CA2435134A1 - Display stand with foldable self erecting supporting base - Google Patents
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A display stand has supporting base which is self erecting by a pivotal board located within the base. The pivotal board is biassed by an elastic cord and is pivotable between a horizontal position transverse to the base and a vertical downward position at which it is juxtaposed to the front panel of the base. The pivotal board is engageable with a horizontal slot opening formed in the rear panel of the base for maintaining the base in the erected condition. The side panels of the base are also foldable inwards along two vertical fold lines formed in the middle therein. A second elastic cord is connected between these fold lines so that it would pull the side panels to fold inwards at the vertical fold lines when the pivotal board is pulled downwards to disengage from the horizontal slot opening. A display tray is disposable in a forward sloping position on the base and the base in the collapsed folded condition may be placed within the tray for shipping, transporting, or storage.
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DISPLAY STAND WITH FOLDABLE SELF ERECTING SUPPORTING BASE
This invention relates to a display stand having a tray and a self erecting supporting base which is also foldable in a collapsed condition for packing with merchandise in the tray for shipping, transporting and storage.
Display stands made of cardboard or corrugated board material are commonly used for displaying merchandise. Such display stands have either a flat top or a tray for displaying the ~.erchandise. The top is supported by a base which nay be folded over or under the tray for sforage or transportation. The base is open attached to or integrally formed with the tray such that the display stand is formed readily when the base is erected. Such display stands are shown in U. S. No. 2, 066, 844 to H. E. Lynch; U. S. Patent No. 3, 300, 166 to W. P.
Wojciechowski; U.
S. Patent No. 4, 582, 283, to P. Schmitt; and U. S. Patent No. ~~, 813, S36 to W. T. Willis. The main drawback of such display stands is that the base must be manually and painstakingly unfolded and erected at the merchandise display location. This process is often rather awkward and frustrating to carry out due to the stiffness of the cardboard material which renders the base 25 difficult to unfold and to erect.
Attempts have been made to provide a self erecting base attached to the underside of the rrterchandise packing tray such that the base can be erected by simply lifting the tray upwards.
Such display stand is shown in U. S. Patent No. 4, 726, 4?6 to J. S. Smith.
However, the self erecting operation of the base of such construction is problematic because the folded base tends to retain its collapsed shape permanently and it could not be unfolded by its self erecting mechanism. This problem is particularly severe when the folded base is compressed for a relatively lengthy period of time by the weight of the merchandise packaged in the tray.
_1_ It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a display stand having a self erecting base in which the self erecting mechanism is effective in unfolding and erecting the base.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a display stared in which the S display tray is usable for packing, the merchandise as well as the base folded in the collapsed condition.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a display stand in which the display tray may be removably attached to the base so that the base array be easily separated from the tray for folding and packing it within the tray thereafter.
I O In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective elevation view of the display stand of the present invention in the erected condition.
Figure 2 is a bottom perspective elevation view of the tray with the tray showing the provision of attaching means which is operative for removably attaching the tray to the base.
i 5 Figure 3 is a top perspective elevation view of the base with the tray removed showing the elastic biassed trapezoidal shape pivotal board of the self erecting anechanism.
Figure 4 is a top perspective elevation view of the base with the tray removed and with the pivotal board pulled downwards and the side panel pulled partially inwards by the biassing elastic cord connected between the side panels.
?0 Figure 5 is a front perspective elevation view showing the base in a collapsed condition.
Figure 6 is a perspective elevation view of the tray with the folded base fully located therein.
~7Vith reference to the drawings, the display stand 10 of the present invention has a display tray 11 disposed on top of a substantially rectangular base 12. The tray 11 may be used for packing the merchandise for transportation, shipping, and for displaying the merchandise when the stand is erected. The tray 13 is generally rectangular in shape and is provided with two S handle openings 13 and 14 on two opposite side walls 15 and l.6 respectively to facilitate its handling.
