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20100038431 | SECURITY HANG TAG WITH SWIVEL HEAD - Disclosed herein is a security hang tag that includes a body, a head and a strap. The body includes a head-receiving compartment defining a circumferentially-extending flange. The head includes a circumferentially-extending lip to engage the flange, capturing the lip within the compartment such that the head is rotatably secured to the body. The head has a first strap-receiving channel including a first locking shoulder and a second strap-receiving channel including a second locking shoulder. The strap has first and second ends and includes a first cavity at the first end and a second cavity at the second end. The first end is configured for insertion within the first strap-receiving channel until the first cavity engages the first locking shoulder and the second end is configured for insertion within the second strap-receiving channel until the second cavity engages the second locking shoulder. | 02-18-2010 |
20110068067 | MERCHANDISE HANGER AND METHOD OF USE - A merchandise hanger includes a base section, a living hinge, and a hooked section. The base section defines a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface and includes features configured to facilitate coupling the base section to the product assembly. The living hinge extends from the base section. The hooked section extends from the living hinge. The base section includes one of at least one male coupling structure and at least one female coupling structure. The hooked section includes the other of the at least one male coupling structure and the at least one female coupling structure. The merchandise hanger folds about the living hinge in a manner mating the at least one male coupling structure and the at least one female coupling structure to maintain the merchandise hanger in a folded position. Other hangers, products, assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed. | 03-24-2011 |
20120017479 | Shrink Wrap Eyeglasses Tag with Hook - A tag assembly for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses that has a frame for holding a pair of lenses and first and second hinged legs. The tag assembly includes a tag, a label, a pad and a shrink tube. The tag includes a body that can have a hook extending from one end and a pair of slotted members extending from the front surface. The label has opposing side edges that are inserted into the slotted members. The pad has an adhesive side that secures the pad to the rear surface of the body and a friction side. The tag assembly is inserted in the shrink tube and receives one of the hinged legs of the pair of eyeglasses between the friction side of the pad and the shrink tube. The shrink tube secures the hinged leg in the tag assembly upon the application of heat. | 01-26-2012 |
20120024962 | Tag For Bottle Neck Having Integral Locking Ring - A tag having an integral locking ring for attachment to a bottle neck with a perimetrical undercut thereabout. The tag includes a housing having upper and lower portions, a retaining device and a cable tie. The housing is formed by an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion that defines an interior. The housing portions have corresponding openings therethrough and corresponding notches that form a passage into the interior. The retaining device is located inside the housing and has an aperture that is adjusted by tightening the cable tie. After the neck of the bottle is inserted through the openings in the housing and the adjustable aperture of the retaining device, the cable tie is tightened to seat the retaining device in the undercut of the neck and secure the tag to the bottle. The housing can also provide support for an electronic security and/or identification device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026453 | Temple Hanger with Security Device for Wire Frame Glasses - A hanger assembly is provided for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses that has a frame with two temple members connected to two hinged legs. The hanger assembly includes a hanger, a ledge, a support member, a zip-tie and optionally a hook. The ledge extends outwardly from the back side of the hanger and can have one or more apertures. The zip-tie surroundingly engages the ledge and the first temple member to secure the hanger to the eyeglasses. The temple hanger assembly can also include a security device support section and a security device installed therein. The security device can be a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag. | 02-02-2012 |
20120061336 | FLIP-FLOP HANGER - A flip-flop hanger having an elongated body, a hook, an attachment device, an attachment aperture and two disc-shaped sections. The attachment device is disposed near the second end of the elongated body and the attachment aperture is located in the mid-section of the elongated body. The disc-shaped sections are disposed between the attachment device and the attachment aperture. Each disc-shaped section has an outer perimetrical edge, a central opening and a slot that extends between the central opening and the outer perimetrical edge. The central openings in the disc-shaped sections attach to the flip-flop straps between the bottom of the soles and the retaining devices. After the flip-flops are attached, the body is folded and the attachment device engages the attachment aperture. The flip-flop hanger can then be affixed to a rack or merchandise display. | 03-15-2012 |
20120105231 | EAS Integrated Faucet Tag Assembly - A tag assembly for a faucet that includes a housing, a cover and an electronic article surveillance tag. The housing has a base plate with a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter, an internal wall defining a first section and a second section on the bottom side and an outer perimetrical side wall. The first section has an opening in the base plate defined by an inner perimetrical side wall. One or more flexible members extend into the opening from the inner perimetrical side wall. The second section has a compartment for an electronic article surveillance tag enclosed by the cover and bounded by the internal wall and the outer perimetrical side wall. The threaded pipe on a faucet is inserted in the opening of the tag assembly housing and the flexible members engage the threads to secure the tag assembly. | 05-03-2012 |
