Supports: racks – Special article – Jewelry
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-22
2001-12-11
Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Special article
Jewelry
C211S013100, C248S303000, C206S006100, C024S370000, C024S907000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06328171
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a medal holder that holds, organizes and displays award-type medals. More specifically, the present invention relates to a medal holder that displays medals having attached neck-ribbons.
2. Prior Art
While several different holders are known for jewelry, belts and neckties, there is a need for a medal holder that is simple to manufacture, firmly secures the medal, yet provides easy access to a plurality of medals having attached neck-ribbons.
One type of medal display rack, shown in U.S. Pat. No. D0260207 to Nutting, is in the form of a table mounted tiered display that neither securely mounts the neck-ribbons nor provides a mechanism for securing the medals tightly in-place.
One type of hanger for belts, described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,598,614 to Gilbert, proposes angular apertures or slots to hang belts with buckles. The neck-ribbon affixed to a medal is very lightweight compared to that of the medal and this type of hanger could not be used to display multiple medals of various sizes.
Another type of hanger, described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,90146 to Kolton et al., uses wider slots for hanging suspenders, and yet other types of holders use various types of apertures for displaying various types of neckties, jewelry and keys as follows:
U.S. Pat. No.
Inventor
Title
3,653,515
Rice
Tie Rack
3,118,541
McKeever
Necktie Rack
3,705,653
Pereya
Necktie Rack
3,783,995
Tobin
Tie Rack
3,945,500
Meckstroth
Necktie Hanger
5,526,968
Larson
Hanger Valet
3,081,881
Seeger
Haberdashery Hanger
5,762,184
Greiner
Jewelry Holder with at Least
One Movable Stand
5,067,617
Caldwell
Earring Storage and Display
Rack
3,997,219
Phelps
Jewelry Cabinet
3,070,235
Manzardo
Key Filing System
D0137,945
Geller et al.
Design for a Display Rack
Again, a problem with these hangers, displays and racks is that they can not securely mount and easily display a plurality of various-sized and weighted medals having attached neck-ribbons in a holder board that can be both wall-mounted and table-mounted.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention holds and displays a plurality of medals with attached neck-ribbons by means of a display board having a plurality of slot and aperture pairs. A hook-clip, used for securing the medal and its attached neck ribbon to the display board, is formed from a unitary length of wire made of metal or other material having a small “u”-shaped hook portion at one end and a large “u”-shaped clip portion at its opposite end. In one embodiment, the hook-clip has an intermediate arcuate portion between the hook and clip portions. Further, in this embodiment the distal end of the clip-portion is flattened to enable a user to easily insert the hook-clip through an aperture in the display board. The hook-clip is inserted through a selected aperture so that the hook portion protrudes from the front face of the display board and the clip portion protrudes from the back side of the board. When the neck ribbon attached to a medal is inserted through the slot associated with the selected aperture, the hook portion on the front face of the board provides a hook onto which the medal can be hung while the clip portion on the back side of the board provides a region within which the ribbon can be held when it is wound-up or otherwise gathered. The display board can be produced in many configurations, shapes and sizes to accommodate a plurality of medals that have attached neck-ribbons. Thus, for example, the display board may need not be planar. Further, multiple display boards, planar or otherwise, can be configured together to form a multi-board, freestanding three-dimensional medal holder.
A fuller understanding of this invention may be had by referring to the following description and claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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patent: 5160049 (1992-11-01), McMillen
patent: 5353921 (1994-10-01), Tyra
patent: 5782022 (1998-07-01), Tubberville
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