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Featured price card holder

Assignee: INFOCO Inc
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Filing: 1984-10-16
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Granted: 1985-12-10
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Expires: 2004-10-16
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Abstract

Abstract A plastic display card holder for receiving and gripping a card for display purposes comprises interconnected spaced-apart parallel wall portions. The wall portions are connected in a manner to provide an entrance for insertion of a display card. A plurality of resilient plastic projections are provided on the holder which flex as the display card is inserted into the holder through the entrance. The flexed projections grip the inserted display card as the resilient projections attempt to recover to their normal unflexed position.

Inventors

  • 👤 James O. Thompson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:26
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/08; G09F3/18; G09F3/20; G09F3/204

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 276 words
A plastic display card holder for receiving and gripping a card for display purposes, said holder comprising interconnected spaced-apart extruded wall portions of a relatively rigid plastic, said wall portions being connected in a manner to provide an entrance therebetween for a display card, a plurality of soft flexible resilient plastic fins integral with and coextruded on each of said wall portions and extending the length of each wall portion to provide a plurality of opposing fins, said plastic fins being of a soft plasticized plastic which has a durometer rating in the range of 55 to 95, said soft plasticized plastic bonding to said rigid plastic when coextruded onto said rigid plastic, said opposing fins being offset laterally of each other relative to said entrance, said fins on each said wall portion extend into the space between the wall portions greater than one-half the distance between said wall portions whereby said opposing fins overlap one another, said fins as they extend into said space between the wall portions are directed generally away from the entrance of the holder in the direction of insertion of a display card, the arrangement being such that as a display card is inserted in the holder, the fins flex away from said entrance to receive readily such inserted display card, such flexed fins of said soft plastic frictionally engaging such inserted display card and increase the grip on such display card as it is withdrawn by virtue of the fins being flexed in a direction opposite said direction in which they normally extend, said fins in flexing in said opposite direction releasing such card being withdrawn without damaging such card.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 276 words
A plastic display card holder for receiving and gripping a card for display purposes, said holder comprising interconnected spaced-apart extruded wall portions of a relatively rigid plastic, said wall portions being connected in a manner to provide an entrance therebetween for a display card, a plurality of soft flexible resilient plastic fins integral with and coextruded on each of said wall portions and extending the length of each wall portion to provide a plurality of opposing fins, said plastic fins being of a soft plasticized plastic which has a durometer rating in the range of 55 to 95, said soft plasticized plastic bonding to said rigid plastic when coextruded onto said rigid plastic, said opposing fins being offset laterally of each other relative to said entrance, said fins on each said wall portion extend into the space between the wall portions greater than one-half the distance between said wall portions whereby said opposing fins overlap one another, said fins as they extend into said space between the wall portions are directed generally away from the entrance of the holder in the direction of insertion of a display card, the arrangement being such that as a display card is inserted in the holder, the fins flex away from said entrance to receive readily such inserted display card, such flexed fins of said soft plastic frictionally engaging such inserted display card and increase the grip on such display card as it is withdrawn by virtue of the fins being flexed in a direction opposite said direction in which they normally extend, said fins in flexing in said opposite direction releasing such card being withdrawn without damaging such card.

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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) 1988-12-09 1989-06-10 1989-12-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1992-12-09 1993-06-10 1993-12-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1996-12-09 1997-06-10 1997-12-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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