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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:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W Hadden, LaGrange, GA (US);
Raymond A Berard, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Assignee:
Interface, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206449 ; 211 46 ;
Abstract
A carpet swatch holder in accordance with the present invention is constructed from a single sheet of extruded plastic or other suitable material. T-shaped structures or channels protrude from the faces of the sheet. Carpet swatches placed on the sheet so that at least two edges are inserted between the crossbar of the T-shaped structure and the face of the sheet. The channels are spaced at one or more predetermined intervals to allow swatches of any desired size to be inserted into the holder.