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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918351 | Quick-assembly shelf mechanism for optical media A point of purchase display structure (300) is described incorporating one or more shelves (132) for supporting items, wherein the display structure in a partially assembled configuration is a generally flat structure, and may be converted to a finishe... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7571819 | System and method for storing a data storage device and method for manufacturing the same A system and a method store a data storage device, and a method manufactures the system for storing the data storage device. The system has a base made from a foam material with a first side and a second side. The base has one or more slots and/or a hole which exten... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7448502 | Media storage organizer and method for using same A media storage organizer and method as disclosed relate to a storage device for attachment to a support structure to hold a collection of media objects in a side-by-side generally upright manner. At least one organizer mount secures a media object support transvers... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7377387 | Stored information disc retrieval In a CD storage device, the combination comprising an upstanding post to receive CD's in a stack, and via openings therethrough, a carrier for each CD having circularly spaced retainers to retain the periphery of each CD at spaced locations, an identification zone a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367261 | Section divider ensemble for roller grill for cooking human food A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a divider ensemble shaped to be positioned on the tubular cooking members for sectioning the tubular c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353970 | Food and beverage article dispenser A food and beverage article dispenser is provided which is adapted to be surface mounted. The apparatus is adapted to dispense disposable or nondisposable cups and plates. The apparatus includes a paper towel roll holder, a storage drawer, and a fold-away utensil or... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350648 | Modular display system A modular display system comprises a plurality of identical modules. Each module includes a vertical mounting surface, a pair of sidewalls, top surface and a bottom surface lying in planes which extend at right angles to the mounting surface. A pair of top rails lie... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350642 | Metal packaging A packaging comprising a first and second outer part of metallic material, an inner part of non-metallic material made in one piece and comprising a first and second opposed side between which an element can be stored and a hinging part forming at least one hinge co... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353292 | Device and method for changing connection types between a fixed or variable state with an external switching unit The present invention relates to a connection data change method and device, and a switching unit for changing connection data for a node constituting a network, and includes a connection data management part managing connection data for connection with another swit... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334690 | Substrate supporting rod and substrate cassette using the same A substrate-supporting rod (4) includes a resin body (41) and a metal rod (43). The resin body (41) includes a body portion (411) being cylinder-shaped and having a first through hole (413) in a direction of the axis thereof... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331475 | Organizer An organizer is formed from a flat sheet of substantially stiff, bendable and deformable corrugated box paper with pre-scored areas to fold and with easily removable perforated areas to custom accommodate the height, width and depth of objects to be placed on a shel... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311198 | Storage device for compact discs A device for storing a compact disc includes: (a) a body member (2) having a top (4) and bottom (6) surfaces, a portion proximate its perimeter that turns upward so as to allow the member's outer edge (12) to turn back inward towards the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7265991 | Housing cage for holding built-in modules A housing cage (1) comprising walls (2) defining sides of the housing cage and having wall sections (3). A plurality of contact surfaces (4), each of which is connected to one of said wall sections, are arranged so as to support built-in ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257971 | Case with internal lock A lockable storage case includes a top cover pivotably coupled to a bottom cover through a spine. The top cover includes loops or an upper lock receiving member and a lower lock receiving member defining a top cover lock insertion path. The bottom cover includes loo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249679 | Expansible shoe rack A self-standing shoe rack or other type of shoe rack such as a hanging shoe rack which can expand lengthwise due to telescoping shoe support bars. Opposite frame sides may have equal-size sockets that receive identical end tubes. The end tubes fit telescopically in ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249430 | Frameless display fixture A display apparatus can include a substantially self-supporting panel adapted to be erected and used without the use of a support frame. In one embodiment, a frameless display fixture includes first and second panels fastened to one another proximal their upper edge... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249681 | Media shelving A media shelving unit comprising a base for supporting a media storage case; a plurality of dividers extending upwardly from the base, the plurality of dividers defining at least two channels; wherein the channels are at different orientations with respect to each o... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228974 | Multi-media storage rack Storage media rack arranged to simultaneously receive different sizes and types of storage media including front and rear walls, side walls, a bottom wall having steps which connect the bottom wall to the side walls and partition walls arranged perpendicular to the ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222739 | Rotatable display holder for VCR tapes, DVD's and video games A rotatable display holder system includes one or more rotatable display holders constructed for stacking upon other rotatable display holders to store and display media items for easy access. The holders are preferably formed by injection molding by common material... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219802 | Thin wafer insert A plastic insert (20) is configured to provide support of thin wafers (49) in wafer carriers (45) configured to provide peripheral wafer support. The invention includes the insert, the insert in combination with a wafer carrier, and the, methods... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216773 | Quick assembly storage cabinet A metal cabinet includes a plurality of horizontal shelf members and a plurality of vertical dividers. Each shelf member includes a plurality of slits extending between edges of the shelf member. Each vertical divider includes a plurality of slits extending between ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216448 | Display frame for a flat panel device A display frame includes a frame body defining a receiving space with an access opening facing forwardly, a holding tray adapted for holding a flat panel device, like a tablet PC, and movable relative to the frame body between an extending position where the holding... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213951 | Pole-mounted shelf A functional element is coupled to a retaining element such that the functional element can be releasably coupled to a pole, and more preferably a pole of a furniture item. Even more preferably, the functional element is a shelf, an audio, and/or a display device, a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204377 | Latch system A connection system for a modular structure is provided. The connection system includes a plurality of connector assemblies that connect a first structure module to a second structure module. The connection system additionally includes at least one retaining pin. Th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204373 | Angulated package and display system A product display system includes a support, at least one illumination source positioned substantially above the support and operable to illuminate the support, and a plurality of product packages positioned on the support. The packages may have at least one tab ext... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191899 | Disc cartridge storage case having presentation stand A disc cartridge storage case has a clam-shell type construction with front and back panels and a middle panel connected between the front and back panels by integral hinges. The front and back panels are pivotable relative to the middle panel between respective ope... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188736 | Structure for racking substrates A structure for racking substrates includes first to fourth main legs isolated from one another at intervals wider than widths of both long sides and both short sides of a substrate, first to fourth protrusions respectively protruded from the first to fourth main le... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185769 | Article storage display tower An article storage display tower for storage, display and continuous easy access to the article is provided. The display tower has a top and a bottom with a cell structure having a plurality of cells positioned between the top and the bottom. Each of the cells of th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178804 | Collapsible chess game pieces This invention is directed to chess pieces for playing chess, more specifically to large three dimensional game pieces that are associated with outdoor game playing surfaces in which oversize game pieces are physically moved about a board representation that the pla... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178885 | Hand-held compact disc storage, single-hand deployment and retrieval device A hand-held disc storage, deployment and retrieval device includes a housing defining an interior cavity adapted to store a media disc therein. A manually-actuated slider is disposed within the interior cavity and movable along guide tracks formed in the housing bet... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168580 | Rack A first section of a rack includes a first lower wire bend, a second lower wire bend, a first upper wire bend, and a second upper wire bend. The first section also includes a first pivot coupling into which is received a first end of each of the first and second low... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165686 | Disk standing device and storage device for the disk standing device In a disk stand device and a disk storage device for use in compact disks, mini disks and floppy disks, an array of grooves (2) are provided on an upper surface of a pedestal (1) at predetermined intervals (L). When one end of a disk (3) is inse... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165703 | Elongated implement holder especially for use on boats A convenient and useful holder for elongated implements, such as fishing rods, baseball bats, golf clubs, or other tools. The holder comprises a series of elongated parallel compartments with a vertical wall between and separating adjacent compartments. The top of e... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165685 | System, method, and apparatus for improved packaging of data tape cartridges A plastic cartridge holder for restraining and protecting data tape cartridges during shipping has individual cartridge slots with corrugated padding between adjacent slots and on the sides of the slots to decouple the cartridges from virtually any shock event. The ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159956 | Disc case holding apparatus A disc case holding apparatus includes a plurality of housings. Each of the housings has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly away from the bottom wall such that a pair of lateral sides, a front side and a back side are define... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160514 | Slide case with removable rack A rack for holding specimen slides. The rack has a frame with opposed support bars having opposed openings for supporting opposite ends of the specimen slides. The support bars have edges connected to sides of the frame, so that the support bars are resiliently defl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156232 | Hanging file system for CDs and DVDs A hanging file system for compact disks and other small planar objects is provided. The system includes hanging file folders that are shrunken compared to standard letter sized or legal sized hanging file folders. The hanging file folder has open sides and two perma... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156229 | Packaging device for disc-shaped items and related materials and method for packaging such discs and material A packaging device is provided for retaining a disc-shaped media. In its preferred form the device comprises a lid for a container having an interior and an exterior surface, wherein the lid may be repeatedly attached to and removed from the container, preferably by... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152746 | Media holding device A media holding device for supporting media in an upright position comprising a vertical element and a horizontal extension element, created from a continuous length of rod stock formed into segments. The vertical element is a vertical plane defined by at least thre... | 12/26/2006 |