The base 12 has a generally rectangular horizontal cross sectional shape and it may be Slightly larger at the bottom and tapering upwards to a smaller top end so as, to provide better stability when the base is standing on a supporting surface. The front panel 17 is shorter in height than the rear panel 18, such that when the tray 11 is placed on the stand it may be in a slanted position to provide a better view of the merchandise displayed therein. The two side panels 19 and 20 have sloping top edges 21 and 22 sloping from the top corners of the taller rear panel 18 to a location slightly below the top edge 23 of the sho~~ter front panel 17 such that a short upstanding lip 24 of the front panel 17 extends above the front comers of the side panels 1 S 19 and 20. The upstanding l.ip 24 serves as an abutment for the front edge of the tray 10 when the latter is placed on the base.
Two vertical fold lines 25 and 26 are provided at the middle of the side panels 19 and 20 respectively and they extend the entire length of these side panels such that the side panels 19 and 20 may be pushed inwards at these vertical fold lines, as best shown in Figure 4, to fold the base into a collapsed condition with the front panel 17 lying 3uxtaposed to the rear panel 1 ~. A
horizontal fold line 27 is provided all around the base 12 and located in horizontal plane at a short distance from the top edges of the front, rear, and side panels such that the base 12 in the _3_ collapsed condition may be further folded along the horizontal fold line 2? as best shown in Figures S and 6. In this collapsed and folded condition, the base 12 may be conveniently packed within the tray 1 (3 as shown in Figure 6.
1~ generally trapezoidal shaped wedge pivotal board 28 is located in a horizontal manner in the base 12. The pivotal board 28 has a dimension similar to the horizontal cross section dimension of the base 12 when the latter is ia~. the erected condition. The wider front edge 29 of the pivotal board ~8 is attached to the front panel 17 such that it is pig°otablc~ relative to the front panel as shown by the dotted line in Figure ~. The length of the pivotal board 28 is longer than the ~~dth Qf the side panels 19 arid 2fl when the latter are in the erected condition. t~ horizontal 1~ slot opening 3t3 is formed in the rear panel 18 in a location slightly° below the horizontal fold line ~3. r'~ narrower rear end portion 31 of the pivotal board 28 ~~11 engage wv~th the slot opening 3U
t~ hold tl~e-pi~votal board ~8 in the generallg% horizontal position so as to ~nai~tain the base 1~
securely in the erected e-ondition.
.A:n operating opening 3~ is formed in the pivotal board '~8 at a location adjacent to the 1-~ narrower rear end portion 31 and an elongated eiastiL cord 3~ is attached at one end to tl2e rear end portion 31 of the pivotal boar 28 and at the other end to a location adjac~~ent to the tog edge ~4 of the rear parnel 18. The elastic ~esrd 3~ is in the relay condition ~x%hen the pivotal board 28 is located in the horizontal position ~%ith its rear end portion 31 engaged ~ith the slot opening 3Q
of the rear panel 18. The base 2 ~ rnay be folded to the collapsed condition by inserting a ~ng~r ~f~ into the operating opening 32 and palling the pi~xotal board ~8 to disengage fa~om the slot opening 3f? arrd then pivoting do~~avvards towards the front panel 1 ~ as shown in the; dotted line ~n Figt~ 3, and in the rru'antirrre, phing the side parcels i9 and 2f3 irzvvards at the vertical fold lines ~5 and ~6 until the base 3'~ is in t~ ~Il~pse~ condition.
