WO2004090846A1 - Label holder with a combination support - Google Patents

Label holder with a combination support Download PDF

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WO2004090846A1
WO2004090846A1 PCT/SE2004/000579 SE2004000579W WO2004090846A1 WO 2004090846 A1 WO2004090846 A1 WO 2004090846A1 SE 2004000579 W SE2004000579 W SE 2004000579W WO 2004090846 A1 WO2004090846 A1 WO 2004090846A1
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label holder
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Bengt Ahlund
Stefan Eriksson
Mårten SJÖBERG
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Hl Display Ab
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Priority to PL04727468T priority Critical patent/PL1514252T3/pl
Priority to DE602004000128T priority patent/DE602004000128T2/de
Priority to AT04727468T priority patent/ATE306704T1/de
Priority to EP04727468A priority patent/EP1514252B1/en
Publication of WO2004090846A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004090846A1/en

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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
    • G09F3/204—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a label holder for holding and displaying labels, which label holder comprises a base and an openable cover which in closed position form an intermediate space for receiving at least one 0 label.
  • Such label holders or price cassettes are used inter alia in provision-shops, where they by means of a carrier may 5 be placed e.g. at delicatessen counters for displaying price and/or other information concerning the goods at which they are placed.
  • US 4,679,339 describes a label holder having an openable 0 cover which is hinged to a base.
  • the cover and the base exhibit, at one first edge each, cooperating snap members for holding the cover closed to the base.
  • the base comprises a number of compartments arranged side by side, which extend in a direction from one of the edges of the 5 base to the opposite edge, for receiving numerical labels.
  • a fastening member is arranged for holding the label holder at a carrier.
  • the carrier often comprises a pin having an essentially rectangular cross-section and a bracket or a foot for attachment to for instance a shelf or placing the carrier with label holder at e.g. a delicatessen counter.
  • the pin is intended to be slipped into a 5 channel or the like at the fastening member of the label holder, such that the label holder is fixed at the carrier by means of friction between the channel and the pin.
  • a problem in this connection is that one and the same label holder should be able to be fastened at several different types of carriers, at which carriers the pin exhibits rectangular cross-sections with different dimensions, especially different widths.
  • this solution does not permit that the upper and lower compartments are arranged at an angle to each other, such that the lower end of the upper compartments and the upper end of the lower compartments meet at the centre of the cover forming an angle between the upper and the lower compartments, which angle is smaller than 180°.
  • Such an angle between the upper and the lower compartments is desired e.g. if the cover is convexly formed, such that the front side of the cover bulges forwardly.
  • the label holder has to be made thicker.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to produce a label holder, which in a simple and space-saving manner allows for fastening of the label holder at carriers having different dimensions.
  • Another object is to produce a label holder which allows for increased flexibility concerning upper and lower compartments arranged at the cover for receiving labels and which label holder especially solves the above- mentioned problems at label holders with upper and lower compartments.
  • This object is achieved by a label holder according to the introduction, which label holder is characterized by the special technical features specified in claim 8.
  • a further object is to achieve a label holder at which the cover may be reliably fastened to the base by snapping-in.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view obliquely from the front of a label holder according to the invention.
  • Figs 2a and 2b are perspective views obliquely from the rear of the cover at the label holder shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2a showing the labels in an inserted position and Fig. 2b showing the labels during insertion in the cover.
  • Fig. 3a is a front view of the base at the label holder shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3b is a side view of the base in Fig. 3a and
  • Fig. 3c is a cross-section along line A-A in Fig. 3a.
  • Figs 4a and 4b are perspective views obliquely from the rear of the label holder shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 4a showing a first carrier during insertion in a fastening member of the label holder and Fig. 4b showing the first carrier in the inserted position.
  • Figs 5a and 5b are perspective views corresponding to those in Figs 4a and 4b, Fig. 5a showing a second carrier during insertion in the fastening member of the label holder and Fig. 5b showing the second carrier in inserted position.
  • Fig. 6a is a perspective view corresponding to Fig. 4a without carrier and Fig. 6b is an enlargement of a detail thereof .
  • Fig. 7 is a perspective view obliquely from the front of another embodiment of a label holder according to the invention. Description of embodiments
  • the label holder shown in Figs 1-6 comprises a cover 1 and a base 2.
  • the base 2 constitutes the rear part of the label holder and the cover 1 constitutes its front part.
  • the cover 1 is transparent for admitting that the labels received in the label holder may be visible through the cover.
  • the cover consists of a rectangular injection-molded piece of a polymer material.
  • the cover 1 exhibits an upper la and a lower lb edge and two side edges lc, Id.
  • the front 1" of the cover 1 is slightly convex.
  • a partition-wall 3 which protrudes inwardly, towards the base, extends across the inside 1" of the cover, preferably halfway between and in parallel with the upper and lower edges la, lb.
  • a number of lower side- walls 4a, 4b extend perpendicularly downwards from the partition-wall 3.
  • the side-walls 4 exhibit tongues 5, arranged at the edges which face inwards towards the base
  • the tongues 5 extend downwards from the partition-wall
  • the tongues 5a extend in a direction towards each other from the respective side-wall.
  • the tongues 5b extend sidewise at each side of the respective side-wall 4b.
  • Two upper side- walls 6 extend perpendicularly upwards from the partition- wall 3 in proximity to and parallel with the side edges lc, Id of the cover. These side-walls 6 also exhibit similar tongues 7, which extend in a direction towards each other.
  • the lower side-walls 4a, 4b form together with the lower tongues 5a, 5b and the inside 1" of the cover a number of compartments 8, which exhibit an orifice 8' which is open downwards.
  • Small labels 40 may be inserted from below in the direction of the arrow A (fig. 2b) into these compartments.
  • the distance between the inside 1" of the cover 1 and the tongues 5a, 5b is such that a long and narrow, thin paper label, which is accordion-folded with e.g. four folds, such that the so folded label exhibits five paper layers, is held in the compartments 8 by friction between the paper and the inside 1" of the cover and the tongues 5a, 5b, respectively.
