R.r. Donnelley and Sons Company

Other

Marvin Glass & Associates

Kimberly-clark Corporation

Radio Flyer Inc.

Cambridge Silversmiths Ltd., Inc.

Murrie White Drummond Lienhart & Associates

Distribution Muralex Inc.

Thomas P McQueeny

Gavin Scobbie

Howard J Morrison

Steven Craig Gehling

Wayne A Kuna

William Robert Newman

Frederick J Michelau

Robert F Pasin

Brent Schrader

Paul Y Yee

John E Theobald

Richard C Hennessey

Mel S Kristmann

John K Fertig

A display and mounting clip, particularly adapted to mount flatware to a display board, has a shank supporting a closed loop through which the displayed item is inserted. Opposed support arms, coupled to the shank, support the item within the loop. The shank is adapted to extend through the mounting board. Flexible locking means extend from the shank and can be placed into a splayed orientation below the mounting board to retain the clip in position.

Display and retaining clip

A children's wagon comprising a wagon body, a bottom wall, and front and rear bolsters secured to the bottom wall. The front bolster is pivotally secured to the bottom wall and a pin is associated with the bottom wall and is adapted to extend downwardly therefrom to interfere with the front bolster movement to thereby minimize the possibility of tipping of the wagon. The pin is adapted to be moved upwardly out of interfering position whereby the front bolster can be moved 180&deg; in either direction to thereby place the wagon in more convenient positions for transportation and storage. The front and rear bolsters are each provided with shock absorbers positioned above the front and rear axles adjacent each of the wagon wheels. Slotted vertically extending extensions on each side of each bolster receive the wagon axles and provide for vertical movement of the bolsters relative to the axles. The bolsters move in opposition to springs which are located in surrounding relationship with the respective slotted extensions. A bellows is, in turn, positioned around each spring and upper and lower retainers are provided for engagement with the respective ends of the springs and bellows.

Children's wagon with improved bolster

In order to increase the ability to catch a fish, a self-setting fishing lure includes a body having a forward end and a rear end and having an opening in the rear end leading to a hollow interior region. The self-setting fishing lure includes a coil spring within the hollow interior region of the body extensible from an unloaded position to a loaded position wherein the coil spring has a forward end secured to the body and a rear end extending toward the rear of the body, and also includes a bridge member having a forward end secured to the rear end of the coil spring and a hook associated with the bridge member. Additionally, the self-setting fishing lure is formed to have a forwardly inclined catch for the purpose of engaging the rear end of the body when the coil spring is in the loaded position.

Self-setting fishing lure

In order to enhance the enjoyment of assembling a puzzle of the three-dimensional type, a puzzle is disclosed in the form of a building-like structure having walls to be joined at corners thereof. The puzzle includes a plurality of wall pieces capable of interlocking in a plane to form walls of the building-like structure. It is also contemplated that each of the wall pieces will have peripheral male and female contours capable of interlocking engagement to form a portion of a wall. The puzzle further includes at least one corner piece capable of joining a pair of walls at a corner of the building-like structure. It is also contemplated that the corner piece will be formed so as to have a groove in a backing material opposite an image-bearing outer surface of the same types which are also to be used for each of the wall pieces. With this understanding of the components of the puzzle, the groove in the corner piece has a depth dimension sufficient for folding the corner piece to form a corner for the building-like jigsaw puzzle structure.

Three dimensional puzzle

A puzzle book having a front cover, a back cover, a plurality of pages disposed between the front and back covers, and a puzzle disposed on the exterior side of the front cover. The puzzle is composed of a plurality of interlocking puzzle pieces which are disposed in a cavity formed in the exterior side of the front cover. Each of the puzzle pieces has a portion of a printed image formed thereon and a plurality of interlocking portions. The cavity in which the puzzle pieces are disposed may have a shape defined by an internal perimeter of a border area, and the border area may have a plurality of interlocking portions which mate with the interlocking portions of the puzzle pieces to help hold the puzzle pieces within the cavity when the front cover of the puzzle book is opened. The puzzle book may also be provided with a single sheet of transparent material which covers at least a portion of the puzzle and which is removable from the front cover. The transparent material may be a sleeve or band shrink-wrapped around the front cover or a rectangular sheet adhered to the front cover.

