One-piece collapsible product-supporting display

Claim 1

A product supporting and displaying device comprising a single sheet of material defined by a rectangular section including a first product-supporting element consisting of foldably joined and collapsible body portions and bottom walls foldably and collapsibly joined with said body portions, the dimensions of said body portions and bottom walls being such as to impart to said element in assembled position an essentially equilateral triangular cross section, a second product-supporting element comprising tongue members of uniform width foldably and collapsibly joined with said bottom walls and having means for coupling said tongue members in face to face relationship with each other in forming said second element, said body portions of said first element including cutouts collectively providing a product-receiving aperture of essentially rectangular contour and extending equal and substantial distances into said body portions from the foldable juncture thereof, said second element projecting through said aperture when the device is in display position and being movable with respect thereto to permit selective display of articles at either or both sides of said second element, the length of said second element being less than that of the collapsed first element but greater than the length to the cutout portions thereof, whereby said body portions and bottom walls are collapsible on the second element in the packaging and shipment of the device, and said second element is of such dimension as to be contained within peripheral boundaries of the first element, and exposed at the aperture therein, when in collapsed position.