US3582170A — Display table

Claim 1

Independent Claim 52 words

A bracket for securing partitions comprising a substantially U-shaped member, said member including a pair of spaced legs, a base projecting downwardly from said U-shaped member, said base having one surface thereof tapering outwardly in going from the bottom toward the top of said base, and a nib on said tapered surface.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 52 words

A bracket for securing partitions comprising a substantially U-shaped member, said member including a pair of spaced legs, a base projecting downwardly from said U-shaped member, said base having one surface thereof tapering outwardly in going from the bottom toward the top of said base, and a nib on said tapered surface.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 19 words

The bracket of claim 1 wherein said base and said U-shaped member are unitary, and molded from a plastic.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 10 words

The bracket of claim 2 wherein said plastic comprises acrylonytrile-butadiene-styrene.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 13 words

The bracket of claim 1 wherein a pair of U-shaped members is provided.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 25 words

The bracket of claim 4 wherein said pair of U-shaped members is aligned and an elongated base projects downwardly from both of said U-shaped members.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 37 words

The bracket of claim 4 wherein said U-shaped members lie in planes perpendicular to each other, with a base projecting downwardly from each of said U-shaped members, and said bases lie in planes perpendicular to each other.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 39 words

The bracket of claim 1 wherein the forward portions of said space legs are apaced a smaller distance than the rear portions of said spaced legs, whereby the forward portions are adapted to resiliently grasp one of said partitions.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 35 words

The bracket of claim 7 wherein one of said legs includes a forward lip that is angled toward the other of said legs thereby reducing the spacing between the legs at the forward potions thereof.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 54 words

The bracket of claim 1 wherein said nib has a camming surface thereon to enable the insertion of said bracket into a channel formed by a resilient material, whereby the camming surface on said nib will spread the walls of the channel to facilitate the insertion and removal of the bracket from said channel.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 14 words

The bracket of claim 9 wherein the camming surface on said nib is rounded.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 83 words

In combination, a track and a bracket secured in said track, said track comprising an elongated channel having a longitudinally extending notch which extends the length of said channel, said channel having a pair of walls, with said notch being formed in one of said walls, said bracket comprising means for securing a partitioning sheet therein, and a base depending from said securing means, said base being positioned in said channel, and said base having a nib which is received in said notch.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 83 words

In combination, a track and a bracket secured in said track, said track comprising an elongated channel having a longitudinally extending notch which extends the length of said channel, said channel having a pair of walls, with said notch being formed in one of said walls, said bracket comprising means for securing a partitioning sheet therein, and a base depending from said securing means, said base being positioned in said channel, and said base having a nib which is received in said notch.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 35 words

The combination of claim 11 wherein said securing means comprises a U-shaped member having a pair of convergent legs, with said partitioning sheet adapted to be received between said convergent legs and resiliently held therebetween.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 49 words

The combination of claim 11 wherein said nib has a camming surface thereon to enable the insertion of said bracket into said channel, whereby the camming surface of said nib will spread the walls of said channel to facilitate the insertion and removal of the bracket from said channel.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 29 words

The combination of claim 13 wherein said camming surface is rounded, and said notch is concave and has a rounded surface which complements the rounded surface of said nib.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 53 words

The combination of claim 11 wherein said base is slidably mounted in said channel, but is frictionally held within said channel by a force sufficient to prevent the inadvertent movement of said bracket relative to said channel, which force is sufficiently small to permit the intentional sliding of said base in said channEl.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 37 words

The combination of claim 11 wherein said base is slidably mounted within said track and the engagement of said nib in said notch serves as a guide for the sliding movement of said base within said track.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 16 words

The combination of claim 11 wherein said track and said bracket are molded from a plastic.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 124 words

A display table comprising a table having a top thereon, said top being divided into a plurality of compartments, a track mounted on said table top, said track comprising an elongated channel having a longitudinally extending notch which extends the length of said channel, said channel having a pair of walls, with said notch being formed in one of said walls, a plurality of brackets secured in said track, each of said brackets comprising mean s for securing a partitioning sheet therein, and a base depending from said securing means, said base being positioned in said channel, said base having a nib which is received in said notch, and a plurality of partitioning sheets secured in said brackets, said partitioning sheets forming said compartments.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 124 words

A display table comprising a table having a top thereon, said top being divided into a plurality of compartments, a track mounted on said table top, said track comprising an elongated channel having a longitudinally extending notch which extends the length of said channel, said channel having a pair of walls, with said notch being formed in one of said walls, a plurality of brackets secured in said track, each of said brackets comprising mean s for securing a partitioning sheet therein, and a base depending from said securing means, said base being positioned in said channel, said base having a nib which is received in said notch, and a plurality of partitioning sheets secured in said brackets, said partitioning sheets forming said compartments.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 46 words

The display table of claim 18 and further including a plurality of divider bars on said top, said divider bars having a plurality of spaced legs, and at least one additional partitioning sheet having one end received between a pair of one of said divider bars.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 35 words

The display table of claim 19 wherein the other end of said additional partitioning sheet is received in a clip, said clip having a pair of convergent legs which resiliently receive said additional partitioning sheet.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 37 words

The display table of claim 18 wherein some of said brackets are slidably mounted in said tracks, whereby the position of said brackets may be adjusted, thereby adjusting the size of the compartments on said table top.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1974-05-31	1974-11-30	1975-06-01	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1978-05-31	1978-11-30	1979-06-01	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1982-05-31	1982-11-30	1983-06-01	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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