Device for holding a variable number of rear-illuminated advertisement carriers formed of poster-like blanks
OwnerAngelika Fassauer, Peter Haluszkainventors
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Abstract
A device for holding a variable number of rear-illuminated advertisement carriers formed of a poster-like blanks. Each advertisement carrier is mounted in a pocket that is open on one side and formed of a transparent flexible sheet material. The pockets can be positioned from a rear chamber to a visible front area by a drive device and then returned to the chamber. The pockets are connected into a disengageable chain of pockets that is contacted and driven by motor driven gears, belts or the like.
Claims39
Device for holding a variable number of rear-illuminated advertisement carriers, each of which is a poster-like blank comprising two guide rollers spaced at a distance from one another, an illumination device disposed between the guide rollers, a front transparent guide wall, a rear dividing wall, a chamber for receiving advertisement carriers that is located behind said rear dividing wall, and a drive device for removing an advertisement carrier from said chamber and positioning it in front of said guide wall;
- wherein a slot-like intake opening and a slot-like outlet opening extend across width of the chamber in an upper and a lower area in proximity to a respectively one of the guide rollers;
- wherein a number of pockets is provided in each of which a respective advertisement carrier is mounted, each pocket being formed of a transparent flexible sheet having an opening on one side and stiffening strips on opposite end sections of the flexible sheet;
- and wherein connection means is provided for enabling said pockets to be conveyed by said drive device in an endless series from said chamber, through said outlet opening, into a display position and from said display position back to said chamber via said intake slot, while also enabling a plurality of said pockets to be temporarily contained within said chamber, in successive order, one behind another in a substantially parallel relationship to each other.
Device for holding a variable number of rear-illuminated advertisement carriers, each of which is a poster-like blank comprising two guide rollers spaced at a distance from one another, an illumination device disposed between the guide rollers, a front transparent guide wall, a rear dividing wall, a chamber for receiving advertisement carriers that is located behind said rear dividing wall, and a drive device for removing an advertisement carrier from said chamber and positioning it in front of said guide wall;
- wherein a slot-like intake opening and a slot-like outlet opening extend across width of the chamber in an upper and a lower area in proximity to a respectively one of the guide rollers;
- and wherein a pocket is provided in which a respective advertisement carrier is mounted, each pocket being formed of a transparent flexible sheet having an opening on one side and stiffening strips on opposite end sections of the flexible sheet;
- wherein said pockets are detachably connectable in a manner enabling them to be conveyed in an endless series from said chamber, through said outlet opening, into a display position and from said display position back to said chamber via said intake slot, while also enabling a plurality of said pockets to be temporarily contained within said chamber, in successive order, one behind another in a substantially parallel relationship to each other;
- and wherein each end section of one pocket is loosely connected with an end section of another pocket by endless strips which are guided through holes in the stiffening strips.
Device for holding a variable number of rear-illuminated advertisement carriers, each of which is a poster-like blank comprising two guide rollers spaced at a distance from one another, an illumination device disposed between the guide rollers, a front transparent guide wall, a rear dividing wall, a chamber for receiving advertisement carriers that is located behind said rear dividing wall, and a drive device for removing an advertisement carrier from said chamber and positioning it in front of said guide wall;
- wherein a slot-like intake opening and a slot-like outlet opening extend across width of the chamber in an upper and a lower area in proximity to a respectively one of the guide rollers;
- and wherein a pocket is provided in which a respective advertisement carrier is mounted, each pocket being formed of a transparent flexible sheet having an opening on one side and stiffening strips on opposite end sections of the flexible sheet;
- and wherein each end section of one pocket is loosely connected with an end section of another pocket by endless strips which are guided through holes in the stiffening strips in a manner producing an endless strip of successively displayable pockets.
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