Image display
AssigneeCircle Graphics, Inc.
InventorsHank B. Ridless, Evan D. Brooks, Keith E. Freebern
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Abstract
An image display including an image substrate and a support structure. The image substrate has an image printed on a first surface. The support structure can include a front sheet, a back sheet and a plurality of side strips secured between the front sheet and the back sheet for forming a closed support structure. An internal support can be provided in an internal cavity of the support structure for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure. The image substrate can be adhered to an external surface of the front sheet so that the front sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate. A variety of image substrates are provided.
Claims35
An image display, comprising an image substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and a central and peripheral portions, an image printed on the first surface, a support structure including a central sheet, a plurality of side strips, a plurality of back strips and a back sheet, the central sheet having a front and a rear and a plurality of edges at its periphery and the side strips extending alongside respective edges of the central sheet at a right angle to the central sheet, the side strips having respective opposite ends extending end-to-end to form a plurality of corners, the back strips extending alongside respective side strips at a right angle to the side strips, the back strips having respective opposite ends extending end-to-end overlying the periphery of the central sheet, the central sheet, the side strips and the back strips being made of fiberboard and forming an internal cavity of the support structure and the back sheet being made of paperboard, the second surface of the image substrate overlying the front of the central sheet so that the central sheet forms a rigid backing for the central portion of the image substrate and the peripheral portions of the image substrate overlying the side strips and back strips so that the image substrate appears to be mounted on a stretcher bar frame, the back sheet overlying the cavity and the peripheral portions of the image substrate on the back strips, and securement means for rigidly coupling the back sheet to the back strips for forming a closed support structure.
An image display, comprising an image substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and a central and peripheral portions, an image printed on the first surface, a support structure including a central sheet, a plurality of side strips, a plurality of back strips and a back sheet, the central sheet having a front and a rear and a plurality of edges at its periphery and the side strips extending alongside respective edges of the central sheet at a right angle to the central sheet, the side strips having respective opposite ends extending end-to-end to form a plurality of corners, the back strips extending alongside respective side strips at a right angle to the side strips, the back strips having respective opposite ends extending end-to-end overlying the periphery of the central sheet, the central sheet, the side strips and the back strips forming an internal cavity of the support structure, the second surface of the image substrate overlying the front of the central sheet so that the central sheet forms a rigid backing for the central portion of the image substrate and the peripheral portions of the image substrate overlying the side strips and back strips so that the image substrate appears to be mounted on a stretcher bar frame, the back sheet overlying the cavity and the peripheral portions of the image substrate on the back strips, and securement means for rigidly coupling the back sheet to the back strips for forming a closed support structure, the support structure having a plurality of side surfaces formed by the respective side strips and the back sheet being inset from the side surfaces so as to not be readily visible when the image display is viewed from the side.
An image display, comprising an image substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and a central and peripheral portions, an image printed on the first surface, a support structure including a central sheet, a plurality of side strips, a plurality of back strips and a back sheet, the central sheet having a front and a rear and a plurality of edges at its periphery and the side strips extending alongside respective edges of the central sheet at a right angle to the central sheet, the side strips having respective opposite ends extending end-to-end to form a plurality of corners, the back strips extending along respective side strips at a right angle to the side strips, the back strips having respective opposite ends extending end-to-end overlying the periphery of the central sheet, the central sheet, the side strips and the back strips being made of fiberboard and forming an internal cavity of the support structure and the back sheet being made of paperboard, the second surface of the image substrate overlying the front of the central sheet so that the central sheet forms a rigid backing for the central portion of the image substrate and the peripheral portions of the image substrate overlying the side strips and back strips, the back sheet overlying the cavity and the peripheral portions of the image substrate on the back strips, securement means for rigidly coupling the back sheet to the back strips for forming a closed support structure and for retaining the side and back strips in position relative to the central sheet and an internal support distinct from the support structure disposed in the cavity and extending between the central sheet and the back sheet for enhancing the rigidity of the central sheet.
An image display, comprising an image substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, an image printed on the first surface, a support structure including a sheet of paperboard having a central sheet with an external planar surface, a plurality of side strips folded relative to the central sheet and a plurality of back strips folded relative to the respective side strips and forming an internal cavity, the support structure including a back sheet of paperboard overlying the cavity and secured to the back strips, an internal support in the internal cavity and extending between the central sheet and the back sheet for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure, the second surface of the image substrate overlying the external planar surface of the central sheet so that the central sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate and the image substrate appears to be mounted on a stretcher bar frame.
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