CA1114605A - Display device - Google Patents
Display deviceInfo
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- CA1114605A CA1114605A CA346,797A CA346797A CA1114605A CA 1114605 A CA1114605 A CA 1114605A CA 346797 A CA346797 A CA 346797A CA 1114605 A CA1114605 A CA 1114605A
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- Prior art keywords
- panels
- stacks
- housing
- stack
- top panel
- Prior art date
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
- G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
- G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
- G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
- G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
- G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
- G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
- G09F3/201—Enclosures enveloping completely the labels
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A device for displaying price and like information wherin the figures to be displayed are contained on a series of panels folded into two stacks so that the top panel in each stack combines to display one complete figure. The folded panels are manipulated in a frame to display selected panels whereby to vary the number displayed.
A device for displaying price and like information wherin the figures to be displayed are contained on a series of panels folded into two stacks so that the top panel in each stack combines to display one complete figure. The folded panels are manipulated in a frame to display selected panels whereby to vary the number displayed.
Description
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This invention relates to a device for displaying infor-mation wherein the information displayed can be changed without removing the display panels of the device. A common application of the invention is the display of pricing information on a retail- ~ - -er's shelf.
Price display devices that comprise a body formed with channels to receive and hold the edges of flexi~le price cards are ~ -commonly used in grocery and other retailing. The store operator has a supply of price cards that he slides in and out of the channels to dispiay any price he requires. The devices have been extensively used at least for the extent of the memory of most persons in the retail trade.
The changing of the price cards is a tedious and cumber-som procedure especially in cases where prices fluctuate continuously as they do in the grocery business to accommodate specials, weekly fluctuations in supply prices and other factors.
This invention takes an entirely different approach to the problem of changing prices and provides a structure with which it is possible to vary prices by the simple manipulation of a stack of price panels in the housing. It is not necessary to take out and replace cards to change price.
A display device according to this invention comprises a series of panels of equal size, the panels being hinged and arranged in two stacks, the top panel of each stack being adjacent panels joined at the hinge line between them; a housing for said panels having two retainers, one fox the outside edge of each of said stacks; said housing having a support between said retainers underlying said hinge line between the top panel of each of said .. . . . . .......... . ........ . .... . . . ....... . .. .
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stacks; said retainers being spaced to hold the top panels of each stack with said hinge line between the top panel of each of said stacks against said support; said support having a height greater than the edge thickness of the stack of panels beneath it whereby one can move the top panel in one stack to carry said fold line between the top panel of both stacks over said support a distance to pull the top panel of the other stack from a retainer, said top panel so removed from one retainer being insertable in the other retainer to display two different panels of said strip as top panels; said panels having display materials thereon, the display materials being visible when they are top panels in said stacks in said housing. The invention will be clearly understood after reference to the following detailed specification read in con-junction with the drawings.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective illustration of a display device according to this invention showing two stacks of panels mounted therein to form a two-digit display;
Figure 2 is an illustration of a series of panels;
Figure 3 is an illustration from the end showing the dis-position of the stacks of panels in the holder; and Figures 4 and 5 are illustrations showing the manner in which the stacks are manipulated to change the display materials.
The drawings illustrate a display device commonly used on grocery and retail store shelves for indicating the price of articles on the shelf. The device has a housing generally indicated ; by the numeral 10 that is made from an extruded plastics material .- - . .
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and that slides or clips into a bracket 12 on the shelf 14. In use a display strip showing a price is mounted into the housing as will be explained and serves to inform the public of the price of the articles on the shelf at the location of the device.
The display strip generally indicated by numeral 16 is made of a light weight cardboard or sheet ma~erial and is formed with a series of transverse folds as at 18 to form it into a series of panels 20.
In use and when mounted in the housing the panels 20 are stacked in two piles generally indicated by the numerals 22 and 24 on each side of a fold line 18 between the two panels 20 that are open and which together carry the display material to be read by a user of the display device.
The display housing 10 has a bar 26 that supports the fold line 18 as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3.
As shown in Figure 3 the free edges of the stacks 22 and 24 are retained in channels 28 and 30 respectively.- The plane of the upper edge of the bar 26 is lower than the plane containing the outer extremities of the retaining channels 28 and 30 ~hen the upper display panels 20 are retained in the retaining channels.