r~ sw;ornd ~l~s~ie ~r~l 3~ ~y be mounted b~t~ the side parcels 19 and L~3 and locating ~~ the pi~nt~l ~rar~ ~8 and ~~t~n~din~ b~t~en and connected to t~ ~~~~tic~I
fold Iine~ ~5 and ~. The ei~ti~ enrs~ 34 is in tir~n when the b~s~ I ~ is in the errcetted cron~titit~n, so that ~w%3~t the pi~~t~~ herd L8 is pivoted ~fln~~.rd~, the tension of tip elastic cord 34 l~
~ut~tic~Ii~ pull the sit3e panels 3 ~ and ~f? in~~r~d~ tt~~v~rcis nrr~
another, as best ~h~~~rt b~~- the ~rrt~~~ i~~ Figure ~, so as to facilitate the folding of the b~c~e to the collapsed e,anditac~n. In the ~reete~ ~unditi~n of the b~~, the pivotal board ~ 8 pre~nt~ the side p~nel~ I
g and Zt3 from being ~ll~d trr~~r~ b~ the ~ncl elastic cord 3~. The base 1 ~ in the callaps-ed c,onditivn rr~a~ further l~ be folded ~~ong the hrrri~ont~I fold lire ~~ as ~ho~vn in Figurz;s ~ ~.n~
~, ~o tl~.t it ~rtay be Lo~%~nientl~ placed ~n~3 p~ehed in the tr~~ I~ ~s ~ho~-n in Figure ~ ~vitly the rrrerndi~e ft~r sl~ppir~, tr~ar~porting, or storage.
~n exten~~c~n flap 35 pi~otahle relative to the tots edge 3~ of the rear panel ~ 8 m~.~
extend out~~rd~ frog tlR~ tap edge, i~oun~ing p~d~ 3~ and 3'7 Ira~ing ~
plur~lit~ of fc~s~~
t ~ ~;linging ~~ sui,~h ~el~-ro ~tr~.~ie rr~~r~~ pads r~r~y ~ pro~ide~l on the vurf~~ of the e~ten~ian flap 3~ arnl the ~ssoe~te fussy p~d~ 38 and 33 a~ sho~v~n in Figure ? also pro~idecl on tlz~ uuclersi~ie of the tra.~ tf3 suei~ that the rr~ountirig pads and the a~c~eiatwfus~% pads ~operat~
to s-ccure the tray I~D resting safely, and t~e~oval3~~% on tlne bass ~2.
The le 1 ~ mad be erected from the oollap~d condition b~ si~tpi~ unfolding it from tl~
~t~ ~ori~onta~ fold line ~'~. Ttension in the elastic cord 33 ~~il auton~aticall~ pull the pi~tal board 28 bac# tv the horr~ntal position until its rear end portion 3 ~ engages ~~~ith the slot opening 3f1. Since the dimension of the pivotal board 28 is s~rrre as the cross s~tional dirr~nsion ~f tk~ b~s~: in tl~ ~r~,~t~d c~r~itic~~, tk~ pivotak bc3ard ~8 ~~~.~kd kz tkr~
side p~r~k~ 39 ~~~d 2f3 t~~-d~ agairfst tl~ ek~~ti~ free c~f the ~l~~tie gird 39 til t~~ trace p~ i~
in tk~ ~re~t~
~~rtditi~r~ ~~d it ilk rrr~.i~t~,ia tkre bay I ~ rigidl~% in ~ ~r~ct~ei ~a~diti.art.
~'h~ pr~s-er~t ir~~~ti~~ r~~.~ b~ ~~~ried ~~.t ~v-itk~ vat~iau~ ~ry~di~eatiam ~vitkrout departing ~~~ tae ~girit nr ntial attrib~t~s tdzer~f, arid rdingly ~ ref~ren~ ~kq~ukd b~
rr~ad~ tn tl~~
a.~rp~c~d ei~,irrr~, r~th~r t~rar~ t~ the foc~i~ag ~peci~~tic~n a~ irldieating th~° scope ePti~e m2 aer~t~c~n.
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This invention relates to a display stand having a tray and a self erecting supporting base which is also foldable in a collapsed condition for packing with merchandise in the tray for shipping, transporting and storage.
Display stands made of cardboard or corrugated board material are commonly used for displaying merchandise. Such display stands have either a flat top or a tray for displaying the ~.erchandise. The top is supported by a base which nay be folded over or under the tray for sforage or transportation. The base is open attached to or integrally formed with the tray such that the display stand is formed readily when the base is erected. Such display stands are shown in U. S. No. 2, 066, 844 to H. E. Lynch; U. S. Patent No. 3, 300, 166 to W. P.
Wojciechowski; U.
