IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0965625
(2010-12-10)
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등록번호 |
US-8286376
(2012-10-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
58 |
초록
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A tray-tag that can be mounted on a tray and display information about items on the tray is provided. A tray-tag of the present invention includes a face plate having front and back surfaces. The front surface of the face plate is adapted to have indicia thereon that display information about the it
A tray-tag that can be mounted on a tray and display information about items on the tray is provided. A tray-tag of the present invention includes a face plate having front and back surfaces. The front surface of the face plate is adapted to have indicia thereon that display information about the items on the tray. The tray-tag also includes a mounting assembly capable of selectively and securely coupling the tray-tag to a tray. The mounting assembly includes an engagement flap and first and second support tabs. The engagement flap and the support tabs securely couple the tray-tag to the tray. The engagement flap extends over a rim of the tray, while the support tabs extend underneath the rim to couple the tray-tag to the tray. Additionally, the support tabs maintain the face plate in a generally vertical orientation.
대표청구항
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1. A tray-tag adapted to be selectively and securely coupled to a rim of a tray for providing information about items on the tray, the rim of the tray being disposed along a top portion of a tray wall that has interior and exterior surfaces, the tray-tag comprising: a face plate having a front surfa
1. A tray-tag adapted to be selectively and securely coupled to a rim of a tray for providing information about items on the tray, the rim of the tray being disposed along a top portion of a tray wall that has interior and exterior surfaces, the tray-tag comprising: a face plate having a front surface and a back surface, the front surface being adapted to have indicia thereon for providing information about items on the tray;a mounting assembly extending from the face plate and being adapted to selectively and securely couple the tray-tag to the rim of the tray so that the rim of the tray is positioned adjacent to the face plate and generally within a horizontal projection of the face plate when the tray-tag is coupled to the tray, the mounting assembly comprising; an engagement flap comprising a first portion that extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the first portion extends over a top of the rim and a second portion that extends generally downwardly from the first portion so that the second portion extends along a portion of the interior surface of the tray wall;a first support tab disposed adjacent a first end of the engagement flap, wherein the first support tab extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the first support tab extends underneath the rim of the tray;a second support tab disposed adjacent a second end of the engagement flap such that the first support tab and the second support tab are spaced apart from one another and such that the engagement flap is disposed between the first support tab and the second support tab, wherein the second support tab extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the second support tab extends underneath the rim of the tray. 2. The tray-tag of claim 1, wherein the engagement flap extends from a top surface of the face plate. 3. The tray-tag of claim 1, wherein the engagement flap extends from the back surface of the face plate. 4. The tray-tag of claim 1, wherein the first support tab extends from a bottom surface of the face plate. 5. The tray-tag of claim 1, wherein the first support tab extends from the back surface of the face plate. 6. The tray-tag of claim 1, wherein the first support tab and the second support tab each comprises a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the opposing second ends of the first support tab and the second support tab terminate at the interface between the rim and the wall of the tray when the tray-tag is selectively coupled to the tray, whereby the face plate is substantially prevented from rotating about the rim of the tray. 7. The tray-tag of claim 1, wherein the first and second support tabs are adapted to maintain the face plate in a generally vertical position when said tray-tag is coupled to said tray. 8. The tray-tag of claim 1, wherein the engagement flap and the first and second support tabs form a discontinuous channel along the back surface of the face plate, the discontinuous channel having a central longitudinal axis that is generally aligned with a central longitudinal axis of said rim of said tray when said tray-tag is coupled to said rim. 9. The tray-tag of claim 8, wherein the discontinuous channel formed by the engagement flap and the first and second support tabs has a cross-sectional geometry that generally corresponds to a cross-sectional geometry of said rim of said tray, wherein said tray-tag is coupled to said tray so that said rim is positioned within the discontinuous channel. 10. A storage system for storing and providing information about items, the storage system comprising: a tray upon which items can be placed for storage, the tray comprising a wall and a rim formed on the wall such that there is an interface between the rim and the wall; anda tray-tag adapted to be selectively and securely coupled to the tray, the tray-tag comprising: a face plate having a front surface and a back surface, the front surface being adapted to have indicia thereon for providing information about items on the tray;a mounting assembly associated with the face plate and being configured to selectively and securely couple the face plate to the rim of the tray, the mounting assembly having a central longitudinal axis that is substantially within a horizontal projection of the face plate when the face plate is in a generally vertical orientation, the mounting assembly comprising: an engagement flap having a first portion that extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so as to extend over a top of the rim of the tray and a second portion that extends along a portion of an interior surface of the wall of the tray when the tray-tag is selectively coupled to the tray; anda first support tab extending distally from the face plate so as to extend underneath the rim of the tray, the first support tab comprising a first end and an opposing second end, the opposing second end of the first support tab terminating at the interface between the rim and the wall of the tray when the tray-tag is selectively coupled to the tray; anda second support tab spaced apart from the first support tab such that the engagement flap is disposed between the first support tab and the second support tab, the second support tab extending distally from the face plate so as to extend underneath the rim of the tray, the second support tab comprising a first end and an opposing second end, the opposing second end of the second support tab terminating at the interface between the rim and the wall of the tray when the tray-tag is selectively coupled to the tray, wherein the first support tab and the second support tab cooperate to substantially prevent the face plate from rotating about the rim of the tray. 11. The storage system of claim 10, wherein the engagement flap enables selective coupling and decoupling between the tray-tag and the tray. 12. The storage system of claim 11, wherein the first support tab and the second support tab further enable selective coupling and decoupling between the tray-tag and the tray. 13. The storage system of claim 10, wherein the engagement flap extends from a top surface of the face plate. 14. The storage system of claim 10, wherein the engagement flap extends from a back surface of the face plate. 15. The storage system of claim 10, wherein the first support tab and the second support tab extend from a bottom surface of the face plate. 16. The storage system of claim 10, wherein the engagement flap, the first support tab, and the second support tab are disposed substantially within the horizontal projection of the face plate when the face plate is in a generally vertical orientation. 17. A food storage system, comprising: a shelving assembly having a plurality of shelves arranged to form a plurality of slots therebetween;a tray upon which food can be placed, wherein tray is adapted to be received within one of the plurality of slots of the shelving assembly, the tray comprising a base, a wall extending from the base, and a rim formed on the wall such that there is an interface between the rim and the wall; anda tray-tag having a face plate and a mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly is adapted to couple the face plate to the rim of the tray, wherein the mounting assembly is arranged on the face plate such that the rim of the tray is substantially disposed within a horizontal projection of the face plate to enable the tray and the tray-tag to be received within one of the plurality of slots without the tray-tag engaging one or more of the plurality of shelves, the mounting assembly comprising: an engagement flap having a first portion that extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the first portion extends over a top of the rim of the tray and a second portion that extends generally downwardly from the first portion so that the second portion extends along a portion of an interior surface of the wall of the tray;a first support tab disposed adjacent a first end of the engagement flap, wherein the first support tab extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the at least one support tab extends underneath the rim of the tray and terminates at the interface between the rim and the wall;a second support tab disposed adjacent a second end of the engagement flap such that the first support tab and the second support tab are spaced apart from one another and such that the engagement flap is disposed between the first support tab and the second support tab, wherein the second support tab extends distally and generally perpendicularly from the face plate so that the at least one support tab extends underneath the rim of the tray and terminates at the interface between the rim and the wall, wherein the first support tab and the second support tab cooperate to substantially prevent rotation of the face plate about the rim of the tray. 18. The food storage system of claim 17, wherein the first support tab and the second support tab extend from a bottom surface of the face plate. 19. The food storage system of claim 17, wherein the engagement flap extends from a top surface of the face plate. 20. The food storage system of claim 17, wherein at least one of the engagement flap and the first and second support tabs extend from a back surface of the face plate and at least one of the engagement flap and the first and second support tabs extend from a top or bottom surface of the face plate.
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