# US 2015/0147743 A1 · Multi-panel display device, blank, and method of forming the device

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- Number: US 2015/0147743 A1
- Document ID: US20150147743A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/614,742
- Filed: 2015-02-05
- Published: 2015-05-28
- Earliest claimed: 2012-02-17
- Assignees: ArtSkills, Inc.
- Applicants: ArtSkills, Inc.
- Inventors: Stephen P. DASHE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150147743A1

## CPC

- G09F 1/06: to be erected in three dimensions [3D] (G09F1/08 takes precedence)
- B65D 1/22: Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents {(B65D43/162, B65D81/02, B65D81/3813 take precedence)}
- G09B 29/001: {Planning boards}
- G09B 29/04: the sections being arranged in the form of a foldable sheet or sheets
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)

## Abstract

A multi-panel display device having a center panel positioned between a first side panel and a second side panel and a header panel and a blank for a multi-panel display device. In one aspect, the invention can be a blank for a multi-panel display device comprising: a center panel; a first side panel attached to the center panel along a first pre-weakened line; a second side panel attached to the center panel along a second pre-weakened line; and a header panel detachably coupled to the second side panel along a third pre-weakened line.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multi-panel display device comprising:
a sheet of material comprising:
a center panel having a first edge, a second edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a height measured between the top and bottom edges of the center panel, and a width WC measured between the first and second edges of the center panel;
a first side panel having a first free edge, a second edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a height measured between the top and bottom edges of the first side panel, the second edge of the first side panel attached to the first edge of the center panel along a first pre-weakened line;
a second side panel having a first edge, a second edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a height measured between the top and bottom edges of the second side panel, the first edge of the second side panel attached to the second edge of the center panel along a second pre-weakened line; and
a header panel having a first edge, a second edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a height measured between the top and bottom edges of the head panel, and a width WH measured between the first and second edges of the header panel, the first edge of the header panel detachably coupled to the second edge of the second side panel along a third pre-weakened line, the header panel comprising a first slot and a second slot, each of the first and second slots extending from one of the first and second edges of the header panel towards the other of the first and second edges of the header panel, the first and second slots having a length LS measured from the one of the first and second edges of the header panel to a terminal end of the slots that is less than the width WH of the header panel, the first and second slots spaced apart by a distance D that is greater than the width WC of the center panel;
the heights of the center panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the header panel being substantially the same so that the top and bottom edges of the center panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the header panel are aligned;
the sheet of material alterable between:
(1) a folded state in which:
(A) the first side panel is folded over the center panel about the first pre-weakened line; and
(B) the second side panel is folded over the center panel about the second pre-weakened line; and
(2) a display state in which:
(A) the header panel is broken away from the second side panel along the third pre-weakened line;
(B) the first and second side panels extend in a direction away from a front surface of the center panel; and
(C) the header panel is mounted to the first and second side panels so as to extend upward from the top edges of the first and second side panels.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The multi-panel display device of claim 1 wherein LS is between 1.5 inches and 3 inches.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The multi-panel display device of claim 1 wherein the first and second pre-weakened lines are fold lines and wherein the third pre-weakened line is a perforation line.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The multi-panel display device of claim 1 wherein the first side panel has a width W1 measured between the first free edge and the second edge of the first side panel, the second side panel has a width W2 measured between the first and second edges of the second side panel, and wherein W1 is substantially equal to W2.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The multi-panel display device of claim 4 wherein W2+WH≧WC−W1, W1>WH, and W2>WH.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The multi-panel display device of claim 1 wherein in the folded state the header panel at least partially overlies a rear surface of the first side panel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The multi-panel display device of claim 1 wherein in the display state the first and second side panels extend outwardly from the center panel in a manner oblique to the front surface of the center panel.