S. Patent No. 4, 582, 283, to P. Schmitt; and U. S. Patent No. ~~, 813, S36 to W. T. Willis. The main drawback of such display stands is that the base must be manually and painstakingly unfolded and erected at the merchandise display location. This process is often rather awkward and frustrating to carry out due to the stiffness of the cardboard material which renders the base 25 difficult to unfold and to erect.
Attempts have been made to provide a self erecting base attached to the underside of the rrterchandise packing tray such that the base can be erected by simply lifting the tray upwards.
Such display stand is shown in U. S. Patent No. 4, 726, 4?6 to J. S. Smith.
However, the self erecting operation of the base of such construction is problematic because the folded base tends to retain its collapsed shape permanently and it could not be unfolded by its self erecting mechanism. This problem is particularly severe when the folded base is compressed for a relatively lengthy period of time by the weight of the merchandise packaged in the tray.
_1_ It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a display stand having a self erecting base in which the self erecting mechanism is effective in unfolding and erecting the base.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a display stared in which the S display tray is usable for packing, the merchandise as well as the base folded in the collapsed condition.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a display stand in which the display tray may be removably attached to the base so that the base array be easily separated from the tray for folding and packing it within the tray thereafter.
I O In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective elevation view of the display stand of the present invention in the erected condition.
Figure 2 is a bottom perspective elevation view of the tray with the tray showing the provision of attaching means which is operative for removably attaching the tray to the base.
i 5 Figure 3 is a top perspective elevation view of the base with the tray removed showing the elastic biassed trapezoidal shape pivotal board of the self erecting anechanism.
Figure 4 is a top perspective elevation view of the base with the tray removed and with the pivotal board pulled downwards and the side panel pulled partially inwards by the biassing elastic cord connected between the side panels.
?0 Figure 5 is a front perspective elevation view showing the base in a collapsed condition.
Figure 6 is a perspective elevation view of the tray with the folded base fully located therein.
~7Vith reference to the drawings, the display stand 10 of the present invention has a display tray 11 disposed on top of a substantially rectangular base 12. The tray 11 may be used for packing the merchandise for transportation, shipping, and for displaying the merchandise when the stand is erected. The tray 13 is generally rectangular in shape and is provided with two S handle openings 13 and 14 on two opposite side walls 15 and l.6 respectively to facilitate its handling.
The base 12 has a generally rectangular horizontal cross sectional shape and it may be Slightly larger at the bottom and tapering upwards to a smaller top end so as, to provide better stability when the base is standing on a supporting surface. The front panel 17 is shorter in height than the rear panel 18, such that when the tray 11 is placed on the stand it may be in a slanted position to provide a better view of the merchandise displayed therein. The two side panels 19 and 20 have sloping top edges 21 and 22 sloping from the top corners of the taller rear panel 18 to a location slightly below the top edge 23 of the sho~~ter front panel 17 such that a short upstanding lip 24 of the front panel 17 extends above the front comers of the side panels 1 S 19 and 20. The upstanding l.ip 24 serves as an abutment for the front edge of the tray 10 when the latter is placed on the base.
Two vertical fold lines 25 and 26 are provided at the middle of the side panels 19 and 20 respectively and they extend the entire length of these side panels such that the side panels 19 and 20 may be pushed inwards at these vertical fold lines, as best shown in Figure 4, to fold the base into a collapsed condition with the front panel 17 lying 3uxtaposed to the rear panel 1 ~. A
horizontal fold line 27 is provided all around the base 12 and located in horizontal plane at a short distance from the top edges of the front, rear, and side panels such that the base 12 in the _3_ collapsed condition may be further folded along the horizontal fold line 2? as best shown in Figures S and 6. In this collapsed and folded condition, the base 12 may be conveniently packed within the tray 1 (3 as shown in Figure 6.
