Foldable easel blank
AssigneePratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
InventorHannah Conrad
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Abstract
A foldable easel blank includes a main panel defining a first side and a second side, the first side positioned opposite from the second side, the main panel defining a locking aperture extending through the main panel from a front main surface to a rear main surface; a support panel hingedly connected to the main panel, the support panel defining a locking tab configured to engage the locking aperture; a first side panel hingedly connected to the first side of the main panel by a first side hinge; a second side panel hingedly connected to the second side of the main panel by a second side hinge; and a base panel positioned between the first side hinge and the second side hinge, the base panel configured to engage the first side panel and the second side panel to form a base stand.
Claims20
A foldable easel blank comprising:
- a main panel defining a first side and a second side, the first side positioned opposite from the second side, the main panel defining a locking aperture extending through the main panel from a front main surface to a rear main surface, the front main surface positioned opposite from the rear main surface;
- a support panel hingedly connected to the main panel, the support panel defining a locking tab configured to engage the locking aperture;
- a first side panel hingedly connected to the first side of the main panel by a first side hinge;
- a second side panel hingedly connected to the second side of the main panel by a second side hinge;
- and
- a base panel positioned between the first side hinge and the second side hinge, the base panel configured to engage the first side panel and the second side panel to form a base stand.
A folded easel comprising:
- a base stand comprising:
- a main panel;
- a first side panel hingedly connected to the main panel by a first side hinge;
- a second side panel hingedly connected to the main panel by a second side hinge;
- and
- a base panel hingedly connected to the main panel, the base panel coupled to the first side panel and the second side panel;
- and
- a ledge connected to the main panel;
- and
- wherein the base panel is positioned between the first side hinge and the second side hinge when the base panel is substantially coplanar with the main panel in an unfolded position.
A method for assembly a folded easel comprising:
- obtaining a foldable easel blank, the foldable easel blank comprising:
- a main panel, the main panel defining a front main surface and a rear main surface, the front main surface positioned opposite from the rear main surface;
- a first side panel hingedly connected to the main panel by a first side hinge;
- a second side panel hingedly connected to the main panel by a second side hinge;
- and
- a base panel hingedly connected to the main panel by a base hinge, the base panel positioned between the first side hinge and the second side hinge;
- and
- folding the first side panel about the first side hinge towards the rear main surface;
- folding the second side panel about the second side hinge towards the rear main surface;
- folding the base panel about the base hinge towards the rear main surface;
- and
- forming a base stand, forming the base stand comprising:
- securing the base panel to the first side panel and the second side panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.