Supports – Easel; book – copy or music score holder – With adjustable inclination
Patent
1991-12-13
1993-06-01
Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
Supports
Easel; book, copy or music score holder
With adjustable inclination
248473, 40546, 40606, G09F 1900
Patent
active
052152855
ABSTRACT:
A display card holder for releasably mounting a display card, sign, poster, etc. The display card holder serves as a permanent, tamper proof, message holder for inexpensive point of purchase material in a high risk exposure retail environment. The display card holder includes a stand having adhesive thereon for fixing the holder in a conspicuous location, e.g., on top of a cash register or counter top, so that the display card is visible to consumers. The holder further includes a substantially hollow, elongated housing having a body portion and first and second end walls. The housing is secured to the stand by fastening means, so as to allow for angular adjustment of the housing and display card or sign with respect to the stand. The housing includes a longitudinal slot for receiving the display card or sign and which extends along an upper surface of the body portion. First and second end pieces respectively pass through corresponding openings in the first and second end walls and are slidably supported on guide rails disposed within the housing. Each end piece comprises a pinching mechanism including a bifurcated member having a gap for receiving and pinching the lower edge of the display card. Each end piece further includes a locking member for engaging a corresponding notch in the display card.
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Display Card Mounting Device, Eddy Associates, Spring 1991.
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