Display support device for displaying replaceable indicia

A display support device comprising:

• a base having a longitudinal axis and a basin;
• a rotatable member received by the basin of the base for rotation in all directions about a single point of rotation;
• a shaft attached to the rotatable member for displaying a planar sheet material;
• a hollow shell, mounted to the base for rotation about the longitudinal axis thereof, for enclosing the rotatable member and for forming, with the basin of the base, a cavity in which the rotatable member is enclosed, the hollow shell having a slot extending along a portion thereof through which the shaft extends and a rim which contacts the base;
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• a clamping arrangement for preventing rotation of the rotatable member and the shell relative to the base, wherein the clamping arrangement comprises means for increasing a size of the rotatable member relative to the cavity so that the rotatable member is wedged against an interior wall of the cavity preventing relative movement therebetween.

A display support device comprising:

• a base having a longitudinal axis and a basin;
• a rotatable member received by the basin of the base for rotation in all directions about a single point of rotation;
• a shaft attached to the rotatable member for displaying a planar sheet material;
• a hollow shell, mounted to the base for rotation about the longitudinal axis thereof, for enclosing the rotatable member and for forming, with the basin of the base, a cavity in which the rotatable member is enclosed, the hollow shell having a slot extending along a portion thereof through which the shaft extends and a rim which contacts the base;
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• a clamping arrangement for preventing rotation of the rotatable member and the shell relative to the base, wherein the clamping arrangement comprises providing the rotatable member and the cavity with an egg-shape so that as the rotatable member is rotated transversely to the longitudinal axis of the basin of the base, a clamping action causes the rotatable member to be wedged in the cavity preventing relative movement therebetween.

A display support device comprising:

• a base having a longitudinal axis;
• a plunger mounted in an opening in the base for movement along the longitudinal axis of the base, the plunger having a top end which forms a basin and a bottom end which is adapted to contact a disparate object;
• a rotatable member received by the basin of the plunger for rotation in all directions about a single point of rotation;
• a shaft attached to the rotatable member for displaying a planar sheet material;
• a hollow shell, mounted to the base for rotation about the longitudinal axis thereof, for enclosing the rotatable member and for forming, with the basin of the plunger, a cavity in which the rotatable member is enclosed, the hollow shell having a slot extending along a portion thereof through which the shaft extends and a rim which engages a periphery of the base;
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• a clamping arrangement for preventing rotation of the rotatable member and the shell relative to the base, wherein the clamping arrangement comprises:
• an opening in the plunger which extends substantially transversely of the longitudinal axis of the base;
• a pair of openings in opposite sides of the base;
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• a strap threaded through the opening in the plunger and the pair of openings in the base;
• wherein the opening in the plunger is positioned closer to the bottom surface of the base than the pair of openings in the base so that when the strap is tightened, the plunger is forced toward the hollow shell thereby clamping the rotatable member between the hollow shell and the plunger to prevent relative movement therebetween.