IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0491558
(2006-07-24)
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등록번호 |
US-7490425
(2009-02-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Crowell,Christopher S.
- Klim,Joseph R.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Dimensional Communications Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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By providing a housing member within which all of the required elements are pre-formed and constructed as a display system which enables any desired graphics to be inserted therein to form an integral part of the assembly, a unique, printed, visually exciting and interest generating foldable, three-
By providing a housing member within which all of the required elements are pre-formed and constructed as a display system which enables any desired graphics to be inserted therein to form an integral part of the assembly, a unique, printed, visually exciting and interest generating foldable, three-dimensional display system is attained. In accordance with the present invention, the interest generating, foldable display system of the present invention is quickly and easily automatically erected from its flat, generally two-dimensional configuration into a three-dimensional display. Furthermore, the housing preferably comprises an enlarged internal cavity for receiving any desired display element. In this way, the display assembly is easily, and automatically converted from a two-dimensional, substantially flat configuration into a three-dimensional fully erected, interest generating, visually exciting display.
대표청구항
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Having described our invention, what we claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A three-dimensional display assembly comprising: a support base that is movable between a first collapsed, substantially flat configuration and a second three-dimensional configuration; and a graphic
Having described our invention, what we claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A three-dimensional display assembly comprising: a support base that is movable between a first collapsed, substantially flat configuration and a second three-dimensional configuration; and a graphic element cooperatingly associated with said support base; and a display member secured to said support base, said display member being movable between a first collapsed, substantially flat configuration and a second three-dimensional configuration in cooperation with movement of said support base, and at least two panels, at least one of which allows for viewing said graphic element therethrough, said panels at least partially peripherally surrounding and defining a cavity wherein said graphic element is positioned, said panels comprising at least a front wall member and a rear wall member, with each of said front and rear wall members being lockingly interconnected to adjacent panel member adjacent both side edges thereof, thereby defining the dimensions of the cavity, with at least one of said front wall member, said rear wall member, and said adjacent panel members being connected to said support base, and being formed from thin, flexible material, and the front wall member and rear wall member each incorporating elongated slots formed in the flexible material extending along both side edges thereof in juxtaposed, spaced, parallel relationship to each other, and wherein the at least two defining panels further comprises two sidewall members that are further defined as comprising locking tabs formed on both side edges thereof constructed for being inserted into and retained within the elongated slot of the front wall member and rear wall member, thereby enabling the cavity to be quickly and easily constructed. 2. The display assembly defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said panels in said plurality of panels are further defined as being formed from material selected from the group consisting of transparent materials and translucent materials. 3. The display assembly defined in claim 2, wherein each of the at least two cavity defining panels are further defined as comprising a shape selected from the group consisting of circles, rectangles, squares, polygons, triangles, ovals, irregular shapes, and curved cylindrical segments. 4. The display assembly defined in claim 3, wherein each of the at least two cavity defining panels are further defined as having identical shapes. 5. The display assembly defined in claim 1, wherein each of the two sidewall members are further defined as comprising support arms extending from the lower edge thereof and constructed for mating, interengagement with the support base of the display assembly, thereby enabling the display member to be quickly and easily securely affixed to the support base in peripheral surrounding relationship with any graphic element mounted to the base. 6. The display assembly defined in claim 1, wherein said display member is further defined as comprising a first plurality of cooperating segments, each of said segments incorporating an overall shape constructed for enhancing the visual appearance of the display member and for being secured to the two sidewall members for extending therebetween in juxtaposed, spaced, parallel relationship to each other and to the front wall member and the rear wall member. 7. The display assembly defined in claim 6, when said display members are further defined as comprising a second plurality of cooperating segments, each of said segments incorporating an overall shape constructed for enhancing the visual appearance of the display member and for being secured to the front wall member and the rear wall member for extending therebetween in juxtaposed, spaced, parallel relationship to each other and to the sidewall members. 8. The display assembly defined in claim 7, wherein said first plurality of cooperating segments are further defined as being mounted along the top edges of both sidewall members and the second plurality of cooperating segments are further defined as being mounted along the top edges of the front wall member and rear wall member, and at least one of the first and second plurality of cooperating segments are defined as comprising transparent material. 9. The display assembly defined in claim 8, wherein at least one of said first and second plurality of segments further defines a shape of said cavity and are constructed for being mounted to the cavity defining panels in surrounding engagement therewith for effectively establishing the upper terminus of the internal cavity. 