US4062137A
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Inventory-control merchandise display apparatus
Assignee: H GOODMAN AND SONS Inc
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Filing: 1975-05-27
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Granted: 1977-12-13
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Expires: 1995-05-27
Abstract
Abstract Merchandise display apparatus here includes an upright support and a cantilever arm extending from the support. The free end portion 22 of the arm bears demarcations distributed along its length to provide a measure of the amount of merchandise on the rod and a label at a portion of the arm remote from the support enabling the arm to be related to the merchandise on the arm. The transverse size of the arm all along its length including the demarcations and the label-bearing portion is limited so that the arm can readily enter a conventional opening in merchandise-bearing cards that are to be loaded onto and removed from the arm.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton W. Herzog
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:47
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/08; G09F3/18; A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/08; A47F5/0807; A47F5/0815; A47F5/0823
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
Merchandise display apparatus adapted for use in an inventory control system, including a support, and an elongated arm of essentially uniform cross-section at least along most of its length, said arm having at a supported end thereof means for securing the arm to the support so that the arm projects in cantiliver fashion with a free end exposed for readily entering openings in a series of merchandise-bearing cards, plural demarcation means distributed along the arm for providing a measure of the quantity of merchandise-bearing cards carried by the arm, and said arm including an elongated label portion substantiallly longer than its maximum transverse dimension remote from the supported end of the arm serially connected to the remainder of the arm, said label portion bearing at least one character and being adapted to bear plural characters distributed therealong for enabling the arm to be related to any one of many kinds of mechandise-bearing cards, the maximum transverse dimension of the whole arm including its plural demarcation means and its label portion being no more than moderately larger than the maximum transverse dimension of said essentially uniform cross-section of the arm for readily being recived in openigns of the merchandise-bearing cards.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
Merchandise display apparatus adapted for use in an inventory control system, including a support, and an elongated arm of essentially uniform cross-section at least along most of its length, said arm having at a supported end thereof means for securing the arm to the support so that the arm projects in cantiliver fashion with a free end exposed for readily entering openings in a series of merchandise-bearing cards, plural demarcation means distributed along the arm for providing a measure of the quantity of merchandise-bearing cards carried by the arm, and said arm including an elongated label portion substantiallly longer than its maximum transverse dimension remote from the supported end of the arm serially connected to the remainder of the arm, said label portion bearing at least one character and being adapted to bear plural characters distributed therealong for enabling the arm to be related to any one of many kinds of mechandise-bearing cards, the maximum transverse dimension of the whole arm including its plural demarcation means and its label portion being no more than moderately larger than the maximum transverse dimension of said essentially uniform cross-section of the arm for readily being recived in openigns of the merchandise-bearing cards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arm is of metal and has a series of flattened portions and associated bumps mutually spaced apart along the arm constituting said plural demarcation means, the bumps having smooth transitions to the rest of the arm so as to enable merchandise-bearing cards to be moved along the arm easily.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein the cross-sectional area of the arm is nearly constant throughout its length at the flattened portions and elsewhere.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said flattened portions are oriented to dispose the facets thereof vertical and thus to disposed said series of bumps along the upper surface of the arm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said plural demarcation means are regularly spaced and bear progressive indicia to constitute a scale.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the label portion of said arm has a facet having corners along its longitudinal margins, enabling merchandise-bearing cards with round holes to be slid along said label portion without rubbing and consequent threat of damage to said character or characters.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 6, wherein said arm has a relatively short upward sloping end portion remote from said supported end, and wherein said facet is located along said sloping portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 6, wherein said corners are enlarged to form small ribs, and wherein a label is adhered to said facet between said ribs, said ribs enhancing the protection of the label from damage that might occur when merchandise-bearing cards are slid along said arm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 6, wherein said facet is concave and is bounded by overhanging corners and including a similarly concave label retentively confined between said overhanging corners.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said label portion has opposite esentially parallel and vertical facets and wherein at least a said characters is applied to each of said opposite facets and are thereby disposed for inspection from either side of the arm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said label portion of the arm extends in alignment with the portion of the arm along which said demarcation means are distributed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said label portion of the arm has a facet tilted about an axis along the arm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
85 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 12, wherein said apparatus includes plural arms each constituted as aforesaid, at least one of said arms located relatively high on the apparatus having said facet bearing its said character on characters tilted so as to face horizontally in one direction and downward and at least one other of said arms lower on the apparatus than said one arm having its facet bearing its label means tilted so as to face horizontally in said one direction and upward.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
67 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arm is a metal rod and the label portion of the arm is swaged to form a facet bounded by longitudinal corners, and including a label bearing said character or characters adhered to said facet between said corners, the corners being effective to guide round-holed merchandise-bearing cards along the rod without threat of damage to the label.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein, said label portion of the arm bears plural repeated sets of characters disposed around the arm for viewing from various angles, each set of characters being distributed along said elongated label portion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arm is a round rod and wherein the elongated label portion of the arm is flattened and is moderately wider than the diameter of the rod.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the maximum transverse dimension of the elongated label portion of the arm is limited so as to be receivable in a round hole no more than moderately larger than a hole of minimum diameter needed to be received by the arm along most of the length thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
58 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said arm is of uniform cross-section along most of its length and includes an end portion of said uniform cross-section, said elongated label portion adjoining said end portion and being enlarged transversely, and said label portion having at its ends rounded transitions to the adjoining portions of the arm.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said elongated label portion has a facet that faces generally away from the supported end of the arm, so as to be viewed by a person looking at the free end of the arm and toward said support.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
52 words
Merchandise display apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said character and any other characters distributed along said elongated label portion faces or face generally away from the supported end of the arm, so as to be viewed by a person looking at the free end of the arm toward the support.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-12-12 | 1981-06-13 | 1981-12-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-12-12 | 1985-06-13 | 1985-12-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-12-12 | 1989-06-13 | 1989-12-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |