US 4,046,260 AGranted

Display stand

AssigneeMcNeil Corporation

InventorJames I. Tallon

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Abstract

A display stand for generally toroidal articles capable of being folded into a single plane for convenient storage or transporting having two sides, with a first side member being formed as an integral enclosed wire loop and the other side member being similarly configured and pivotally attached to form a hinge about a common leg with the first side member, base legs of the sides which engage a resting surface for the display stand, riser posts incorporated in the sides to vertically displace the article to be displayed up off of the resting surface, carriage arms formed in the sides at a convenient angle for visual observation of the displayed article, dogleg offsets in the arms which engage the article to insure its retention, and a crossbar for locking the sides in spaced relation and forming a generally triangular resting zone for the article to be displayed.

Claims10

Dependent claims

An erectable display stand for a generally toroidal article capable of folding into a single plane comprising:

a first side member forming an endless essentially planar configuration;
said first side member having a supporting leg;
a second side member pivotally connected to said supporting leg of said first side member;
a base leg on each of said first and second side members for engaging a resting surface for the stand when erected;
a carriage arm portion of said first and second side members disposed at an angle to said base leg of the respective of said first and second side members for supporting the article to be displayed;
a dogleg offset in said carriage arm portion of each of said side members to positively retain the article to be displayed;
riser posts on each of the said first and second side members connecting said base leg and said carriage arm portion thereof;
and
a locking member extending between said first and second side members to effect pivotal placement of said first side member and second side member in spaced angularity, said locking member being a crossbar which effects positive locking by hook and loop means on said crossbar and eye means on said side members at the point where said riser posts merge into said carriage arms whereby said crossbar is substantially coplanar with said carriage arms and is maintained in locking position by the article in engagement therewith.

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