# US 11,297,959 B2 · Do-it-yourself award display and storage system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,297,959 B2 - Document ID: US11297959B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/907,500 - Filed: 2020-06-22 - Published: 2021-12-23 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-22 - Applicants: Joseph Broun - Inventors: Joseph Broun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11297959B2 ## CPC - A47G 1/12: Frames or housings for storing medals, badges, or the like - A45C 11/16: Jewel boxes - A47F 7/0042: {for flat articles, e.g. panels, tiles (A47F7/0014, A47F7/14, A47F7/16 take precedence)} - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS ## Abstract A do-it-yourself awards storage and display system is described. The system comprises a cassette having a hollow space therein configured to receive ribbons attached to awards within the hollow space and a cloth cover configured to wrap around the cassette and cover a front surface thereof and configured to display the awards on the cloth cover. The cloth-covered cassette can then be placed into a frame for display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A do-it-yourself awards storage and display system comprising: a cassette having a hollow space therein configured to receive ribbons attached to awards within said hollow space; and a cloth cover configured to wrap around said cassette and cover a front surface thereof and configured to display said awards on said cloth cover. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 wherein said cassette comprises a rectangular case having said front surface and a rear surface in a closed position and having at least one spacer along an inside edge thereof to provide said hollow space as an inside compartment of closed said cassette. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system according to claim 2 wherein said cassette is held closed by said cloth cover wrapped around said front surface of said closed cassette, wherein said cloth cover is fastened to said rear surface of said closed cassette. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system according to claim 3 wherein said cloth cover is fastened by hook and loop tape, hooks, buttons, snaps, or ties. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system according to claim 2 wherein said cassette is held closed by magnets at inside corners of said cassette. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The system according to claim 2 wherein said cassette comprises a first half joined to a second half, wherein said first and second halves are configured to be folded against one another to form said closed cassette. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 wherein said cassette comprises a hollow rectangular box having an open long side and further comprising a foldable pouch having a bracket at each of its ends and configured to receive said ribbons in said hollow space inside said foldable pouch and closed by folding said pouch in half to capture said ribbons between said brackets wherein said pouch is configured to be placed inside said cassette wherein said medals lie on said front surface of said cassette. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 wherein said cassette comprises a rectangular case having a u-shaped channel at an upper open long end as said hollow space configured to receive said ribbons therein and further comprising a wedge-shaped block configured to be placed into said wedge-shaped block to hold said ribbons in place. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The system according to claim 2 further comprising two or more compartments within an interior of said cassette each configured to receive one or more of said ribbons. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The system according to claim 2 further comprising spacers along all inside edges of said cassette. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 further comprising a frame configured to receive one or more of said cassettes within a base thereof and further comprising a lid having a transparent central portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11 further comprising at least one spacer on an inside surface of said lid. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12 further comprising at least one spacer on an inside surface of said base. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11 further comprising hinges, locks, latches, or other mechanisms to ensure closure of said frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 further comprising a rectangular tray assembly having a three-sided U-shaped channel and an open fourth side wherein said rectangular tray assembly is configured to receive one or more cassettes slid into said U-shaped channel through said open side. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system according to claim 15 further comprising a frame configured to receive said tray assembly within a base thereof and further comprising a lid having a transparent central portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 further comprising a rectangular tray assembly having a back plate and a shelf perpendicular to said back plate having a lip on said shelf parallel to said back plate, configured to rest a lower edge of said cassette on said shelf and hold said lower edge of said cassette in place with said lip and having metal dots or magnets aligned with magnets at corners of an upper edge of said cassette configured to hold said upper edge of said cassette to said tray assembly. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The system according to claim 16 further comprising a frame configured to receive said tray assembly within a base thereof and further comprising a lid having a transparent central portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1 further comprising a rectangular support panel having two rows of hooks wherein one half of said cassette includes openings for connecting said cassette to said two rows of hooks. ### Claim 20 (depends on 2) The system according to claim 2 further comprising a plurality of horizontal slots in said front surface of said cassette configured to receive pins or medals without ribbons. ### Claim 21 A method of using a do-it-yourself awards storage and display system comprising: providing a cassette having a hollow space therein configured to receive ribbons attached to awards within said hollow space; placing ribbons within said cassette and closing said cassette; and wrapping a cloth cover around said cassette covering a front surface thereof wherein said awards are displayed on said cloth cover. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21 further comprising: placing one or more of said cassettes within a base of a frame; and closing a lid having a transparent central portion.