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An image display unit 10 comprises a light source 14 and a light diffusing panel 18, over which is mounted an opposed pair or retaining sheets 20 with a volume 22 formed between each retaining sheet 20 and the panel 18 for receiving an image-bearing sheet 34. An elongate opening 26, 28 for providin

An image display unit 10 comprises a light source 14 and a light diffusing panel 18, over which is mounted an opposed pair or retaining sheets 20 with a volume 22 formed between each retaining sheet 20 and the panel 18 for receiving an image-bearing sheet 34. An elongate opening 26, 28 for providing access to the volume 22 formed in each face of the unit 10 is located spaced from the edges of the unit 10, so allowing a user to access the volumes 22 regardless of proximity of the edges of the unit 10 to other units, or to a wall or the like.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An image display unit having a face for displaying an image, the unit comprising a light source, and retaining means for retaining an image adjacent the light source, the retaining means and the light source in combination defining a volume for receiving a sheet bearing

The invention claimed is: 1. An image display unit having a face for displaying an image, the unit comprising a light source, and retaining means for retaining an image adjacent the light source, the retaining means and the light source in combination defining a volume for receiving a sheet bearing an image, the volume having an elongate opening by which a sheet may be inserted into or removed from the volume, wherein the face has a number of edges, including a lower edge and side edges, and the elongate opening is located within the face, and spaced from said edges. 2. The unit of claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a light producing means and a light diffusing means, the light diffusing means being located substantially adjacent to and overlapping with the retaining means. 3. The unit of claim 2, wherein the light diffusing means is of polymeric material. 4. The unit of claim 2 wherein the diffusing means is an acrylic material having a matrix of dots thereon arranged to allow interaction of light between surfaces of the material. 5. The unit of claim 2, wherein the light diffusing means has a substantially planar form. 6. The unit of claim 2, wherein the unit further comprises a casing for protecting the light producing means. 7. The unit of claim 1, wherein the retaining means has a substantially planar form. 8. The unit of claim 1, wherein the retaining-means is of acrylic material. 9. The unit of claim 1, wherein the elongate opening is located towards an edge of the face. 10. The unit of claim 9, wherein the elongate opening is located in use towards an upper edge of the face. 11. The unit of claim 1, further comprising a second retaining means, volume, and opening located on an opposed side of the light source from the first retaining means, volume, and opening. 12. The unit of claim 1, further comprising a sheet bearing an image for display. 13. The unit of claim 12, wherein the sheet comprises reinforcement means along one edge of the sheet. 14. The unit of claim 13, wherein the opening of the unit is shaped to receive and retain the reinforcement means. 15. An image display unit having opposed faces for displaying images, the unit comprising a light source, and a pair of retaining means located on opposed sides of the light source for retaining images adjacent the light source, each retaining means and the light source in combination defining a volume for receiving a sheet bearing an image, the volume having an elongate opening by which a sheet may be inserted into or removed from the volume, wherein each face has a number of edges, including a lower edge and side edges, and each elongate opening is located within a respective face, and spaced from said edges.