  • the upper side-walls 6 form together with the upper tongues 7 and the inside 1" of the cover a compartment 9 having an upwards open orifice 9'.
  • a larger label 41 may be inserted from above in the direction of the arrow B (fig. 2b) into this compartment 9. This larger label 41 may also be folded for being held by friction in the compartment. However, since the compartment is open upwards the label is retained in the compartment 9, against the partition-wall 3 by gravity also when the cover 1 has been removed from the base 2, if only the cover is carried with the upper side edge la in an upward position.
  • an elastic clip 22 is arranged at the partition-wall 3, such that it protrudes upwards into the compartment 9 for resiliently fasten the label 41 against the inside 1" of the cover.
  • compartments 8, 9 are open in different directions, it is possible to insert the labels from different directions.
  • this design of the compartments admits that the compartments may follow the concave inside of the forwardly convex cover.
  • the upper and lower compartments may thus be designed with an angle, which is smaller than 180° in relation to each other and at the same time allow for easy insertion and removal of the labels. Thereby, the total thickness of the cover may be minimized also at such forwardly convex covers.
  • the base 2 (see Figs 3a-3c) consists of an injection- molded piece of polymer material and exhibits an essentially flat front 2', facing the cover 1, and a back 2", which faces away from the cover and is parallel with the front.
  • the base 2 also exhibits an upper 2a and a lower 2b edge and two side edges 2c, 2d.
  • Respective walls 10a, 10b, 10c, lOd extend along the entire length of all of the edges 2a-2d. These walls lOa-lOd protrude essentially perpendicularly from the front 2 ' of the base . When the cover is closed, the edges la-Id of the cover bear against the walls lOa-lOd of the base.
  • the base 2 For attachment of the cover 1 to the base 2 , the base 2 exhibits, at its lower edge 2b, a flange 11, which extends along the entire lower edge 2b of the base and which protrudes forwardly and downwardly from the lower wall 10b. At least one groove 12 is formed in the flange 11. The groove 12 is open upwards and extends parallel with the lower edge 2b of the base, at least along a portion of the flange 11. At its lower edge lb, the cover 1 exhibits a rim 13 (see figs 2a, 2b) which rim extends in parallel with the lower edge lb along at least a portion of this edge and which protrudes downwardly from the edge lb.
  • the groove 12 and the rim 13 are formed such that the rim 13 may be inserted into the groove 12.
  • the base 2 exhibits, at its upper edge 2a, a snap-hook 14 which protrudes forwardly from the upper wall 10a, past the upper edge la of the cover when the cover is closed.
  • the snap-hook 14 exhibits a tooth 15 which protrudes downwards from the front of the cover 1.
  • a recess 23 is arranged in the upper edge la of the cover, below the snap-hook 14, for cooperating with the snap-hook 14 and the tooth 15.
  • the cover 1 When the cover 1 is to be fastened and closed to the base 2, the lower edge lb of the cover is brought against the lower edge 2b of the base, whereafter the rim 13 is inserted into the groove 12. Thereafter, the upper edge la of the cover 1 is folded backwards towards the base 2.
  • the recess 23 in the upper edge la of the cover 1 makes contact with the tooth 15, whereby the tooth is forced upwards such that the snap-hook 14 is rotated upwards around an axis which extends along the upper wall of the base in parallel with the upper edge 2a of the base.
  • the snap-hook 14 In order to open the label holder, the snap-hook 14 is pushed upwards under rotation around the above-mentioned axis of rotation, such that the recess 23 in the upper edge la of the cover clears the tooth 15. The cover may thereafter be folded forwards and removed, whereby the rim 13 at the lower edge lb of the cover exits the groove 12 in the flange 11 of the base.
  • an opening.16 is arranged in the base 2 slightly below the connection between the snap-hook 14 and the upper wall 10a of the base.
  • the opening 16 is formed as a slit which extends in parallel with the upper edge of the base.
  • the slit may be a through-opening or formed as a non-through recess, which is open towards the back 2" or front 2' of the base.
  • the slit extends preferably a certain distance outside of both sides of the snap-hook 14.
  • a combination support is arranged at the back 2" of the base.
  • the carriers comprise a pin 31', 31" having a gene- rally rectangular cross-section and a fastener 32', 32" for attaching the carrier to e.g. a shelf (not shown) .
  • the pins 31', 31" of the respective carrier 30', 30" have different widths, such that the pin 31" is wider than the pin 31'.
  • the combination support comprises a support member 17, which protrudes from the back 2" of the base 2 and which exhibits at least two essentially rectilinear channels 18a, 18b (see figs 4a, 5a) having different cross-sectional dimensions.
  • the channels 18a, 18b are parallel and mutually centered along the longitudinal direction of the channels.
  • the first, generally narrower channel 18b is arranged outside the second, generally wider channel 18a.
  • the support member 17 comprises a general H-profile which tapers upwards (outwards from the base) , the base of which H-profile is fixed to the back 2" of the label holder base 1.
  • the generally wider channel 18a is formed between the back of the label holder base, the legs 19, 20 of the H-profile and the bridge 21 which connects the legs 19, 20.
  • the generally narrower channel 18b is formed between the bridge 21 of the H-profile and the portions of the legs 10, 20 which portions extend upwards/outwards from the bridge 21.
  • the combination support admits that the label holder may be fastened to carriers having different cross-sectional dimensions. If the label holder is to be fastened to a narrower carrier this carrier is inserted into the narrower channel 18b, whereby the label holder is secured to the carrier by friction between the pin of the carrier and the material in the H-profile. If the label holder on the other hand is to be fastened to a wider carrier, this carrier is inserted into the wider channel 18a, whereby the label holder is secured to the carrier by friction between the pin of the carrier and the material of the H- profile and the back of the base 1.
  • Fig. 7 shows another embodiment of the invention.
  • the cover and the base are wider than in the embodiment shown above .
  • two snap-hooks 14 with associated teeth and recesses are arranged at the upper edge of the base.
  • Two recesses 23 for cooperation with the snap-hooks 14 are in a corresponding way arranged side by side in the upper edge of the cover.
  • the invention has been described above by means of exemplifying embodiments and should not be understood as limited to these embodiments. Instead, the invention may be varied in a number of different ways.
  • the means for attaching the cover to the base, the means for receiving labels and the means for fastening to a carrier may be combined in different ways depending on the field of application.

