Self-erecting display stand that automatically dimensionalizes front panels
AssigneeGraphic Communications, Inc.
InventorLarry L. Fortner
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Abstract
A collapsible, self-erecting display stand has a back panel, a front display panel, a side support panel, and a biasing member. From its collapsed configuration, the biasing member urges the back panel and side support panel to a position supporting a free-standing display stand and, simultaneously, the front display panel is projected outwardly to achieve a three-dimensional effect.
Claims33
A self-erecting display apparatus comprising:
- (a) a front display panel;
- (b) a back panel flexibly fastened to said front display panel;
- (c) a first side support panel flexibly fastened to a first side of said back panel;
- (d) a first biasing means, associated with at least one of said back panel and first side support panel, for urging said first side support panel to a position supporting a free-standing orientation of said apparatus;
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- (e) a moving means, associated with said first side support panel, for moving said front display panel outwardly relative to said back panel.
A self-erecting display apparatus comprising:
- (a) a front display panel;
- (b) a back panel flexibly fastened to said front display panel;
- (c) a first side support panel having a first tongue, wherein said first side support panel is flexibly fastened to a side of said back panel;
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- (d) a first biasing means, associated with at least one of said first side support panel and said back panel, for urging said first side support panel to a position supporting a free-standing orientation of said apparatus and, simultaneously, wherein said first tongue pushes on said front display panel, projecting said front display panel upwardly and outwardly relative to said back panel.
A method for erecting a display stand having a first side support panel, a front display panel and a back panel, said first side support panel including a first tongue, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) biasing said first side support panel from a first position substantially planar with said back panel to a second position capable of supporting a free-standing display stand;
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- (b) simultaneously projecting said front display panel outwardly relative to said back panel as said first tongue pushes against said front display panel when said first side support panel moves from said first position to said second position.
A self-erecting display apparatus comprising:
- (a) a front display panel;
- (b) a back panel flexibly fastened to said front display panel;
- (c) a first side support panel flexibly fastened to a side of said back panel;
- (d) a first biasing means, associated with at least one of said back panel and first side support panel, for urging said first side support panel to a position supporting a free-standing orientation of said apparatus;
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- (e) a moving means, associated with said first side support panel, for moving said front display panel outwardly relative to said back panel, said moving means including a first tongue, wherein said first tongue pushes against and projects said front display panel outwardly relative to said back panel as said first biasing means urges said first side support panel to said position supporting said free-standing orientation of said apparatus.
A self-erecting display apparatus comprising:
- (a) a front display panel;
- (b) a back panel flexibly fastened to said front display panel;
- (c) a first side support panel having a first tongue, wherein said first side support panel is flexibly fastened to a side of said back panel;
- (d) a first biasing means, associated with at least one of said first side support panel and said back panel, for urging said first side support panel to a position supporting a free-standing orientation of said apparatus and, simultaneously, wherein said first tongue pushes on said front display panel, projecting said front display panel upwardly and outwardly relative to said back panel;
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- (e) a means for engaging said first biasing means with said back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.