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Patent: 4,871,345
Issued: October 3, 1989
Inventors: Charles L. Wosaba II; Peter W. Hamilton; and Robert J. Kissner, Cincinnati, OH
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, OH

Patent: 4,865,283
Issued: September 12, 1989
Inventor: Robert J. Parker, Martinsburg, WV
   A multi-component merchandising stand has tiered article support racks and/or trays which are interchangeably mounted so that they can rotate around a vertical support column. Several items can be selectively arranged on the stand and be displayed from the common support.

Patent: 4,865,202
Issued: September 12, 1989
Inventor: Gerald D. Day, Marietta, GA
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, GA

Patent: 4,862,616
Issued: Sept. 5, 1989
Inventor: Billy O. Honeycutt, Jacksonville, AR
   A continuous length of transparent plastic rod is fabricated into meaningful numbers, letters, or other shapes whose surfaces are coated with a pigment and/or reflective substance that leaves the portions between the meaningful shapes transparent and not readily visible. As a structure, the unit resembles a neon sign.