mounting portion particularly adapted to fit on the hook/rod assembly at the junctio... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4637151 | Combination stadium cushion and pennant A combination portable stadium cushion and pennant includes a seat cushion made of a block of foam material or the like, enclosed within an outer cushion cover, an inverted U-shaped member attached to a top part of the seat cushion and having a plurality ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4551935 | Display panel for vending machines A display panel is provided for the major obverse face of a vending machine in which contrasting panels provide the suggestion of a container of primary product in combination with a vending control array presenting that primary product in dominance of a ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4525944 | Product identification tag An improved forwardly-extending product information tag, formed in a plastic sheet, is provided with a retainer aperture to receive the distal end of a merchandise support hook and thereby preclude transverse flexure and mispositioning of the tag. The tag... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4525946 | Roller apparatus for a flexible web A roller apparatus is provided for a flexible web such as a map, chart, window shade or the like which is provided on at least one free margin thereof with a rigid, elongated holder element of predetermined cross-sectional dimensions which are substantial... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4494658 | Modular display for cigarette packs A modular display device for articles of merchandise which are sold at retail in small packages includes a display tray, an advertising sign frame adapted to receive and hold an advertising sign, a support member to which the advertising sign frame is det... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4481729 | Overhead and fascia sign A display panel structure includes a pair of longitudinally spaced vertically adjustable posts provided at their bottoms with mounting clamps and at their tops with transverse support rods terminating in short upright legs which engage apertures in coupli... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4480399 | Nameplate manufacturing A nameplate or the like is made by providing an open-type frame which has an opening extending completely therethrough. The front face of the frame is recessed. Insert members having, for example, individual letters are placed in the recess. Each insert h... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4454670 | Vending machine display panel with utility module therein A display panel for a vending machine including the capability of adding promotions, advertising, and special equipment such as electronic and video games to the existing vending machine. A utility module for containing one of these devices is located on ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4441271 | Combination portable seat cushion and pennant A combination portable seat cushion and pennant comprising a foldable carrying case having two pockets therein in side-by-side relationship foldable along their common border, each pocket having an open end to receive therein respectively a pair of cushio... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4426797 | Shelf molding A supplemental molding, which is an extruded polymer, snaps onto the conventional molding along the front edge of a display shelf, and holds enlarged shelf labels in an inclined disposition. It is particularly suited for shelves located close to the floor... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4414768 | Display panel for vending machines A display panel is provided for the major obverse face of a vending machine in which contrasting panels provide the suggestion of a container of primary product in combination with a vending control array presenting that primary product in dominance of a ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4380130 | Display panels for vending machines A display panel is provided for the major obverse face of a vending machine in which contrasting panels provide the suggestion of a container of primary product in combination with a vending control array presenting that primary product in dominance of a ... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4367605 | Sign for coin-operated machine Sign apparatus for indicating that a coin-operated machine is out of order has an upper sign portion indicating the inoperative condition of the machine and a guide member which extends into the coin chute of the machine. A pair of biased legs having fast... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4338739 | Shelf sign device having sinuated edges A display device is provided which is adapted for use in conjunction with conventional shelf moldings. The sign includes a first portion which snaps within the molding and a second portion which extends therefrom. The second portion is foldable with respe... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4333253 | Display sign A display sign is disclosed herein having a dual feature back member or frame formed in a singular piece with a continuous sidewall having precise contoured corners that flow into the perimeter edge in an uninterrupted seamless line extending outwardly fr... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4306366 | Display card with movable extending member A card for displaying price or other graphic information is mountable on a price rail of a conventional store display shelf, stand, or the like, and includes a central information carrying portion, and opposed tabs extending therefrom which are adapted to... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4268985 | Desk name plate A name plate comprising a right angle glass prism mounted on a mirror such that an exhibit mounted on one of the prism faces provides several images depending upon the user's line of sight of the prism.... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4176484 | Directional sign A directional sign for providing observers with directional information to a particular location or event and including a rectangular signboard with indicia provided on one face of the signboard describing the particular location or event. Three direction... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4176485 | Directional sign A changeable directional sign for providing observers with directional information to a particular location or event and including a generally rectangular sign board having a height dimension greater than its width dimension and with printed indicia on th... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4167073 | Point-of-sale display marker assembly A point-of-sale display marker assembly including a paper base member with slits cut therein and mountable on a commodity shelf, an attention-catching display marker of paper also with slits cut therein, and an elongated, flat, transparent, resilient supp... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4152851 | Stress resistant supermarket dispenser for informational sheets A supermarket dispenser for informational sheets, formed of resilient synthetic resinous material with support means providing stress resistant capacity greater than that of prior art devices.... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4045895 | Display sign A display sign of the type comprising a back-lighted panel having a plurality of discrete light-transmitting areas and controlled opaque discs which selectively overlie the individual light-transmitting areas to produce a desired visual pattern of light t... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3968583 | Numeric display for Arabic speaking people The illustrated cluster of 12 various shaped segments permits use of one or more of the segments to graphically display numerals as written in the Arabic language (as distinct from the "Arabic numerals" used in the Western world). Thus the illustrated clu... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3964197 | Versatile outdoor sign A novel sign usable for advertising or for decorative purposes, involving a mesh defining a large number of regularly recurring apertures, into which a number of colored chips may be easily installed in a pre-established pattern or configuration. By selec... | 06/22/1976 |
