Wall mounted combination chalkboard, projector screen and information display apparatus

Claim 1

In combination, a compartmentalized chalkboard, tack board and projector screen unit, said unit comprising: a normally upright hollow continuous rectangular frame having open front and back sides, said frame including oppositely disposed vertically spaced confronting and substantially parallel top and bottom frame members, and oppositely disposed laterally spaced confronting and substantially parallel side frame members; first closure means extending between and spanning said frame members to close said back side of said frame, said first closure means at least in part including a chalkboard confronting said open front side of said frame; a front wall connected to said top wall aNd depending therefrom to span between the upper ends of said side frame members, said front wall being disposed in spaced confronting relationship relative to an upper portion of said first closure means and cooperating therewith and with said top wall to define a first downwardly opening compartment; projector screen means supported on said side walls and disposed in said first compartment, said projector screen means having a leading end portion selectively extendible downwardly and outwardly from said first compartment for juxtaposition relative to said chalkboard; second closure means comprising a plurality of wing elements; means pivotally connecting one of said wing elements on, respectively, one of said side frame members for pivotal movement in one direction towards one another to close across said open side of said frame, and for pivotal movement in an opposite direction to open away from said open side of said frame; a tack board mounted and supported on one side of, respectively, each of said wing elements, said tack boards being concealed when said wing elements are pivoted to close across said open side of said frame; means in said frame dividing the lower end of said unit into a plurality of compartments opening into said open side of said frame, said last named means comprising an elongated normally horizontal platform extending in vertically spaced relation relative to said bottom wall to define a second compartment communicating with said first compartment, said platform having its opposed ends fixedly connected, respectively, on said side frame members; a divider wall interposed between said platform and said bottom frame member forming therewith and with confronting portions of said side frame members a plurality of compartments opening into said front side of said unit and disposed in end-to-end relationship; and closure means for said open ends of said plurality of compartments.