Panel support
AssigneeFreeman Decorating Services Inc.
InventorsJorge Oliveira, Carl Edward Crow, Michael Hanson
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Abstract
A structure is described that includes a central channel with first and second ledges on a first and second side, respectively, of the central channel. The ledges include a first cutout in the first ledge and a second cutout in the second ledge aligned with the first cutout. The structure also includes a first side channel and a second side channel that each include an outer wall. The outer wall on the first side channel includes a first outer wall cutout that is aligned with the first cutout and the outer wall on the second side channel includes a second outer wall cutout that is aligned with the second cutout.
Claims20
A structure, comprising:
- a central channel, wherein the central channel comprises a first ledge extending from a first side of the central channel and a second ledge extending from a second side of the central channel;
- a first cutout in the first ledge;
- a second cutout in the second ledge, wherein the second cutout is aligned with the first cutout;
- a first side channel comprising an outer wall, wherein the outer wall comprises a first outer wall cutout aligned with the first cutout;
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- a second side channel comprising an outer wall, wherein the outer wall comprises a second outer wall cutout aligned with the second cutout.
A system for holding a panel, comprising:
- a first post structure comprising a front side and a back side, wherein the front side comprises a central channel with a pair of cutouts and the backside comprises a back side channel and an accessory opening;
- a second post structure comprising a front side and a back side, wherein the front side comprises a central channel with a pair of cutouts and the backside comprises a back side channel and an accessory opening;
- a base, wherein a first lateral end of the base is connected to the back side of the first post structure and a second lateral end of the base is connected to the back side of the second post structure;
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- a connector, wherein a first lateral end of the connector is connected to the back side of the first post structure and a second lateral end of the connector is connected to the back side of the second post structure.
A method of assembling a display unit, comprising:
- providing a first post structure and a second post structure, wherein the first post structure and the second post structure comprise a front side and a back side, wherein the front side comprises a channel with a first cutout in a first side of the channel and a second cutout in a second side of the channel, wherein the first cutout is aligned with the second cutout, wherein the front side of the first post structure comprises a linking opening in the channel and a linking element connected to the linking opening;
- locating a head of the linking element of the first post structure between the first cutout and the second cutout of the second post structure and within the channel of the second post structure;
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- misaligning the head of the linking element of the first post structure with the first and second cutouts of the second post structure.
A system, comprising:
- a base comprising a base channel;
- a slide bolt, comprising:
- a first body member comprising a first portion having a first cross-sectional shape and a second portion having a second cross-sectional shape, wherein an area of the first cross-sectional shape is larger than an area of the second cross-sectional shape, wherein the first portion is shaped to fit within the base channel of the base;
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- a second body member connected to the first portion of the first body member, wherein the second body member is configured to be positioned generally perpendicularly to the base channel when the first body member is located in the base channel;
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- a post structure connected to a lateral end of the base, the post structure comprising an opening shaped to receive the second portion of the slide bolt.
A linking structure, comprising:
- a central channel, wherein the central channel comprises a first cutout in a first side of the central channel and a second cutout in a second side of the central channel, wherein the first cutout is aligned with the second cutout;
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- a removable linking element disposed in the central channel, wherein the removable linking element is attached to the linking structure to form a male attachment structure and is removed from the linking structure to form a female attachment structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.