Special receptacle or package – Convertible to or from display configuration – Having content positioning means
Patent
1997-02-05
1999-08-17
Ackun, Jacob K.
Special receptacle or package
Convertible to or from display configuration
Having content positioning means
206214, 206224, 206371, 206443, A45C 1134
Patent
active
059380403
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a display device.
Display devices for writing instruments, by means of which the writing instruments can be displayed in a shop for viewing by prospective purchasers, are often made of vacuum-formed recessed trays. The writing instruments are simply put into shallow elongate recesses in the trays which are often kept in drawers in a display cabinet in a shop. If a customer wishes to view the writing instruments, the trays will be moved as they are retrieved from the cabinet and presented to the customer. This can lead to damage of the surfaces of the writing instruments since they can slide about in the trays as the drawers in which the trays are stored are opened and closed and also when the trays are passed to the customer. In addition, these recessed trays are generally unattractive and have little scope for varying the display effect.
According to the present invention, there is provided a display device having a generally planar upper surface, the upper surface having at least two upstanding walls, each wall having a profiled edge for receiving and supporting a generally cylindrical object.
In this specification, reference will be made to the display device for displaying writing instruments in particular. However, it is to be understood that the device can be used for displaying other generally cylindrical objects.
The writing instruments can be laid across the upstanding walls to be supported by the walls.
The profiled edges of the walls preferably include a plurality of recesses, each recess being for receiving a cylindrical object. By providing a plurality of recesses, the writing instruments or other objects can be laid across the two walls generally at a right angle to the length of the walls, or at some other angle. This enables some flexibility in the display, for example, allowing the writing instruments or other objects to be fanned out across the display device.
At least one of the walls may be removable from the upper surface. Said at least one removable wall may be an elongate strip which is profiled on each of its opposed long edges. The profiles on the opposed long edges may differ from one another. This enables further variation in the display effect since a different pitch between adjacent writing instruments or other objects can be achieved according to which long edge is uppermost.
Preferably, the arrangement is such that a cylindrical object-is supported by the walls so as not to contact the upper surface. This has two main advantages. Firstly, the object is held away from the surface and is thus protected from damage by contact with the upper surface. Secondly, since the object is held out of contact with the surface, any display background can be used, thus allowing greater scope in the display effect which may be achieved.
The walls are preferably made of a material with a relatively high coefficient of friction. This prevents the objects from sliding around on the display device. For example, the walls may be made of polyvinylchloride (PVC).
An example of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first example of a display device;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second example of a display device;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the display device of FIG. 2 with writing instruments in a "fanned" orientation;
FIGS. 4 to 7 are partial elevations of walls and cross-sections through the display device showing examples of profiles of the walls;
FIG. 8 shows writing instruments of different sizes being supported by a wall; and,
FIG. 9 is an elevation of a wall having different profiles on its upper and lower edges.
A display device 1 has a generally rectangular or square base 2 in the form of a tile. The base 2 has a pair of parallel elongate grooves 3, 4 in its upper surface 5. The elongate grooves 3, 4 extend across the base and divide the upper surface 5 into three roughly equal portions.
A pair of elongate strips 6, 7 have a thickness which is substantially eq
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Goodwin David Malcolm
Hamnett Nicholas Mernor
Ackun Jacob K.
Howley David A.
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