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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162137 | Uncontaminated garment packaging A packaged garment includes a garment and a sealed bag. The garment has a torso portion, a sleeve portion connected to the torso portion, and a leg portion connected to the torso portion. The garment has an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surfa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8006836 | Uncontaminated garment A packaged garment includes a garment and a sealed bag. The garment has a torso portion, a sleeve portion connected to the torso portion, and a leg portion connected to the torso portion. The garment has an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surfa... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7874423 | Device and method for displaying neckties The invention provides a device and a method for packaging of one or more neckties for retail display. The device includes a hanger part for hanging neckties on a rack, and a fastener part for holding the neckties together so as to maintain an orderly appearance. Th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7441678 | Paper tie hanger A hanger for displaying a necktie includes a main panel made from a flexible sheet material. The panel includes a front portion and a rear portion. The top edge of the front portion is disposed against a fold portion and the two side edges of the front portion each ... | 10/28/2008 |
| RE40309 | Belt holder A holder for an apparel belt which can be used as both a display holder and as a storage package. When used in either the display mode of the storage mode, the holder protects the belt from being scratched or otherwise physically damaged. The holder has a sleeve wit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350679 | Brassiere cleaning and storage container A container for supporting a brassiere or a similar garment for cleaning and storage includes opposed flat plate members connected by a hinge, and opposed container cup members connected to the respective plate members at hinge connections for folding the container ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347323 | Boxed and secured necktie package A package and packaging methods for retaining a necktie within a box serving as both a display fixture and a packaging container for the enclosed necktie. A member, affixed into the box at at least two spaced locations, is configured to secure the necktie in a rolle... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311196 | Hinged necktie container A container for storing a necktie comprises a bottom, and a plurality of side walls extending from the bottom. The side walls include a back side wall, a front side wall, and at least two shoulder side walls. A top cover sized to seat upon the side walls is also inc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311197 | Foldable garment display package and method for use A foldable garment display package for displaying garments such as intimate apparel comprises a back panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel. The back panel includes a top, two sides, a bottom, a securing flap integrally formed as part of the back panel, a hanging ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275656 | Tissue box holder A tissue box holder that has a substantially similar shape of commercially available tissue box is described. In one embodiment, the holder is substantially slab-shaped with two opposing side faces, a front flap that can be opened and/or closed, a rear edge face, a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264127 | Sewn cloth bags for storing kitchen lids A kitchen lid storage sack fabricated from a series of fabric panels each folded back upon itself in a U-shape forming a plurality of open mouth pockets, a rigid tube positioned in a pocket across the top of the sack providing a sliding support for the sack position... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243898 | Moulding accessory and method of using same A moulding accessory to form a void around a recessed lifting loop in a moulded concrete product such as a concrete cladding panel. The moulding accessory is formed from a body which is sized and shaped to fit with said lifting loop. The body is hollow, but sufficie... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207426 | Combination duffle and garment bag A luggage item is convertible from a duffle bag form to a garment bag form by disengaging duffle end panels from the lateral sides of the garment bag and folding those end panels against the inside of the garment bag. Various arrangements of handles and carry straps... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191551 | Articles of footwear with complementary and/or interlocking sole structures Footwear systems include: (a) a holding device having an opening; (b) an article of footwear having a sole with a projection that extends through the opening; and (c) another article of footwear having a sole with a cavity into which the projection extends (thereby ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140479 | Luggage bag having a removable garment bag A combination garment bag and luggage bag includes a relatively rigid outer luggage bag and a relatively flexible inner garment bag. According to one aspect of the invention, the garment bag is secured to the interior of the luggage bag with the aid of a releasable ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6981588 | Packaging material for commodity A packaging material capable of displaying commodities such as clothes attractively as viewed from both front and rear sides thereof has a single sheet having sheet bodies connected at the front rear sides through a band part. Extension pieces are provided at the ri... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966437 | Constructive device for packaging underwear A constructive device for packaging underwear includes a cardboard or some other appropriate laminate, and a plastic cover that envelops the cardboard including the product fixed to it. The cardboard is divided into two sections that are configured to fold (one over... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926655 | Method of packaging a web, and a package produced thereby The invention relates to a method and package for packaging a web. In the method of the invention, a web is slit into two or more narrower webs which are folded into superimposed layers. The method comprises the steps of directing the webs to a nip formed by two rot... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915913 | Attachment device for shelving and organizer systems An attachment device and method of providing the same includes opposing flaps or tabs for securing around different portions of shelving, particularly ventilated shelving. The flaps or tabs are generally flexible and sets of the flaps or tabs are generally provided ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910560 | Dual access luggage with orthogonal isolation packing stowage-cell system Dual access hand luggage having in the interior a stowage cell system or assembly, preferably made of stretch fabric, that permits isolation packing and orthogonal stowage and retrieval of goods retained in the cells by access from either face of the suitcase. For r... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6644472 | Footwear package A container for holding a pair of shoes is formed in a blank having two body halves interconnected by a living hinge. The container body is at least partially clear to reveal a pair of shoes held in the interior. The interior of the container defines a sp... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6595355 | Point-of-sale hanger for footwear A point-of-sale hanger for footwear includes a bracket having a rear part inserted into a header, and a front part having a pair of shoe holders arranged in a mirror symmetrical relationship. The hanger has a reinforced hook-shaped cutout by which it is s... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547065 | Belt holder A holder for an apparel belt which can be used as both a display holder and as a storage package. When used in either the display mode or the storage mode, the holder protects the belt from being scratched or otherwise physically damaged. The holder has a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6505742 | Shoe display method A method for displaying a pair of shoes utilizes a shoe support disposed in a shoe box. One shoe of a matched pair is disposed in a substantially upside-down orientation on the shoe support, while the other shoe of the matched pair is disposed on the supp... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505736 | Garment storage apparatus and system A garment storage apparatus that includes a housing having a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion. The first portion and the second portion are dimensioned to fold about the central portion and fasten together to form an interior compart... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6484889 | Shoe display support and associated method A display support or mount for shoes includes a first portion for supporting a first shoe of a pair in a generally upside-down orientation to enable display of a sole of the first shoe. A second portion of the display mount supports a second shoe of the p... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6457635 | Shirt wrapper A shirt wrapper includes a body of a flexible material having a rectangular base and a pair of end flaps that fold up from the base part way over the top of a stack of shirts. A first rectangular side flap folds up along one side and entirely over the top... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454089 | Cases A packaging case for a folded shirt is in the form of a bag with top and bottom walls and a rigid reinforcement between the wall to prevent crushing of the shirt collar. The reinforcement may be stepped so that there is greater protection for the collar e... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6435324 | Luggage with adjustable packing board Luggage for carrying clothing, accessories and the like when traveling includes an adjustable packing board having first and second panels that are joined together between first and second luggage attachment ends. A pair of drawstrings are fixed at bottom... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6237761 | Packing case for foldable articles A packing case for foldable articles includes a generally rectangular center section with shaping wings attached on opposite sides of the center section. The shaping wings are generally rigid and form a means to fold an article in a desired fashion over t... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6170665 | Greeting card and tie A combination greeting card box and gift tie has several unique point of sale features. The concept has a shipping box that doubles as a point of sale display for the box and the gift tie it is designed to contain. The box has an open position where it fu... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6145659 | Fold package with integral hanging tab A fold package formed of a shell which has closing members connected to the shell. One of the closing members has a tab forming an engaging portion and an upper wider portion all cut in and removed from the closing member. The engaging portion is foldable... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6135253 | Suitcase with compressible packing system A suitcase is provided with a compressive liner encapsulating an air tight packing chamber and having a sealable opening to allow placement and removal of clothing and other articles within the packing chamber. In a relaxed state, the volume of the packin... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6076666 | Garment bag A garment bag that folds into a suitcase with hanger retainers at each end and with a front and a back with the two halves of the front opposing one another when folded into a suitcase and with each half being rotatable 180 degrees so that the two halves ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6070720 | Apparatus for displaying and protecting a garment Apparatus for displaying and protecting a garment in an unfolded, substantially visible condition, the apparatus including a generally planar backing member including a body portion and at least two limb portions attached to the body portion at locations ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5988373 | Packaging system A packaging system is provided for displaying merchandise on a rack which includes at least two separate pieces of merchandise and a header for engaging the rack. The header includes a pair of opposing shoulders disposed in a spaced apart relationship wit... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5961033 | Packing board for supporting a folded-up shirt in shape A packing board for supporting and securing a folded-up shirt in shape, having two side panels symmetrically extended from two opposite lateral sides of a base panel thereof for holding down a folded-up shirt on the base panel, each side panel having a pl... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5915547 | Necktie positioning box structure with stacking feature A necktie positioning box structure comprises a main body, a turning ring, a cover ring, a turning shaft and a fixing clamp. The top part of the main body with an elongated slot has a cover and a turning ring. On the bottom of the main body, is a position... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5906277 | Gear bag There is provided a collapsible portable container for mounting and storing sports gear in which the device includes a first fixed base, an opposed second base, a support for mounting said first and second bases in an opposed relationship, with the suppor... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5887711 | Garment storage and transport A garment carrier for a pleated garment, such as a kilt, is adapted to store the garment in a rolled or furled configuration. The carrier comprises a generally cylindrical body portion forming a cavity for storage of a garment, and a closable elongate acc... | 03/30/1999 |
