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US 5,966,857 AGranted
Advertising display
AssigneeADBOX, Inc.
InventorsJoakim Pettersson, Christer Wernerdal
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Abstract
An advertising display which is easily erected and may be used as a free-standing display or as a hanging display. The display is comprised of two sub-assemblies which are folded flat for shipment and which may be popped open and slipped together to form a commanding display. Provision is made for allowing the display to be hung from above, or alternatively, a pair of feet assemblies are provided which may be attached adjacent the base of the display to provide a stable free-standing display. The feet, if used, engage the rest of the display in a positive manner so as to remain attached to the display if the display is lifted for movement, etc. Exemplary embodiments are disclosed.
Claims16
An advertising display comprising:
- first and second advertising panels having top and bottom edges and first and second opposite side edges, the panels being joined along the first and second opposite side edges;
- a pair of sheet-like spreader members between the first and second advertising panels adjacent the top and bottom edges, respectively, each spreader member having a central region and integral first and second side regions, each side region being coupled to the central region by curved lines of reduced resistance to bending, the central region having a fold line therethrough;
- when the advertising display is in a folded state, each spreader member being folded through 180.degree. along the fold line, with the first and second side regions being bonded to the first and second advertising panels, respectively, with the fold line of the central region approximately perpendicular to the first and second opposite side edges of the panels;
- and,
- when the panels are encouraged into separation adjacent each of the spreader members, the spreader members will unfold along the fold line through the central region and fold along the curved lines of reduced resistance to bending such that the central region is unfolded and curved following a curvature of the curved lines, thereby holding the central region in an unfolded position.
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An advertising display comprising:
- a pair of subassemblies, each having:
- first and second advertising panels having top and bottom edges and first and second opposite side edges, the panels being joined along the first and second opposite side edges;
- a pair of sheet-like spreader members between the first and second advertising panels adjacent the top and bottom edges, respectively, each spreader member having a central region and integral first and second side regions, each side region being coupled to the central region by curved lines of reduced resistance to bending, the central region having a fold line therethrough;
- when the advertising display is in a folded state, each spreader member being folded through 180.degree. along the fold line, with the first and second side regions being bonded to the first and second advertising panels, respectively, with the fold line of the central region approximately perpendicular to the first and second opposite side edges of the panels;
- and,
- when the panels are encouraged into separation adjacent each of the spreader members, the spreader members will unfold along the fold line through the central region and fold along the curved lines of reduced resistance to bending such that the central region is unfolded and curved following a curvature of the curved lines, thereby holding the central region in an unfolded position;
- one of the subassemblies having the side regions of one of the spreader members extending beyond the top or bottom edges of the advertising panels such that when the spreader members are in an open stable state, the side regions that extend beyond the top or bottom edges of the advertising panels will slip between the advertising panels of the other subassembly to form a larger advertising display.
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An advertising display method comprising the steps of:
- providing an advertising panel having top and bottom edges and first and second opposite side edges;
- providing a pair of sheet-like spreader members adjacent the top and bottom edges, respectively, each spreader member having a central region and integral first and second side regions, each side region being coupled to the central region by curved lines of reduced resistance to bending, the central region having a fold line therethrough;
- in a folded state, folding each spreader member through 180.degree. along the fold line, with the first and second side regions being bonded to the advertising panel, with the fold line of the central region approximately perpendicular to the first and second side edges of the panel;
- and,
- separating the panel adjacent each spreader member until each spreader member unfolds along the fold line through the central region and folds along the curved lines of reduced resistance to bending such that the central region is unfolded and curved following a curvature of the curved lines, thereby holding the central region in an unfolded position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.