1~ generally trapezoidal shaped wedge pivotal board 28 is located in a horizontal manner in the base 12. The pivotal board 28 has a dimension similar to the horizontal cross section dimension of the base 12 when the latter is ia~. the erected condition. The wider front edge 29 of the pivotal board ~8 is attached to the front panel 17 such that it is pig°otablc~ relative to the front panel as shown by the dotted line in Figure ~. The length of the pivotal board 28 is longer than the ~~dth Qf the side panels 19 arid 2fl when the latter are in the erected condition. t~ horizontal 1~ slot opening 3t3 is formed in the rear panel 18 in a location slightly° below the horizontal fold line ~3. r'~ narrower rear end portion 31 of the pivotal board 28 ~~11 engage wv~th the slot opening 3U
t~ hold tl~e-pi~votal board ~8 in the generallg% horizontal position so as to ~nai~tain the base 1~
securely in the erected e-ondition.
.A:n operating opening 3~ is formed in the pivotal board '~8 at a location adjacent to the 1-~ narrower rear end portion 31 and an elongated eiastiL cord 3~ is attached at one end to tl2e rear end portion 31 of the pivotal boar 28 and at the other end to a location adjac~~ent to the tog edge ~4 of the rear parnel 18. The elastic ~esrd 3~ is in the relay condition ~x%hen the pivotal board 28 is located in the horizontal position ~%ith its rear end portion 31 engaged ~ith the slot opening 3Q
of the rear panel 18. The base 2 ~ rnay be folded to the collapsed condition by inserting a ~ng~r ~f~ into the operating opening 32 and palling the pi~xotal board ~8 to disengage fa~om the slot opening 3f? arrd then pivoting do~~avvards towards the front panel 1 ~ as shown in the; dotted line ~n Figt~ 3, and in the rru'antirrre, phing the side parcels i9 and 2f3 irzvvards at the vertical fold lines ~5 and ~6 until the base 3'~ is in t~ ~Il~pse~ condition.
r~ sw;ornd ~l~s~ie ~r~l 3~ ~y be mounted b~t~ the side parcels 19 and L~3 and locating ~~ the pi~nt~l ~rar~ ~8 and ~~t~n~din~ b~t~en and connected to t~ ~~~~tic~I
fold Iine~ ~5 and ~. The ei~ti~ enrs~ 34 is in tir~n when the b~s~ I ~ is in the errcetted cron~titit~n, so that ~w%3~t the pi~~t~~ herd L8 is pivoted ~fln~~.rd~, the tension of tip elastic cord 34 l~
~ut~tic~Ii~ pull the sit3e panels 3 ~ and ~f? in~~r~d~ tt~~v~rcis nrr~
another, as best ~h~~~rt b~~- the ~rrt~~~ i~~ Figure ~, so as to facilitate the folding of the b~c~e to the collapsed e,anditac~n. In the ~reete~ ~unditi~n of the b~~, the pivotal board ~ 8 pre~nt~ the side p~nel~ I
g and Zt3 from being ~ll~d trr~~r~ b~ the ~ncl elastic cord 3~. The base 1 ~ in the callaps-ed c,onditivn rr~a~ further l~ be folded ~~ong the hrrri~ont~I fold lire ~~ as ~ho~vn in Figurz;s ~ ~.n~
~, ~o tl~.t it ~rtay be Lo~%~nientl~ placed ~n~3 p~ehed in the tr~~ I~ ~s ~ho~-n in Figure ~ ~vitly the rrrerndi~e ft~r sl~ppir~, tr~ar~porting, or storage.
~n exten~~c~n flap 35 pi~otahle relative to the tots edge 3~ of the rear panel ~ 8 m~.~
extend out~~rd~ frog tlR~ tap edge, i~oun~ing p~d~ 3~ and 3'7 Ira~ing ~
plur~lit~ of fc~s~~
t ~ ~;linging ~~ sui,~h ~el~-ro ~tr~.~ie rr~~r~~ pads r~r~y ~ pro~ide~l on the vurf~~ of the e~ten~ian flap 3~ arnl the ~ssoe~te fussy p~d~ 38 and 33 a~ sho~v~n in Figure ? also pro~idecl on tlz~ uuclersi~ie of the tra.~ tf3 suei~ that the rr~ountirig pads and the a~c~eiatwfus~% pads ~operat~
to s-ccure the tray I~D resting safely, and t~e~oval3~~% on tlne bass ~2.
