Custom Plastics, Inc.

Suncast Corporation

Cosmo N Tisbo

Thomas A Tisbo

Bruce Heggeland

Richard D Recker

Peter M Tisbo

Robert J Mack

Ricard D Recker

A storage rack for storing compact discs in an orderly manner fashioned from two side rail structures mountable to the inner side surfaces of a container. The rail structures provide horizontal support surfaces for holding the compact disc storage boxes in an organized coplanar position. The inner edge of each rail structure includes a replaceable elastic band that spans from the rail structure for securing the storage boxes and further provide propulsion of the individual boxes upon the simultaneous application of finger pressure and lifting of the individual box allowing ejection to a distance sufficient to permit grasping side edges of the individual box.

Compact disc storage rack

An elongate container of one-piece resilient thermoplastic construction. The container includes a first wall having first and second lateral edges with a first latching component positioned adjacent the first lateral edge. A second wall has first and second lateral edges with a second latching component, for interlocking with the first latching component positioned adjacent its second lateral edge. The container also includes a hinge joining the first lateral edge of the first wall and second lateral edge of the second wall, with the hinge including a web of material having a thickness less than the thickness of the walls. The walls are relatively movable about the hinge between an as-formed position in which the first and second latching components are spaced and a use position in which the first and second walls extend relative to each other at a predetermined angle and the first and second latching components are in locking engagement. The container has a generally uniform cross section throughout its length so that it can be formed by extrusion. A method of using the container is also disclosed.

Container movable from flat to channel-shaped configuration

The present invention relates to an improved extruded plastic elongated edging strip for use in gardening. The instant edging strip is particularly adapted for being positioned in the ground to separate growing areas in order to keep one type of plant on one side of the strip and thereby prevent an undesired comingling of plants. The subject edging strip includes a flexible thin upright wall which has a bead on one longitudinal edge. The bead is formed integral with the upper or exposed edge of the edging strip. The upright wall has a plurality of ears hingedly formed in the wall. The ears are adapted to extend away from the thin wall for engagement with the earth to hold the edging strip in place.

Edging strip

This invention relates to an improved connector construction for releasably connecting one tubular member to another. A first tubular member has an aperture contained therein. A screw fastener member is mounted in the aperture. The screw fastener has an enlarged portion on the exterior of the tubular member preventing the screw fastener from passing through the aperture into the interior of the tube. The screw fastener member has a second enlarged portion within the tube. The space between the first and second enlarged portions is less than the thickness of the tube to hold the screw fastener member frictionally in the tubular member and to prevent rotation of the screw fastener member relative to the tubular member. A second tubular member has a portion positioned adjacent to the aperture in the first tubular member and the screw fastener member. A second screw fastener member is rotatably mounted in the second tubular member and is held therein. The second screw fastener member is threadedly mounted in the first mentioned screw fastener member connecting the second tubular member to the first tubular member.

Connector construction

A chair construction having a movable seat and back includes a pair of chair sides. Said chair sides are mirror images of each other. A substantially horizontal seat is positioned between said chair sides, and a substantially vertical back is also positioned between said chair sides. Each of the chair sides is formed of a single piece of continuous elongated flexible tubular plastic material. Each chair side includes a back upright. Each back upright has a horizontal floor rail formed integral with the lower end thereof. Each horizontal floor rail has a front upright formed integral therewith. Each front upright has an arm portion formed integral with the upper end thereof. Each arm portion is fixed to its respective back upright.

Flexible chair

A hose storage apparatus for storing and transporting a hose on a reel. The reel is rotatably mounted on a frame which is formed of a plastic material. The frame has a molded plastic handle pivotally attached thereto. The handle is positionable in an upright attitude to provide a convenient means for manipulating the apparatus. The handle may be selectively lowered to a lowered position wherein portions of the handle are positioned adjacent to the frame to reduce the height of the apparatus and thereby facilitate storage. A lock releasably secures the handle to the frame in a selected attitude. The reel includes a pair of identical molded plastic reel halves. Each half includes a reel side with a hub. Each hub is rotatably mounted in the frame. A plurality of pylons is formed integral with each of the reel sides. The pylons of each reel side are secured to each other and form a hose support surface. A hose connector is mounted on one reel side. The hose connector has a molded plastic inlet tube rotatably mounted on the hub of said side. A molded plastic outlet tube is also mounted on the same hub and is connected to the inlet tube. The tube is fixed relative to the hose support surface and is adapted to be connected to a hose stored on the hose support surface.

