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US 4,726,476 AGranted
Pre-pack display stand and method of erection
AssigneeArrow Art Finishers, Inc.
InventorJerrold A. Smith
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Abstract
A pre-pack display stand interconnects a pre-pack tray to a self-erecting base. Upon lifting the tray above the base, the base self-erects under the action of an energy-storing element. The tray is lowered onto the erected base to complete the display.
Claims12
A display stand, comprising:
- (a) a pre-pack tray in which articles to be displayed are packed;
- (b) a base erectable from a collapsed to an erect condition;
- (c) means connecting the tray to the base for movement among a compact storage position in which the tray rests on and maintains the base in the collapsed condition, a lifted position in which the tray is raised above the base, and a lowered position in which the tray is lowered onto the base in the erect condition;
- (d) means on the base for automatically erecting the base to the erect condition in the lifted position of the tray;
- and
- (e) means on the base for supporting the tray on the base in the lowered position of the tray.
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A method of erecting a pre-pack display stand, comprising the steps of:
- (a) pre-packing articles to be displayed in a tray;
- (b) collapsing a foldable base to a collapsed condition;
- (c) connecting the tray to the base;
- (d) resting the tray on the collapsed base to maintain the base in the collapsed condition;
- (e) lifting the tray from the collapsed base while maintaining the tray connected to the base;
- (f) automatically erecting the base to an erect condition while the tray is lifted above the base;
- and
- (g) lowering the tray onto the base to support the tray in the erect condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.