Alignment device

An alignment device adapted to register a display panel having an outer rectangular perimeter onto a congruent rectangular backing panel that has an adhesive layer so that said display panel can be properly registered thereon to form a display item, comprising:

• (a) a rectangular base adapted to be placed on a support surface, said base having first and second longitudinal edges and first and second lateral edges;
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• (b) an upstanding wall formed by wall portions oriented along each of said first and second longitudinal edges and along each of said first and second lateral edges to define a region sized and adapted to receive said display panel and said backing panel, said wall portions intersecting at each corner of said rectangular base thereby forming vertex portions, each of which is adapted to matably receive vertices of each of said display panel and backing panel, each of said wall portions including an inner side wall oriented at an obtuse angle with respect to said base, the combination of said wall portions and said vertex portions defining limit stops against which said display panel and said backing panel are adapted to be simultaneously placed such that movement is prevented, thereby enabling proper registration of said display panel onto said backing panel.

A kit adapted to allow a user to create a plurality of displays out of display panels having a common selected geometric shape, comprising:

• (a) a plurality of backing panels, each of said backing panels having a geometrical shape congruent to the selected geometric shape and having a surface provided with an adhesive layer;
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• (b) a reusable alignment device including a base and upstanding wall portions extending upwardly therefrom and defining an imaginary area congruent to said selected geometric shape, said alignment device operative to permit repeated introduction of a selected pair comprising a display panel and a backing panel and removal of the selected pair after joinder thereof by said adhesive layer.