Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370448 | Snap frame display assembly A snap frame assembly for engagably supporting a one or double sided planar display panel, comprising an elongated extruded carrier frame having an elongated housing with a central opening therein, an elongated extruded front plate slidably mounted on an elongated r... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7272903 | Picture frame turn button A picture frame turn button has a base plate with at least one fastener for attaching the base plate securely to a picture frame back. Pivotably mounted to the base plate is a latch plate with an arm and a tongue portion opposite of each other. The latch plate may b... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266918 | Yard sign with trimmed edges A yard sign includes a planar sign member and upper and lower trim members. The trim members are formed from complementary trim elements that are mirror images of each other and snap fit over the upper and lower edges of the sign. The trim members have openings in t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257913 | Louver and clip for a rotational sign A signage system comprising a prism-shaped tri-panel louver having a slot at each corner into which can be slid a clip. The clip is generally V-shaped with a pair of opposing sides joined at one end to form an apex. At the apex end is a pair of opposing fingers whic... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7155852 | Multi-directional placard display holder A holder for displaying a thin advertising placard on a fixture exhibiting merchandise for sale, has an elongated shank shaped at one end for detachable fixation to the fixture, and carrying at the other end a three-dimensional head for holding the placard. The head... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140137 | Spring loaded holders A spring loaded holder with a holder plate which is rotatable between a deactivated zone and an activated zone. When the holder plate is manually moved to the activated zone a cam action will be activated to apply a holding force to the holder plate for firmly holdi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128301 | Two piece calendar holder A holder for decorative sheet material comprising two separate pieces, one piece for attaching to an upper edge portion of a sheet material and for hanging from a wall, the other piece for attaching to a lower edge portion of the sheet material. Each piece of the ho... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117998 | Graphic media materials carrier A carrier for supporting graphic media materials includes a support member having a plurality of parallel transverse slots disposed on a facing surface thereof and a plurality of thin walled transverse strip members. Each of the transverse strip members are made fro... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7076899 | Extruded grip frame arrangement An extruded snap frame panel arrangement assembly for the biased pinching of a display panel therewithin. The arrangement includes an elongated back frame plate, a front frame plate and an elongated S-shaped double curved snap plate integrally co-extruded with the b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7043861 | Latching mechanism and assembly A spring loaded latching mechanism for a sign holding mechanism permitting rapid changes of thin, rigid sinage, which is rugged and able to withstand heavy wind buffeting including such caused by rapidly moving cars and trucks. The latching mechanism comprises a pai... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022006 | Crab cracking tool A crab cracking tool includes a base having a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of end edges and a pair of side edges. A cracking member is supply for cracking shellfish upon. A coupler is attached to the top surface for selectively attaching the cracking member... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6948270 | Monolithic double-sided display A display apparatus for securing a display item for display is provided. The display apparatus comprises a monolithic frame made of a flexible light weight material having a body formed around the periphery of a central opening within which one or more display items... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6871435 | Card holder A basic piece having a thick potion has its end engaged with an outer covering piece so as to provide a card insertion opening formed on one side portion. A card pinching piece having elasticity is disposed in a space between the basic piece and the outer covering p... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6665967 | Convertible message sign A convertible message sign for indicating the docking status of a vehicle. The convertible message sign includes a mounting plate for mounting on the vehicle and having a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a se... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658776 | Modular bulkhead display system A modular bulkhead display system containing a first end panel, a first intermediate panel, and a second end panel, each of which is an aluminum extrusion. Within the aluminum extrusion there is a first external channel, a second external channel, and a c... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6609476 | Antenna mounted flag A flag for mounting on a vehicle radio antenna having a flat body which is uniformly tapered from a leading edge formed with a mounting rib towards a trailing edge which is thinner than the leading edge, the mounting rib having projections at either end w... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6421940 | End clip and related sign apparatus A directory sign assembled from individual modular sign plates, and an improved mounting clip for supporting the sign plates in assembly. The mounting clips have multiple sets of prongs spaced so that prongs of separate sets engage mounting flanges of one... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412204 | Self centering display fixture A display fixture is provided for mounting to shelving in a retail store and presenting products or advertising so as to be more readily visible to the customer walking down the aisle. The display feature includes a mount, a coupler for attachment of the ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6149117 | Decorative and functional fixture as sheetlike object hanger A decorative and functional fixture, which is capable of functioning as a sheetlike object hanger for vertically holding sheetlike objects, includes a front fixture having a substantially flat supporting surface at a rear side, wherein at least a rail gro... