US4936565A
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Display device
Assignee: Cannon Equipment LLC
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Filing: 1988-09-19
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2008-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A pegbar display device has a pegbar and a display sign, the sign is a decour frame around a perimeter of the pegbar and is formed of several lengths of an extruded plastic channel and discrete connectors, the decour frame is held in position and supported by carrier pegs attachable to the pegbar. A method of providing this display sign is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard J. Fredrickson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 08:25
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F7/00; G09F7/18; A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/08; A47F5/0807; A47F2005/0075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A pegbar type display device comprising (a) a plurality of elongate pegs for support and display of goods thereon; (b) peg supporting means for supporting said pegs and any goods thereon in a contiguous geometric form; (c) an ornamental decour frame structurally separate from and surrounding said pegs and spaced forward of said supporting means; and (d) a plurality of structurally discrete frame carrying pegs, each carrying peg having an outer end fastener manually, removably and individually secured to said decour frame, and each carrying peg having an inner end fastener manually, removably and individually secured to said peg supporting means, for supporting said frame adjacent outer noses of said pegs, said frame and said carrying pegs being selectively installable upon and removable from said supporting means independently of said elongate pegs, said carrying pegs being individually selectively installable to and removable from said frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A pegbar type display device comprising (a) a plurality of elongate pegs for support and display of goods thereon; (b) peg supporting means for supporting said pegs and any goods thereon in a contiguous geometric form; (c) an ornamental decour frame structurally separate from and surrounding said pegs and spaced forward of said supporting means; and (d) a plurality of structurally discrete frame carrying pegs, each carrying peg having an outer end fastener manually, removably and individually secured to said decour frame, and each carrying peg having an inner end fastener manually, removably and individually secured to said peg supporting means, for supporting said frame adjacent outer noses of said pegs, said frame and said carrying pegs being selectively installable upon and removable from said supporting means independently of said elongate pegs, said carrying pegs being individually selectively installable to and removable from said frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The display device of claim 1, in which said frame is spaced above a top level of elongate pegs, and is spaced below a bottom level of elongate pegs, with a frame top being secured to means for supporting said top level pegs and with a frame bottom being secured to means for supporting said bottom level pegs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The display device of claim 2, in which upper said carrier pegs are offset upwardly and lower said carrier pegs are offset downwardly, said downwardly offset being greater than said upwardly offset.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The display device of claim 2, in which sides of said frame are secured to a central level peg support positioned at a level in between said top level supporting means and said bottom level supporting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The display device of claim 1, including a central level peg support and support fastening means for fastening said support to back structure therefore, and in which upright sides of said frame are secured by said support fastening means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The display of claim 5, in which said support fastening means are a pair of clamps, and in which said frame upright sides are secured by side frame carrier pegs which each have a foot held by a respective clamp.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The display device of claim 1, including flag means on the front of said frame for presenting indicia outward of and normal to a front surface of said frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The display device of claim 7, including card holder structure in said flag means, for holding a card outward of said frame front surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The display device of claim 7, including snap structure between said frame and said flag means for snap assembling said flag means to said frame.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The display device of claim 7, in which said elongate pegs extend outward of said frame, and in which said flag means extend outward of said elongate pegs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
140 words
A pegbar decour frame comprising (a) an elongate upper channel; (b) an elongate bottom channel; (c) a pair of elongate side channels, all of said channels being of generally identical cross section; (d) four discrete corner connectors, each connector having a central section complementary to all of said channels, each connector having a pair of connector stubs, each of said stubs being connectible to a respective channel; (e) means on a front side of the frame for outwardly presenting indicia; (f) supporting means on a back side of the frame for supporting and locating the frame; and (g) at least one discrete frame carrying peg for each of said channels, each carrying peg having a manually operable outer end fastener selectively securable to a respective said channel, and an inner end fastener manually securable directly to a peg support structure.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
140 words
A pegbar decour frame comprising (a) an elongate upper channel; (b) an elongate bottom channel; (c) a pair of elongate side channels, all of said channels being of generally identical cross section; (d) four discrete corner connectors, each connector having a central section complementary to all of said channels, each connector having a pair of connector stubs, each of said stubs being connectible to a respective channel; (e) means on a front side of the frame for outwardly presenting indicia; (f) supporting means on a back side of the frame for supporting and locating the frame; and (g) at least one discrete frame carrying peg for each of said channels, each carrying peg having a manually operable outer end fastener selectively securable to a respective said channel, and an inner end fastener manually securable directly to a peg support structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The decour frame of claim 11, in which each end of each channel has at least one-half of a snap fastener therein, and in which each stub has a complementary one-half of the snap fastener therein.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The decour frame of claim 11, in which each carrying peg is both rotatably and slidably mounted in a respective one of said channels.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The decour frame of claim 11, including flag means secured to said frame and extending forward normal to the front side of the frame, for the presentation of indicia forward of said frame.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The decour frame of claim 14, including card holder structure in said flag means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
123 words
A pegbar decour frame comprising (a) an elongate upper channel; (b) an elongate bottom channel; (c) a pair of elongate side channels, all of said channels being of generally identical cross section; (d) four discrete corner connectors, each connector having a central section complementary to all of said channels, each connector having a pair of connector stubs, each of said stubs being connectible to a respective channel; (e) means on a front side of the frame for presenting outward facing indicia; (f) means on a back side of the frame for supporting and locating the frame with pegs; and (g) flag means connectible to at least one of said channels for presenting indicia outward of and generally perpendicular to said frame front side.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
123 words
A pegbar decour frame comprising (a) an elongate upper channel; (b) an elongate bottom channel; (c) a pair of elongate side channels, all of said channels being of generally identical cross section; (d) four discrete corner connectors, each connector having a central section complementary to all of said channels, each connector having a pair of connector stubs, each of said stubs being connectible to a respective channel; (e) means on a front side of the frame for presenting outward facing indicia; (f) means on a back side of the frame for supporting and locating the frame with pegs; and (g) flag means connectible to at least one of said channels for presenting indicia outward of and generally perpendicular to said frame front side.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The decour frame of claim 16, including card holding means in said flag means for presentation of indicia cards to the front of said channels.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The decour frame of claim 17, in which said card holding means comprise front and rear upright tracks, and a card support adjacent a bottom of said holding means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The decour frame of claim 16, including a pair of said flag means mounted to each said side channel.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The decour frame of claim 19, in which said flags are parallel to each other.
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