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US4780349A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Display panel

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-02-24
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Granted: 1988-10-25
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Expires: 2007-02-24
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Abstract

Abstract A display panel comprising a structural layer of rigid material having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, a plurality of laminate sections fastened to the structural layer in parallel relationship, a fastening material fastened to the structural layer in an area between the laminate sections, and an attachment cleat affixed to the side of the structural layer opposite the laminate section. The fastening material is a VELCRO-type material that covers a linear array of holes in the structural layer. The structural layer is a sheet of pegboard material. The laminate sections extend longitudinally across the surface of the structural layer. The attachment cleat is fixedly attached to the side of the structural layer opposite the laminate sections. The attachment cleat has an angle cut along its lower edge for engaging a complementary angle cut in a support structure.

Inventors

  • 👤 Detlef J. Gieske
  • 👤 David Kawchak

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 04:47
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F7/00; G09F7/02; G09F7/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/27; Y10T24/2708; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24008; Y10T428/24017; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A display panel comprising: a structural layer of rigid material, said structural layer having a plurality of holes extending therethrough; a plurality of laminate sections fastened to said structural layer, each of said laminate sections extending parallel relative to each other; a fastening material means affixed to said structural layer in an area between said laminate sections, said fastening material means disposed adjacent at least a portion of said plurality of holes in said structural layer, said fastening material means having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, said openings corresponding to the locations of said holes in said structural layer; and attachment means affixed to the side of said structural layer opposite said laminate sections, said attachment means for connecting said structural layer to an adjacent surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
A display panel comprising: a structural layer of rigid material, said structural layer having a plurality of holes extending therethrough; a plurality of laminate sections fastened to said structural layer, each of said laminate sections extending parallel relative to each other; a fastening material means affixed to said structural layer in an area between said laminate sections, said fastening material means disposed adjacent at least a portion of said plurality of holes in said structural layer, said fastening material means having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, said openings corresponding to the locations of said holes in said structural layer; and attachment means affixed to the side of said structural layer opposite said laminate sections, said attachment means for connecting said structural layer to an adjacent surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The display panel of claim 1, said structural layer being a sheet of pegboard material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The display panel of claim 1, said laminate sections extending longitudinally across said structural layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
The display panel of claim 1, said fastening material means comprising VELCRO-type material, said fastening material means covering the area of said structural layer exposed between said laminate sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
The display panel of claim 4, said fastening material means having an upper edge and a lower edge, said upper and lower edges interposed between said laminate sections and said structural layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
The display panel of claim 4, said fastening material means covering a linear array of holes in said structural layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 58 words
The display panel of claim 1, said attachment means comprising: a cleat fixedly attached to the side of said structural layer opposite said laminate sections, said cleat having an angle cut along its lower edge, said angle cut for engaging a complementary angle cut in a support structure, said angle cut extending along the length of said cleat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 55 words
The display panel of claim 7, said cleat having a forty-five degree angle cut, said cleat slidably engaging a complementry forty-five degree angle cut in a structural member fastened to the interior wall of a building, said structural layer having a plurality of cleats distal from each other and extending longitudinally along said structural layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 53 words
The display panel of claim 1, further comprising: a vertical cross member mounted to the side of said structural layer opposite said laminate sections; and a horizontal crossmember mounted to the side of said structural layer opposite said laminate sections, said vertical and horizontal crossmembers for supporting the weight of said display panel.
Claim 11
Independent Claim 95 words
A method of manufacturing a display panel comprising: fastening a strip of VELCRO-type material across a linear array of holes in a sheet of pegboard material; attaching a first linear section of laminate material to the sheet of said pegboard material, one edge of said laminate material being adjacent said VELCRO-type material; attaching a second linear section of laminate material to said sheet of pegboard material, one edge of said second linear section of laminate material being adjacent said VELCRO-type material; and attaching a cleat to the opposite side of said sheet of pegboard material.
Claim 12
Independent Claim 95 words
A method of manufacturing a display panel comprising: fastening a strip of VELCRO-type material across a linear array of holes in a sheet of pegboard material; attaching a first linear section of laminate material to the sheet of said pegboard material, one edge of said laminate material being adjacent said VELCRO-type material; attaching a second linear section of laminate material to said sheet of pegboard material, one edge of said second linear section of laminate material being adjacent said VELCRO-type material; and attaching a cleat to the opposite side of said sheet of pegboard material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 34 words
The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of: forming holes extending through said VELCRO-type material such that said holes correspond to the linear array of holes of said sheet of pegboard material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 31 words
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of: forming holes extending through said laminate material such that said holes correspond to the holes in said sheet of pegboard material.

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