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6052932 | Presentation unit extendible side panels A presentation unit which includes a frontwardly facing, substantially transparent side wall with multiple surfaces adapted for the display of information thereon, and two pull out display panels storable within the interior of the unit and extendible out... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6009652 | Sign construction An outdoor sign construction comprising an inverted U-shaped wire frame and a rectangular corrugated plastic face panel. The sign face panel is retained on a horizontal header section of the frame between vertical frame legs by a resilient extruded plasti... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5964052 | Wind resistant reinforced sign and base therefor A wind resistance sign having a panel, a base portion, the base portion securing the bottom of the panel thereto, one or more legs connected to the base portion to support the sign when erected, a flange provided for securing the bottom of the sign panel ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5930928 | Front-loading poster frame device A front-loading poster display device with a plurality of poster frame sections positioned around and connected to a backing member. Each of the frame sections have a base member affixed to the backing member and a spring-biased cover member rotatably att... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5893228 | Sign for use in entrance of hazardous confined space The apparatus includes a sign and clips which support it. The sign is installed against the wall of the opening into a hazardous, confined space. The sign is a strip of flexible signboard with indicia applied to both broad surfaces. There are several pres... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5799428 | Sign display attachment A sign display device consists of a substantially U-shaped bracket with arms that resiliently grip a bar member such as used to form a frame for mounting a poster or sign. Slots extend through the bracket and are sized to receive sign clips that are affix... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5769213 | Card with article carrier A device for carrying an article such as a pen, pencil, eyeliner, nail file, flashlight, and the like, includes a flat, rigid base sized and configured to fit within a credit card slot of a wallet or purse so that a peripheral edge zone remains exposed ex... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5735069 | Frame assembly A frame assembly has a backing board and elongate frame members positioned end-to-end around the periphery of the backing board. Each frame number has an edge member, with a pair of limbs positioned on opposite sides of the edge of the backing board, and ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5675923 | Rigid sign with protective changeable indicia member A rigid sign member with a changeable protective plastic overlay is disclosed. The overlay member can contain a wide variety of various messages and display indicia thus allowing the rigid sign backing member to be used for numerous different situations. ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5625969 | Low visibility placard display stand A display stand for display placards includes a support base formed of a preferably flat bottom wall, upstanding opposite side walls, and an interior partition wall defining between them two generally upwardly opening channels separated by the partition w... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5623778 | Weatherized posting board assembly A weatherized posting board assembly having a back frame and front cover of unitary construction, the interior surfaces of the back frame and front cover defining an enclosure within which documents or the like may be posted on a removable posting board. ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5595010 | Sign construction A resilient rod frame for a sign includes side elements for removably supporting a sign display sheet. The side elements extend to spaced lower elements that are received in a rigid keeper. The rigid keeper may be rotated to move the lower elements to an ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5579599 | One-piece display sign A display sign formed into a single unit having an outer first flange that defines a display section integral to a step section. A display panel bisects the outer first flange forming a flange section extending along the periphery of each side of the disp... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5442871 | Poster and sign display assembly Free standing and wall mounted poster and sign displays are disclosed. Each of these devices comprise a sign frame with similar top and bottom curved extrusions, similar side frame extrusion members, and a backing member. The upper and lower frame extrusi... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5331757 | Signholder A signholder assembly including a retaining bracket and a pair of clear, relatively flexible planar panels. Each of the panels has a face surface and is substantially identical to one another and adapted to be mated to one another and mounted along a bott... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5307579 | Electrostatic and magnetic holder An electrostatic and magnetic holder for paper, signs and the like wherein the holder is mounted upon glass or similar dielectric surfaces by electrostatic attraction. The holder includes an electrostatically attractable flexible base, and a folded clip s... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5215285 | Display card holder A display card holder for releasably mounting a display card, sign, poster, etc. The display card holder serves as a permanent, tamper proof, message holder for inexpensive point of purchase material in a high risk exposure retail environment. The display... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5181335 | Portable sign installation kit and method of using same A sign mounting arrangement and installation kit, and method of using them, for enabling, without the use of any tools, the installation of a portable sign in a very simple and straightforward manner. The portable sign mounting arrangement includes a pair... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5058300 | Signholder A signholder subassembly for use with a retaining bracket and a pair of clear, relatively flexible planar pieces. Each of the planar pieces has a face surface and is substantially identical to one another and adapted to be mated to one another and mounted... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5052137 | Mounting for panels for signboards A mounting for a generally vertical signboard includes clips which coact with the signboard to removably secure at least two sizes of indicia to the signboard. The signboard includes ribs which coact with both the indicia and the clips, allowing the indic... | 10/01/1991 |
