Label holder with rearward extending dust flange
US6026603A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F3/204
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A label holder including a mounting portion for engaging with a merchandising shelf and a display portion joined to the mounting portion is disclosed. The display portion includes an rear label panel and a second label panel in registry with said first label panel. Mutual lower edges of the rear and front label panels are joined together to form a bottom wall. An upper edge of the front label panel extends beyond an upper edge of the rear label panel. A dust flange extends transversely from the upper edge of the front label panel in a direction toward the mounting portion over the rear label panel. When the label holder is mounted to the merchandising shelf, the dust flange prevents dust and other particles from settling in a label pocket defined between the rear and front label panels. The dust flange also prevents dust and particles from settling on an upper end surface of a label positioned within the label pocket. In addition, the dust flange, by virtue of being positioned above the upper edge of the rear label panel, permits a user to easily pivot the front label panel away from the rear label panel to insert, reposition, modify, or replace a merchandising label from within th…
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