US3901389A — Commodity display stand

Claim 1

Independent Claim 294 words

A knockdown display rack for articles comprising: an elongated tubular wall member; a base support for said tubular wall member including a substantially cylindrical rigid supporting side wall part and separate removable flat substantially circular top and bottom wall parts fitting in sliding frictional contact within said side wall part and each having aligned apertures defining inner edge portions adapted to hold said tubular wall member in vertical sliding frictional and lateral support; said base support including rigidifying spacer parts defined by an elongated rectangular planar member folded sequentially in opposite directions along a series of spaced transverse fold lines tO form a plurality of inwardly radially disposed folded edges defining vertical wall portions and to form a plurality of outwardly radially disposed folded edges adapted to hold said tubular wall member in vertical sliding frictional and lateral support; said folded planar member being positionable within said substantially cylindrical side wall part with its top and bottom edges spacing said removable top and bottom wall parts, with said inwardly disposed folded edges extending into supporting contact with said tubular wall member and said outwardly disposed folded edges in supporting contact within said substantially cylindrical side wall part; and a plurality of spaced apertures extending through said tubular walled member adapted to axially receive a rigid elongated portion of an article; said spaced apertures being sufficiently larger than the crosssectional area of the rigid portion of said article and the length of said rigid portion of said article being longer than the depth of said aperture whereby the near lower edge of said aperture and the further upper edge of said aperture engage the bottom and top portions, respectively of said rigid portion of said article as the sole support for same in cantilever relationship.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 294 words

A knockdown display rack for articles comprising: an elongated tubular wall member; a base support for said tubular wall member including a substantially cylindrical rigid supporting side wall part and separate removable flat substantially circular top and bottom wall parts fitting in sliding frictional contact within said side wall part and each having aligned apertures defining inner edge portions adapted to hold said tubular wall member in vertical sliding frictional and lateral support; said base support including rigidifying spacer parts defined by an elongated rectangular planar member folded sequentially in opposite directions along a series of spaced transverse fold lines tO form a plurality of inwardly radially disposed folded edges defining vertical wall portions and to form a plurality of outwardly radially disposed folded edges adapted to hold said tubular wall member in vertical sliding frictional and lateral support; said folded planar member being positionable within said substantially cylindrical side wall part with its top and bottom edges spacing said removable top and bottom wall parts, with said inwardly disposed folded edges extending into supporting contact with said tubular wall member and said outwardly disposed folded edges in supporting contact within said substantially cylindrical side wall part; and a plurality of spaced apertures extending through said tubular walled member adapted to axially receive a rigid elongated portion of an article; said spaced apertures being sufficiently larger than the crosssectional area of the rigid portion of said article and the length of said rigid portion of said article being longer than the depth of said aperture whereby the near lower edge of said aperture and the further upper edge of said aperture engage the bottom and top portions, respectively of said rigid portion of said article as the sole support for same in cantilever relationship.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 45 words

A knockdown display rack in accordance with claim 1 in which: the ends of said planar member are folded toward each other to form a pair of over-lapping sections, the folded edges of which are engageable in supporting contact within said substantially cylindrical wall part.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 76 words

A knockdown display rack in accordance with claim 1 in which: said elongated tubular member consists in a planar member having five longitudinal fold lines defining six wall sections; the inner three of said fold lines being formable to place said wall section into a square configuration and the outermost fold lines placing said outer wall section in contiguous relationship as a diagonal reinforcement for said square configuration that extends to the opposite inside cover thereof.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 60 words

A knockdown display rack in accordance with claim 3 in which: said tubular wall member folds end-to-end along at least one transverse fold line with the folded portions in juxtaposition; and a square reinforcing collar member is provided to fit over the outside of said tubular member adjacent said unfolded transverse fold in the squared configuration of said wall member.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 166 words

A knockdown display rack in accordance with claim 1 in which: said elongated tubular wall member includes four planar side walls joined together along longitudinal fold lines to form a rectangular configuration; said aligned apertures in said top and bottom wall parts define inner edge portions conforming to said rectangular configuration; and a reinforcing member is provided for said tubular wall member comprising a single elongated rectangular member folded along four longitudinal fold lines to form wall portions, two of said folds being internal and two being external whereby the internal folds are on opposite sides of the wall section between the external folds with said wall portions forming intersecting planes, the axes of which are substantially the same length as the diagonals of said square configuration of said tubular wall member; said reinforcing member fitting longitudinally within said four sided tubular wall member with its axes fitting into the corners thereof and its ends on each side of said transverse fold in a rigidifying manner.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1978-08-25	1979-02-24	1979-08-26	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1982-08-25	1983-02-24	1983-08-26	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1986-08-25	1987-02-24	1987-08-26	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Commodity display stand

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