US5094349A — Display module for flexible sheets

Claim 1

Independent Claim 65 words

A display and dispensing module, comprising: flexible sheets displayed in and dispensed from the module, said sheets having a selected width; and an open topped container having a front, two sides, a back, and a bottom, wherein said sides are spaced apart a distance less than the selected width of the flexible sheets displayed therein, and said back includes curved sections connecting to said sides.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 65 words

A display and dispensing module, comprising: flexible sheets displayed in and dispensed from the module, said sheets having a selected width; and an open topped container having a front, two sides, a back, and a bottom, wherein said sides are spaced apart a distance less than the selected width of the flexible sheets displayed therein, and said back includes curved sections connecting to said sides.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 15 words

The module of claim 1, wherein said curved sections are curved about substantially vertical axes.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 21 words

The module of claim 1, wherein each of said curved sections is substantially tangential to said back and said connected side.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 11 words

The module of claim 1, wherein said front is substantially transparent.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 102 words

A display and dispensing module for flexible sheets, comprising an open topped container having a front, two sides, a back, and a bottom, wherein said sides are spaced apart a distance less than the width of the flexible sheets to be displayed therein, and said back includes curved sections connecting to said sides; wherein said module is formed from two molded plastic halves secured together, one half including the front and portions of the sides and bottom, and the other half including the back, the curved sections, and the remaining portions of the sides and bottom; and wherein the sides are parallel.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 102 words

A display and dispensing module for flexible sheets, comprising an open topped container having a front, two sides, a back, and a bottom, wherein said sides are spaced apart a distance less than the width of the flexible sheets to be displayed therein, and said back includes curved sections connecting to said sides; wherein said module is formed from two molded plastic halves secured together, one half including the front and portions of the sides and bottom, and the other half including the back, the curved sections, and the remaining portions of the sides and bottom; and wherein the sides are parallel.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 22 words

The display module of claim 5, wherein each of said curved sections is substantially tangential to said back and said connected side.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 136 words

A display for a plurality of different flexible sheets, comprising: a plurality of open topped modules each having a front, two sides, a back, and a bottom, wherein said sides are spaced apart a distance less than the width of the flexible sheets to be displayed therein, and said back includes curved sections connecting to said sides; and a plurality of base sections, each base section being substantially equal in width to the width of an associated module and having a groove therein for receiving said module bottom, means for mating an associated one of said modules in said base section groove, and male and female means on opposite sides of each base section for securing said base sections in side to side relation, said male securing means being slidably received in said female securing means.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 136 words

A display for a plurality of different flexible sheets, comprising: a plurality of open topped modules each having a front, two sides, a back, and a bottom, wherein said sides are spaced apart a distance less than the width of the flexible sheets to be displayed therein, and said back includes curved sections connecting to said sides; and a plurality of base sections, each base section being substantially equal in width to the width of an associated module and having a groove therein for receiving said module bottom, means for mating an associated one of said modules in said base section groove, and male and female means on opposite sides of each base section for securing said base sections in side to side relation, said male securing means being slidably received in said female securing means.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 38 words

The display of claim 7, wherein the module associated with one of the base sections blocks the male securing means of an adjacent base section from slidably separating from the female securing means of the one base section.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 15 words

The display of claim 7, wherein said curved sections are curved about substantially vertical axes.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 21 words

The display of claim 7, wherein each of said curved sections is substantially tangential to said back and said connected side.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 11 words

The display of claim 7, wherein said front is substantially transparent.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 53 words

The display of claim 7, wherein said module is formed from two molded plastic halves secured together, one half including the front and portions of the sides and bottom, and the other half including the back, the curved sections, and the remaining portions of the sides and bottom; wherein the sides are parallel.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 52 words

The display of claim 7, wherein the mating means comprises a pair of tabs on said base section snappingly received in associated openings in the back of the associated display module, and a front base section tab spaced from the module back and snappingly received in a front opening in the module.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 144 words

A display for flexible sheets, comprising: a module formed of a pair of molded transparent plastic halves, one of said halves including a front wall substantially perpendicular to a first side wall portion, a second side wall portion, and a bottom portion, said side wall portions being parallel to one another and spaced apart a distance less than the width of the flexible sheets, and said bottom portion being substantially perpendicular both of said side wall portions, the other of said halves including a back wall, the remaining portion of the bottom portion, and transitional sections on opposite sides of the back wall and curved about substantially vertical axes, said other half being secured to the one half with said transitional sections and remaining bottom portion being mated in abutting relation with the side wall portions and bottom portion, respectively, of the one half.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 144 words

A display for flexible sheets, comprising: a module formed of a pair of molded transparent plastic halves, one of said halves including a front wall substantially perpendicular to a first side wall portion, a second side wall portion, and a bottom portion, said side wall portions being parallel to one another and spaced apart a distance less than the width of the flexible sheets, and said bottom portion being substantially perpendicular both of said side wall portions, the other of said halves including a back wall, the remaining portion of the bottom portion, and transitional sections on opposite sides of the back wall and curved about substantially vertical axes, said other half being secured to the one half with said transitional sections and remaining bottom portion being mated in abutting relation with the side wall portions and bottom portion, respectively, of the one half.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 26 words

The display of claim 14, wherein the curved sections define interior curved sections which are substantially tangential to the back wall and the side wall portions.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 150 words

The display of claim 14, further comprising: a plurality of said modules; and a plurality of base sections, each base section being substantially equal in width to the width of an associated module and having a groove therein for receiving said module bottom portion, a pair of tabs on said base section snappingly received in associated openings in the back wall of the display module, a front tab spaced from the module back and snappingly received in a front opening in the module, and male and female means on opposite sides of each base section for securing said base sections in side to side relation, said male securing means being slidably received in said female securing means; wherein the module associated with one of the base sections blocks the male securing means of an adjacent base section from slidably separating from the female securing means of the one base section.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1995-03-10	1995-09-09	1996-03-10	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1999-03-10	1999-09-09	2000-03-10	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2003-03-10	2003-09-09	2004-03-10	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Display module for flexible sheets

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