US3870144A
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Display card and frangibly separable container
Assignee: IRWIN COMPANY 92 GRANT ST WILMINGTON OH 45177 A CORP OF OH
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Filing: 1973-06-28
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Granted: 1975-03-11
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Expires: 1993-06-28
Abstract
Abstract Merchandising display device including means to support a single article on a card, said cards having unaligned tabs thereon, each tab indicating a parameter of the particular article held, all the tabs in a superposed series of cards being visible, for inventory control. In the present case the card is provided with an easily broken-away container portion which in and of itself contains the article for sale, so that in the event that the entire card is not desired to be placed upon a merchandise display board, only the much smaller container can be hung thereon without the card and the tabs. Article holding means within the container portion includes a series of spaced frangible fingers which are optionally disruptable to accommodate the holding means to articles of different length.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry Lloyd Hanson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D73/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A display and inventory card for merchandise comprising a relatively flat sheet of material, hanger means thereon, an opening in the sheet, a merchandise container mounted in said opening, tabs on the card extending into the opening, said tabs being connected to the container, said tabs being easily broken to separate the container from the display card, a bottom for the container, a series of mutually spaced frangible fingers in alignment extending from the bottom of said container, said fingers being disruptable according to the length of the merchandise to be held in the container, wherein the merchandise is a tool having a shank and said container including snap-in means for holding the shank of the tool, and an abutment for the end of the shank of the tool, the other end of the tool held in the container also substantially abutting one of the fingers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A display and inventory card for merchandise comprising a relatively flat sheet of material, hanger means thereon, an opening in the sheet, a merchandise container mounted in said opening, tabs on the card extending into the opening, said tabs being connected to the container, said tabs being easily broken to separate the container from the display card, a bottom for the container, a series of mutually spaced frangible fingers in alignment extending from the bottom of said container, said fingers being disruptable according to the length of the merchandise to be held in the container, wherein the merchandise is a tool having a shank and said container including snap-in means for holding the shank of the tool, and an abutment for the end of the shank of the tool, the other end of the tool held in the container also substantially abutting one of the fingers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
146 words
A display and inventory card for merchandise comprising a relatively flat sheet of material, hanger means thereon, an opening in the sheet, a merchandise container mounted in said opening, tabs on the card extending into the opening, said tabs being connected to the container, said tabs being easily broken to separate the container from the display card, a bottom for the container, a series of mutually spaced frangible fingers in alignment extending from the bottom of said container, said fingers being disruptable according to the length of the merchandise to be held in the container, wherein the merchandise is a tool having a shank and said container including snap-in means for holding the shank of the tool, and an abutment for the end of the shank of the tool, the other end of the tool held in the container also substantially abutting one of the fingers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
146 words
A display and inventory card for merchandise comprising a relatively flat sheet of material, hanger means thereon, an opening in the sheet, a merchandise container mounted in said opening, tabs on the card extending into the opening, said tabs being connected to the container, said tabs being easily broken to separate the container from the display card, a bottom for the container, a series of mutually spaced frangible fingers in alignment extending from the bottom of said container, said fingers being disruptable according to the length of the merchandise to be held in the container, wherein the merchandise is a tool having a shank and said container including snap-in means for holding the shank of the tool, and an abutment for the end of the shank of the tool, the other end of the tool held in the container also substantially abutting one of the fingers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The display card of claim 1 including openings in the bottom between the fingers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The display card of claim 1 including a peripheral wall on the bottom, a rim on the wall, the tabs extending between said rim and the edge portion of the opening in the sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The display card of claim 1 including means for hanging the container by itself without the 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) | 1978-03-10 | 1978-09-09 | 1979-03-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-03-10 | 1982-09-09 | 1983-03-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-03-10 | 1986-09-09 | 1987-03-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |