EP0801374A1 - Support for advertising and communications medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The carrier (10) has wall (20) and supporting (40) elements, which can be connected to, and detached from, one another. They can be enclosed and / or tensioned on outer edge components (33,53), by at least one smooth outer skin (60). The wall and supporting elements may form a skeleton (12), and there may also be at least three wall elements arranged in the shape of a star. Two neighbouring wall elements may have two or more supporting elements arranged horizontally between them, and these may be circular segments, or may have trapezoidal or triangular shapes.

Description

The invention relates to a carrier for advertising and communication media according to the preamble of claim 1.

For advertising and information purposes, but also for training, meetings or the like. it is necessary to pass on written or graphic information or messages to third parties. This is often done in the form of posters, stickers, leaflets or the like, which are attached to a stop surface or a stop wall in a manner that is clearly visible to the people to be addressed.

For example, advertising columns are known which are permanently installed in a public place and can be stuck with posters or posters. The disadvantage here, however, is that the columns, which are usually made of concrete, cannot be moved or can only be moved with considerable effort.

In order to be able to use such advertising or information media at trade fairs or in business or exhibition rooms, advertising columns made of wood were constructed. These have a supporting structure made of slats and tubes that are covered with plywood or fiberboard. Other embodiments use rigid cardboard or plastic tubes covered with a paper or plastic layer. A change of location of these constructions is, however, only possible with great transport effort, since the columns cannot be dismantled. They are to be transported in one piece, so that considerable problems often arise, particularly in doors or narrow passageways. Columns that are temporarily not required must be stored, which is usually very expensive due to the bulky dimensions.

The aim of the invention is to provide a carrier for advertising and communication media that is easy to transport and easy to use. It should also be stable and be able to carry advertising or communication media of any kind. Another aim is e.g. Conspicuous usability due to change of location, especially in the interior of buildings, e.g. in counter halls, anterooms and the like.

Main features of the invention are set out in the characterizing part of claim 1. Refinements are the subject of claims 2 to 25.

In the case of a carrier for advertising and / or communication means, the invention provides that detachably connectable wall and support elements on outer edge parts can be enclosed and / or covered with at least one smooth outer skin. This makes it possible, if necessary, to completely disassemble the carrier into individual parts that are easy to handle and can be transported with little effort. Even narrow passageways and narrow doors are no longer insurmountable obstacles. The carrier can be placed anywhere at any time; Relocation is possible quickly and easily at any time. The individual carrier parts have a small overall space requirement, which enables inexpensive storage.

According to claim 2, the wall and support elements form a skeleton, which both forms a firm and dimensionally stable support for the outer skin and also ensures an overall good stability of the wearer. According to claim 3, at least three wall elements are arranged in a star shape, whereby a high vertical load on the carrier is possible. For example, it can also be used as a stand or table. In order to further ensure a high transverse stability of the carrier, at least two support elements are arranged horizontally between two adjacent wall elements. This is important, especially when attaching posters, posters and the like. to have a pressure resistance on the outer skin.

The outer shape of the carrier is essentially determined by the number and design of the wall and support elements. Claim 5 therefore provides that the horizontally arranged support elements are circular segments or essentially trapezoidal or polygonal. In this way, the outer edges of the support segments determine the shape of the outer skin. In any case, the carrier can be used as a movable advertising column, which has an overall cylindrical or three, four, five or polygonal shape. Depending on the number of wall and support elements used, any cross-sectional shape can be implemented.

In an advantageous development according to claim 6, the wall and support elements carry folding surfaces on the side and / or longitudinal edges, each wall and support element being able to be fixed with a flap on an adjacent element. All elements of the skeleton can be firmly connected to each other, so that a high stability is always guaranteed. Overall, the carrier is extremely robust and can be moved without hesitation even when assembled.

For a quick assembly and disassembly of the skeleton, it is advantageous if the flaps can be non-positively connected to the wall and / or support surfaces of adjacent elements, for example according to claim 8 by means of push buttons, rivets, screws and the like. Furthermore, the flaps according to claim 9 have rotary latches which engage in corresponding recesses in the wall and / or support surfaces and can be clamped to the latter. The flaps can be easily attached to the corresponding wall or support elements and detached again with little effort, without the need for any tools or other aids.