10. The display assembly defined in claim 9, wherein each of the first and second plurality of segments each comprise locking fingers formed at each terminating end thereof and constructed for locking engagement with the lower edge of an associating cavity defining panel. 11. The display assembly defined in claim 10, wherein each of the first and second plurality of segments each comprise a pair of slits formed in the inside edge that defines the shape of said cavity with said slits being cooperatively associated with the locking fingers to assure secure mounting of the segments to one of said cavity defining panels. 12. The display assembly defined in claim 1, wherein the base comprises a plurality of flat panels interconnected with each other to form a foldable assembly. 13. The display assembly defined in claim 12, wherein said graphic element is defined as being securely affixed to the support base. 14. The display assembly defined in claim 12, wherein said graphic element is further defined as comprising one selected from the group consisting of a plurality of flat panels, a three-dimensional foldable structure, a single graphic element, and visually distinct designed drawings and composite graphic elements. 15. A three-dimensional display assembly comprising: a graphic element comprising indicia thereon; a foldable display member with which said graphic element is associated, said foldable display member being movable from a first collapsed, substantially flat configuration into a second, erect three-dimensional configuration, and incorporating a plurality of cooperatively associated panels positioned for at least partially peripherally surrounding the graphic element and enabling the graphic element to be viewed therethrough, said panels peripherally surrounding and defining a cavity in which said graphic element is positioned; and said panels comprising at least two cavity defining panels comprising at least a font wall member and a rear wall member, with each of said front and rear wall members being lockingly interconnected to adjacent panel members adjacent both side edges therof, thereby defining the dimensions of the cavity; and being formed from thin, flexible material, and the front wall member and rear wall member each incorporate elongated slots formed in the flexible material extending along both side edges thereof in juxtaposed, spaced, parallel relationship to each other, and wherein the at least two defining panels further comprises two side wall members that are further defined as comprising locking tabs formed on both side edges thereof constructed for being inserted into and retained within the elongated slot of the front wall member and rear wall member, thereby enabling the cavity to be quickly and easily constructed. 16. The display assembly defined in claim 15, wherein said graphic element is visually distinctive and is further defined as comprising at least one sheet of material on which desired indicia is printed. 17. The display assembly defined in claim 16, wherein said indicia comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of pictures, colors, graphics, logos, alphanumeric displays, and cutouts. 18. The display assembly defined in claim 16, wherein said visually distinctive graphic element comprises a plurality of cooperating panels each of which are interconnected to each other to form the desired display. 19. The display assembly defined in claim 16, wherein said graphic element comprises one selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, and plastic. 20. The display assembly defined in claim 16, wherein said plurality of panels is further defined as comprising at least four cavity defining panels comprising a front wall member, a rear wall member, and two sidewall members, with each of said panel members being lockingly interconnected to adjacent panel members adjacent both side edges thereof, thereby defining the dimensions of the cavity. 21. A three-dimensional display system said system comprising: a foldable display member movable between a first collapsed, substantially flat configuration and second, erect three-dimensional configuration, and incorporating a plurality of panels interconnected with each other and arranged for providing a desired display configuration, said plurality of panels comprising a first set of panel members formed from thin, flexible material and positioned in juxtaposed spaced parallel relationship to each other, each panel member comprising a substantially flat configuration with terminating edges, and incorporating elongated slots formed in the flexible material extending along both side edges thereof in juxtaposed, spaced parallel relationship to each other, a second set of panel members positioned in juxtaposed spaced parallel relationship to each other, each panel member comprising a substantially flat configuration with terminating edges, comprising locking tabs formed on both side edges thereof constructed for being inserted into and retained within the elongated slots of the first set of panel members, at least one member of said second set of panel members being interconnected with at least one member of said first set of panel members inwardly of said terminating edges of said panel member of said first set, and at least one member of said first set of panel members being inter-connected with at least one member of said second set of panel members inwardly of said terminating edges of said panel members inwardly of said terminating edges of said panel member of said second set, wherein said panel members provide a display zone; a graphic element cooperatively associated with the display member and being cooperatively mounted with at least one panel member and located in said display zone such that said graphic element is at least partially peripherally surrounded by said panel members and viewable therethrough. 22. The display assembly defined in claim 21, wherein said graphic element that is visually distinctive and is further defined as comprising at least one separate sheet of material on which desired visually distinctive indicia is printed. 23. The display assembly defined in claim 22, wherein said graphic element comprises a plurality of cooperating panels each of which are interconnected to said at least one panel of said display member to form the desired display. 24. The display assembly defined in claim 21, wherein said graphic element incorporates mounting means for enabling said element to be quickly mounted to said at least one panel of said display member.
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