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The present disclosure provides for a display device for displaying indicia and/or printed material. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for a display device for displaying indicia and/or printed material, as well as for storing, packaging and/or housing CDs or DVDs or the like. In on

The present disclosure provides for a display device for displaying indicia and/or printed material. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for a display device for displaying indicia and/or printed material, as well as for storing, packaging and/or housing CDs or DVDs or the like. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a display device that is convertible between a poster for displaying indicia in a group or solitary setting free of interruptions or discontinuities in the display of indicia; a self-standing structure or configuration for displaying the indicia without the need of a separate support device; a storage pocket configuration for conveniently storing items; and a pocket folder and/or CD/DVD packaging configuration for housing and/or storing CDs/DVDs and/or other items or the like, and for transporting the display device and/or CDs/DVDs or the like. Indicia may be positioned anywhere on the display device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display device comprising: at least one sheet, the sheet having a main image portion and a hanging portion; the main image portion having a front surface and a back surface and at least three rows defined by two or more first folds and at least one column normal to the rows

What is claimed is: 1. A display device comprising: at least one sheet, the sheet having a main image portion and a hanging portion; the main image portion having a front surface and a back surface and at least three rows defined by two or more first folds and at least one column normal to the rows, the first folds intersecting the at least one column to form a grid of three or more panels; at least one attachment configured and dimensioned to allow a CD or DVD to be releasably attached to the at least one sheet; the hanging portion having a front surface and a back surface and at least one column, the hanging portion being located along an edge of the main image portion and foldable toward the main image portion about an edge fold; the main image portion configured to fold about the first folds and the hanging portion configured to fold about the edge fold to cause a portion of the front or back surface of the main image portion to be in contact with at least a portion of the front or back surface of the hanging portion to form a self-standing structure that outwardly displays a surface of the main image portion; the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device; wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about one of the first folds to cause a bottom row of the back surface of the main image portion to be in contact with a middle row of the back surface of the main image portion to outwardly display a bottom row of the front surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the self-standing structure is triangular. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the main image portion contains indicia on the front or back surface of the main image portion. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the main image portion contains indicia separately arranged within each panel on the front or back surface of the main image portion. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about one of the first folds to cause a bottom row of the front surface of the main image portion to be in contact with a middle row of the front surface of the main image portion to outwardly display a bottom row of the back surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about one of the first folds to cause a middle row of the front surface of the main image portion to be in contact with a top row of the front surface of the main image portion to outwardly display a bottom row and a middle row of the back surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about one of the first folds to cause the middle row of the back surface to be in contact with the bottom row of the back surface to outwardly display a top row of the back surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about one of the first folds to cause a middle row of the back surface of the main image portion to be in contact with a top row of the back surface of the main image portion to outwardly display a bottom row and a middle row of the front surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 9. The device of claim 8, wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about one of the first folds to cause the middle row of the front surface to be in contact with the bottom row of the front surface to outwardly display a top row of the front surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the hanging portion contains at least one aperture for hanging the display device. 11. The device of claim 1, wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about the first folds to form one row; wherein the hanging portion is configured to fold about the edge fold to cause the front or back surface of the hanging portion to be in contact with the one row to form a storage pocket along the one row, wherein the one row is configured to fold about at least one second fold to form a pocket folder; and wherein the pocket folder is configured and dimensioned to secure or house a CD or DVD. 12. A display device comprising: at least one sheet, the sheet having a main image portion and a hanging portion; the main image portion having a front surface and a back surface and two or more first folds defining at least three rows and one or more second folds normal to the first folds defining at least two columns, the first folds intersecting the second folds to form a grid of six or more panels, the front or back surface displaying indicia; the hanging portion having a front surface and a back surface and one or more second folds defining at least two columns, the hanging portion being located along an edge of the main image portion and foldable toward the main image portion about an edge fold; the main image portion configured to fold about the first folds and the hanging portion configured to fold about the edge fold to cause a portion of the front or back surface of the main image portion to be in contact with at least a portion of the front or back surface of the hanging portion to form a triangular self-standing structure that outwardly displays a surface of the main image portion; the main image portion configured to fold about the first folds to form one row and the hanging portion configured to fold about the edge fold to cause the front or back surface of the hanging portion to be in contact with the one row to form a storage pocket along the one row, the one row then configured to fold about at least one second fold to form a pocket folder; the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the hanging portion has at least one tab that inserts into at least one slit formed in the main image portion to releasably maintain the contact between the one row and the hanging portion to secure the storage pocket. 