US4975137A
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Method of making a hinged display mount
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-22
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Granted: 1990-12-04
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Expires: 2009-05-22
Abstract
Abstract A process of making a casebound hinged display mount having three rectangular panels and a pen holding slot formed in one edge of one of the rectangular panels for supporting the pen once the display mount has been set up. The process includes having a thin aluminum strip hinge with a visible groove in the case binding and aluminum strip hinge to make it easier to set up the display mount. The visible hinge line also allows the display mount to be shipped with a pen positioned in the visible groove and placed in the pen holding slot when the display mount is set up.
Inventors
- 👤 Carroll N. Cross
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:45
CPC Classifications
B; B43; B43M; B43M99/00; B43M99/008; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1043; Y10T156/1044; Y10T156/1046; Y10T156/1051; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/1075; Y10T156/1077
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of making a laminated hinged display mount comprising the steps of: forming first, second and third rectangular panels each panel having two sides and a plurality of edges; securing a piece of thin ductile material along inwardly disposed substantially parallel edges of said first and second rectangular panels to form a ductile hinge therebetween; laminating sheet material over one side of said first, second and third panels over said ductile hinge and over a predetermined space between the second and third panels to thereby form a flexible hinge between said second and third panels; and die cutting a generally U-shaped slot of predetermined size in one edge of said first rectangular panel for holding a pen therein when said display mount is set up for display, whereby a laminated hinges display mount has a pen holding slot formed therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of making a laminated hinged display mount comprising the steps of: forming first, second and third rectangular panels each panel having two sides and a plurality of edges; securing a piece of thin ductile material along inwardly disposed substantially parallel edges of said first and second rectangular panels to form a ductile hinge therebetween; laminating sheet material over one side of said first, second and third panels over said ductile hinge and over a predetermined space between the second and third panels to thereby form a flexible hinge between said second and third panels; and die cutting a generally U-shaped slot of predetermined size in one edge of said first rectangular panel for holding a pen therein when said display mount is set up for display, whereby a laminated hinges display mount has a pen holding slot formed therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method in accordance with claim 1 including the step of shaping said piece of thin ductile material secured between said first and second rectangular panels to form a predetermined visible groove between said first and second panels, whereby a visible hinge line indicates the folding position between two panels in a casebound hinged display mount.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method in accordance with claim 2 in which the step of shaping said thin piece of ductile material includes passing a roller die over said laminated thin sheet of material over said thin piece of ductile material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method in accordance with claim 3 including the step of die cutting a plurality of hinged rectangular panels from a larger panel and including the die cutting of a generally U-shaped slot in one edge of each first die cut panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method in accordance with claim 4 including the step of placing a pen in said visible groove of said hinged first and second panels and folding said third panel thereover to thereby pack a pen with each display mount and maintain the visible groove therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method in accordance with claim 5 including the step of attaching a calendar pad to one of said third panel for display when said display mount is set up.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method in accordance with claim 6 in which the step of cutting said generally U-shaped slot in one edge of said first panel includes cutting a generally U-shaped slot in said first panel edge opposite said third rectangular panel whereby bending said first and second rectangular panels on said ductile hinge allows folding said third panel over the generally U-shaped slot whereby a pen can be held in said slot under said third rectangular panel and supported on the flexible hinge between said second and third panels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method in accordance with claim 7 in which said first, second and third panels are laminated over both sides thereof.
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