Another embodiment of the invention provides according to claim 10 that the wall and / or support elements are arranged in a frame. This also ensures a robust and stable construction of the carrier. If the wall and / or support elements are also designed such that they can be plugged into one another, the assembly of the skeleton can be done quickly and easily. Tools, aids or fasteners are not required for this.

According to claim 12, the outer skin is releasably connectable to the skeleton, in particular to the flaps or tabs of the wall and support elements, the outer skin according to claim 13 being fast and conveniently fixable by means of Velcro fasteners on the flaps for the purpose of simple assembly. Alternatively, in accordance with claim 14, the outer skin can have plug-in tabs which can be fixed on or in openings in wall and support elements, in particular on an edge region of the flaps, which further accelerates the assembly and disassembly of the carriers.

In order to be able to handle the outer skin better, it is divided into at least two elements. Lateral crease lines on the individual skin elements, as provided for in claim 16, ensure that the edges of the skin elements fit positively on the skeleton and do not appear visually.

According to claim 17, the wall and support elements and the outer skin are made of a uniform material, in particular corrugated cardboard, plastic such as polypropylene or hollow-chamber polypropylene, which is extremely resilient due to its chamber structure. Such materials can be processed easily and inexpensively, for example punching, so that the manufacturing costs for the carrier are extremely low. Plastic is also a robust and weatherproof material, which has a positive effect on the durability of the wearer, which can be used both indoors and outdoors without any problems. Claim 18 provides that the material is translucent or transparent so that e.g. posters or pictures on the outer skin can be illuminated from behind or from the inside.

Advantageously, the supports can be arranged according to claim 19 to a horizontal column, e.g. to an advertising column. Furthermore, according to claim 20, connecting tabs can be provided in the horizontal support elements, which according to claim 21 can be connected to the flaps of opposite support elements in a non-positive or positive manner.

Further possible uses of a carrier according to the invention result if, according to claim 22, a plate can be placed on and fixed to the skeleton, with inward projections, tabs or the like. can ensure correct installation and fixing.

According to claim 23, the plate can serve as a mounting plate and with e.g. three pointed segments can be connected, the upper and outer surfaces of which together form a roof, while inner supporting fields are provided with flaps which are fixed to the plate in the manner described above. This creates an upper end of the column, which gives the column the character of a tower.

A support system according to claim 24 is furthermore advantageous, according to which at least two supports can be connected to form a column combination which can take on further functions, e.g. a conspicuousness created by a special design, which makes the wearer a focal point. Alternatively or additionally, two or more beams can be combined to form a composite with heels or tables at the same or different heights, which offer storage and storage options. This opens up additional possible uses, particularly in entrance halls, at trade fair stands, etc.

Fig. 1

eine Schrägansicht eines teilweise montierten Trägers,

Fig. 2

eine Draufsicht auf ein Wandelement,

Fig. 3

eine Rückansicht des Wandelements von Fig. 2,

Fig. 4

eine Draufsicht auf ein Stützelement,

Fig. 5

eine Rückansicht des Stützelements von Fig. 5,

Fig. 6

eine Rückansicht eines Hautelements,

Fig. 7

eine Schrägansicht von drei Stern-Wandelementen,

Fig. 8

eine Draufsicht auf die Wandelemente von Fig. 7,

Fig. 9

eine Seitenansicht eines teilweise montierten Trägers,

Fig. 10

eine Schrägansicht auf einen montierten Träger,

Fig. 11

eine Schrägansicht von zwei übereinander montierten Trägern,

Fig. 12

eine Schrägansicht eines montierten Trägers mit abgehoben dargestellter Tischplatte,

Fig. 13

eine Schrägansicht noch einer anderen Ausführungsform eines Trägers,

Fig. 14a und 14b

Seitenansichten eines Hautelements mit Stecklaschen und eines zugeordneten Wandelements,

Fig. 15a

eine Draufsicht auf eine Montageplatte,

Fig. 15b

eine Draufsicht auf ein Spitzsegment,

Fig. 16a bis 16c

Seitenansichten verschiedener Trägersysteme und

Fig. 17a bis 17d

Schrägansichten von anderen Trägergruppen (ohne Abdeckungen).

Further features, details and advantages of the invention emerge from the wording of the claims and from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1

an oblique view of a partially assembled carrier,

Fig. 2

a plan view of a wall element,

Fig. 3

3 shows a rear view of the wall element from FIG. 2,

Fig. 4

a plan view of a support element,

Fig. 5

5 shows a rear view of the support element from FIG. 5,

Fig. 6

a rear view of a skin element,

Fig. 7

an oblique view of three star wall elements,

Fig. 8

7 shows a plan view of the wall elements from FIG. 7,

Fig. 9

a side view of a partially assembled carrier,

Fig. 10

an oblique view of an assembled carrier,

Fig. 11

an oblique view of two carriers mounted one above the other,

Fig. 12

2 shows an oblique view of an assembled support with the tabletop shown raised,

Fig. 13

an oblique view of yet another embodiment of a carrier,

14a and 14b

Side views of a skin element with tabs and an associated wall element,

15a

a plan view of a mounting plate,

15b

a top view of a pointed segment,

16a to 16c

Side views of different carrier systems and

17a to 17d

Oblique views of other carrier groups (without covers).

One can see in Fig. 1 a generally designated 10 carrier for advertising and communication. It has a skeleton 12, consisting of star-shaped wall elements 20 and horizontally between these supporting elements 40, and an essentially cylindrical outer skin 60 for receiving advertising or communication means (not shown). The outer skin 60 consists of skin elements 62 which are attached to the skeleton 12. In the carrier 10 shown in FIG. 1, only one of the skin elements 62 is drawn, so that the internal structure of the carrier 10 can be seen.

Three vertical wall elements 20 of the skeleton 12 each have a flat wall middle part 22 and two side flaps 23, 33 which can be pivoted about a vertical embossing edge or crease line 24 or 34 (FIGS. 2 and 3). At the upper and lower ends of the wall element 20, insertion openings 25 are provided symmetrically to the kink line 24 in the flap 23 and 22 locking openings 29 in the middle part of the wall. In the insertion openings 25 20 latches 26 are inserted with rotary heads 27 for connecting the wall elements. Parallel to the upper and lower transverse edge of the wall middle part 22, further locking openings 30 and a circular recess 31 are made. The flap 33, as can be seen in FIG. 3, is provided with a Velcro strip 36 on the back along the fold line 34.

The support elements 40 arranged vertically between the wall elements 20 are, in the example of FIGS. 4 and 5, circular segments which each extend over an angular range of 120 °; other information and angular ranges are possible. The individual segments have a flat segment surface 42 and two flaps 43 which can be pivoted about fold lines 44. In the flaps 43, rotary latches 46 are arranged at the ends, each with an adjacent round recess 50. On the outer edge of the segment surface 42, two tabs 53 are provided, which are covered with Velcro tape 54 on the back (FIG. 5). At a kink line 44 there is a further tab 56 in the segment surface 42, which carries a rotary latch 58 at the end and can be folded up if necessary. On the opposite side there is a further latching opening 59 in the flap 43 next to the recess 50, which is arranged at the same distance from the outer edge of the segment surface 42 as the rotary latch 58.

According to FIG. 6, continuous Velcro strips 66 are applied on the rear to the vertical longitudinal edges of the skin elements 62, while two short Velcro surfaces 66 are provided on the upper and lower transverse edges.

For the construction of a carrier 10 - as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 - three wall elements 20 are preferably set up in a star shape and connected to one another via their angled flaps 23. For this purpose, the rotary latches 26 of the first wall element 20 are inserted into the latching openings 29 arranged along the fold line 24 of the second element 20 and the rotary head 27 is rotated by approximately 90 °. As a result, the rotary latches 26 engage behind the latching openings 29 and fix the first flap 23 to the middle wall part 22 of the second element 20. The flap 23 of the second element is fastened in the same way to the wall middle part 22 of the third element 20, while the flap 23 of the third element 20 is fixed to the wall middle part 22 of the first element 20.

The support segments 40 are then inserted horizontally between the wall elements 20 by folding the flaps 43 along the fold lines 44 and locking them with their rotary latches 46 in the latching openings 30 of the middle wall parts 22. In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 9, a total of 9 support segments are inserted between the wall elements 20. If necessary, further support segments 40 can be inserted, for example above and below a central support segment 40; for this purpose there are further latching openings 30 at the corresponding positions. It can be seen in FIG. 10 that the rotary latch 46 of a flap 43 engages in the recess 50 of an adjacent support element 40. To ensure this, the rotary latches 46 and the recesses 50 of the flaps 43 of a support element 40 are arranged offset to one another.

To apply the outer skin 40 to the skeleton 12, the flaps 33 of the wall elements 20 and the tabs 53 of the support segments 40 are folded over laterally, so that the Velcro surfaces 36, 54 are on the outside. So that the flaps 33 which are folded over are flush with the outer edges of the segment surfaces 42, circumferential recesses 41 are provided in the segment surfaces 42. As can be clearly seen in FIGS. 8 and 9, only half of the flaps 33 of the wall elements 20 are covered with Velcro 36 from the fold line 34. This is sufficient to securely attach the skin elements 62.

The first skin element 62 is fastened with one of its Velcro strips 66 to the Velcro strip 36 of a side flap 33 and is placed around the skeleton 12 in accordance with the contours of the support segments. At the same time, the tabs 53 of the support segments 40 are connected to the Velcro surfaces 68 of the skin element 62. The second and third skin elements 62 are attached in the same way, with two skin elements 62 abutting each other flush on a Velcro strip 36. So that the vertical end edges of the skin elements 62 do not protrude, but instead lie flat as possible on the flaps 33 and enable a good form fit, the skin elements 62 are preferably provided with a crease or embossing line 64 on the back along their end edges. As a result, the end sections of the skin elements 62 can fit snugly against the contour of the skeleton 12. The abutting edges of the skin elements 62 are then not noticeable; the outer skin visually forms a closed surface. In a simplified version, however, the skin elements 62 can also be (partially or completely) free of kink or embossed lines.

All elements 20, 40, 60 are preferably made of polypropylene, for example with a structure similar to corrugated cardboard. Between two smooth cover surfaces there are numerous webs that divide the space between the cover surfaces into individual channels, which makes the material extremely stable and extremely light. In the wall elements 20, the channels run in the vertical direction, so that a high vertical load on the carrier 10 is possible. In the support segments 40, the channels are aligned tangentially to the outer contour, which ensures good transverse stability. The outer skin 60, on the other hand, has horizontally running channels in order to prevent denting when attaching advertising and / or information materials.

The carrier 10 consists of a few, light and handy individual parts 20, 40, 60, which can be put together quickly and effortlessly by means of rotary, Velcro and / or plug fasteners. Tools or aids are just as little required for this as special specialist knowledge. Since all components 20, 40, 60 are each designed identically and are therefore interchangeable, confusion cannot occur.

To transport the carrier 10, it is completely disassembled. The wall, support and skin elements 20, 40, 60 can be placed flat on top of one another and stowed away, for example, in a shoulder bag. Due to the low weight and the compact dimensions, there are no transport difficulties.

According to the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 11, the generally cylindrical supports 10 can be combined to form a higher advertising column. For this purpose, two (or more) supports 10 are arranged one above the other and connected to one another via tabs 56. These are folded out of the segment surfaces 42 along the fold line 44 and locked with their rotary latches 58 in the now opposite latching openings 59 of the respective other carrier 10 (FIG. 10). The length of the tabs 56 is dimensioned such that the upper and lower edges of the skeletons 12 sit directly on one another. At the same time, the tabs 56 attached to the fold lines 44 are supported on the flaps 43 of the support elements 40, thereby preventing the supports 10 from slipping sideways. Both carriers are firmly connected to each other, so that the column can also be moved as a whole, which requires no effort thanks to the low weight. The construction is used to hold advertising or communication media such as posters, posters, stickers, brochure holders and the like, which can be attached directly to the outer skin 60, e.g. by gluing, pinning, screwing, riveting or using a hook.

In another exemplary embodiment (FIG. 12), a plate 70 is placed on the carrier 12, which can have holding and / or locking projections (not shown) towards the inside in order to prevent slipping and sliding. In addition to being used as an advertising medium or table elements, the carriers 10 can also be designed as stools or step stools with correspondingly smaller dimensions. Applications as shelf or stand systems are also conceivable, for example for the inclusion of television sets or monitors or demonstration products.

The carrier of Fig. 13 has a pentagonal shape overall. This is achieved in that a total of five wall elements 20 form a star and trapezoidal support segments are inserted between them.

14a shows a modified skin element 60, which is provided on its high edges with - particularly bendable or bendable - push-in tabs 78 and is preferably in one piece with them. Slot-shaped plug-in openings 80 along the flaps 33 of wall elements 20 allow rapid and reliable locking with the plug-in tabs 78, so that the construction can be assembled and disassembled particularly quickly. The wall middle parts 22 can have the standard design with further locking openings 29, 30, which are not absolutely necessary here, which simplifies storage.

15a shows a mounting plate 70 with recesses 71 which not only contribute to reduced weight, but above all allow a more comfortable grip for actuating the fastening elements. As such, rotary latches 58 in particular serve for the connection with latching openings 59 at e.g. three pointed segments 72 (FIG. 15b), each of which has flaps 73 on supporting fields 74 and which protrude from outer or roof surfaces 75 with kink lines 76. The latter form a closed pointed roof in the assembled structure.

While the examples described above are individual columns, combined support systems can be seen from FIGS. 16a to 16c and 17a to 17d.

16a shows two lower supports 10a, 10b, which are connected to an upper support 10c and can be offset by a table 80 on a lower support 10b. The example of FIG. 16b illustrates such a three-beam group with two tables 80 at the same height, whereas FIG. 16c shows another grouping with two tables 80 at different heights.

The support structure of such systems is shown in FIGS. 17a to 17d. 17a, two supports 10a, 10b are connected to one another by a skeleton 12 which is diamond-shaped in plan view. 17b, the skeleton 12 connecting three beams 10a, b, c is triangular in plan. Four carriers According to FIG. 17c, 10a to 10d form a column connection via a square skeleton structure, while such a connection according to FIG. 17d is held together by a pentagonal skeleton 12. All of these basic structures can hold cover plates (not shown), tables and / or mounting supports.

The invention is not limited to one of the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in many ways. For example, the elements 20, 40, 60 can be made from corrugated cardboard. Both the skin and the skeleton can be designed in any color, with the rotating latches in a contrasting color. This makes assembly easier and always ensures optimum stability, since all locking points can be clearly seen. As an alternative to the rotary latches 26, 46, 58, the elements 20, 40 can be connected by means of push buttons, plug-in tabs, rivets, screws, etc.

It can be seen, however, that a preferred design of a carrier 10 for advertising and / or communication means has wall and support elements 20, 40 which can be connected to one another to form a skeleton 12 and which can be enclosed on outer edge parts 33, 53 with at least one smooth outer skin 60 and / or can be covered. The wall elements 20 are arranged in a star shape and stiffened in between with horizontal support elements 40, which are preferably circular segments. All elements 20, 40, 60, 70, 80 are made of uniform material, e.g. punched from hollow chamber polypropylene. They are on side hinged surfaces 23, 33, 43 or tabs 53, 73 and attached latches 26, 46, 58 and Velcro straps 36, 54, 66, 68 or tabs 78 and locking slots 79 or by rivets, screws and the like. firmly connected. The skeleton 12 can support a plate 70 which forms a table 80 and / or supports a roof finish 72. Two or more beams 10a ... 10e can be combined to form a column network.