As shown it is the reading matter of two adjacent panels 20 that constitute the full display and when it is desired to change the display in the device one merely manipulates the strip wlthin the housing to change the panels that are visible. This is done by depressing one of the panels 20 to push its fold down-wardly of the upper edge of the bar 26 to pull the top panel of the upper stack from the channel 30 as illustrated in Figure 5 and then tucking the free edge of the panels so released under retain-..... ~ .
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ing channel 28 to display a different number as illustrated in Figure 5. In the illustration of these figures the display has ,~
been changed from numeral 6 to numeral 5. In a similar way any numeral can be displayed.
One can provide a plastics cover for the display strip to protect the display strip and also to discourage unauthorized tampering with the displayed information. This strip merely com-prises a strip of flexible plastics transparent material 32 hinged in the casing as at 34 and resilient so that the free edge thereof can be snapped into the retaining channel 36.
In use the display device is mounted on a grocery or like retailing shelf as illustrated in Figure 1 and the stacks of panels are inserted into the housing as illustrated in Figure 3. The retailer manipulates the panels of the two stacks into which the panels 20 are formed by depressing one of the top panels 20 to carry the fold line between it and its adjacent panel downwardly of one side of'the support bar 26 as illustrated in Figure 4 and to pull '~
the opposite panel from the retainer 30 as illustrated in Figure 4.
In this case the top panel of each of the stacks combines to display the numeral 6 as illustrated in Figure 4. To achieve the numeral 5 one takes the top panel with its underlying panel that has been released,from the retainer 30 and-inserts it into _etainer 28 as illustrated in Figure 5 to dis,play two panels which show the num-eral 5. If the device is to be used for pricing the strip has panels with each of the digits from ~ to 9 whereby to permit full flexibility in respect,of pricing. Any other information could be contained on the panels. The idea is to provide for changing information by displaying information on any two adjacent;:panels at will. This is done by supporting them as indicated and manipu- ~:
lating the edges from one retaining means and flexing it into the other retaining means whereby to display two different panels.
It will be noted that the edges of the panels opposite the ones that are in the retaining means have sufficient space to separate so that there is a distance below the support means 26 into which one can project the top panel of one or other stack to change the display. There is room to pull one of the stacks from its retaining means as the top panel is depressed over the edge of the support bar 26.
Embodiments of the invention other than the one illustrat-ed will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it is not :
intended that the invention should be restricted to the specific embodiment illustrated.
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This invention relates to a device for displaying infor-mation wherein the information displayed can be changed without removing the display panels of the device. A common application of the invention is the display of pricing information on a retail- ~ - -er's shelf.
Price display devices that comprise a body formed with channels to receive and hold the edges of flexi~le price cards are ~ -commonly used in grocery and other retailing. The store operator has a supply of price cards that he slides in and out of the channels to dispiay any price he requires. The devices have been extensively used at least for the extent of the memory of most persons in the retail trade.
The changing of the price cards is a tedious and cumber-som procedure especially in cases where prices fluctuate continuously as they do in the grocery business to accommodate specials, weekly fluctuations in supply prices and other factors.
This invention takes an entirely different approach to the problem of changing prices and provides a structure with which it is possible to vary prices by the simple manipulation of a stack of price panels in the housing. It is not necessary to take out and replace cards to change price.
A display device according to this invention comprises a series of panels of equal size, the panels being hinged and arranged in two stacks, the top panel of each stack being adjacent panels joined at the hinge line between them; a housing for said panels having two retainers, one fox the outside edge of each of said stacks; said housing having a support between said retainers underlying said hinge line between the top panel of each of said .. . . . . .......... . ........ . .... . . . ....... . .. .
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stacks; said retainers being spaced to hold the top panels of each stack with said hinge line between the top panel of each of said stacks against said support; said support having a height greater than the edge thickness of the stack of panels beneath it whereby one can move the top panel in one stack to carry said fold line between the top panel of both stacks over said support a distance to pull the top panel of the other stack from a retainer, said top panel so removed from one retainer being insertable in the other retainer to display two different panels of said strip as top panels; said panels having display materials thereon, the display materials being visible when they are top panels in said stacks in said housing. The invention will be clearly understood after reference to the following detailed specification read in con-junction with the drawings.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective illustration of a display device according to this invention showing two stacks of panels mounted therein to form a two-digit display;
Figure 2 is an illustration of a series of panels;
Figure 3 is an illustration from the end showing the dis-position of the stacks of panels in the holder; and Figures 4 and 5 are illustrations showing the manner in which the stacks are manipulated to change the display materials.
