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US 6,604,714 B1Granted
Reusable support for displaying display articles
OwnerAnson L. Hallinventor
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Abstract
A reusable utensil support that includes an interior space adapted to receive and hold an article for display is provided.
Claims18
A support for eating utensils, comprising:
- an elongated support frame including an interior, defined by a first set and a second set of opposing interior walls, the first set of walls being substantially perpendicular to the second set of walls, each set of walls having an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge intersecting the support frame;
- a central support portion supported by the walls;
- at least one recess disposed in the central support portion, the recess being adapted to receive and support an eating utensil;
- opposing tabs disposed on the first set of the opposing interior walls, the opposing tabs including a support region spaced apart from the upper and lower edge;
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- opposing ribs disposed adjacent the tabs;
- wherein the tabs are adapted to provide support for an article insertable into the interior of the support frame and the ribs are adapted to frictionally maintain the article in a stable position in the interior of the support frame.
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The support of clam 15, further comprising a second backing piece, and wherein the frame and the second backing piece are formed from a transparent plastic material, and the second backing piece is heat-sealed to the bottom surface of the flange.
A support for eating utensils, comprising:
- a central support portion having an outer surface, the outer surface including at least one support region constructed and arranged to receive and support an eating utensil;
- a first set and a second set of opposing sidewalls extending downwardly from the central support portion and defining an interior, the opposing sidewalls having an upper edge intersecting the central support portion, a lower edge, and an interior surface;
- opposing tabs disposed on the interior surface of the first set of the opposing sidewalls, the opposing tabs having an upper support surface spaced apart from the upper and lower edges of the opposing sidewalls;
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- opposing ribs disposed adjacent to the opposing tabs on the interior surface of the first set of the opposing sidewalls;
- wherein, upon insertion of an article into the interior, the article is supported on the upper support surface of the tabs and maintained in spaced relation from the lower edge of the tabs, and the article is further frictionally maintained between the interior surfaces of the first set of opposing sidewalls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.