All of the features and advantages arising from the claims, the description and the drawing, including constructive details, spatial arrangements and method steps, can be essential to the invention both individually and in the most varied of combinations.

Reference list

10th

carrier

12th

skeleton

20th

Wall element

22

Middle part of the wall

23

flap

24th

Crease line

25th

Insertion opening

26

Rotary latch

27

Turret

29

Rest opening

30th

Rest opening

31

Recess

33

flap

34

Crease line

36

Velcro

40

Support element

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1 circumferential recess

42

Segment area

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flap

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Crease line

46

Rotary latch

50

Recesses

53

Tab

54

Velcro

56

Tab

58

Rotary latch

59

Rest opening

60

Outer skin

62

Skin element

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Crease line

66

Velcro

68

Velcro surface

70

plate

71

Recesses

72

Pointed segment (s)

73

Valves

74

Support fields

75

Roof

76

Crease lines

78

Tabs

79

Locking slots

80

Tables / heels

Claims (25)

Carrier (10) for advertising and / or communication means, characterized by releasably connectable wall and support elements (20, 40) which can be enclosed and / or covered with at least one smooth outer skin (60) on outer edge parts (33, 53) . Carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the wall and support elements (20, 40) form a skeleton (12). Carrier according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least three wall elements (20) are arranged in a star shape. Carrier according to claim 3, characterized in that at least two support elements (40) are arranged horizontally between two adjacent wall elements (20). Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the supporting elements (40) are circular segments or essentially trapezoidal or polygonal. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that each wall and support element (20, 40) carries a folding surface (23, 33) on a side and / or longitudinal edge and with a flap (23, 43, 73) can be fixed to an adjacent element (20, 40). Carrier according to claim 6, characterized in that the flaps (23, 43, 73) can be non-positively connected to the wall and / or support surfaces (22, 42) of adjacent elements (20, 40). Carrier according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the flaps (23, 43, 73) by means of push buttons, rivets, screws and the like. can be fixed to the wall and / or support surfaces (20, 40). Carrier according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the flaps (23, 43, 73) have rotary latches which engage and engage in corresponding recesses (29, 30) in the wall and / or support surfaces (20, 30) the latter are jammed. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the wall and / or support elements (20, 40) are arranged in the form of a frame. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the wall and / or support elements (20, 40) are designed such that they can be plugged into one another. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the outer skin (60) can be detachably connected to the skeleton (12), in particular to the flaps or tabs (33, 53) of the wall and support elements (20, 40) . Carrier according to claim 12, characterized in that the outer skin (60) can be fixed to the flaps or tabs (33, 53) by means of Velcro fasteners (36, 54, 66, 68). Carrier according to Claim 12, characterized in that the outer skin (60) has plug-in tabs (78) which can be fixed on or in openings in wall and support elements (20, 40), in particular on an edge region of the flaps (23, 43) . Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the outer skin (60) is horizontally divided into at least two elements (62). Carrier according to claim 15, characterized in that the skin elements (62) have lateral crease or embossing lines (64). Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the wall and support elements (20, 40) and the outer skin (60) are made of uniform material, in particular corrugated cardboard, plastic such as polypropylene or hollow chamber polypropylene. Carrier according to claim 17, characterized in that the material is translucent or transparent. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the carriers (10) can be arranged to form a horizontal column. Carrier according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that connecting lugs (56) are provided in the horizontal support elements (40). Carrier according to Claim 20, characterized in that the connecting lugs (56) of supports (10) arranged one above the other can be connected to the flaps (43) of opposing support elements (40) in a force-fitting or positive manner. Carrier according to one of claims 2 to 21, characterized in that a plate (70) can be placed on and fixed to the skeleton (12). Carrier according to Claim 22, characterized in that the plate (70) can be connected, for example, to three pointed segments (72), the upper and outer surfaces (75) of which together form a roof. Carrier system with at least two carriers according to one of Claims 1 to 23, characterized in that the carriers (10a, b, ...) can be connected to form a column assembly. Carrier system according to Claim 24, characterized in that two or more supports (10a, b ...) can be connected to form a composite with shoulders (tables 80) of the same or different heights.

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