Puzzle book

In order to releasably retain compact discs in an orderly fashion, a compact disc holder includes a single thickness panel having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface has a first retention assembly for releasably retaining a compact disc and the second surface has a second retention assembly for releasably retaining a compact disc. With this arrangement, the retention assemblies are disposed on the respective surfaces of the single thickness panel to support compact discs in generally superposed relation.

Compact disc holder

Method of forming a puzzle book

A package for the display of a plurality of different types of computer accessories is provided with a container having a bottom portion, a back wall, a top portion, and a pair of side walls, all of which define a partially enclosed space. The container has a unitary support structure disposed therein for supporting a plurality of computer accessories. The unitary support structure includes a first support structure adapted to support a first type of computer accessory, a second support structure adapted to support a second type of computer accessory, and a third support structure adapted to support a third type of computer accessory, the shapes and/or sizes of the computer accessories being different from each other.

Computer accessory display package

In order to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of forming a groove in a board, an apparatus and method are disclosed. The apparatus includes a station for feeding the board from a supply of boards, a table for supporting the board upon receipt from the feeding station, a cutter for forming the groove while the board is supported by the table, and a station for removing the board after the groove has been formed. It is among the unique aspects of the disclosure that the table is moved relative to the cutter such that a grooved board can be removed from the table with the material defining the groove having been separated therefrom just after another board on the table has been grooved. The method includes the steps of feeding the board from a supply of boards at a feeding station, supporting the board after the board has been fed from the feeding station, forming the groove in the board while the board is being supported, and removing the board after forming the groove at a removing station. With the unique features of the disclosure, it is possible to cut a plurality of V-shaped grooves in a board of foam having a puzzle facing material thereon to form foldable corner pieces for a three-dimensional puzzle.

Apparatus and method for forming a groove in a board

In order to enhance the desirability of packaging for products, and particularly the packaging for portable cellular telephones, a unique and improved product package is disclosed. The package includes a compartment for receiving the product which is defined at least in part by a side wall and a bottom wall. The compartment has a recess generally conforming in shape to the shape of the product. The package also includes a lid overlying the compartment to normally restrict access to the product during shipment and sale thereof. The lid is movable from a closed compartment position to an open compartment position by a purchaser of the product. The package includes a spring for elevating at least a portion of the product from the recess in the compartment. The spring operates when the lid has been moved from the closed compartment position to the open compartment position. The package thus enhances the visibility of the product in the compartment to the purchaser thereof. In a highly preferred embodiment, the package is such that an audible signal relating to the product is produced when the lid has been moved from the closed compartment position to the open compartment position.

Product package

In order to enhance the desirability of packaging for kits, and particularly the packaging for kits which include supplies, activity books, and the like, a unique and improved package for a kit is disclosed. The package includes a compartment which is suited for storing materials where the compartment is defined by a side wall and a bottom wall. A lid is also provided for overlying the compartment to selectively close and open the compartment, and, in addition, a cover is provided for the materials storing compartment defined by the side wall and the front wall. The package is such that the cover is removable position able over the compartment in box-like fashion, with the front wall of the cover in juxtaposition with the lid of the compartment. With these features, the package may be used for a kit so as to transport the contents, facilitate the use of the contents, and store the contents in an organized fashion following purchase.

Package for kits

In order to be able to reclose a package for a product, the package includes a plurality of walls which in fully assembled relation include at least one package access wall and at least one package container wall. The package container wall is disposed at an angle to the package access wall, the latter of which has a tongue adapted to extend from inside to out through a slot in the package container wall so as to be in confronting relation to an outer surface thereof. With this arrangement, the tongue on the package access wall may be releasably secured to the outer surface of the package container wall in such manner as to releasably maintain the package access wall in a closed position.

Reclosable product packaging

In order to sell a multimedia product such as documentation and/or software and/or related toys or the like in an effective yet intriguing manner, a multi-compartment package is provided which includes first and second containers. The first container defines an enclosure for a first product such as documentation and/or toys, and it has a surface with an outwardly-facing channel formed therein. The second container defines an enclosure for a second product such as software in the form of diskettes, and it is formed to slide in the outwardly-facing channel in the first container. In addition, the multi-compartment package is formed in such a manner that the second container is retained within the outwardly-facing channel of the first container in a manner accommodating relative sliding movement therewithin.

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Thomas P McQueeny