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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136678 | Merchandise display support stand A merchandise display support stand is formed by a single configuration stamped from a single cardboard. All component parts are formed from the configuration. The stand in the erected condition is formed by folding the configuration along various horizontal and ver... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7905365 | Dual container display with center panel A presentation display for use in displaying products, samples, premiums or the like comprises a center panel, a left tray, and a right tray wherein the left tray is attached to the center panel and the right tray is attached to the center panel. The presentation di... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7322482 | Clip for supporting wine bottles or the like A clip adapted to be mounted on a support such as a conventional pot rack holds a long-necked bottle, such as a wine bottle, in display position with the tip of the bottle neck engaging the lower edge of the support and with the clip engaging a portion of the bottle... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7264582 | Pouch containers having advertising media and methods for their dissemination Improved methods of disseminating advertising messages to consumers are provided for. In particular, the subject invention provides for methods for disseminating manufacturer coupons to a target consumer group. The method comprises packaging a product in a pouch con... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261215 | Foldable stepped display stand having shelves with open sides A foldable display stand having three opened side shelves is formed by two stepped side panels, a front panel, and a rear panel which are formed from a single geometrical figure formed in a single sheet material. The stand is foldable into a collapsed condition rela... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243889 | Flush valve mounted holder A holder adapted for mounting on a flush valve housing, said holder including a body having a lower portion and an upper portion; a connector having a side wall forming at least part of the lower portion of said body, said connector dimensioned to engage the flush v... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229051 | Support device for guidewires and catheters and method of use thereof A support device for supporting at least one medical wire adjacent a supporting surface. The support device comprises a plate-shaped holder portion defining a peripheral edge, the holder portion comprising a support slot defining a loading opening made in the periph... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228976 | Toothbrush holder A deployable toothbrush holder includes a single piece of sheet material including spaced first and second end edges. A single fold area across the sheet material defines a holder portion and a base portion. The holder portion terminates in the first end edge and ha... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219459 | Strip retailer and sign holder A combination sign holder and strip retailer for provided expanded area for graphics and detailed information about products offered for sale on the strip retailer. The sign holder portion of the combination has an opening at or near the bottom thereof to accommodat... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178778 | Portable easel This invention is a collapsible panel assembly having a front panel, a back panel, and at least one dry erase sheet carried by said front panel. The invention can have a first position where the collapsible panel assembly is generally a triangular shape and a second... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7100778 | Cleaning jig A cleaning jig for cleaning a plurality of liquid crystal containers includes a first fixing part provided with first holes within which flanges are arranged, a supporting die made, and a second fixing part for being coupled with the supporting die, arranged over th... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096790 | Combined fireworks shipping container and display stand A fireworks stand for elevating fixed-position fireworks, especially cone type fountains, having a body with an inner cavity for storing the fireworks and an upper platform for supporting the fireworks during discharge. The platform is nested into an upper end of th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7017759 | Bottle retainer A bottle retainer includes a base having an affixing portion and a retaining portion. The affixing portion is adapted to mount the bottle retainer to a surface and the retaining portion is adapted to slidably receive at least one bottle. The retaining portion may fu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6971527 | Display system for retail packaging with included keyhole slot A display system for displaying retail products which includes a display board and at least one package One of the display board and package includes a peg engageable in a keyhole-shaped slot in the other of the display board and package. The package is formed from ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6948625 | Sheet dispenser and carton for making a sheet dispenser A sheet dispenser and a method of making a sheet dispenser is disclosed. A carton may be adapted for storing and displaying stacked sheet materials, such as napkins, paper towels, facial tissues, and other absorbent products that may be used in home or a commercial ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935505 | Collapsible tortilla support apparatus The present invention comprises a tortilla housing and support apparatus, configured to be manipulated so that the housing performs as a tortilla support device that provides vertical support to at least one tortilla. The tortilla housing and support apparatus is in... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932219 | Multi-pack packaging sleeve A multi-pack packaging sleeve comprising first and second pack receiving pockets each having at least one open end for insertion of product packs. A vertical hinge line is positioned between the pockets, and a vertical slotted opening between the pockets extends fro... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6871750 | Foldable stepped display stand having shelves with open sides A foldable display stand having three opened side shelves is formed by two stepped side panels, a front panel, and a rear panel which are formed from a single geometrical figure formed in a single sheet material. The stand is foldable into a collapsed condition rela... