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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6918488 | Packaging for disposable items A package for dispensing articles intended for one time use only, such as skin plasters or adhesive bandages, medicaments, and disposable handkerchiefs, where the articles are placed on top of each other, or on top of and side-by-side of each other, to form a layer ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6454107 | Shipping and display container A tray-shaped shipping and display container has a support surface for supporting items for display. A pusher member is mounted for sliding movement on the support surface, and is elastically biased in a forward direction so that it continually urges item... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6378702 | Test element storage container The invention concerns a moisture-impermeable, tightly sealable storage container for use with a plurality of test elements. The storage container includes a housing sized to hold the test elements, a guide element, a spacer positioned between the guide e... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6286827 | High capacity automatic sheet input system for a reproduction apparatus A high capacity copy sheet supplying system for reproduction apparatus, in which a large and heavy stack of copy sheets may be much more easily and accurately loaded therein, by a sheet supplying container insertable into the sheet supply input. This cont... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6217019 | Recording sheet package A recording sheet package containing a pile of recording sheets in a box-shaped casing. The casing has a paper feed-out opening formed in one end thereof, and a feed roller entrance formed through a top wall of the casing in connection to the paper feed-o... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5996805 | Lead frame casing A lead frame casing for housing a stack of lead frame strips. The casing includes a central volume-defined between substantially rigid members and resilient members. The former define at least one reference plane and the latter are deflected toward the fo... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5836454 | Lead frame casing A lead frame casing for housing a stack of lead frame strips. The casing includes a central volume defined between substantially reference members and resilient members. The substantially rigid member define at least one reference plane and the resilient ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5458232 | Article lifting container An article lifting container (10) is provided which includes an outer housing (50) with a lift (100) within an interior thereof supporting a shelf (150). The lift (100) automatically adjusts a position of the shelf (150) vertically depending on a weight o... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5365289 | Manual cassette system for overhead projection transparencies A system for facilitating the handling of overhead projector transparencies on an overhead projector of the type including an upwardly facing projector platen. The system includes a frame assembly to provide a support surface adjacent the projector platen... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5253757 | Drawing receptacle for use with computer printers A drawing receptacle can be adapted for use with the drawing output of such computer-directed printers, such as a laser printer. Such drawing receptacles can comprise a base, drawing retention means located about the base forming an open receptacle top an... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5207347 | Postal tray adjustable organizer A Postal Tray Adjustable Organizer, comprising a translucent framework comprising an upright portion, and a flat bottom portion, slideably affixed into the inner cavity of a Postal Tray, the Postal Tray being either of the flexible, or of the solid side s... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5125505 | Card holder Disclosed herein is a card holder for holding a card. The card holder comprises a card holding member, a latch and an urging member disposed inside a card case body and a hook provided on one of first and second plate-like members of the card base body, c... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5123546 | Merchandiser assembly A merchandiser assembly is provided for storing and displaying products in a shelf-like manner. The merchandiser assembly greatly facilitates stock rotation, is self-facing, and automatically maintains an organized and properly positioned stock of product... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5012966 | Card holding device for use with shopping carts A holder for receiving articles, such as greeting cards, magazines, or the like. The holder is mountable within the basket of a shopping cart and has a vertical first panel and a vertical second panel and vertical sides on at least one of the panels for d... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5012936 | Merchandiser assembly A merchandiser assembly is provided for storing and displaying products in a shelf-like manner. The merchandiser assembly greatly facilitates stock rotation, is self-facing, and automatically maiintains an organized and properly positioned stock of produc... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4967909 | Package with sliding closure/sheet product elevator A cartonboard container for housing and facilitating removal of sheet products one at a time. The container includes a receptacle for housing a stack of individual sheet products. The receptacle has a top wall, bottom wall and a side wall encompassing and... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4907707 | Merchandiser assembly A merchandiser assembly is provided for storing and displaying products in a shelf-like manner. The merchandiser assembly greatly facilitates stock rotation, is self-facing, and automatically maintains an organized and properly positioned stock of product... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4881653 | Compressor A filing unit includes a drawer and a compressor mounted by the drawer for sliding movement lengthwise thereof between drawer contents compressing and released positions and for pivotal movement for purposes of releasably locking the compressor in a desir... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4852727 | Device for holding credit cards and bank check cards A device designed to receive a plurality of credit cards and/or bank check cards comprises a case which contains a drawer for each card. Associated with each drawer is a spring and a detent and when the detent is released, the drawer is pushed out of the ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4805801 | Beverage filter dispenser Fluted coffee or other beverage filters, generally formed of paper, or paperboard, are so stacked in containers in which they are sold that it is not easy to lift off and remove a single filter paper for application. The practice has been to transfer the ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4802586 | High speed duplicator with copy sheet prepackaged shipping and loading carton A disposable carton is disclosed which is adapted to hold a stack of copy sheets equivalent to a plurality of reams for a printing machine. The carton is constructed of portions which are sequentially removed to expose the stack and permit the operator to... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4789065 | Combination container and press for flexible sheeting The invention discloses a box-like container open on one side thereof. A removable wall is slidably received through the open face of the box-like container, the wall being smaller than the open face, and having extending tongues on each of the ends that ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4770301 | High speed duplicator with copy sheet prepackaged shipping and loading carton A disposable carton is disclosed which is adapted to hold a supply of copy sheets equivalent to a plurality of reams for a printing machine. The carton is constructed of two main portions which is removed to expose the stack and permit the operator to car... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4585145 | Tape dispenser A dispenser for bill straps has an integrally-formed presser extending upward from the bottom of the dispenser to urge one end of a stack of such bill straps upward to a site at which the straps can be withdrawn. Rubber-like edge guides keep the stack ali... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4580695 | Porta towel A portable towel dispenser that dispenses towels from an open top portion of a hollow rectangular shaped container. A slider is provided with a retainer portion for holding the towels down and a lifter portion for successively lifting each towel. Further ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4473154 | Container for photographic prints The container for photographs of the same size comprises a housing from which a slide can be pulled out. In the housing there is a spring arrangement which presses the photographs against a viewing window of the housing. The spring arrangement comprises l... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4415079 | Holder for photographic prints A holder for accommodating a variable number of photographic prints comprises a housing having a viewing window against which the uppermost print is resiliently biased. The holder includes a slide which may be partially withdrawn therefrom to gain access ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4185745 | Sheet packaging arrangement A packaging arrangement for a stack of sheets which includes a container surrounding the stack on all sides and adapted to the contour of the stack of sheets. The container is provided with predetermined separating zones whereby, upon separation of the co... | 01/29/1980 |
| 3953090 | Memorandum sheet dispenser An open top rectangular box sheet dispensing device fitted with spring follower for housing individual and separate memorandum sheets which are stacked within the device and are confined at the top sheet and at the rear wall surface by retaining elements ... | 04/27/1976 |
