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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367539 | Foldable and self-erecting display stand and easel A foldable and self-erecting display stand has an easel mounted at the rear surface of a large planar board. The planar board and the easel are together foldable along a plurality of horizontal fold lines to a compact collapsed state. The easel has a U-shaped horizo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7340859 | Planter with folding legs A planter includes a wire basket having horizontal parallel top rings, bottom rings, and connected vertical wires. Four folding legs each include a top loop rotatably attached to the bottom rings. The legs when in their extended down position each include a short in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7273149 | Point of purchase display case A cardboard display case for DVDs and the like has a box-like case of folded cardboard with a plurality of shelves on three sides for displaying goods. A retractable pop-up display header extends above the top face of the case near the back. There is a hollow inside... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252200 | Display assembly A display assembly apparatus and method of assembly using a folded frame and structurally reinforcing shelf for shipping and displaying products. The display uses a planar sheet for compact shipping which is adapted to be folded into the form of a vertically rising ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7178680 | Rack and tray assembly for foot apparel A rack and tray assembly for supporting foot apparel and collecting and retaining water, snow and debris temporally released therefrom. The rack and tray assembly comprising a folding frame structure having left and right legs and a tray support assembly situated an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175033 | Portable chafing stand system A portable chafing stand system for providing a chafing stand that is portable and that reduces fuel consumption. The portable chafing stand system includes a pair of end members and a pair of side members attachable to one another. The end members each have a plura... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140501 | Hat and uniform caddy A hat-and-uniform caddy that has hat space for protective hat storage and transportation in predetermined proportion to uniform space for protective uniform storage and transportation. The hat-and-uniform caddy includes swivel casters and optional center wheels for ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131543 | Display device A display device for at least one modular merchandise unit having a substantially flat base includes a base, a housing supported by the base, a cover, at least one wheel connected to the base, and at least one shelf supported in the housing for receiving the base of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121416 | Merchandising display incorporating a four-sided and three-dimensional display surface exhibiting graphics advertisements A merchandising display assembly capable of being secured to an elevated surface, the assembly including a foldable and durable planar shaped and three-dimensional display element. Overlapping edges of the display element are adhesively secured together and to estab... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7089872 | Support for modular containers with outwardly-extending access panels A module support for forming a unitary display preferably from containers having outwardly extending access panels. In particular, a common module support for creating an array from two or more container modules is provided. The module support may be advantageously ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070057 | Foldable display stand with self erecting stabilizing base Foldable display stands with a vertical board for showing merchandise are provide with a self erecting base to provide stability to the stand when merchandise is placed or mounted on the stand. The stand two has parallel vertical easel panels mounted at its rear sur... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7007615 | Collapsible shelf unit A collapsible shelf unit has a three-sided frame made of a single sheet of foldable material and separate shelves which are hinged to the sides and rear of the frame so that the shelf unit can be collapsed to a substantially flat state by folding the shelves up agai... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6966447 | Corrugated display base An upright display stand for mounting a hanging display tray erected from a corrugated paperboard blank. The display stand includes rectangular front panel having a locking slot for engagement of a transverse brace with the upper edge of the front panel including sp... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966446 | Elongated plastic strip An elongated strip merchandiser for displaying merchandise from the front end of a retail store shelf. The strip contains a plurality of article retaining areas each having a cutout section which forms an upwardly extending tongue having an article-holding shelf beh... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942113 | Point of purchase display A point of purchase display for the containment and presentation of products, incorporating one or more cartridges for holding the products, the one or more cartridges being operably supported by a brace member within a shell. The shell, brace and cartridge(s) are a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942110 | Point of purchase display An apparatus for displaying merchandise including a first U-shaped member comprised of an outer portion and an inner portion wherein the outer portion and the inner portion are substantially parallel to each other and the outer portion has a first slot. A second sim... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929133 | Display system and methods A retail display system and related methods. A plastic strut is unitarily-formed with and depends from a header. The strut has a vertical array of engagement features. A plurality of product-holding elements are each engaged to an associated feature of the engagemen... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918491 | Display stand with foldable self erecting supporting base A display stand has supporting base which is self-erecting by a pivotal board located within the base. The pivotal board is biased by an elastic cord and is pivotable between a horizontal position transverse to the base and a vertical downward position at which it i... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6598753 | Foldable umbrella stand A foldable umbrella stand having two spaced apart upright posts with at least one grid frame and at least one water collecting tray pivotally connected to upper and lower ends of the upright posts. Connecting rods are provided on the lateral sides of the ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6378710 | Adjustable shelf unit An adjustable shelving unit has a shelf support to which can be mounted one or more shelves. The shelf support has a slotted back panel and edge walls with laterally aligned notches. The shelf support fits through an opening between the bottom and a back ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354612 | Shopping cart having selectively positionable tray basket In a shopping cart, in which a basket is supported by a chassis, a tray is hinged within the basket so as to enable the tray to be selectively positionable in a generally horizontal, usage position or in a generally vertical, storage position. In a prefer... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6267255 | Merchandiser with shroud and header forming panels A merchandiser which has a product containing interior region is provided with a plurality of panels secured to the top surface of the merchandiser. The panels are foldable between a shroud forming position in which they cover the side faces of the mercha... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6168033 | Carton box retainer A carton box retainer for a plurality of carton boxes each having opposed ends. The retainer includes a retention member having a plurality of pairs of connection elements spaced along the retention member, each pair of connection elements being connectab... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6145794 | Support platform for mobile display stand A mobile support platform is mounted as a unit on, and is removed as a unit from, a display stand for supporting articles. The platform includes a generally planar, support panel sandwiched between a pair of generally planar, base panels of the stand. A p... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6098820 | Tipping-resistant display stand A display stand includes a plurality of panels which are supportably held in an erect condition by a plurality of rear support sections which are retained in a deployed condition by a pair of locking flaps which are secured in a locked condition. The stan... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6068140 | Display unit A display unit comprising a flame and a plurality of trays, which may be removably mounted thereon. The frame is constructed from a one-piece cardboard blank, and comprises a back panel, sides, a top and a bottom. The sides, top and bottom are foldable in... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5984120 | Point-of-purchase display system and method for formation thereof A point-of-purchase display system for shipping and displaying articles therewithin, the display system utilizes facilitated articulation while maximizing display area, and the display system comprises at least one modular tray member. The at least one mo... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5927745 | Foldable utility cart A folding utility cart for a providing a movable work platform which may be raised and lowered without the use of tools. The cart employs an upper support member that is spaced apart from a lower support member by a pair of cross braces. A biasing spring ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5899345 | Mixable product display stand A multiple product display stand is disclosed which is free-standing and generally rectangular in shape with a rearwardly inclined open front to more openly display the products to the consumer. The display stand has a means for presenting additional pack... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5826732 | Collapsible point-of-purchase display apparatus A collapsible point-of-purchase display apparatus articulable from a single unitary blank of foldable material, and upon articulation, positionable and free standing on a support surface, without formal assembly at the point of purchase location. The appa... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5692714 | Automatic self-erecting display stand A collapsible display stand having an article retaining member, including a plurality of vertical panels forming a generally U-shaped structure with an enclosure open at the front, and an article supporting base member, attached to the retaining member in... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5630518 | Merchandising display A merchandising display formed of assembled corrugated paperboard blanks is provided. The display is capable of adjustment to considerable and variable height. The display includes a base for supporting the display and for interlocking with at least one m... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5542551 | Display stand with reinforced bottom shelf An erectable display stand includes a generally planar back panel, a generally planar shelf for supporting objects, and at least one generally planar supporting wall. The shelf and the supporting wall are connected to the back panel for movement relative ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5513745 | Shipment and display fixture for greeting cards A shipping and display fixture suitable for greeting cards and other similar flat merchandise, which not only holds the greeting cards during shipment, but can be readily converted from a shipping container to a visually pleasing and functional display fi... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5505318 | Collapsible rack An apparatus for storing articles includes a rack, structure for supporting the rack, structure for rotatably connecting the rack to the structure for supporting so that the rack can rotate from a first stable position described by a horizontal plane to a... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5322172 | Collapsible display stand First and second corrugated single ply paperboard side members are formed of rectangular tubular nested boxes to provide rigid elongated members. The members are secured to a corrugated single ply box-like collapsible paperboard stiffening structure at a ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5316156 | Display rack A display rack having a foundation consisting of a back, top, bottom and sides and a core which can be folded to fit within the foundation creating multiple shelves within the rack. The core is assembled within the rack through the use of ears and slots w... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5273168 | Folding multi-pot holder A folding multi-pot holder has a holder member pivotably supported over a se member by opposing sets of legs pivotably mounted to the opposite ends of the base and holder members. The pivot points of each pair of legs are offset from each other by the thi... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5230423 | Advertising display An advertising display having a cover skirt to fit over the usual storage and shipping box for goods and a top cover with a bottom to fit over and rest on the top of the storage and shipping box when the cover skirt is telescoped over the storage and disp... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5213220 | Display rack and blank for forming same A display rack having a plurality of vertically spaced compartments. Slots are provided in the rear wall of the rack in each compartment for receiving a display hook therein. Display items therein can be mounted on the hooks such that a plurality of such ... | 05/25/1993 |
