Portable display system

A portable display system comprising a plurality of panel assemblies, each panel assembly comprising two parallel and confronting detachable wallboards, and a first and second border strip device along the perimeter edges of said detachable wallboards;

• said first border strip device positioned along at least one perimeter edge of said detachable wallboards and having a first portion comprising two parallel grooves extending substantially the entire length of the device separated by a second portion being a hollow tubular structure said first portion being the entire outer surface of said first border strip device and being detachable from said second portion, said second portion remaining fixed in said display system so that said detachable wallboards are removable from said first and second border strip devices in a direction perpendicular to the edge along which said first border strip is positioned,
• said second border strip device positioned along the remaining perimeter edges of said detachable wallboards and having two parallel grooves extending substantially the entire length of the device separated by a hollow tubular structure;
• hinging means for connecting a plurality of said panel assemblies to each other so that said panel assemblies are divided into a first and second group;
• said hinging means comprising a plurality of corner hinges greater than two and a plurality of double hinges greater than two so that said corner hinges are connected to a plurality of said panel assemblies movable in a vertical direction and said double hinges connected to a plurality of said panel assemblies movable in a horizontal direction,
• said first and second group comprising a number of connected panel assemblies such that said number of connected panel assemblies are hinged in the said two directions so that in the extended position the number of panel assemblies extending in the vertical direction equals the number of panel assemblies extending in the horizontal direction,
• said first group being extended to said position independent of said second group.

A lightweight portable display system comprising, a plurality of lightweight planar panels each comprising slideably removable front board and a slideably removable rear board, a first and second peripheral support means to support and position said removable front and rear boards in a substantially parallel and confronting relationship so as to form a panel assembly said first peripheral support means removably positioned along at least one outer edge of said removable front and rear boards, said second peripheral support means positioned along the remaining edges of said removable front and rear boards so that said removable front and rear boards are removable from said second peripheral support means by detachment of said first peripheral support means, and by sliding said front and rear boards along said second peripheral support means, hinging means for connecting the panel assemblies to each other so that the panel assemblies can be folded between open and closed positions, wherein in said closed position all panel assemblies are compactly folded in a parallel array for ease of portability, said second peripheral support means comprising an elongated border strip member having two elongated substantially parallel channels which extend substantially the entire length of said border strip member, so that an outer edge of said removable front board and rear board is positioned respectively within said channels, said channels forming guides to enable the slideably removal of the front and rear boards, said channels having substantially parallel and confronting wall surfaces forming a center support structure, said center support structure having means to receive a locking device for securing adjacent border strip members, said border strip member having an elongated slot extending the length of said member formed along a surface opposite from said channels and said center support structure, said slot for receiving at least part of said hinging means.

A lightweight portable display system comprising, a plurality of lightweight planar panels each comprising a slideably removable front board and slideably removable rear board, first and second peripheral support means to support and position said removable front and rear boards in a substantially parallel and confronting relationship so as to form a panel assembly said first peripheral support means removably positioned along at least one outer edge of said removable front and rear boards, said second peripheral support means positioned along the remaining edges of said removable front and rear boards so that said removable front and rear boards are removable from said second peripheral support means by detachment of said first peripheral support means, and by sliding said front and rear boards along said second peripheral support means, hinging means for connecting the panel assemblies to each other so that the panel assemblies can be folded between open and closed positions, wherein in said closed position all panel assemblies are compactly folded in a parallel array for ease of portability, said second peripheral support means comprising an elongated border strip member having two elongated substantially parallel channels which extend along the length of said border strip member whereby an edge of said removable boards is positioned in respective channels, said channels forming guides to enable the slideable removal of the front and rear boards, said channels formed at least in part by a center support section for spacing the boards from each other, said elongated border strip member also having means for receiving at least a part of said hinging means, said first peripheral support means comprising an elongated border strip member having a first portion at least in part forming elongated parallel channels for the board edges and a second portion normally detachable from the first portion, whereby when the second portion is detached the front and rear boards are readily slideably removable along said channels of the border strip of said second peripheral support means.

A lightweight portable display comprising, at least one panel assembly comprising a slideably removable front board and a slideably removable rear board, first and second peripheral support means to support and position said removable front and rear boards in a substantially parallel and confronting relationship so as to form the panel assembly, said first peripheral support means removably positioned along at least one outer edge of said removable front and rear boards, said second peripheral support means positioned along the remaining edges of said removable front and rear boards so that said removable front and rear boards are removable from said second peripheral support means by detachment of said first peripheral support means, and by sliding said front and rear boards along said second peripheral support means, said second peripheral support means comprising an elongated border strip member having two elongated substantially parallel channels which extend substantially the entire length of said border strip member, so that an outer edge of said removable front board and rear board is positioned respectively within said channels, said channels formed at least in part by a center support section for spacing the boards from each other, said first peripheral support means comprising an elongated border strip member having a first portion at least in part forming elongated parallel channels for the board edges and a second portion detachable from the first portion whereby when the second portion is detached, front and rear boards are readily slideably removable along said channels of the border strip of said second peripheral support means.