Retractable banner stands
AssigneeSkyline Displays, Inc.
InventorsDixon Gimpel, Scott Parizek
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AssigneeSkyline Displays, Inc.
InventorsDixon Gimpel, Scott Parizek
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Retractable banner stands each comprises a base including a housing containing an extendable and retractable banner, the housing having a slot through which the banner is extended and retracted. The base includes sockets for receiving vertical poles for attachment of accessories. Such accessories can include banner support structure for an additional banner to be positioned intermediate two of said retractable banner stands whereby a three banner interconnected display may be provided with each of the banners visually separated. Such a display is highly suitable for a backwall for a tradeshow display area. Further accessories include shelves, literature holders, lighting, and electronic display screens. The base may include a housing with a pair of floor engaging saddles, each saddle with a pair of feet portions extending forwardly and rearwardly from the housing on two ends of the housing, the feet having the sockets for receiving said vertical poles.
A three banner display for a trade show or the like comprises pair of retractable banner stands arranged in a end-to-end spaced configuration, each banner stand comprising a base with a pair of ends and a retractable banner extended from within said base, the pair of banner stands each having a vertical pole positioned at the end the of the respective banner stands adjacent the other banner stand, an upper horizontal cross member extending between the vertical poles, a banner suspended downwardly from the horizontal cross member and positioned intermediate the respective banner stands.
A three banner display for a trade show or the like comprising three banners, a first end banner extended from a first base of a first retractable banner stand, a second end banner extended from a second base of a second retractable banner stand, a third banner positioned intermediate the first and second banners and supported exclusively by third banner support structure extending from the first base and second base.
A retractable banner stand assembly comprising an elongate housing with two ends, the housing having an axis and containing a core with a torsion spring in the core, a banner wound on the core and extendible and retractable out of a elongate slot in the housing, each end having a forward foot and a rearward foot, the housing and feet having a I-shape when viewed from above, each foot having a least one socket for receiving a vertical pole therein, a plurality of poles, a plurality of over-center clamps sized to be secured on said poles, and a plurality of attachments accessories for mounting on the plurality of poles by way of the plurality of over-center clamps, the accessories selected from the set of:
A retractable banner stand assembly comprising an elongate housing with two ends, the housing having an axis and containing a core with a torsion spring in the core, a banner wound on the core and extendible and retractable out of a elongate slot in the housing, the housing having a plurality of end caps positioned outboard of the slot at each end of the housing, positioned at each end of the housing is a forward foot and a rearward foot configured as a saddle extending under the housing and conformingly shaped to the housing, the housing and each forward foot and each rearward foot having a I-shape when viewed from above, each forward foot having a least one socket for receiving a vertical pole therein, a plurality of poles configured for insertion in said sockets, a plurality of over-center clamps sized to be secured on said plurality of poles, and a plurality of attachments accessories for mounting on the plurality of poles by way of the plurality of over-center clamps, the accessories selected from the set of:
A three banner backwall comprised of two retractable banner stands with the banners extendable therefrom, and an intermediate banner supportable by an intermediate banner support structure, the intermediate banner support structure supportable exclusively by the two retractable banner stands, whereby the intermediate banner is arrangeable to be space from and intermediate the two banners of the two retractable banner stands.
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