The le 1 ~ mad be erected from the oollap~d condition b~ si~tpi~ unfolding it from tl~
~t~ ~ori~onta~ fold line ~'~. Ttension in the elastic cord 33 ~~il auton~aticall~ pull the pi~tal board 28 bac# tv the horr~ntal position until its rear end portion 3 ~ engages ~~~ith the slot opening 3f1. Since the dimension of the pivotal board 28 is s~rrre as the cross s~tional dirr~nsion ~f tk~ b~s~: in tl~ ~r~,~t~d c~r~itic~~, tk~ pivotak bc3ard ~8 ~~~.~kd kz tkr~
side p~r~k~ 39 ~~~d 2f3 t~~-d~ agairfst tl~ ek~~ti~ free c~f the ~l~~tie gird 39 til t~~ trace p~ i~
in tk~ ~re~t~
~~rtditi~r~ ~~d it ilk rrr~.i~t~,ia tkre bay I ~ rigidl~% in ~ ~r~ct~ei ~a~diti.art.
~'h~ pr~s-er~t ir~~~ti~~ r~~.~ b~ ~~~ried ~~.t ~v-itk~ vat~iau~ ~ry~di~eatiam ~vitkrout departing ~~~ tae ~girit nr ntial attrib~t~s tdzer~f, arid rdingly ~ ref~ren~ ~kq~ukd b~
rr~ad~ tn tl~~
a.~rp~c~d ei~,irrr~, r~th~r t~rar~ t~ the foc~i~ag ~peci~~tic~n a~ irldieating th~° scope ePti~e m2 aer~t~c~n.
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Claims (12)
1. A display stand comprising a hollow foldable self erecting supporting base having a front panel, a rear panel, and two opposite side panels, a central vertical fold line formed at said side panels and extending the entire height of said side pannels, a horizontal fold line formed around said base and located at a same horizontal plane of all of said panel, said rear panel and said side panels, a pivotal board located within said base and positioned below said horizontal fold line, said pivotal board having one edge therein attached to said front panel and being pivotable relative to said front panel to locate between a horizontal position crosswise to said base, and a vertical downward position juxtaposed to said front panel, an elongated elastic cord having one attached to a narrow free end portion of said pivotal board and another end attached to an upper edge portion of said panel, said elastic cord being extensible in an elastic tension when pivotal board is in said vertical downward position, a horizontal slot opening formed in said rear panel and located below said horizontal fold line, said slot opening being engageable with narrow free end portion of said pivotal board for maintaining said base in an erected condition, an operating opening formed in said pivotal board and located adjacent to said free end portion therein, said pivotal board being pivotable by inserting a finger through said operating opening and pulling said pivotal board to pivot downward to said vertical downward position for creating said elastic tension in said elastic cord, a display tray disposable on top of said base when said base is in said erected condition.
2. A display stand according to Claim 1 wherein said rear panel has a taller height than said front panel, and said side panels have sloping top edges sloping from a top edge of said rear panel to a short distance below a top edge of said front panel whereby and upstanding lip portion is formed at said top edge of said front panel, said upstanding lip portion providing an abutment for a front edge of said display tray when said tray is disposed on said base in a downward sloping position.
3. A display stand according to Claim 2 wherein said side panels are foldable towards one another when said pivotal board is in said downward vertical position to fold said base into a collapsed condition.
4. A display stand according to Claim 3 wherein said base is foldable along said horizontal fold line when said base is in said collapsed condition whereby said base is placeable within said display tray for shipping, transporting and storage.
5. A display stand according to Claim 3 wherein said base is self erecting to said erected condition when said base is unfolded from said collapsed condition along said horizontal fold line whereby said elastic tension of said elastic cord automatically pulls said pivotal board to slot opening in said rear panel.
6. A display stand according to Claim 5 including a second elastic cord connected between said vertical fold line of said side panels and located above said pivotal board, said second elastic cord being in elastic tension when said base is in said erected condition, and being operative automatically to pull said side panels inwards towards one another when said pivotal board is in said downward vertical position.
