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Merchandise display shelf with integral convertible price tag molding

Assignee: M&D Store Fixtures Inc
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Filing: 1960-08-22
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Granted: 1963-01-22
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Expires: 1980-08-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald L Mapson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 01:20
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/08; G09F3/18; G09F3/20; G09F3/204; G09F7/00; G09F7/02; G09F7/08; G09F7/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
IN A SHEET METAL SHELF, THE COMBINATION OF: A THIN SHEET METAL SHELF BODY; A SHEET METAL PRICE TAG MOULDING FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE SHELF BY BENDING THE SHEET METAL OF THE SHELF BODY DOWNWARDLY COEXTENSIVELY WITH THE FRONT EDGE OF THE SHELF TO FORM FLAT TAG-GRIPPING FLANGES AT UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF SAID MOULDING, SAID FLANGES CONVERGING FORWARDLY AT AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 45*; AN ORNAMENTAL PRICE TAG MOULDING FORMED OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM AND COEXTENSIVE IN LENGTH WITH SAID SHELF AND HAVING FORWARDLY CONVERGING TAG-GRIPPING FLANGES AT UPPER AND LOWER EDGES THEREOF; AND A PAIR OF UPPER AND LOWER REARWARDLY EXTENDING EXTERNALLY SHARP CORNERED BOSSES FORMED ON SAID ORNAMENTAL MOULDING COEXTENSIVELY THEREWITH, THE EXTERNAL CORNERS OF SAID PAIR OF BOSSES BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY IN EXCESS OF THE OPENING BETWEEN OUTER EDGES OF SAID SHEET METAL MOULDING FLANGES WHEREBY SAID FLANGES MUST BE TEMPORARILY SPRUNG APART TO ADMIT SAID BOSSES BROADSIDE BETWEEN SAID FLANGES, THE LATTER THEN RESUMING THEIR ORIGINAL SPACING TO TRAP SAID BOSSES BETWEEN SAID FLANGES, SAID SHARP BOSS CORNERS HAVING CLEARANCE TO ENGAGE INTERNAL FACES OF SAID FLANGES DEEP WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID FLANGES, THE SPRING BIAS OF SAID FLANGES THUS FIRMLY MOUNTING SAID ORNAMENTAL MOULDING ON SAID SHEET METAL MOULDING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 209 words
IN A SHEET METAL SHELF, THE COMBINATION OF: A THIN SHEET METAL SHELF BODY; A SHEET METAL PRICE TAG MOULDING FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE SHELF BY BENDING THE SHEET METAL OF THE SHELF BODY DOWNWARDLY COEXTENSIVELY WITH THE FRONT EDGE OF THE SHELF TO FORM FLAT TAG-GRIPPING FLANGES AT UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF SAID MOULDING, SAID FLANGES CONVERGING FORWARDLY AT AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 45*; AN ORNAMENTAL PRICE TAG MOULDING FORMED OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM AND COEXTENSIVE IN LENGTH WITH SAID SHELF AND HAVING FORWARDLY CONVERGING TAG-GRIPPING FLANGES AT UPPER AND LOWER EDGES THEREOF; AND A PAIR OF UPPER AND LOWER REARWARDLY EXTENDING EXTERNALLY SHARP CORNERED BOSSES FORMED ON SAID ORNAMENTAL MOULDING COEXTENSIVELY THEREWITH, THE EXTERNAL CORNERS OF SAID PAIR OF BOSSES BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY IN EXCESS OF THE OPENING BETWEEN OUTER EDGES OF SAID SHEET METAL MOULDING FLANGES WHEREBY SAID FLANGES MUST BE TEMPORARILY SPRUNG APART TO ADMIT SAID BOSSES BROADSIDE BETWEEN SAID FLANGES, THE LATTER THEN RESUMING THEIR ORIGINAL SPACING TO TRAP SAID BOSSES BETWEEN SAID FLANGES, SAID SHARP BOSS CORNERS HAVING CLEARANCE TO ENGAGE INTERNAL FACES OF SAID FLANGES DEEP WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID FLANGES, THE SPRING BIAS OF SAID FLANGES THUS FIRMLY MOUNTING SAID ORNAMENTAL MOULDING ON SAID SHEET METAL MOULDING.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-21 1966-07-23 1967-01-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-21 1970-07-23 1971-01-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-21 1974-07-23 1975-01-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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