Christopher A Bidwell

US Patent:

61423165, Nov 7, 2000

Filed:

Apr 1, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/053572

Inventors:

Keith Harbour - Springfield IL
Christopher C. Bidwell - Dunwoody GA
Donald J. Miller - Belleville IL
Dewalt W. Fowler - Manchester MO
William B. McWilliams - Columbia MO

Assignee:

Paul Flum Ideas, Inc. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

A47F 112
A47B 7300

US Classification:

211 592

Abstract:

A product module adaptable for interlocking engagement with other similarly constructed modules to form a composite display assembly for merchandising products therefrom, each product module including at least one elongated product channel defined by a pair of laterally spaced upstanding side walls and a substantially planar product supporting floor portion extending therebetween, each product channel including a product graphic panel which is removably attachable to the front portion of each product channel via a wide variety of different constructional arrangements. Each product graphic panel is preferably dimensioned such that when it is attached to the front portion of a particular product channel, the graphic panel will substantially overlay the product identification and graphics associated with the lead product container positioned within that particular product channel. The present product modules may also optionally include an adjustable mechanism for adjusting the fore and aft position of such module relative to the front portion of an underlying support structure upon which the modules may rest. Still other optional features associated with the present product modules function to more effectively facilitate their utilization in a wide variety of different merchandising applications.

US Patent:

54490898, Sep 12, 1995

Filed:

Feb 2, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/190277

Inventors:

Donald R. Turner - Shelbyville IN
Ronald L. Kennedy - Fishers IN
Christopher C. Bidwell - Dunwoody GA
Bruce A. Williams - Shelbyville IN

Assignee:

Williams Industries, Inc. - Shelbyville IN

International Classification:

B65D 142

US Classification:

220675

Abstract:

A plastic bell fountain cup includes a bottom surface, and a side wall formed integrally with and extending upwardly from the bottom surface. The side wall has a lower portion adjacent the bottom surface, an upper lip portion defining a top opening of the cup, and a radially outwardly expanded portion located between the lower portion and the upper lip portion. The radially outwardly expanded portion has a maximum diameter larger than a diameter of the bottom surface and larger than a diameter of the top opening. The side wall has a substantially uniform thickness throughout the lower portion, the radially outwardly expanded portion, and at least a part of the upper lip portion.

US Patent:

59101628, Jun 8, 1999

Filed:

Apr 27, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/838992

Inventors:

Keith Harbour - Springfield IL
Christopher C. Bidwell - Dunwoody GA

Assignee:

Paul Flum Ideas, Inc. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

A47F 304

US Classification:

62246

Abstract:

A product merchandising display device having variable/selectable product capacity adaptable for use in merchandising both chilled and non-chilled products, the present device including a tub member or receptacle having an internal cavity adapted for receiving and holding a quantity of product, and ice if so desired, and a product support floor member positionable at any one of a plurality of different elevated locations within the tub cavity for varying the product holding capacity thereof. A wide variety of constructions for supporting the product support floor member at the various plurality of different elevations within the tub cavity are disclosed herein, the preferred constructions including at least one shoulder portion located adjacent the tub sidewall at each of the respective elevated locations, the shoulder portions being engageable with at least one peripheral edge portion associated with the product support floor member for supporting the floor member at each of the elevated locations. The floor member is also constructed so as to be maneuverable past any interfering shoulder portions into its substantially flat operative position at each of the plurality of different elevated locations within the tub cavity.