Card – picture – or sign exhibiting – Changing exhibitor – Rotatable carrier for display item
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-01
2001-07-10
Silbermann, Joanne (Department: 3628)
Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Changing exhibitor
Rotatable carrier for display item
C040S493000, C040S506000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06256912
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to display holders. More particularly, it relates to the construction and mounting of multi-sided display holders.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A popular two sided display holder is disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 5,419,134, granted May 30, 1995, to Scott S. Gibson and entitled Display Holder. For background purposes, U.S. Pat. No. 5,419,134 identifies a number of United States patents relating to various types of sign boards or display holders that are adapted to be mounted in a vertical orientation.
Three and four sided sign boards or display holders are disclosed by the following additional United States patents: U.S. Pat. No. 1,575,041, granted Nov. 20, 1923, to James W. Alstott; No. 1,521,995, granted Jan. 6, 1925, to Edward A. Burbank; No. 3,199,239, granted Aug. 10, 1965, to Theodore M. Reed; No. 3,387,394, granted Jun. 11, 1968, to Willy T. Werner; No. 3,367,049, granted Feb. 6, 1968, to Clarence L. Noreen; No. 4,528,763, granted Jul. 16, 1985, to Stig B. Ahlgren; No. 5,003,716, granted Apr. 2, 1991, to Royce M. Dyar; No. 5,233,772, granted Aug. 10, 1993, to Paul E. Bergeron and David L. Wood; No. 5,347,734, granted Sep. 20, 1994 to Lloyd A. Howell and Peter N. Kurlas; No. 5,485,693, granted Jan. 23, 1996, to Egbert Frenken and Michael Schoning; No. 5,528,258, granted Jun. 18, 1996, to Shin K. Moon; and No. 5,560,121, granted Oct. 1, 1986, to Scott S. Gibson. Three sided display holders are also disclosed by United Kingdom publication 2,250,122A, published May 27, 1992, and filed by Edward Maurice Pearce Butler; and by Patent Cooperation Treaty publication No. WO 92/116, published Jul. 9, 1992, on an application filed by Paul E. Bergeron and David L. Wood.
There is a need for a multi sided display holder, and in particular a three sided display holder, that is capable of being mounted in either a vertical or horizontal orientation, and which can be easily manufactured in sections that can be easily assembled to form the display holder.
An object of the present invention is to provide an easy to manufacture, easy to assembly and easy to mount display holder.
Another object of the invention is to provide a multi sided display holder that is adapted to provide plural display regions on one, two, or all of its sides.
A further object of the invention is to provide a multi sided display holder that is adapted to have either a vertical or horizontal orientation.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes providing a display holder comprising three side members. Each side member has a first margin portion, a second margin portion and an intermediate panel portion. Each first margin portion includes a longitudinal mortise. Each second margin portion includes a longitudinal tenon sized to be received within a said longitudinal mortise. The tenon of each side member is received within a longitudinal mortise of an adjacent side member. The engagement of the tenons and mortises connect the side members together to form an elongated, three sided hollow body having three corners.
In preferred construction, each first margin portion includes an outside corner wall and a pair of mortise sidewalls extending inwardly from the corner wall. The corner and mortise sidewalls together form the longitudinal mortise and form a narrow entrance slot for the mortise. In preferred construction, each second margin portion includes a narrow stem extending from the panel portion outwardly to the tenon.
A first of the mortise sidewalls may be connected to and may extend perpendicularly outwardly from the panel portion of the first side member at the corner, to a connection with the corner wall. The corner wall is laterally curved. The second mortise sidewall extends substantially radially inwardly from the curved corner wall and includes a free edge that is spaced from where the first mortise sidewall is connected to the panel portion of the first side member. A narrow slot entrance to the mortise is formed by and between the free edge of the second mortise sidewall and a corner formed where the first mortise sidewall meets and is connected to the panel portion of the first side member.
A preferred construction, at each corner the tenon has side surfaces that are contiguous inside surfaces of the mortise. A stem extends from a connection with the panel portion of the second side member, to and through the narrow slot to a connection to the tenon.
According to an aspect of the invention, on at least two sides of the display holder, confronting slots are provided that receive edge portions of a display member.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, one of the confronting slots is formed at the first corner of the display holder and the other confronting slot is formed at a second corner of the display holder.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, at least one of the sidewalls includes a longitudinal T-slot, and the display holder includes a divider strip having an elongated T-bar that is received in the T-slot. The T-bar includes a perpendicular stem wall and at least one flange connected to the perpendicular stem wall. The flange, the perpendicular wall and a base portion of the T-bar form a slot that confronts a corner slot and is sized to receive an edge portion of a display member.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, one side member includes an elongated T-slot that receives a T-bar that is a part of structure used for mounting the display holder on some object.
In preferred form, the panel portions of the side members are laterally straight. However, the invention includes making the side members with intermediate panel portions that are laterally curved. According to an aspect of the invention, a display holder can be formed from side members with laterally curved panel portions to form an elongated hollow body that is substantially cylindrical in shape.
The invention includes mounting the hollow body to extend horizontally. It further includes mounting the hollow body to extend vertically. Whether horizontal or vertical, the hollow body may be mounted for rotation about a longitudinal axis.
According to an aspect of the invention, the hollow body is provided with end members and mounting brackets are connected to the end members, for mounting the display holder. The mounting brackets may include pivot connections for mounting the display holder for rotation about a longitudinal axis.
Other objects, advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description of the best mode set forth below, from the drawings, from the claims and from the principles that are embodied in the specific structures that are illustrated and described.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1475041 (1923-11-01), Alstott
patent: 1521995 (1925-01-01), Burbank
patent: 3199239 (1965-08-01), Reed
patent: 3367049 (1968-02-01), Noreen
patent: 3387394 (1968-06-01), Werner
patent: 4060920 (1977-12-01), Edwards
patent: 4528763 (1985-07-01), Ahlgren
patent: 5003716 (1991-04-01), Dyar
patent: 5233772 (1993-08-01), Bergeron
patent: 5347734 (1994-09-01), Howell et al.
patent: 5416996 (1995-05-01), Clemens et al.
patent: 5485693 (1996-01-01), Frenken
patent: 5528258 (1996-06-01), Moon
patent: 5560131 (1996-10-01), Gibson
patent: 2 250 122A (1992-05-01), None
patent: WO 92/11621 (1992-07-01), None
Fulmar Spec
Gibson Scott S.
Barnard Delbert J.
Burke Gibson, Inc.
Silbermann Joanne
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