Modular display device
AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorsFerris L. Hutchins, Jr., James L. Gebhardt
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AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorsFerris L. Hutchins, Jr., James L. Gebhardt
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A display device of modular construction which preferably is formed of heavy duty paperboard includes a plurality of shelf units (1, 2 and 3) which are adapted for stacking one atop the other and in which each shelf unit comprises a rectangular horizontal platform (4, 27, 49) to the front edges of each of which downwardly extending leg panels (5, 6, 29, 31, 51, 52) are foldably joined, each of which is provided with vertically disposed open ended slits (6, 13, 14, 36, 37, 38, 58, 59 and 60) and to the side edges of each of which upwardly extending leg panels (9, 10, 32, 34, 54, and 55) are foldably joined each of which is provided with vertically disposed open ended slits (17, 18, 19, 20, 42, 43, 44, 45, 62, and 63), apertures (25, 46, 61) being formed in the downwardly extending leg panels for receiving reinforcing bars (24) and the vertically disposed slits in the upwardly extending leg panels of each shelf unit being arranged to cooperate with the vertical slits of the downwardly extending leg panels of associated shelf units above in order to provide a stable and mechanically strong stack of shelf units.
A display device comprising a first rectangular horizontal platform (4), a pair of upwardly extending leg panels (9, 10) foldably joined respectively to the side edges of said first platform and in substantially normal relation thereto, a pair of substantially vertical open ended slits (17,19,18,20) formed in each leg panel of said pair of upwardly extending leg panels and respectively disposed adjacent the end edges thereof with their open ends at the upper edges of said upwardly extending leg panels, a second rectangular horizontal platform (27) disposed in spaced relation above said first platform, a pair of downwardly extending leg panels (29,31) foldably joined respectively to the front and rear edges of said second platform and in substantially normal relation thereto, a pair of substantially vertical open-ended slits (36,37,38) formed in each leg panel of said pair of downwardly extending leg panels and respectively disposed adjacent the end edges thereof with their open ends at the lower edges of said downwardly extending pair of leg panels, the slits (17-20) of said pair of upwardly extending leg panels being aligned with the corresponding slits (36-38) in said pair of downwardly extending leg panels and the closed ends of the slits (17a,18a,19a,20a) in said pair of upwardly extending leg panels being in close juxtaposition with the closed ends of the slits (38a,36a,37a) in said pair of downwardly extending leg panels.
In a display stand, a shelf unit comprising a rectangular platform (27), a first pair of leg panels (32,34) foldably joined respectively to the side edges of said platform and extending upwardly therefrom in substantially normal relation thereto, a second pair of leg panels (29,31) foldably joined respectively to the front and rear edges of said platform and extending downwardly therefrom in substantially normal relation thereto, each of said leg panels being provided with a cutaway central portion except the one (31) of said downwardly extending leg panels which is foldably joined to the rear edge of said platform (27), a pair of substantially vertical open ended slits (36,37,38,42,43,44,45) formed in and extending through each leg panel and respectively disposed with their open ends at the end edges thereof, at least one locking aperture (47,48) formed in said platform (27) adjacent the rear edge thereof and at least one locking tab (41) formed on the bottom edge of the rear one (31) of said downwardly extending leg panels.
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