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Display tray
Assignee: REALTY SUPPLY INTERNATIONAL Inc A CORP OF WA
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Filing: 1988-04-22
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Granted: 1989-07-04
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Expires: 2008-04-22
Abstract
Abstract A display tray for attractively displaying material at an angle with respect to the horizontal is described. The display tray has a main tray portion and a stand portion. The main tray portion and stand portion are removably attached. The main tray portion has a front compartment for holding business cards. When connected, the main tray and stand portions form two rear compartments for holding additional material, such as the business cards of prospective buyers. A slot in a tab extending from the main tray extends over a lug in the stand portion to form the removable connection. The shapes of the slot and lug permit the connecting and disconnecting of the main tray from the stand portion to be performed without tools.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred J. Deskiewicz, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:06
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F3/00; A47F3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A display tray comprising: a main tray member having a bottom positioned at a selected angle with respect to the horizontal, said main tray member having a front wall, a rear wall and sidewalls; a stand member means removably attachable at the rear of said main tray member for raising said main tray member to said selected angle, said stand member having a rear wall and sidewalls, a rear compartment being formed behind said main tray member when said stand means is attached to said main tray member, said rear compartment being formed by the rear wall of said main tray member, the rear wall and sidewalls of said stand means; and a front compartment means for retaining a display card at a second selected angle with respect to the horizontal, said front compartment including a front retaining wall means for holding the bottom of said card, a rear retaining wall means for supporting the back of said card, and a bottom, said back retaining wall means being a portion of said main tray member front wall and said front wall having a reduced height to expose substantially all of the printed material on said display card.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A display tray comprising: a main tray member having a bottom positioned at a selected angle with respect to the horizontal, said main tray member having a front wall, a rear wall and sidewalls; a stand member means removably attachable at the rear of said main tray member for raising said main tray member to said selected angle, said stand member having a rear wall and sidewalls, a rear compartment being formed behind said main tray member when said stand means is attached to said main tray member, said rear compartment being formed by the rear wall of said main tray member, the rear wall and sidewalls of said stand means; and a front compartment means for retaining a display card at a second selected angle with respect to the horizontal, said front compartment including a front retaining wall means for holding the bottom of said card, a rear retaining wall means for supporting the back of said card, and a bottom, said back retaining wall means being a portion of said main tray member front wall and said front wall having a reduced height to expose substantially all of the printed material on said display card.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The display tray of claim 1 wherein said rear compartment is separated into two compartments by a member extending from said rear wall of said main tray portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The display tray of claim 1, further including printed directions directing previewing agents to place their business cards in one of said two rear compartments and showing agents to place their business cards in said other of said two rear compartments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The display tray according to claim 1 wherein tabs extend from said main tray member for connecting said stand member to said main tray member, said stand member including lugs over which said tabs extend, said tabs being required to flex outward when connecting or disconnecting said stand member from said main tray member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The display tray of claim 1 wherein said angle is between 10 degrees and 45 degrees.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The display tray of claim 1 wherein said front compartment has a retainer portion for retaining a business card at a second angle with respect to the vertical for viewing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The display tray according to claim 4 wherein said lugs include a sloped face region that extends laterally outward such that the width of a lug region contacting said tabs increases as the lug extends rearwardly away from said first member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The display tray according to claim 1 wherein said bottom of said front compartment is in a horizontally flat plane when said stand is attached to said main tray member raising said main tray member to said selected angle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
108 words
A removable connection between two members, comprising: (a) a plurality of tabs extending from a first member having slots therein, said tabs being fixedly attached in a spaced relationship to said first member and being flexible; (b) a plurality of lugs fixedly attached to a second member for receiving said slots of said tabs said lugs having a sloped face region that extends laterally outward such that the width of a lug region contacting said tabs increases as the lug extends rearwardly away from said first member; and (c) a wall portion of said first member abutting against said second member when said slots extend over the lugs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
108 words
A removable connection between two members, comprising: (a) a plurality of tabs extending from a first member having slots therein, said tabs being fixedly attached in a spaced relationship to said first member and being flexible; (b) a plurality of lugs fixedly attached to a second member for receiving said slots of said tabs said lugs having a sloped face region that extends laterally outward such that the width of a lug region contacting said tabs increases as the lug extends rearwardly away from said first member; and (c) a wall portion of said first member abutting against said second member when said slots extend over the lugs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The connection of claim 9 wherein said tabs are flexible to bend for attaching and releasing said tabs from the lug portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connection of claim 9 wherein said tabs have a sloped portion for contacting said sloped region of said lug portion when said first and second members are being connected.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The connection of claim 9 wherein said first member includes a main tray portion for displaying material and said second member includes a stand portion for elevating said main tray portion to an angle with respect to the horizontal when said members are connected together.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The connection of claim 12 wherein said lug has a rear wall at said angle with respect to the vertical.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The connection of claim 12 wherein said angle is between 10 degrees and 45 degrees.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
129 words
A display tray comprising: a main tray member having a bottom positioned at a selected angle with respect to the horizontal, said main tray member having a front wall, a rear wall and sidewalls; a stand member means removably attachable at the rear of said main tray member for raising said main tray member to said selected angle, said stand member having a bottom, a rear wall, and sidewalls, a rear compartment being formed behind said main tray rear wall when said stand mean is attached to said main tray member, said rear compartment being bounded on the bottom by the bottom of said stand means, on the side by the sidewalls of said stand means, and on the front by the rear wall of said main tray member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
129 words
A display tray comprising: a main tray member having a bottom positioned at a selected angle with respect to the horizontal, said main tray member having a front wall, a rear wall and sidewalls; a stand member means removably attachable at the rear of said main tray member for raising said main tray member to said selected angle, said stand member having a bottom, a rear wall, and sidewalls, a rear compartment being formed behind said main tray rear wall when said stand mean is attached to said main tray member, said rear compartment being bounded on the bottom by the bottom of said stand means, on the side by the sidewalls of said stand means, and on the front by the rear wall of said main tray member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The display tray of claim 15 wherein said rear compartment is separated into two compartments by a member extending from said rear wall of said main tray portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The display tray of claim 15, further including printed directions directing previewing agents to place their business cards in one of said two rear compartments and showing agents to place their business cards in said other of said two rear compartments.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
56 words
The display tray according to claim 15 wherein tabs extend from said main tray member for connecting said stand member to said main tray member, said stand member including lugs over which said tabs extend, said tabs being required to flex outward while said stand member is being connected or disconnected from said main tray member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The display tray of claim 15 wherein said angle is between 10 degrees and 45 degrees.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
The display tray according to claim 18 wherein said lugs include a sloped face region that extends laterally outward such that the width of a lug region contacting said tabs increases as the lug extends rearward away from said first member.
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