The drawings illustrate a display device commonly used on grocery and retail store shelves for indicating the price of articles on the shelf. The device has a housing generally indicated ; by the numeral 10 that is made from an extruded plastics material .- - . .
,, . ~ $~
.
and that slides or clips into a bracket 12 on the shelf 14. In use a display strip showing a price is mounted into the housing as will be explained and serves to inform the public of the price of the articles on the shelf at the location of the device.
The display strip generally indicated by numeral 16 is made of a light weight cardboard or sheet ma~erial and is formed with a series of transverse folds as at 18 to form it into a series of panels 20.
In use and when mounted in the housing the panels 20 are stacked in two piles generally indicated by the numerals 22 and 24 on each side of a fold line 18 between the two panels 20 that are open and which together carry the display material to be read by a user of the display device.
The display housing 10 has a bar 26 that supports the fold line 18 as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3.
As shown in Figure 3 the free edges of the stacks 22 and 24 are retained in channels 28 and 30 respectively.- The plane of the upper edge of the bar 26 is lower than the plane containing the outer extremities of the retaining channels 28 and 30 ~hen the upper display panels 20 are retained in the retaining channels.
As shown it is the reading matter of two adjacent panels 20 that constitute the full display and when it is desired to change the display in the device one merely manipulates the strip wlthin the housing to change the panels that are visible. This is done by depressing one of the panels 20 to push its fold down-wardly of the upper edge of the bar 26 to pull the top panel of the upper stack from the channel 30 as illustrated in Figure 5 and then tucking the free edge of the panels so released under retain-..... ~ .
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ing channel 28 to display a different number as illustrated in Figure 5. In the illustration of these figures the display has ,~
been changed from numeral 6 to numeral 5. In a similar way any numeral can be displayed.
One can provide a plastics cover for the display strip to protect the display strip and also to discourage unauthorized tampering with the displayed information. This strip merely com-prises a strip of flexible plastics transparent material 32 hinged in the casing as at 34 and resilient so that the free edge thereof can be snapped into the retaining channel 36.
In use the display device is mounted on a grocery or like retailing shelf as illustrated in Figure 1 and the stacks of panels are inserted into the housing as illustrated in Figure 3. The retailer manipulates the panels of the two stacks into which the panels 20 are formed by depressing one of the top panels 20 to carry the fold line between it and its adjacent panel downwardly of one side of'the support bar 26 as illustrated in Figure 4 and to pull '~
the opposite panel from the retainer 30 as illustrated in Figure 4.
In this case the top panel of each of the stacks combines to display the numeral 6 as illustrated in Figure 4. To achieve the numeral 5 one takes the top panel with its underlying panel that has been released,from the retainer 30 and-inserts it into _etainer 28 as illustrated in Figure 5 to dis,play two panels which show the num-eral 5. If the device is to be used for pricing the strip has panels with each of the digits from ~ to 9 whereby to permit full flexibility in respect,of pricing. Any other information could be contained on the panels. The idea is to provide for changing information by displaying information on any two adjacent;:panels at will. This is done by supporting them as indicated and manipu- ~:
lating the edges from one retaining means and flexing it into the other retaining means whereby to display two different panels.
It will be noted that the edges of the panels opposite the ones that are in the retaining means have sufficient space to separate so that there is a distance below the support means 26 into which one can project the top panel of one or other stack to change the display. There is room to pull one of the stacks from its retaining means as the top panel is depressed over the edge of the support bar 26.
Embodiments of the invention other than the one illustrat-ed will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it is not :
intended that the invention should be restricted to the specific embodiment illustrated.