### Claim 8

A multi-panel display device comprising:
a sheet of material comprising:
a center panel having a first edge, a second edge, and a width WC measured between the first and second edges;
a first side panel having a first free edge and a second edge, the second edge of the first side panel attached to the first edge of the center panel along a first pre-weakened line;
a second side panel having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge of the second side panel attached to the second edge of the center panel along a second pre-weakened line; and
a header panel having a first edge, a second edge, and a width WH measured between the first and second edges, the first edge of the header panel detachably coupled to the second edge of the second side panel along a third pre-weakened line;
wherein each of the center panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the header panel have the same height;
the sheet of material alterable between:
(1) a folded state in which:
(A) the first side panel is folded over the center panel about the first pre-weakened line; and
(B) the second side panel is folded over the center panel about the second pre-weakened line; and
(2) a display state in which:
(A) the header panel is broken away from the second side panel along the third pre-weakened line;
(B) the first and second side panels extend in a direction away from a front surface of the center panel; and
(C) the header panel is mounted to the first and second side panels so as to extend upward from top edges of the first and second side panels.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The multi-panel display device of claim 8 wherein the header panel comprises a first slot and a second slot, each of the first and second slots extending from one of the first and second edges of the header panel towards the other of the first and second edges of the header panel, the first and second slots having a length LS measured from the one of the first and second edges of the header panel to a terminal end of the slots that is less than the width WH of the header panel, the first and second slots spaced apart by a distance D that is greater than the width WC of the center panel, and wherein LS is between 1.5 inches and 3 inches.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The multi-panel display device of claim 8 wherein the first and second pre-weakened lines are fold lines and wherein the third pre-weakened line is a perforation line.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The multi-panel display device of claim 8 wherein the first side panel has a width W1 measured between the first free edge and the second edge of the first side panel, the second side panel has a width W2 measured between the first and second edges of the second side panel, and wherein W1 is substantially equal to W2, W1>WH, W2>WH, and W2+WH≧WC−W1.

### Claim 12

A blank for a multi-panel display device comprising:
a center panel having a first edge and a second edge;
a first side panel having a first free edge and a second edge, the second edge of the first side panel attached to the first edge of the center panel along a first pre-weakened line;
a second side panel having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge of the second side panel attached to the second edge of the center panel along a second pre-weakened line; and
a header panel having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge of the header panel detachably coupled to the second edge of the second side panel along a third pre-weakened line, the header panel comprising a first slot and a second slot, each of the first and second slots extending from one of the first and second edges of the header panel towards the other of the first and second edges of the header panel.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The blank of claim 12 wherein the first and second slots have a length LS measured from the one of the first and second edges of the header panel to a terminal end of the first and second slots that is located between the first and second edges of the header panel, the length LS being less than a width WH of the header panel measured from the first edge of the header panel to the second edge of the header panel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The blank of claim 13 wherein LS is between 1.5 inches and 3 inches.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The blank of claim 12 wherein the first and second slots are spaced apart by a distance D that is greater than a width WC of the center panel measured from the first edge of the center panel to the second edge of the center panel.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The blank of claim 12 wherein the first and second pre-weakened lines are fold lines and wherein the third pre-weakened line is a perforation line, the header panel being separable from the second side panel along the third pre-weakened line.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The blank of claim 12 wherein the first side panel has a width W1 measured between the first free edge and the second edge of the first side panel, the second side panel has a width W2 measured between the first and second edges of the second side panel, the center panel has a width WC measured between the first and second edges of the center panel, and the header panel has a width WH measured between the first and second edges of the header panel, and wherein W2+WH≧WC−W1.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The blank of claim 17 wherein when the blank is in a folded state the first side panel is folded over the center panel about the first pre-weakened line and the second side panel is folded over the center panel about the second pre-weakened line so that the header panel overlies a rear surface of the first side panel.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The blank of claim 17 wherein W1 is substantially equal to W2, W1>WH, and W2>WH.

### Claim 20 (depends on 12)

The blank of claim 12 wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the center panel, and the header panel collectively form an integral sheet of material.