Hose storage apparatus

Chair

The present invention relates to an improved ornamental integrally molded plastic fence section. The fence section generally includes a pair of substantially parallel stringers with a plurality of pickets formed integral with the stringers. Said pickets being oriented substantially perpendicular to the stringers. Each stringer has a plurality of identical spaced ears formed integral with one end. Each of the ears has a rod aperture extending therethrough. The rod apertures in the ears on one end of a stringer are aligned with rod apertures in ears on the other stringer. A slot is formed in each ear extending from the exterior of the respective ear to the respective aperture. Each slot in each ear on one end of the section is aligned with the other slots in the other ears on that end of the section. A second plurality of supports is formed integral with the other end of each of the stringers. Each of the supports has a height less than the distance between adjacent ears in the first mentioned plurality. Each of the supports has a width less than the width of the slots in the ears. A cylindrical rod is formed integral with the supports on the end of the stringer. Each rod has a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the rod aperture to fit snugly into the respective aligned rod apertures in the ears. The cylindrical rods fit into the ears and the supports pass through the slots to lock adjacent sections to each other by rotating the section relative to each other after each rod has been positioned in its respective rod apertures.

Molded plastic fence section

The present invention relates to a plastic container for holding organic matter during decomposition of the organic matter. The container includes a lower section. The lower section includes a plurality of flat sides positioned in a substantially vertical attitude. The flat sides are joined at opposite edges to form a closed figure having an open bottom. An upper section is mounted on the lower section. The upper section includes a number of flat sides equal in number to the flat sides in the lower section. The flat sides of the upper section are positioned in a substantially vertical attitude and joined at opposite ends to form a closed figure. Each of the flat sides of the upper section is connected to a respective flat side of a lower section. Each of the flat sides of the upper and lower sections has a rectangular outline. Each flat side has a bead along a vertical edge and an elongated socket formed integral with the opposite vertical edge. Each socket is adapted for slidably receiving the bead of a like flat side for interconnecting the flat sides. Each of the flat sides has a plurality of horizontal recesses with a vent in each of the recesses to allow gases to pass from one side of the flat side to the other side of the flat side. Each flat side has an indentation in its upper edge and a ridge formed in the indentation in the flat side. Each flat side has a flexible ear formed integral with its lower edge, which ear is mateably lockably positionable in the indentation of a like flat side. Each ear has a groove for mateably receiving the ridge in the indentation for locking to each other vertically aligned flat sides. The container includes a cover removably mounted on the upper edge of the upper section.

Container for holding organic matter during decomposition

The present invention relates to an edging strip which is an integral elongated plastic member which is particularly adapted for being positioned in and on the ground to inhibit plant life from growing in a selected elongated narrow band. The edging strip includes an elongated ground cap which is adapted for positioning on an elongated narrow band of ground for shielding that ground to inhibit plant life from growing throughout, or over the cap. An elongated thin upright wall has one edge formed integral with the side of the cap which is adapted to be adjacent to the ground. The upright wall is coextensive with the cap. The upright wall is offset center from the cap so that the upright wall is closer to one edge of the cap than to the other. The edging strip includes a lip formed integral with the upright wall and extending toward the edge spaced away from the upright wall. The lip is perpendicular to and coextensive with the wall. The upright wall and integral lip are adapted to be buried in the ground beneath the cap, whereby the buried upright wall holds the cap against lateral movement relative to the ground and the lip holds the cap against vertical movement relative to the ground.

The instant invention relates to an improved open face garden marker which is a molded unitary plastic device. The instant marker includes an open continuous ring having a plurality of ears formed integral with the interior of the ring extending inward. The ears are staggered for receiving an indicating indicia between the ears and holding the indicia between the ears. A shank is formed integral with the continuous ring and extends outward from the ring. The shank has a point on one end for engagement with the earth to facilitate insertion of the marker into the earth. Measuring indicia is formed integral with the shank for indicating depth of insertion of the shank into earth.

Molded plastic open face garden marker

A shelving apparatus having a plurality of joint connectors to which is fastened a plurality of stringers is disclosed herein. Each of the joint connectors has a cubical center box from which a plurality of arms extends. Each of the arms extending from the cubical center box extends perpendicular to a face of the cubical center box to which each arm is connected. Each of the arms has a pair of free edges extending along each of the arms. Each of the arms has a U-shaped cross-section. Each of the stringers has a hollow square cross-section. The stringers are fitted to respective arms of the joint connectors. A plurality of shelves is supported by the stringers.

Shelving apparatus

A spraying and watering can is herein disclosed. The spraying and watering can includes a container. The container includes a reservoir. A hollow carrying handle, having a vent hole formed therein, is connected to the reservoir. A spout is also connected to the reservoir. The spout is positioned below the vent hole. A sprayer is connected to the hollow carrying handle and to the reservoir. The spout is adapted to deliver a stream of water to a plant. The sprayer is adapted to deliver a water mist to the plant.

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Barrington, IL, United States of America

Cosmo N Tisbo