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Claims (7)
1. A display device comprising:
a strip of flexible sheet material formed with a series of transverse folds to divide it into panels of equal size, the panels being arranged in two stacks, the top panel of each stack being adjacent panels joined at the fold line between them;
a housing for said panels having two retainers, one for the outside edge of each of said stacks;
said housing having a support between said retainers underlying said fold line between the top panel of each of said stacks;
said retainers being spaced to hold the top panels of each stack with said fold line between the top panel of each of said stacks against said support;
said support having a height greater than the edge thick-ness of the stack of panels beneath it whereby one can actuate the top panel in one stack to move said fold line between the top panel of both stacks from the support a distance to pull the top panel of the other stack from a retainer, said top panel so removed from one retainer being insertable in the other retainer to display two different panels of said strip as top panels;
said panels having display materials thereon, the dis-play materials being visible when they are top panels in said stacks in said housing.
a strip of flexible sheet material formed with a series of transverse folds to divide it into panels of equal size, the panels being arranged in two stacks, the top panel of each stack being adjacent panels joined at the fold line between them;
a housing for said panels having two retainers, one for the outside edge of each of said stacks;
said housing having a support between said retainers underlying said fold line between the top panel of each of said stacks;
said retainers being spaced to hold the top panels of each stack with said fold line between the top panel of each of said stacks against said support;
said support having a height greater than the edge thick-ness of the stack of panels beneath it whereby one can actuate the top panel in one stack to move said fold line between the top panel of both stacks from the support a distance to pull the top panel of the other stack from a retainer, said top panel so removed from one retainer being insertable in the other retainer to display two different panels of said strip as top panels;
said panels having display materials thereon, the dis-play materials being visible when they are top panels in said stacks in said housing.
2. A display device as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said retainers each comprise a channel formation extending longitudin-ally of said housing and said support comprises a bar between said retainers, said bar having an upper edge underlying said fold line between the top panels of each stack.
3. A display device as claimed in Claim 1 having a transparent cover carried by said housing and adapted to extend over top panels in said stacks in said housing.
4. A display device as claimed in Claim 2 having a transparent cover carried by said housing and adapted to extend over top panels in said stacks in said housing.
5. A display device comprising:
a series of panels of equal size, the panels being con-nected at a hinge line and arranged in two stacks, the top panel of each stack being adjacent panels joined at the hinge line be-tween them;
a housing for said panels having two retainers, one for the outside edge of each of said stacks;
said housing having a support between said retainers underlying said hinge line between the top panel of each of said stacks;
said retainers being spaced to hold the top panels of each stack with the hinge line between the top panel of each of said stacks against said support;
said support having a height greater than the edge thick-ness of the stack of panels beneath it whereby one can move the top panel in one stack to carry said hinge line between the top panel of both stacks over said support a distance to pull the top panel of the other stack from a retainer, said top panel so removed from one retainer being insertable in the other retainer to display two different panels of said strip as top panels;
said panels having display materials thereon, the dis-play materials being visible when they are top panels in said stacks in said housing.
a series of panels of equal size, the panels being con-nected at a hinge line and arranged in two stacks, the top panel of each stack being adjacent panels joined at the hinge line be-tween them;
a housing for said panels having two retainers, one for the outside edge of each of said stacks;
said housing having a support between said retainers underlying said hinge line between the top panel of each of said stacks;
said retainers being spaced to hold the top panels of each stack with the hinge line between the top panel of each of said stacks against said support;
said support having a height greater than the edge thick-ness of the stack of panels beneath it whereby one can move the top panel in one stack to carry said hinge line between the top panel of both stacks over said support a distance to pull the top panel of the other stack from a retainer, said top panel so removed from one retainer being insertable in the other retainer to display two different panels of said strip as top panels;
said panels having display materials thereon, the dis-play materials being visible when they are top panels in said stacks in said housing.
6. A display device as claimed in Claim 5 wherein said retainers each comprise a channel formation extending longitudin-ally of said housing and said support comprises a bar between said retainers, said bar having an upper edge underlying the hinge line between the top panels of each stack.
7. A display device as claimed in Claim 5 having a transparent cover carried by said housing and adapted to extend over top panels in said stacks in said housing.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA346,797A CA1114605A (en) | 1980-03-03 | 1980-03-03 | Display device |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA346,797A CA1114605A (en) | 1980-03-03 | 1980-03-03 | Display device |
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| CA1114605A true CA1114605A (en) | 1981-12-22 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA346,797A Expired CA1114605A (en) | 1980-03-03 | 1980-03-03 | Display device |
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| CA (1) | CA1114605A (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1995004983A1 (en) * | 1993-08-04 | 1995-02-16 | Esselte Meto International Gmbh | Price-indicating cartridge |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1995004983A1 (en) * | 1993-08-04 | 1995-02-16 | Esselte Meto International Gmbh | Price-indicating cartridge |
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