# US 10,765,238 B2 · Image display assembly and interlocking fastener thereof

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- Number: US 10,765,238 B2
- Document ID: US10765238B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/883,527
- Filed: 2018-01-30
- Published: 2018-08-02
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-31
- Assignees: Gallery Blocks LLC
- Applicants: Gallery Blocks LLC
- Inventors: Ryan J. Millman; Cheyne J. Smith
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765238B2

## CPC

- A47G 1/17: using adhesives, suction or magnetism {(A47G1/168 takes precedence; suction cups for attaching purposes, equivalent means using adhesives F16B47/00)}
- A47G 1/0633: {made of sheet material}
- A47G 1/14: Photograph stands
- A47G 1/16: Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
- A47G 2001/145: {Picture cubes}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

A fastener for an image display assembly comprising a polygonal planar body having a ventral surface with at least one fastening member extending from the ventral surface. The fastening member comprises a fastening member body and at least one cantilever tab extending from the fastening member body. Each cantilever tab comprises a fastener retainer facing the ventral surface. Also provided is an image display assembly comprising retaining features; an assembled image display comprising said image display assembly and said fastener; a kit comprising said image display assembly and said fastener; a method of creating an image display; and use of said image display assembly and said fastener to create an image display.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of creating an image display, comprising:
providing an image display assembly;
providing an image;
folding one or more foldable segments of the image display assembly base to assemble the base into a support structure comprising a plurality of corners and a hollow, the distal segments when folded located proximate to each other and defining an entrance to the hollow, thereby forming a partially assembled base comprising an image display face formed from a portion of the front face;
attaching a fastener separate from the image display assembly to the partially assembled base, the attaching comprising:
covering the entrance to the hollow with the fastener, wherein a fastening member of the fastener extends into the hollow;
connecting the fastening member of the fastener with the distal segments of the image display assembly; and
engaging a retainer of the fastener with a corresponding retaining feature of the distal segments to form an assembled base.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the base comprises an adhesive layer applied to the front face of the base and a removable protective layer covering the adhesive layer;
the method further comprising removing the removable protective layer and applying the image to a portion of an image display face.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein applying the image occurs before folding the segments.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the image comprises an image sheet comprising at least one image area comprising said at least one image located therein.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein an image sheet comprises perforations providing an outer perimeter defining an image area, optionally wherein the outer perimeter is equal in dimensions to a portion of the display face corresponding to a proximal foldable segment of the base.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising releasing an image area from an image sheet to release the at least one image area, prior to applying the applying at least one image to at least a portion of the image display face.