20120228341 | REINFORCED HANGER AND ASSOCIATED PACKAGED PRODUCT ASSEMBLY - A hanger includes a body and a hook. The body includes an upper crossbar, a lower crossbar spaced from and extending substantially parallel to the upper crossbar, and first and second sidebars extending between the upper crossbar and the lower crossbar opposite each other. The hook is coupled with and extends upwardly from a center of the upper cross bar. The upper cross bar includes a substantially linear intermediate section, an upper reinforcement section extending above the linear intermediate section, a lower reinforcement section extending below the substantially linear intermediate section, a first rib extending between and bordering each of the substantially linear intermediate section and the upper reinforcement section, and a second rib extending between and bordering each of the substantially linear intermediate section and the lower reinforcement section. | 09-13-2012 |
20130008068 | ID TAG FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER - A tag for attachment to a circuit breaker is formed from a sheet of plastic material having first and second notches, one or more catches corresponding to one or more apertures, an electronic security device and a plurality of parallel grooves extending between the edges to form a plurality of sections. The tag is assembled by folding the sheet of plastic material so that the end sections overlap and the apertures fixedly receive the catches to secure the tag in a closed position. The notches in the first and second top sections form an opening, which is adapted for receiving the circuit breaker switch. | 01-10-2013 |
20130228666 | MERCHANDISE HANGER AND METHOD OF USE - A retail assembly includes a product assembly for retail sale and a hanger. The product assembly defines rear surface and a footprint. The hanger includes an elongated plate, a hinge, and an extension member. The elongated plate defines a first elongated edge and a front surface coupled to the rear surface of the product assembly. The hinge extends from the first elongated edge. The extension member extends from the hinge in an opposite direction as the elongated plate and defines a support surface for interacting with a retail display. The hanger rotates about the hinge between an unfolded position and a folded position. When the hanger is in one of the folded position and the unfolded position, the extension member is maintained within the footprint of the product assembly. When the hanger is in the other position, the extension member extends outside the footprint of the product assembly. | 09-05-2013 |
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20090029020 | CYCLODEXTRIN INCLUSION COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME - Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes and methods for preparing and using the cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. A method for preparing a cyclodextrin inclusion complex can include dry blending cyclodextrin, an emulsifier and a thickener to form a dry blend, and mixing a solvent and a guest with the dry blend to form a mixture comprising a cyclodextrin inclusion complex. In some embodiments, the mixture can be dried to form a dry powder or emulsified to form an emulsion. The dry powder or the emulsion can be used in a variety of applications (e.g., beverages, food products, chewing gums, dentifrices, candy, flavorings, fragrances, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, agricultural products, photographic emulsions, waste stream systems, and combinations thereof). | 01-29-2009 |
20090185985 | LARGE-PARTICLE CYCLODEXTRIN INCLUSION COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME - The present invention provides a cyclodextrin inclusion complex comprising a guest encapsulated by cyclodextrin, the complex being greater than about 400 microns in size and methods of making the same. The present invention also provides a method of imparting flavor to a product to form a flavored product, the method comprising: incorporating a large particle cyclodextrin inclusion complex into a product to form a flavored product, the complex comprising a guest encapsulated by a cyclodextrin. The present invention further provides a flavored product comprising a large particle cyclodextrin inclusion complex. | 07-23-2009 |
20090214446 | CYCLODEXTRIN INCLUSION COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME - Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes, guest stabilizing systems, and methods for preparing and using the same. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method for making a guest stabilizing system. The method can include mixing cyclodextrin, a solvent and a guest to form a cyclodextrin inclusion complex. The method can further include adding uncomplexed cyclodextrin to the cyclodextrin inclusion complex to form a guest stabilizing system. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method for making a beverage that can include mixing uncomplexed cyclodextrin, a guest and a solvent to form a beverage. | 08-27-2009 |
20100160623 | CYCLODEXTRIN INCLUSION COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME - The present invention provides a product comprising a guest complexed with a cyclodextrin wherein the guest is more stable in the product and does not degrade as quickly as a product comprising the same guest without a cyclodextrin. In addition, the present invention provides a method of stabilizing guests with a cyclodextrin and reducing the formation of guest degradation products. | 06-24-2010 |