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6786342 | Toothbrush holder and a method for assuring the hygiene of a toothbrush holder and for adapting a toothbrush holder to provide assurance of its hygiene A counter-top toothbrush holder for holding a toothbrush in a stable equilibrium position. The holder comprises a base and an elevator section which is connected to the base and extends upwardly from the base. The elevator section has a receptacle member which has a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6442035 | Card cage with Integral card guides A one-piece metal card cage has integral card guides provided by rows of formed projections that extend into the interior of the cage. The projections are hollow to provide ventilation openings through which air may flow to and from the interior of the ca... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6347772 | Folding display unit A display unit having a front face and a structure for supporting the front face in a vertical position when the display unit is in a use position. The supporting structure has an assembly element extending from a pair of sides of the front face and being... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6345723 | Upright and inverted bottle and container holder for contents availability A storage holder (1, 13, 20, 24) for holding bottles and containers in an upright or inverted orientation as necessary to make the liquid contents readily available for use. The holder has a base section (3, 14, 25, 36, 40) for supporting bottles and cont... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6279757 | System and a support and storing device for CD's The present invention relates to a system and a support and device for compact discs utilizing the system. The device is made of thin flexible material such as cardboard, plastic or thin metal sheets being modular and collapsible. The device is in accorda... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273278 | Taco holder A holder for tacos and the like comprised of semi-rigid material. The holder has a generally triangular configuration, with upwardly convergent first and second side walls extending from a generally horizontal base portion. The two side walls are joined a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269961 | Foldable support rack A foldable support rack having a body member, four hinge portions that are preferably living hinges, tabs extending from opposed ends of the body member, and holes in the body member for engaging the tabs. Additional holes in the body member are dimension... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6149011 | Multi-level eating surface apparatus and method An apparatus with multiple-level eating surfaces, which can be made as separable modular units, molded units having a one-piece construction, and as folded units comprising materials such as paper, plastic, styrofoam. Although it is generally intended for... | 11/21/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5971168 | Holder for taco shell A holder for a taco shell is formed with a taco shell receiving trough which is adapted for supporting a taco shell substantially upright. The taco shell receiving trough is defined by a narrow longitudinal support base panel having opposed longitudinal s... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5868367 | Rapid-deployment display stand A display stand includes a main body of a sleeve-shaped configuration including a first main portion, a second main portion, a pair of foldable side portions pivotably interconnecting the first and second main portions, a first auxiliary portion pivotably... | 02/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5762212 | Display strip merchandiser The present invention relates to a display strip merchandiser comprising an item-supporting section adapted to be positioned vertically for display of an item attached to the item-supporting section, and at least one item-attachment member located on the ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5743403 | Inverted T tab member hanging strip A point-of-purchase clear hanging strip having T-shaped cutout portions for holding, displaying and dispensing a plurality of generally like items. The hanging strip includes an elongated panel made of a transparent, flexible, non-stretchable material. Th... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5725109 | Rack for holding tubes and the like in an upright position A novel rack for holding test tubes, elongated objects and the like in an upright position. The rack is formed in a one-piece construction having upper and intermediate panels, both panels having holes which are aligned with one another to receive tubes p... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5697506 | Package holder for packaged foods A molded plastic holder (1, 130) for packets includes a substantially flat support panel (11, 132) which is designed to be mounted to any vertical surface. Molded as part of and integrally joined to the support panel (11, 132) along a lower edge (3) is a ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5685438 | Erectable holder with object insertion holes An inexpensive and expendable holder made of a single piece of flexible sheet material such as cardboard or plastic with object insertion openings for frictionally holding in place elongated objects such as test tubes. The insertion openings each comprise... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5683003 | Strip merchandiser hanger and label holder A molded plastic display device adapted to be removably secured to a generally horizontally extending shelf perpendicularly to the front edge thereof, with a central upstanding label holder, both surfaces of which can be provided with merchandising indici... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5678701 | Retail display unit A retail display with bowls for holding and displaying weighty small parts such as steel bolts, nuts, screwdriver bits, drill bits and the like, having a base portion and an upright portion holding the bowls. The upright portion is resiliently cantilevere... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678699 | Strip merchandiser hanger and label holder A molded plastic display device adapted to be removably secured to a generally horizontally extending shelf perpendicularly to the front edge thereof, with a central upstanding label holder, both surfaces of which can be provided with merchandising indici... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676262 | Bakeware storage and dispensing system A holder for storing and dispensing various sizes of bakeware. The holder includes a rear wall joined at opposite edges by forwardly projecting side walls. The side walls extend parallel to one another and each have perpendicular securing tabs at their bo... | 10/14/1997 |
