Thin flat panel construction
AssigneeCarroll Products and Designs Limited
InventorFrancis Alfred Carroll
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AssigneeCarroll Products and Designs Limited
InventorFrancis Alfred Carroll
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A construction including at least two thin panels (1,2) of lightweight material which are engaged to one another by at least one connector (10) manufactured from a tough material such as polycarbonate. The connector has a socket (11) rigidly secured to the panel (2), and a resilient clip (13) disengagedly connected to the second panel (1) through an orifice (19) in the second panel (1). The construction can be configured in many different ways to provide display units, merchandising units and multi-sided units. For example, for merchandising or display purposes, the construction may be in the forms of a cube structure (221) or a cruciform-type quad structure (241), and for display or barrier purposes, the construction may be configured as a wall (291).
A construction comprising at least a first and second thin panel (1,2) of a lightweight material disengageably connected together by a connector means (10), said connector means (10) including a connector (10) having a first and second portion (11,13), wherein the first portion (11) is rigidly secured to the first panel (2) and the second portion (13) is disengageably connected to the second panel (1), and wherein the first portion of the connector is in the form of a socket (11) securable to a formation (15) on the first panel (2) and the second portion is in the form of a resilient clip (13) extendable through the orifice (19) and resiliently engageable across the thickness of the second panel (1).
A construction comprising at least a first and second thin panel (1,2) of a lightweight material disengageably connected together by a connector means (10), said connector means (10) including a connector (10) having a first and second portion (11,13), wherein the first portion (11) is rigidly secured to the first panel (2) and the second portion (13) is disengageably connected to the second panel (1) through an orifice provided in the second panel (1), and a bracket (30) connected to at least one of the first and second panels, the bracket (30) being further connected to and supporting a third panel by a socket or channel provided in the bracket, the bracket extending through a slot (31) in one of the first and second panels.
A construction comprising at least a first and second thin panel (1,2) of a lightweight material disengageably connected together by a connector means (10), said connector means (10) including a connector (10) having a first and second portion (11,13), wherein the first portion (11) is rigidly secured to the first panel (2) and the second portion (13) is disengageably connected to the second panel (1) through an orifice provided in the second panel (1), and wherein the construction is in the form of a merchandise or display support having at least one cube section (221) comprising at least two merchandise or display support members (222) connected between a pair of generally vertical panels (223).
A construction comprising at least one thin panel (292) of a lightweight material and an elongate hollow body (293) of a lightweight material disengageably connected together by a connector (10) having a first and second portion, the first portion (11) of the connector being rigidly secured to the thin panel (292), and the second portion (13) being disengageably connected to the hollow body (293) through an orifice (295) provided in the hollow body.
A method of assembling a construction for a display support or merchandise support for use in merchandising, the method comprising the steps of:
A construction comprising four generally L-shaped panels disengageably connected together about a central axis, a connector associated with each panel, each connector having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being secured to said associated panel and the second portion being disengageably connected to an adjacently disposed panel through an orifice formed therein.
A construction comprising at least a first and second thin panel (1,2) of a lightweight material of a planar or non-planar configuration disengageably connected together by a connector (10) having a first and second portion (11,13), characterized in that the first portion (11) has a pair of elongate faces or legs between which the first panel is rigidly secured, the faces of the first portion being parallel to parallel faces of the first panel secured between the faces or legs and the second portion (13) includes a resilient clip (13) extendable through an orifice (19) in the second panel (1) and resiliently engageable across the thickness of the second panel (1) thereby being disengageably connected to the second panel (1) through the orifice (19) with the first and second thin panels (1,2) being connected together at right angles to one another in the region of the orifice (19).
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