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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1996
Herbert M Drower, Wilmette, IL (US);
Dean S Paris, Takoma Park, MD (US);
Transilwrap Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A rack for supporting small articles or aligning wires. The rack may either be hung on a vertical surface or seated on a horizontal surface. The rack includes an elongated housing with an elongated entrance slot formed in its front wall. A multiplicity of retainer loops are supported side-by-side on the elongated housing with their bight portions in front of the housing to receive and support the small articles and to align the wires. The retainer loops are formed with tails which hold them in the elongated housing and have slots which fit over a rib in the housing to prevent twisting of the loops. The end of the rib may be enlarged to be received in complementary shaped slots in the loops to increase pull out resistance of the retainer loops. When small articles or wires are inserted between pairs of retainer loops, the tails of the loops will slide along the rib to accommodate articles of varying cross sections while maintaining essentially uniform pressure against the articles being held. The rack is formed so that it may be supported by fasteners, suction cups or adhesive, including stick wax blocks of adhesive.