IP Library Granted Patent US 9,015,973
Granted Patent B2
US 9,015,973 · App. 14/031,624 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Display card holder assembly

Inventors: M. Randall Pasternak (Thiensville, WI); George Hinkens (Mequon, WI)
Assignee: PH2 Engineered Products, LLC
G09F3/20A63B69/36A63B2069/3602G09F1/103
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Patent No.
US 9,015,973
App. No.
14/031,624
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display card holder for use on support surfaces, such as golf carts includes a display card retaining sleeve and a sleeve holder. The sleeve holder includes an entrance slot having inwardly extending retention ridges which deform and thereby reduce vibration of the retaining sleeve. The sleeve holder may further include a mechanical locking mechanism for securing the sleeve in the sleeve holder.

Claims (13)

1. A card holder assembly of comprising:

a card retaining sleeve having a front panel, a back panel, at least one closed edge, and at least one open edge, wherein said card retaining sleeve includes a top edge having a laterally extending portion, the extending portion including opposed side margin edges and a cutout portion; and

a sleeve holder having a first side wall and a second side wall, said side walls forming a cavity therebetween, the cavity including an open slot, and wherein the first side wall includes at least one laterally extending gripping member.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the second side wall includes at least one laterally extending gripping member.

3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the gripping members comprise retention ridges extending laterally inwardly from the side walls and into the cavity.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the ridges on the first side wall and the ridges on the second side wall are offset from one another.

5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said cut out edge portion extends inwardly relative to the side marginal edges and including at least one tab member.

6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said sleeve holder further includes a mechanical sleeve retainer.

7. The assembly of claim 6 wherein said mechanical sleeve retainer comprises a spring biased button mechanism.

8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein said button mechanism includes a stroke limiter, a compression spring, and a button member, said button member having at least one ramp portion.

9. The assembly of claim 6 wherein said mechanical sleeve retainer comprises a rotatable spring biased knob mechanism.

10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein said rotatable spring biased knob mechanism includes a knob member having a grooved portion.

11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein said grooved portion includes a ramp.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 26, 2022
From: PH2 ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, LLC
To: RANDALL MARKETING INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 060910/0578 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2013
From: PASTERNAK, M. RANDALL; HINKENS, GEORGE
To: PH2 ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 031511/0168 →
Continuity (1)
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