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Claim 2

Apparatus for displaying different sized objects comprising: a plurality of housings; means for spacing the housings apart in an assembly at different distances corresponding to the size of the objects to be displayed therebetween and the same relative orientation; means for supporting said assembly and for permitting its rotation about an axis approximately parallel to said spacing means; each housing comprising a first recess having an open end therein where there may be inserted the base of an object and a second recess having an open end therein where there may be inserted the top of an object, said first and second recesses being back to back with a base therebetween, the first recess of one housing and the second recess of an adjacent housing facing one another and cooperating to secure an object therebetween; said first and second recesses having sidewalls which prevent movement of the object from the housing in any direction other than through said open end; a wall running across the base of the housing between the sidewalls of at least one recess in a pair of facing first and second recesses, said wall having a height that is appreciably less than said sidewalls whereby there is defined within said recess a region smaller than said recess that is adapted to receive therein an object smaller than that which may be received in the whole recess; and selectively engageable means for limiting the movement between a housing and a spacing means so that an object may not be withdrawn from the recesses in the housings in which it is located.

Claim 3

Apparatus for displaying different-sized objects comprising: at least one rod; means for supporting said rod; a plurality of housing supported on said rod and slidable thereon, said housings being rotatable about an axis approximately parallel to said rod; each housing comprising a first recess having an open end therein where there may be inserted the base of an object and a second recess having an open end therein where there may be inserted the top of an object, said first and second recesses being back-to-back with a base therebetween, the first recess of one housing on the rod and the second recess of the adjacent housing on the rod facing one another and cooperating to secure an object therebetween; said first and second recesses having sidewalls which prevent movement of the object from the housing in a direction that is not substantially parallel to the rod; a wall running across the base of the housing between the sidewalls of at least one recess in a pair of facing first and second recesses, said wall having a height that is appreciably less than said sidewalls whereby there is defined within said recess a region smaller than said recess that is adapted to receive therein an object smaller than that which may be received in the whole recess; means for spacing the housings apart at different distances corresponding to the size of the objects to be displayed therebetween; and selectively engageable means for limiting the distance the housing may be slid on the rod so that objects may not be withdrawn from the recesses in the housings in which they are located.

Claim 4

Apparatus for displaying different-sized objects comprising: at least one rod; means for supporting said rod; a plurality of housing supported on said rod and slidable thereon, said housings being rotatable about an axis approximately parallel to said rod; each housing comprising a first recess having an open end therein where there may be inserted the base of an object and a second recess having an open end therein where there may be inserted the top of an object, said first and second recesses being back-to-back with a base therebetween, the first recess of one housing on the rod and the second recess of the adjacent housing on the rod facing one another and cooperating to secure an object therebetween; said first and second recesses having sidewalls which prevent movement of the object from the housing in a direction that is not substantially parallel to the rod; a wall running across the base of the housing between the sidewalls of at least one recess in a pair of facing first and second recesses, said wall having a height that is appreciably less than said sidewalls whereby there is defined within said recess a region smaller than said recess that is adapted to receive therein an object smaller than that which may be received in the whole recess; means for spacing the housings apart at different distances corresponding to the size of the objects to be displayed therebetween; and selectively engageable means for limiting the distance the housing may be slid on the rod so that objects may not be withdrawn from the recesses in the housings in which they are located.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein each housing comprises two substantially rectangular recesses and the wall running across the base of the housing deFines within at least one recess another substantially rectangular region smaller than the whole recess.