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US 5,806,223 AGranted
Shadow box or box frame unit
AssigneeShadow Box Systems (Proprietary) Limited
InventorAndre W Visagie
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Abstract
A display unit suitable for use in providing box frames or shadow boxes. The unit is preferably of integral plastics construction and comprises stepped side walls which form a main compartment, the side walls having front and rear peripheral edges with a mounting formation in the form of a flange projecting outwardly from the front edge and a rear formation, preferably in the form of a rear panel, extending inwardly from the rear edge. Additional mounting formations arc provided in the side walls, between, and spaced apart from the front and rear peripheral edges. Several units may be coupled in series to form a deeper unit. Grooves may be provided in the rear surfaces of the stepped side walls to trim the unit to a smaller size.
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A shadow box unit for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said unit said shadow box unit comprising:
- tapered side walls formed of a unitary piece of plastic material having a front edge and a rear edge, said tapered side walls forming a main compartment having an inner, substantially centrally located article display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls;
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- at least one article mounting formation formed on said side walls between and spaced from said front edge, and said rear edge of said side walls, said article mounting formation adapted for mounting and displaying a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said unit for unobstructed viewing, said unit further including reinforcing formations.
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A shadow box unit for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said unit, said shadow box unit comprising:
- tapered side walls formed of a unitary piece of plastic material having a front edge and a rear edge, said tapered side walls forming a main compartment having an inner, substantially centrally located article display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls;
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- a plurality of article mounting formations formed in said side walls between and spaced from said front edge and said rear edge of said side walls in the depth thereof, said article mounting formation adapted for mounting and displaying a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said unit for unobstructed viewing, where said article mounting formations are in the form of a plurality of continuous steps in said side walls, said steps extending for the entire perimeter of said side walls and extending inwardly to progressively decrease the area of said article display area from said front edge to said rear edge thereof.
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A shadow box unit for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said unit, said shadow box unit comprising:
- tapered side walls having a front edge and a rear edge, said tapered side walls forming a main compartment having an inner, substantially centrally located article display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls further comprising a rear panel coupled to said rear peripheral edge;
- at least one article mounting formation formed on said side walls between and spaced from said front edge and said rear edge of said side walls, said article mounting formation adapted for mounting a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said unit;
- wherein said article mounting formations are in the form of a plurality of continuous steps in said side walls, said steps extending for the entire perimeter of said side walls and extending inwardly to progressively decrease the area of said article display area from said front edge to said rear edge thereof;
- at least one of said steps including at least one continuous demarcation extending around said main compartment;
- at least one of said steps includes at least one continuous demarcation extending around said main compartment.
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A shadow box unit for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said unit, said shadow box unit comprising:
- tapered side walls having a front edge and a rear edge, said tapered side walls forming a main compartment having an inner substantially centrally located article display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls;
- at least one article mounting formation formed on said side walls between and spaced from said front edge and said rear edge of said side walls said article mounting formation adapted for mounting a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said unit;
- wherein said at least one frame mounting formation is a peripheral flange;
- wherein said front flange includes at least one continuous demarcation extending around said main compartment.
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A shadow box unit for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said unit, said shadow box unit comprising:
- tapered side walls formed of a unitary piece of plastic material having a front edge and a rear edge, said tapered side walls forming a main compartment having an inner, substantially centrally located article display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls;
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- at least one article mounting formation formed on said side walls between and spaced from said front edge and said rear edge of said side walls, said article mounting formation adapted for mounting and displaying a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said unit for unobstructed viewing, said unit further including an opening with a closure therefor.
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A shadow box unit for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said unit, said shadow box unit comprising:
- tapered side walls formed of a unitary piece of plastic material having a front edge and a rear edge, said tapered side walls forming a main compartment having an inner, substantially centrally located article display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls and a frame mounting formation projecting outwardly from said front peripheral edge;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls;
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- at least one article mounting formation formed on said side walls between and spaced from said front edge and said rear edge of said side walls said article mounting formation adapted for mounting and displaying a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said unit for unobstructed viewing;
- a frame having a formation for accommodating a front transparent member;
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- a front transparent member mounted between said frame mounting formation and said frame, said front transparent member having a transparent center permitting viewing of a three-dimensional article mounted substantially in the center of said unit within the confines of and spaced apart from said side walls.
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A shadow box for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said shadow box, said shadow box including a first unit and a second unit, said first unit comprising:
- stepped side walls having a front edge and a rear edge, said stepped side walls forming a main compartment having an inner, substantially centrally located object display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls;
- at least one article mounting formation formed in said side walls between said front edge and said rear edge of said side walls, said article mounting formation adapted for mounting a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said first unit;
- and at least one frame mounting formation projecting outwardly from said front peripheral edge;
- said second unit comprising:
- second stepped side walls having a front edge and a rear edge, said second stepped side walls forming a main compartment;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said second side walls;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said second side walls;
- a rear panel extending from said rear edge of said second side walls;
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- at least one article mounting formation in one of said rear panel and said second side walls between said front edge and said rear edge of said second side walls;
- wherein said front peripheral edge of said second unit is coupled to the rear peripheral edge of said first unit so that said main compartment of said second unit increases the depth of said first unit.
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A shadow box unit for displaying a three-dimensional article in a substantially centrally located article display area within said unit, said shadow box unit comprising:
- tapered side walls formed of a unitary piece of plastic material having a front edge and a rear edge, said tapered side walls forming a main compartment having an inner, substantially centrally located article display area of sufficient depth to display a three-dimensional article substantially centrally within the confines of said side walls;
- a front peripheral edge extending from said front edge of said side walls and a frame mounting formation projecting outwardly from said front peripheral edge;
- a rear peripheral edge extending from said rear edge of said side walls, at least one article mounting formation formed on said side walls between and spaced from said front edge and said rear edge of said side walls, said article mounting formation adapted for mounting and displaying a three-dimensional article within the confines of said side walls in said substantially centrally located article display area within said unit for unobstructed viewing;
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- a frame having a formation for accommodating a front transparent member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.