7. A display stand comprising, a hollow foldable self erecting supporting base made of a single card board material, said base having a front panel, a rear panel, and two opposite side panels, and said base having a larger bottom end than a top end therein, a central vertical fold line formed in said panels and extending the entire vertical length therein, a horizontal fold line formed around said base and located at a same horizontal plane of all of said front panel, said rear panel and said side panels, said rear panel having a height taller than said front panel, and said side panels having a slanted top edge sloping from a top edge of said rear panel to a short distance below a top edge of said front panel whereby forming an upstanding top lip portion at said top edge of said front panel, a trapezoidal shaped pivotal board located within said base and said pivotal board having a bent front edge attached to said front panel and a free rear end portion distal from said bent front edge, said pivotal board being pivotable relative to said front panel to locate a horizontal position transverse to said base, and a vertical downward position juxtaposed to said front panel, a horizontal slot opening formed in said rear panel and located below said horizontal fold line, said slot opening being engageable with said free end portion of said pivotal board when said pivotal board is in a transverse position for maintain said base in an erected condition, an elastic cord connected to said free end portion of said pivotal board and to a location just below said top edge of said rear panel, an operating opening formed in said pivotal board and located adjacent to said free end portion therein, said pivotal board being pivotable between said transverse position and said vertical downward position by inserting a finger into said operating opening and pulling said pivotal board to disengage with said horizontal slot opening to pivotal downward against elastic tension of said elastic cord to move to said downward vertical position whereby said side panels are foldable inwards towards one another to fold said base into a collapsed condition, a rectangular display tray disposable on said base when said base is in said erected condition.
8. A display stand according to Claim 7 including a second elastic cord connected between said vertical fold line of said side panels and located above said pivotal board, said second elastic cord being in elastic tension when said base is in said erected condition, and said second elastic cord being operative to pull said side panels inwards towards one another when said pivotal board is pulled downwards to disengage with said horizontal slot opening of said rear panel.
9. A display stand according to Claim 8 wherein said upstanding lip portion at said top edge of said front panel serves as an abutment to a front edge of said display tray when said tray is disposed in a forward sloping position on said base in an erected position.
10. A display stand according to Claim 9 including a pivotal flap formed at said top edge of said rear panel, and fussy attachment pads located on said pivotal flap, said fussy attachment pads being engageable with associated fussy attachment pads located at the underside of said display tray when said tray is disposed on said base in said erected condition for removably attaching said tray to said base.
11. A display stand according to Claim 10 wherein said base said collapsed condition is further foldable along said horizontal fold line whereby said base is placeable within said display tray for shipping, transporting and storage.
12. A display stand according to Claim 11 wherein said base is self erecting when unfolded relative to said horizontal fold line whereby said pivotal board pivots front said vertical downward position to said transverse position by said elastic tension of said elastic cord to maintain said base in an erected condition.
Priority Applications (9)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA2435134A CA2435134C (en) | 2003-07-10 | 2003-07-10 | Display stand with foldable self erecting supporting base |
| ES04737904T ES2313862T1 (en) | 2003-07-10 | 2004-06-30 | EXHIBITOR WITH FOLDING AUTOLEVANTABLE SUPPORT BASE. |
| JP2006517917A JP2007504849A (en) | 2003-07-10 | 2004-06-30 | Display stand with foldable freestanding support base |
| PCT/CA2004/000965 WO2005004677A1 (en) | 2003-07-10 | 2004-06-30 | Display stand with foldable self erecting supporting base |
| CNA2004800234047A CN1835696A (en) | 2003-07-10 | 2004-06-30 | Display stand with foldable self erecting supporting base |
| EP04737904.5A EP1651081B1 (en) | 2003-07-10 | 2004-06-30 | Display stand with foldable self erecting supporting base |
| AU2004255370A AU2004255370A1 (en) | 2003-07-10 | 2004-06-30 | Display stand with foldable self erecting supporting base |
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