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US4582283A
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Display stand made of folding material
Assignee: Gustav Stabernack GmbH
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Filing: 1984-08-17
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Granted: 1986-04-15
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Expires: 2004-08-17
Abstract
Abstract Display stand made of folding material having a tubular base with a counter fixed to the base for the reception and display of merchandise, the rear wall (3) of the base being extended upwards beyond the joint connecting the rear wall (3) to the top section (7), the side walls (2) likewise being extended at the rear to approximately the same height, at least one step (16,17) being formed in the side walls (2) and adjoining to the front, punched clearances (19) being formed in the bottom (12) of the counter (13) for the parts of the side walls (2) raised in steps to pass through, cuts matching one another being formed in the rear wall of the counter (13) and/or in the rearward extensions (8) of the side walls (2) of the base, a divider (21) being provided in the counter (13) ahead of each step (16,17) of the side walls (2) of the base, the ends of which divider are firmly connected to these side walls (14) of the counter, and blank strips being provided for those compartments of the counter (13) created by these dividers (21) and into which the steps (16,17) protrude from below, which blank strips can be inserted loosely from above into the compartment concerned and which rest on the upper edges of the steps (16,17) of the side walls (2) of the base when the display stand is assembled.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Schmitt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/10; A47F5/11; A47F5/112; A47F5/114; B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/52; B65D5/5206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
390 words
A display stand made of folding material for displaying merchandise, comprises: a tubular base having a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls, each of said two side walls having a longitudinal folding line running centrally therein, each said walll of said base so hingedly joining the adjacent said wall of said base by means of a longitudinal bending line that said base can be folded flat, and each said wall of said base having at least one transverse folding line therein; a top section hingedly attached to said front wall and to said rear wall and having a folding line running parallel to the planes of said front wall and said rear wall, said top section folding line dividing said top section into a front part and a rear part; a counter having a bottom, a rear upright and two side uprights for the reception and display of the merchandise said bottom being so hingingly attached to said top section, that when said base is folded flat along said side wall longitudinal folding lines and said longitudinal bending lines said bottom of said counter lies against said base, and wherein said flat folded base is assembled by swinging said counter in relation to said base; said rear wall of said base being extended upwardly from said top section folding line which connects said rear wall to said top section, and each of said two side walls of said base having an upper edge which rises upwardly from said front wall to meet said upwardly extended rear wall such that at least one step is formed on each said upper edge of each of said two side walls; said bottom of said counter having at least one clearance formed therein through which said at least one step passes; at least one divider so positioned in said counter that compartments are defined by said two side uprights, said rear upright and said at least one divider, each said divider being positioned ahead of each said step which passes into said compartment through said clearance, and each said divider having two ends, each said end being connected to one of said two side uprights; and at least one strip resting upon said at least one step of each of said upper edges of said two side walls of said base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
390 words
A display stand made of folding material for displaying merchandise, comprises: a tubular base having a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls, each of said two side walls having a longitudinal folding line running centrally therein, each said walll of said base so hingedly joining the adjacent said wall of said base by means of a longitudinal bending line that said base can be folded flat, and each said wall of said base having at least one transverse folding line therein; a top section hingedly attached to said front wall and to said rear wall and having a folding line running parallel to the planes of said front wall and said rear wall, said top section folding line dividing said top section into a front part and a rear part; a counter having a bottom, a rear upright and two side uprights for the reception and display of the merchandise said bottom being so hingingly attached to said top section, that when said base is folded flat along said side wall longitudinal folding lines and said longitudinal bending lines said bottom of said counter lies against said base, and wherein said flat folded base is assembled by swinging said counter in relation to said base; said rear wall of said base being extended upwardly from said top section folding line which connects said rear wall to said top section, and each of said two side walls of said base having an upper edge which rises upwardly from said front wall to meet said upwardly extended rear wall such that at least one step is formed on each said upper edge of each of said two side walls; said bottom of said counter having at least one clearance formed therein through which said at least one step passes; at least one divider so positioned in said counter that compartments are defined by said two side uprights, said rear upright and said at least one divider, each said divider being positioned ahead of each said step which passes into said compartment through said clearance, and each said divider having two ends, each said end being connected to one of said two side uprights; and at least one strip resting upon said at least one step of each of said upper edges of said two side walls of said base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A display stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein said side walls of said counter are folded two-ply on themselves and wherein said divider is two-ply such that said ends of said divider form retaining flaps bent at right angles relative to said divider, said flaps being received between the plies of said side walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A display stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein said clearances include cuts in said rear upright of said counter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The display stands as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom of said counter is connected to said front part of said top section such that when said base is folded flat said bottom of said counter lies against said front wall of said base.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A display stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom of said counter is attached to said rear part of said top section such that when said base is folded flat said bottom of said counter lies against said rear wall of said base.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-04-14 | 1989-10-14 | 1990-04-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-04-14 | 1993-10-14 | 1994-04-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-04-14 | 1997-10-14 | 1998-04-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |