US 5,301,800 A · Literature display holder and blank foldable to form same

Abstract

A literature holder formed form a flat blank by folding forwardly side panels attached on each side of a back panel. A foot portion is connected on the bottom end of each side panel and is formed by a cut in the blank extending inwardly from the folding line, which terminates at the upper side of the cut, downwardly toward a lower end of the back panel, so that when the side panel is swung forwardly, the foot portion swings rearwardly about the axis of the folding line. At each side, the lower edge of the side panel and its foot portion inclines upwardly inwardly so that, in the erected state, the back panel inclines rearwardly upwardly when the forwardly projecting side panel and rearwardly projecting foot portion are placed on a flat surface. A front panel and a bottom panel bridge the front and bottom edges of the side panels, respectively, forming a compact, stable and efficient holder.

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Dependent claims

A holder for literature comprising:

a) a back panel having upper and lower portions and having side edges;
b) a side panel connected to each side edge of said back panel, each side panel folded generally forwardly with respect to said back panel;
c) each side panel having an integral rearwardly projecting foot portion, each foot portion having an area cut from said lower portion of said back panel and swung outwardly rearwardly from the plane of said back panel;
d) each side panel having a lower edge inclining with respect to the adjacent side edge of said back panel upwardly rearwardly from a front edge portion of said side panel toward a rear edge of said foot portion so that said back panel inclines upwardly rearwardly when the holder is placed on a plane surface;
e) a front panel;
and
f) means for connecting said front panel to bridge said front edge portions adjacent a lower portion of each side panel.

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A flat blank foldable to form a holder for literature, comprising:

a) a back panel having first and second opposite end portions and side edges;
b) a side panel connected to each side edge by a first weakening line;
c) each side panel having a foot portion adjacent to said first end portion of said back panel, each foot portion projecting laterally inwardly with respect to said first weakening line and separated from a central portion of said back panel by a cut extending laterally inwardly from said first weakening line generally in the direction from said second end portion of said back panel towards said first end portion of said back panel;
d) each side panel having an edge inclining laterally inwardly from an outer edge of said side panel generally in the direction from said first end portion towards said second end portion of said back panel;
and
e) a front panel connectable to bridge between said outer edge of each side panel when said side panels are folded about said first weakening lines to extend substantially parallel to one another in respective planes and substantially perpendicular to the plane of said back panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Literature display holder and blank foldable to form same

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Literature display holder and blank foldable to form same

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Abstract

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