Special receptacle or package – Convertible to or from display configuration – With cover convertible to easel or receptacle support
Patent
1990-05-10
1991-08-13
Gehman, Bryon P.
Special receptacle or package
Convertible to or from display configuration
With cover convertible to easel or receptacle support
206 61, 206 4534, 206806, 211 7, 211 13, 211194, 312 60, 312184, 312185, B65D 550
Patent
active
050389270
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a display case designed to show small objects which are suitable for card mounting. The case has a transparent conduit with a closed end and an open end. Cards on which jewelry or other merchandise is mounted are inserted into the conduit through the open end.
In one preferred embodiment a clip having a slot is employed to hold the cards. In another preferred embodiment a second spaced apart slot is provided for insertion of a second set of cards which doubles the display capacity.
Support for the card array is provided in one embodiment by one or more protrusions extend into the tube on which the card array rests. These protrusions extend into the tube and provide maximum distance to the wall of the tube which is less than the width of the card array. The protrusions provide support for the vertical array of cards and can be indentations in the wall of the tube.
In another embodiment of the invention a rod passing through the wall of the tube is employed as the support the vertical array of cards. Lockable caps are preferably employed to hold the rod in position.
A hanger is provided which attaches to the closed end of the conduit to allow the display case to be hung eliminating the need for counter space. It is preferred that the hanger is rotatably mounted so that the display case can be rotated.
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Gehman Bryon P.
Weins Michael J.
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