14. The device of claim 12, wherein the first and second folds and the edge fold are perforated. 15. The device of claim 12, wherein the indicia is music notation for one entire song that extends across substantially the entire front or back surface of the main image portion. 16. The device of claim 12, further comprising at least one attachment configured and dimensioned to allow a CD or DVD to be releasably attached to the at least one sheet; and wherein the pocket folder is configured and dimensioned to secure or house a CD or DVD. 17. The device of claim 12, wherein the main image portion is configured to fold about one of the first folds to cause a bottom row of the front surface of the main image portion to be in contact with a middle row of the front surface of the main image portion to outwardly display a bottom row of the back surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 18. The device of claim 12, wherein the main image portion folding about one of the first folds to cause a middle row of the front surface of the main image portion to be in contact with a top row of the front surface of the main image portion to outwardly display a bottom row and a middle row of the back surface of the main image portion, the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 19. The device of claim 12, wherein the main image portion includes at least one spine fold substantially parallel to a second fold, the at least one spine fold configured to fold adjacent to the second fold to form a spine of the pocket folder. 20. A display device comprising: at least one sheet of flexible support material; a main image portion having a front surface and a back surface and three or more separate panels of at least one sheet, the panels being fixed to the flexible support material and spaced apart to provide gaps between each panel, the gaps defining folds in the flexible support material, the main image portion having at least three rows defined by two or more first folds and at least one column normal to the rows, the rows intersecting the at least one column to form a grid of three or more panels; a hanging portion having a front surface and a back surface and at least one panel of at least one sheet, the hanging portion being fixed to the flexible support material and spaced apart from the main image portion along an edge of the main image portion to provide a gap between the hanging portion and the main image portion, the gap defining an edge fold about which the hanging portion folds toward the main image portion; and at least one attachment configured and dimensioned to allow a CD or DVD to be releasably attached to the at least one sheet; the main image portion configured to fold about the first folds and the hanging portion configured to fold about the edge fold to cause a portion of the front or back surface of the main image portion to be in contact with at least a portion of the front or back surface of the hanging portion to form a triangular self-standing structure that outwardly displays a surface of the main image portion; the main image portion configured to fold about the first folds to form one row and the hanging portion configured to fold about the edge fold to cause the front or back surface of the hanging portion to be in contact with the one row to form a storage pocket along the one row, the one row then configured to fold about at least one second fold to form a pocket folder; the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device. 21. The device of claim 20, wherein the main image portion contains indicia on the front or back surface of the main image portion. 22. The device of claim 20, wherein the pocket folder is configured and dimensioned to secure or house a CD or DVD. 23. A display device comprising: at least one sheet, the sheet having a main image portion and a hanging portion; the main image portion having a front surface and a back surface and at least three rows defined by two or more first folds and at least one column normal to the rows, the first folds intersecting the at least one column to form a grid of three or more panels; at least one attachment configured and dimensioned to allow a CD or DVD to be releasably attached to the at least one sheet; the hanging portion having a front surface and a back surface and at least one column, the hanging portion being located along an edge of the main image portion and foldable toward the main image portion about an edge fold; the main image portion configured to fold about the first folds and the hanging portion configured to fold about the edge fold to cause a portion of the front or back surface of the main image portion to be in contact with at least a portion of the front or back surface of the hanging portion to form a self-standing structure that outwardly displays a surface of the main image portion; the contact being releasably maintained by at least one fastening device; a back surface transparent sheet covering the back surface of the main image portion and the back surface of the hanging portion; and a front surface transparent sheet covering the front surface of the main image portion and the front surface of the hanging portion; wherein the back surface transparent sheet is configured to contact the front surface transparent sheet along at least a periphery of the at least one sheet to encase the at least one sheet entirely within the back surface transparent sheet and the front surface transparent sheet.