GB1292885A - Improvements in or relating to showcases for facing or covering elements - Google Patents

Abstract

1292885 Showcases LE COMPTOIR EUROPEEN 22 April 1970 [24 April 1969] 19406/70 Heading A4T [Also in Division B6] A showcase for elements for facing or covering walls, ceilings or floors is formed as a prism having four walls in the form of mirrors 1-4 with reflecting internal faces and having a crosssection in plan square as shown, which corresponds to the outline of a decorative element to be displayed. The mirrors are bonded on a fabric backing 5, Fig. 3 (not shown), gaps being left between adjacent mirrors so that the showcase can be assembled; the part of the backing (5) behind mirror 3 is extended by a square portion 6, Fig. 2 (not shown) which is folded over to form the base of the showcase, two press-stud elements (7-9, 10-12) holding the assembled showcase in position. When an element is placed face upwards on the bottom of the assembled showcase, an observer sees in each of the mirrors a pattern composed of a multiplicity of such elements. The showcase may comprise more than four mirrors assembled to form a prism having a plan view in the form of a regular polygon, Fig. 4 (not shown). A special display tile may be used to give an impression of the decorative appearance resulting from the arrangement of squares differing in type or colour in a check pattern, Figs. 5, 6 (not shown). Alternatively, the showcase may consist of a pre-assembled box having an insertion slot in its base, and a window may be provided in one of the prism surfaces to provide a view of the opposed reflecting surface(s).