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Label holder comprising a base (2) and an openable cover (1), which base and cover when closed form an intermediate space for receiving at least one label (40, 41). The base or the cover may, at its outside (2'', 1'), which is opposite to the intermediate space, exhibit a combination bracket for attaching the label holder to one of at least two possible support devices (30', 30'') with different geometries. The base or the cover may also exhibit compartments (8, 9) for receiving labels, which compartments exhibit entrances (8', 9') directed in opposite directions. Fig. 4a
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PL04727468T PL1514252T3 (pl) 2003-04-14 2004-04-14 Uchwyt etykiet z kombinowanym wspornikiem
DE602004000128T DE602004000128T2 (de) 2003-04-14 2004-04-14 Label-halter mit kombinationsträger
AT04727468T ATE306704T1 (de) 2003-04-14 2004-04-14 Label-halter mit kombinationsträger
EP04727468A EP1514252B1 (en) 2003-04-14 2004-04-14 Label holder with a combination support

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SE0301114A SE525067C2 (sv) 2003-04-14 2003-04-14 Etiketthållare med kombinationsfäste
SE0301114-5 2003-04-14

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EP0219485A1 (de) * 1985-09-12 1987-04-22 Esselte Pendaflex Gesellschaft m.b.H. Halterung für ein Anzeigeschild
US4679339A (en) * 1984-06-08 1987-07-14 Esselte Pendaflex Corporation Price cassette
WO1995004983A1 (de) * 1993-08-04 1995-02-16 Esselte Meto International Gmbh Preiskassette

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4679339A (en) * 1984-06-08 1987-07-14 Esselte Pendaflex Corporation Price cassette
EP0219485A1 (de) * 1985-09-12 1987-04-22 Esselte Pendaflex Gesellschaft m.b.H. Halterung für ein Anzeigeschild
WO1995004983A1 (de) * 1993-08-04 1995-02-16 Esselte Meto International Gmbh Preiskassette

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PL1560188T3 (pl) 2007-06-29
ATE355582T1 (de) 2006-03-15
DE602004004998T2 (de) 2007-11-22
EP1560188A3 (en) 2005-11-09
ATE306704T1 (de) 2005-10-15
DE602004004998D1 (de) 2007-04-12
SE0301114L (sv) 2004-10-15
EP1514252A1 (en) 2005-03-16
SE525067C2 (sv) 2004-11-23
SE0301114D0 (sv) 2003-04-14
EP1560188B1 (en) 2007-02-28
DE602004000128T2 (de) 2006-06-29
PL1514252T3 (pl) 2006-04-28
EP1514252B1 (en) 2005-10-12
DE602004000128D1 (de) 2006-02-23
EP1560188A2 (en) 2005-08-03

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