# US 5,347,734 A · Modular display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,347,734 A - Document ID: US5347734A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/027,949 - Filed: 1993-03-08 - Granted: 1994-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 1993-03-08 - Inventors: Lloyd A. Howell; Peter N. Kurlas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5347734A ## CPC - G09F 11/02: the display elements being secured to rotating members, e.g. drums, spindles - G09F 1/10: Supports or holders for show-cards - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS ## Abstract A rotatable display device is described which is intended to improve tabletop and store environments by reducing clutter, increasing product promotion awareness, and freeing-up valuable table space. The display device is also designed in a manner which limits the amount of wear and tear it receives due to handling and food and beverage spillage. The display device includes a frame with multiple display faces and a support member rotatably coupled to the frame. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display device, comprising: a frame adapted to receive one or more display cards, said frame having a predetermined geometric cross-section; and a support member rotatably coupled to said frame for positioning said frame in a desired display orientation, said support member including a downwardly extending tab having means for engaging a ring of a ring-top holder. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, said frame including a plurality of vertical and horizontal legs. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display device of claim 2, said frame defining a predetermined number of display faces. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display device of claim 3, said frame including a number of vertical legs equal to the number of predetermined display faces. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The display device of claim 2, said frame having a triangular cross-section and a predetermined height. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display device of claim 5, said frame including three vertical legs defining said triangular cross-section of said device and six horizontal legs, three of said horizontal legs interconnecting said vertical legs at a lower end thereof and the other three of said horizontal legs interconnecting said vertical legs at an upper end thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display device of claim 6, said frame further including a web interconnecting said vertical legs, said web being substantially parallel to said horizontal legs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display device of claim 7, said web having a central aperture and an annular skirt extending downwardly from said web a distance approximately equal to the diameter of said skirt, said skirt defining a tubular entry to said aperture, said support member rotatably receivable through said annular skirt and central aperture. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display device of claim 1, said tab having a first side and a second side, and said engaging means comprising at least one lug on one of said first and second sides. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display device of claim 9, said engaging means comprising a ramp-shaped lug on each of said first and second sides of said tab. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display device of claim 10, said lugs each having a step-down shoulder to facilitate engagement with various sized rings of ring-top holders. ### Claim 12 A display device, comprising: a frame including a plurality of vertical and horizontal legs defining a predetermined number of display faces, said frame having a predetermined geometric cross-section and adapted to receive one or more display cards; and a support member rotatably coupled to said frame for positioning said frame in a desired display orientation, said support member including a downwardly extending tab having means for engaging a ring of a ring-top holder. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display device of claim 12, said tab having a first side and a second side, and said engaging means comprising at least one lug on one of said first and second sides. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display device of claim 13, said engaging means comprising a ramp-shaped lug on each of said first and second sides of said tab. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The display device of claim 14, said frame further including a web interconnecting said vertical legs, said web having a central aperture and an annular skirt extending downwardly from said web a distance approximately equal to the diameter of said skirt, said skirt defining a tubular entry to said aperture, said support member rotatably receivable through said annular skirt and central aperture. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display device of claim 15, said support member having at least one disc-shaped engaging member received through said annular skirt and central aperture, said tab member extending downwardly from said disc-shaped member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display device of claim 16, said device further comprising a base member for supporting said device on a planar surface, said base member engageable with said tab member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The display device of claim 17, said base member comprising a support plate and an upwardly extending annular skirt for receiving said tab member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The display device of claim 18, said base member including cooperating means for locking engagement with said lugs of said tab member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The display device of claim 15, said support member having at least two disc-shaped engaging members received through said annular skirt, said engaging members spaced vertically and adapted to support said frame in a desired vertical position.