Revolving self-service display stand

A revolving self-service poster display stand having a base, an upstanding pedestal mounted on said base for revolving about a vertical axis, a plurality of frames radially projecting from said pedestal, each of said frames holding a plurality of display panels, each frame having a top, a bottom and two side walls, pivot members projecting from one of said side walls, said pivot members having a cruciform cross section and project into elliptically-shaped openings formed in conically tapered walls of said pedestal to permit said frames to be rotated about the axes of said pivots, each frame being divided into two pockets, and guide means formed on the top of the frame and extending into the pockets for guiding posters into and out of appropriate pockets in said frame.

A revolving self-service poster display stand having a base, an upstanding pedestal mounted on said base for revolving about a vertical axis, a plurality of frames radially projecting from said pedestal, each of said frames holding a plurality of display panels, each frame having a top, a bottom and two side walls with one side wall having upwardly and downwardly projecting pivot members carried thereby, said pivot members being operatively connected to said pedestal to permit said frames to be rotated about the axes of said pivots, each frame having the bottom and the two sides comprised of a molded plastic inwardly open channel member having a C-shape in cross section, a divider molded integrally with the back of the C-shaped channel and projecting inwardly from a point midway between the two legs of the C-shaped channel, the top of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame and joining the divider carried by the sides of the frame whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means extending between the top of the "T" and the leg of the "T" to guide posters into and out of the channel on each side of the divider.

A frame for displaying material on opposite sides thereof, said frame having a top, a bottom and two side walls with one side wall having upwardly and downwardly projecting pivot members carried thereby, said pivot members being operatively connected to a stand to permit said frame to be rotated about the axes of said pivots, said frame having the bottom and the two sides comprised of a molded plastic inwardly open channel member having a C-shape in cross section, a divider molded integrally with the back of the C-shaped channel and projecting inwardly from midway between the two legs of the C-shaped channel, the top of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame and joining the divided carried by the sides of the frame whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means extending between the top of the "T" and the leg of the "T" to guide posters into and out of the channel on each side of the divider.

A frame for holding a plurality of display panels comprising a molded plastic outer frame having an inwardly opening channel on a bottom and on two sides thereof, the top of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame, a divider molded integrally with the frame midway between the sides of the channel, said divider joining the leg of the "T" whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means extending between the top of the "T" and the leg of the "T" to guide flat members into and out of the channel on each side of the divider.

A frame for holding a plurality of display panels comprising a molded plastic channel forming a bottom and two sides thereof, a divider molded integrally with the frame midway between the sides of the channel to divide the frame into two pockets, a top for the frame joining the two sides together, guide means carried by said top and extending into each said pocket to guide display panels into and out of the pocket on each side of the divider, said guide means comprises a plurality of triangle-shaped webs having the hypotenuse of the triangle lying flush with the outer edge of the top so that panels being removed from the pockets will be guided out of the pocket without interference from said top.

A frame for holding a plurality of display panels comprising a molded plastic outer frame having an inwardly opening channel on three sides thereof, the fourth side of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame, a divider molded integrally with the frame midway between the sides of the channel, said divider joining with said leg of the "T" whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means extending between the top of the "T" and the leg of the "T" to guide flat members into and out of the channel on each side of the divider.

A frame for displaying material on opposite sides thereof, said frame having four walls with one wall having upwardly and downwardly projecting pivot members carried thereby, said pivot members being operatively connected to a stand to permit said frame to be rotated about the axes of said pivots, said frame having three of said walls comprised of a molded plastic inwardly open channel member having a C-shape in cross section, a divider molded integrally with the back of the C-shaped channel and projecting inwardly from midway between the two legs of the C-shaped channel, the fourth wall of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame and joining said divider whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means extending between the top of the "T" and the leg of the "T" to guide posters into and out of the channel on each side of the divider.

A frame for displaying material on opposite sides thereof, said frame having a top, a bottom and two side walls with one side wall having upwardly and downwardly projecting pivot members carried thereby, said pivot members being operatively connected to a stand to permit said frame to be rotated about the axes of said pivots, said frame having the bottom and the two sides comprised of a molded plastic inwardly open channel member having a C-shape in cross section, a divider molded integrally with the back of the C-shaped channel and projecting inwardly from midway between the two legs of the C-shaped channel, the top of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame and joining the divider carried by the sides of the frame whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means formed as part of said partition along the bottom of said frame for guiding said display material into the appropriate pocket on the appropriate side of the frame.

A frame for holding a plurality of display panels comprising a molded plastic outer frame having an inwardly opening channel on three sides thereof, the fourth side of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame, a divider molded integrally with the frame midway between the sides of the channel, said divider joining with said leg of the "T" whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and a guide formed on the divider on the side opposite the fourth side of the frame, said guide comprising end portions extending farther into the open center of the frame than the midportion extends so as to provide a gradually sloping curve from each adjacent side portion so as to guide display panels into the appropriate half on the appropriate side of the divider.

A frame for holding a plurality of display panels comprising a molded plastic outer frame having an inwardly opening channel on three sides thereof, one of said sides having upwardly and downwardly projecting pivot members being operatively connected to a stand to permit said frame to be rotated about the axes of said pivots, the fourth side of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame, a divider molded integrally with the frame midway between the sides of the channel, said divider joining with said leg of the "T" whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means carried by said divider on the side of the divider opposite to said T-shaped side, said guide means being arcuate in shape from end to end with the low part of the arc being at the middle of the guide means.

A frame for displaying material on opposite sides thereof, said frame having four walls with one wall having upwardly and downwardly projecting pivot members carried thereby, said pivot members being operatively connected to a stand to permit said frame to be rotated about the axes of said pivots, said frame having three of said walls comprised of a molded plastic inwardly open channel member having a C-shape in cross section, a divider molded integrally with the back of the C-shaped channel and projecting inwardly from midway between the two legs of the C-shaped channel, the fourth wall of the frame having a T-shape in cross section with the leg of the "T" projecting inwardly toward the center of the frame and joining said divider whereby the frame is divided into two halves, and guide means carried by said divider on the side of the divider opposite to said T-shaped side, said guide means being arcuate in shape from end to end with the low part of the arc being at the middle of the guide means, whereby a display panel in one half of the frame will first contact the high ends of the arcuate shape and be guided back into said half of the frame.