WO2003046867A1 - Label holder with dust cover - Google Patents
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- WO2003046867A1 WO2003046867A1 PCT/US2002/029416 US0229416W WO03046867A1 WO 2003046867 A1 WO2003046867 A1 WO 2003046867A1 US 0229416 W US0229416 W US 0229416W WO 03046867 A1 WO03046867 A1 WO 03046867A1
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- cover member
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
- G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
- G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
- G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
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- This invention relates to plastic price channels of the kind used, for example, with merchandise display shelves in retail outlets such as supermarkets, drug stores, or the like, to receive labels providing information relating to merchandise being displayed on the shelves. More specifically, this invention is directed to a label holder with a transparent window or cover member of the type shown in commonly owned U.S. Patent No. 5,515,632 issued May 14, 1996, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference (the ⁇ 632 patent) .
- the transparent cover member of a plastic label holder is hingedly and resiliently secured to the bottom of a main body panel to form a pocket between them for reception of a paper label or the like.
- the cover member has a height such that its top edge is releasably engaged or "locked” behind a downwardly extending lip on the top of the main body panel.
- a forwardly extending channel-shaped formation is provided along the top edge of the cover, comprising an inner downwardly extending limb and an outer upwardly extending limb between which the top lip of the main body panel is received when the cover is "locked” in position.
- the outer limb forms a gripping element by which the top edge of the cover can be disengaged from behind the top lip by finger pressure exerted from above, downwardly and outwardly on the upper edge of the outer limb.
- the construction of the '632 patent is inexpensive to manufacture and efficient in use. However, for certain applications it may be desirable to modify the structure to more effectively minimize the entry of dust and other extraneous matter into the label pocket, while retaining the ability to releasably "lock" the cover member to the main body panel to preclude accidental loss of a label carried within the pocket.
- a primary object of this invention is the incorporation of a dust-inhibiting cover on a locking label holder with a transparent window.
- Yet another object of this invention is to provide different
- dust cover embodiments, each of which retain the ability to "lock” or secure the cover member to the main body panel while extending over the gap between the upper edges of each of these members to preclude or minimize the entry of foreign matter.
- a still further object of this invention is to provide a dust cover overlying the gap at the top of the pocket in a "lockable" label holder of the type seen in the '632 patent, while retaining the ability of the label holder to open the pocket by finger pressure downwardly and outwardly on an element carried by the upper edges of the transparent cover member.
- Figures 1-3 are fragmentary side elevational views of portions of three embodiments of dust covers adapted for use with a lockable label holder according to the instant inventive concepts ;
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of one form of label holder incorporating the dust cover embodiment of Figure 1;
- Figure 5 is a partial fragmentary perspective view of a portion of a label holder such as seen in Figure 4 showing a rearwardly depending leg for engagement in the lower lip of a C- channel on a merchandise shelf;
- Figure 6 is a partial fragmentary perspective view of an alternative label holder embodiment utilizing stripes of adhesive to secure the same to a supporting surface.
- Figure 1 shows the upper portions of a price channel 70 of the type seen in the '632 patent.
- a downwardly directed lip 72 is provided on the main body panel 74 optionally terminating in an enlarged protrusion or knob 76.
- the terminus of the lip 72 is seated in the crotch formed between the downwardly depending limb 78 and the upwardly extending limb 79 of the locking/release elements formed on the upper end of the transparent label cover member 80.
- the limb 79 extends arcuately as seen at 82 to provide a dust cover over the lip locking/release elements, with a terminal end portion 82a which can either rest on or frictionally engage the upper surface of the lip 72 preferably where it joins the upper edge 74a of the main body panel.
- the gap formed at the top of the pocket 86 where a label (not shown) would be removably received is covered and sealed to preclude the entry of dust or the like.
- Releasing engagement between the elements 72, 78 may still be provided by finger pressure exerted from above, downwardly and outwardly as seen in the ⁇ 632 patent, in this instance, on the arcuate extension 82 of the limb 79.
- the ease of using the label holder of the '632 patent is retained, notwithstanding the incorporation of the dust cover 82.
