Display system and associated methods
AssigneeAd4, LLC
InventorsJames P. Lyons, Michael W. MacGeorge, John Norton Reynolds, IV
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Abstract
A display system may include a frame, column connection members connected to the frame, and four-sided column members positioned adjacent one another and rotatably connected to the column connection members. Each column member may include a connector and elongate display members positioned adjacent one another and pivotally connected to the connector. The display system may also include a drive assembly carried by the frame that engages the column connection members to rotate each column member so that selective display members pivot in a predetermined direction during rotation to change the shape of the column members allowing rotation thereof when positioned adjacent one another.
Claims27
A display system comprising:
- a frame;
- a respective plurality of column connection members connected to said frame;
- a respective plurality of four-sided column members positioned adjacent one another and rotatably connected to said respective column connection members, each of said column members comprising
- a connector including a display guide having an hourglass shape, and a display engagement member overlying the display guide, and
- a plurality of elongate display members positioned adjacent one another and each pivotally connected to the display engagement member;
- and
- a drive assembly carried by said frame and engaging said column connection members to rotate each column member so that selected display members pivot in a predetermined direction during rotation to change the shape of the column members allowing rotation thereof when positioned adjacent one another.
A display system comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one four-sided column member and comprising
- a display guide having an hourglass shape defined by convex front and rear portions, and concave side portions,
- a display engagement member overlying the display guide,
- pairs of opposing elongate display members overlying the display engagement member, and
- a plurality of pin members for connecting the pairs of opposing display members to the display engagement member, and for engaging the display engagement member with the display guide;
- and
- a drive assembly carried by said frame and engaging the at least one column member so that a first one of the pairs of opposing display members pivots inwardly when adjacent the concave side portions of the display guide as the at least one column member rotates.
A method of displaying indicia comprising:
- positioning the indicia on a plurality of display members carried by each of a plurality of rotatable four-sided column members connected to a frame and positioned adjacent one another, the plurality of display members each being pivotally connected to a display engagement member that overlies a display guide having an hourglass shape, the indicia being positioned on first and second sides of each display member;
- and
- rotating the plurality of column members to selectively display the indicia on each of the four sides of the column members;
- wherein rotating the plurality of column members comprises pivoting each of the plurality of display members in a predetermined direction to change the shape of the column members allowing rotation thereof when positioned adjacent one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.