# US 9,532,668 B2 · Rotatable display

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- Number: US 9,532,668 B2
- Document ID: US9532668B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/327,848
- Filed: 2014-07-10
- Published: 2016-01-14
- Granted: 2017-01-03
- Earliest claimed: 2014-07-10
- Assignees: Unicover Corporation
- Applicants: The Unicover Corporation
- Inventors: Larry Schoeler; Cheryl Mefford
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9532668B2

## CPC

- A47G 1/12: Frames or housings for storing medals, badges, or the like
- A47F 7/0042: {for flat articles, e.g. panels, tiles (A47F7/0014, A47F7/14, A47F7/16 take precedence)}
- B65D 25/10: Devices to locate articles in containers {(for protecting articles from mechanical damage B65D81/02)}
- B65D 25/54: Inspection openings or windows
- B65D 43/02: Removable lids or covers (with means for piercing, cutting, or tearing a frangible inner closure B65D51/22)
- B65D 73/0035: {the articles being retained within a recess or a series of recesses provided in a single card (B65D75/32 takes precedence)}
- B65D 85/58: for ball bearings, washers, buttons or like spherical or disc-shaped articles
- G07D 9/004: {Coin packages}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING

## Abstract

A rotatable display for containing an article including a coin. The rotatable display can include an article receptacle for holding the article, which can be easily rotated by a user. The article receptacle can have an outer flange. A display panel can rotatably capture the article receptacle. The display panel can include a first display layer and an annular retaining structure mounted to the first display layer rotatably capturing the outer flange of the article receptacle against the first display layer. The annular retaining structure can be deflectable against the outer flange. The annular retaining structure can have a smooth slippery surface, and can be configured for deflecting away from the first display layer and to facilitate rotation of the outer flange and the article receptacle relative to the display panel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rotatable display for an article comprising:
an article receptacle for holding the article, the article receptacle having an outer flange; and
a display panel for rotatably capturing the article receptacle, the display panel comprising a first display layer and a second display layer adhered to the first display layer, an annular retaining structure mounted to the second display layer, and a third display layer adhered over the second display layer and outer perimeter portions of the annular retaining structure, the second and third display layers each having holes therethrough that are larger than the outer flange of the article receptacle forming a pocket accepting the article receptacle and forming an annular cavity spaced apart from and surrounding the outer flange above and below the annular retaining structure, the annular retaining structure extending annularly radially inwardly within the annular cavity from between the second and third display layers to form an annular cantilevered lip for rotatably capturing the outer flange of the article receptacle against the first display layer, the annular cantilevered lip of the annular retaining structure being deflectable against the outer flange within the annular cavity, the annular retaining structure having a smooth slippery surface and configured for deflecting away from the first display layer and to facilitate rotation of the outer flange and the article receptacle relative to the display panel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rotatable display of claim 1 in which the annular retaining structure comprises a flat annular plastic washer having a thickness that is thin enough to resiliently deflect in an annular manner concentrically around an inner diameter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rotatable display of claim 1 in which the display panel further comprises a fourth display layer adhered over the third display layer, the fourth display layer having a hole formed therein for closely fitting around the article receptacle and substantially covering from view said pocket and annular retaining structure.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The rotatable display of claim 3 in which the first, second, third and fourth display layers are formed of paperboard.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The rotatable display of claim 4 in which the paperboard layers are about 0.010-0.018 inches thick, the outer flange of the article receptacle is about 0.03-0.1 inches thick, and the annular retaining structure is formed of PETG plastic about 0.004-0.009 inches thick.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rotatable display of claim 1 in which the article receptacle is formed of a base and a lid that is removably securable to the base, the base having a cavity surrounded by the outer flange, and the lid securable over the cavity, the annular retaining structure being capturable between the outer flange of the base and the lid.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The rotatable display of claim 1 in which the display panel is configured for rotatably capturing more than one article receptacle.

### Claim 8

A rotatable display for an article comprising:
an article receptacle for holding the article, the article receptacle having a base, and a lid that is removably securable to the base, the base having a cavity surrounded by an outer flange; and
a display panel for rotatably capturing the article receptacle, the display panel comprising paperboard layers forming a pocket for receiving the article receptacle and forming an annular cavity spaced apart from and surrounding the outer flange above and below a flat annular plastic washer mounted between two paperboard layers, the washer extending annularly radially inwardly within the annular cavity from between said two paperboard layers to form an annular cantilevered lip for rotatably capturing the outer flange against a first paperboard layer, the annular cantilevered lip of the washer being deflectable against the outer flange within the annular cavity, the annular cantilevered inner lip of the washer also being capturable between the outer flange of the base and the lid of the article receptacle, the washer having a smooth slippery surface and configured for deflecting away from the first paperboard layer and to facilitate rotation of the outer flange and the article receptacle relative to the display panel.

### Claim 9

A rotatable display for an article comprising:
an article receptacle for holding the article, the article receptacle having an outer flange; and
a display panel for rotatably capturing the article receptacle, the display panel comprising a first display layer and a second display layer secured to the first display layer, a flange retaining structure mounted to the second display layer, and a third display layer secured over the second display layer and outer portions of the flange retaining structure, the second and third display layers each having holes therethrough that are larger than the outer flange of the article receptacle forming a pocket accepting the article receptacle and forming a cavity spaced apart from and surrounding the outer flange above and below the flange retaining structure, the flange retaining structure extending inwardly within the cavity from between the second and third display layers to form a cantilevered lip for rotatably capturing the outer flange of the article receptacle against the first display layer, the cantilevered lip of the flange retaining structure being deflectable against the outer flange within the cavity.