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US 4,043,477 AGranted
Coin display
OwnerRaymond E. Deeseinventor
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Abstract
A square, flat display device is formed with recesses on its edge for receiving interlock elements having portions which are captured by adjacent devices. Thus, a group of display devices may be connected to form a sheet of devices. Mounting members are similarly attached to the devices so that a sheet of devices may be mounted in a ring binder.
Claims13
A display device comprising:
- a base and cover which fit together to form a chamber for receiving the article to be displayed;
- means on said base and cover formed on at least one edge of the device defining a recess;
- interlocking means positioned in said recess for removably attaching the device to an adjacent, similar device so that a group of the devices may be readily joined to form a larger display assembly, said recess means being formed by both said base and said cover in a manner such that said interlocking means is initially positioned on said base in said recess and then captured in the recess when the cover is placed onto the base.
A display assembly comprising:
- a plurality of separate display devices each formed by a base and a cover which fit together to form a chamber for receiving an article to be displayed;
- wall means on at least one edge of each of said devices defining a recess open to the edge of the device;
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- an interlocking element including portions shaped to fit within said recesses of two adjacent devices to interconnect said display devices so that they may be utilized as an assembly for more than one article to be displayed, said recess being formed by said cover and base in a manner such that said interlock element is positioned on said base when the covers of the adjacent devices are removed and said element is captured in the recesses when the covers are positioned on the bases.
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A method of displaying coins or such items comprising:
- positioning an item in an upwardly open chamber formed in a generally flat, rigid base of a display device;
- positioning an interlock element in an upwardly open recess in said base outwardly from said chamber with a portion of said element extending outwardly from the edge of the base;
- applying a cover to the base to close the chamber and capture the interlock element between the base and cover;
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- capturing the outwardly extending portion of said interlock element in a recess formed by the base and cover of a similar display device mounted adjacent to the first-mentioned display device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.