- the arcuate portion 82 may terminate short of the upper end 74a of the main body panel 74 and still be effective.
- the lip 82a could engage the lip 72 intermediate the knob 76 and the connection at 74a (not shown) .
- a price channel such as seen in the v 632 patent is designated generally by the reference numeral 90 and is provided with a dust cover 92 connected by an integral hinge 94 to the upper end 96a of the main body panel 96 with a downwardly depending flange or finger 93 loosely resting over, or snappingly engaged with, the terminal end portion 98a of the limb 98 extending upwardly from the downwardly depending limb 99 formed at the top 100a of the transparent cover member 100.
- the interengagement of the elements 93, 98 can lock the transparent cover member 100 in position with the dust cover 92 protecting the pocket 102 from contamination.
- the dust cover 92 can then simply be lifted upwardly and the limb 98 pressed downwardly and outwardly to open the transparent cover member 100 for removal of a label (not shown) from, and/or insertion of a label into, the pocket 102.
- the embodiment of Figure 3 is similar to the embodiment of Figure 2 and like parts are designated by like reference characters followed by a prime (') .
- the dust cover 92 ' has a pair of depending fingers 93 ' at its terminal end defining a pocket therebetween adapted to engage over, or frictionally engage with, the end 98a' of the upwardly extending limb 98' of the transparent cover member 100 '.
- FIG. 4 Further details of a label holder 70 with the dust cover elements of Figure 1 are seen in Figure 4 as illustrative.
- the bottom edge 74a of the main body panel 74 and the bottom edge 80a of the transparent cover member 80 are integrally or co-extruded in a well known manner to form a resilient bight or hinge connection 75 enabling the cover member 80 to be tipped forwardly for access to the pocket 86 to insert or remove a paper or plastic label (not shown) when the dust cover 82 is disengaged from the main body panel 80, while biasing the upper portions of the cover member 80 toward the main body panel 74.
- the elements 72 and 78 and the dust cover 82 are shown as extending along the full length of the label holder 70, an arrangement that is most convenient for extrusion of these elements and provides the best sealing against entry of dust or other extraneous matter into the pocket 86.
- the instant inventive concepts are intended to cover constructions in which these elements are discontinuous.
- the means for engaging any of the label holder embodiments of this invention in a C-channel on a shelf or attaching the same to other surfaces can be similar to those described in the "632 patent and other well-known prior art label holders.
- a barb (not shown) can be provided at the top edge of the main body panel 74 of the label holder 7 as seen in the N 632 patent, particularly if the end portion 82a of the arcuate dust cover 82 engages the upper surface of the lip 72 intermediate the knob 76 and the connection at 74a as described above.
- the barb may be engaged in a downwardly depending lip at the top of a C- channel on the front of a merchandise shelf (not shown) , with any mechanism, such as the downwardly depending element 110 shown on the back of the main body panel 74 in Figure 5, engaged in the upwardly opening lip at the bottom of such a C-channel in a well known manner.
- adhesive stripes 120 can simply be provided on the rear surface of the main body panel 74 to secure the label holder 70 to a supporting surface (not shown) .
- the mechanism for attaching the label holder to any supporting surface is not critical to the instant inventive concepts.
- any of the label holders of this invention can also be provided with an integral sign-holder (not shown) such as disclosed in co-pending Application Serial No. 10/101,726 filed March 21, 2002, the subject matter of which is also incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
- an integral sign-holder (not shown) such as disclosed in co-pending Application Serial No. 10/101,726 filed March 21, 2002, the subject matter of which is also incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
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CA002445932A CA2445932A1 (en) | 2001-11-27 | 2002-09-18 | Label holder with dust cover |
AU2002325025A AU2002325025A1 (en) | 2001-11-27 | 2002-09-18 | Label holder with dust cover |
EP02759707A EP1449187A1 (en) | 2001-11-27 | 2002-09-18 | Label holder with dust cover |
JP2003548214A JP2005510766A (en) | 2001-11-27 | 2002-09-18 | Label holder with dust cover |
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JP (1) | JP2005510766A (en) |
AU (1) | AU2002325025A1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2445932A1 (en) |
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