Patent ID: 6868629

Claim:
In a label holder for use in a moist environment comprising a body panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, first and second spaced side edges, a front face and a rear face, a forwardly and downwardly extending top lip along said top edge of said body panel, said top lip having a freely extending front edge, a transparent cover member having a top edge, a bottom edge, first and second side edges, a front face and a rear face, a flexible hinge interconnecting said bottom edges of said body panel and said cover member to define a pocket between said front face of said body panel and said rear face of said cover member for removable reception of labels, said cover member being movable about said hinge between an open position providing access to said pocket and a closed position in which said top edge of said cover member underlies said top lip of said body panel to releasably secure said cover member in said closed position, the improvement which comprises a forwardly and downwardly extending ledge member along said top edge of said cover member, said ledge member underlying said top lip of said body panel in said closed position and having a freely extending front edge which is spaced forwardly and below said front edge of said top lip and forwardly of said front face of said cover member in said closed position to channel moisture forming on said top lip downwardly and away from labels contained in said pocket, and means for attaching said label holder to a supporting surface.