GB2145267A

GB2145267A - Wall display assembly

Info

Publication number: GB2145267A
Application number: GB08328247A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Aboobaker Garda
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1983-08-17
Filing date: 1983-10-21
Publication date: 1985-03-20
Also published as: EP0136031A1; GB8328247D0

Description

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GB 2 145 267 A

SPECIFICATION Wall display assembly

5 This invention relates to a wall display assembly adapted for use by sports enthusiasts, and has to do particularly with a rear structure of the assembly which provides important advantages for the same.

10 Background of this invention

In my issued Canadian Patent 1,138,199, dated December 28,1982, and entitled "Wall Display Assembly and Components Thereof", I disclose a wall display assembly which includes a wallboard 15 having a shape and markings representing a sports playing area, such as hockey or football, means for attaching the wallboard to a wall, and a plurality of holes in the wallboard. The assembly includes at least one frame having hanging means in the form of 20 a hook for passing through a hole to attach the frame to the wallboard. The frame has means for receiving and displaying an object such as a card.

The wall display assembly disclosed in my said patent consists essentially of a flat wallboard, 25 adapted to be juxtaposed directly against the wall. While this arrangement is quite satisfactory in terms of appearance and usefulness, it lacks the relief that it might have if it were spaced outwardly from the wall. Moreover, by having the wallboard spaced 30 slightly outwardly from the wall, the hooks of the frame which pass through the holes would not come into contact with the wall and risk breaking or dislodgement.

Furthermore, the wall display assembly disclosed 35 in the above-identified Canadian patent lacks some means to store cards which are not on display. It is well known that young sports enthusiasts, particularly children who closely follow baseball or hockey, enjoy collecting and saving cards showing pictures 40 of their favourite players. Over the course of a few years, a child may collect a large number of such cards, certainly more than can conveniently be displayed on a wall display assembly such as that disclosed in my Canadian patent 1,138,199. It would 45 therefore be of advantage to provide the wall display assembly with some means for storing and retaining such cards or similar items which may not be on display at any given time.

50 General description of this invention

Accordingly, it is an object of an aspect of this invention to provide a wall display assembly which includes a wallboard with a front face for displaying cards or the like in hanging frames, including the 55 improvement of a means behind the wallboard defining laterally accessible compartments for receiving and storing card members or the like, the slot means also spacing the wallboard from a wall to which the wallboard is attached.

60 More particularly, this invention provides a wall display assembly comprising a wallboard having a front face shaped and marked to represent a sports playing area, and means for attaching the wallboard to a wall. The wallboard includes hole means and the 65 assembly includes frame means for receiving and retaining card members. The frame means includes engagement means such as hook for engaging the hole means to retain the frame means in position on the wallboard. The wallboard includes slot means 70 remote from the front face, the slot means defining laterally accessible compartments adapted to receive and store card members, the slot means spacing the wallboard from a wall to which the wallboard is attached

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General description of the drawings

One embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals denote like parts throughout the several views, and 80 in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a wall display assembly constructed in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a blank wall-85 board;

Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the wallboard of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of one corner of the wallboard of Figure 1, showing con-90 structional details.

Detailed description of the drawings

Attention is first directed to Figure 1, which shows a wall display assembly generally at the numeral 10, 95 which comprises a wallboard 12 shaped and marked to represent a sports playing area. In Figure 1,the wallboard is marked to represent a hockey rink. Means are provided for attaching the wallboard to a wall, and more specifically this means is constituted 100 by an upstanding flange 14 provided with spaced apertures 16 through which nails or screws may be driven into the wall. The wallboard 12 has a plurality of holes 18 and the assembly includes at least one frame shown in Figure 1 at 20, the frame 20 being 105 adapted to retain and display card members such as that shown at 22 in Figure 1.

The particular construction of the frame 20 does not form a part of this invention, and is fully disclosed in my earlier Canadian Patent No. 110 1,138,199. The frame 20 includes a hook adapted to pass through one of the holes 18, thus retaining the frame 20 in position on the wallboard 12.

In accordance with the present invention, the wallboard 12 includes slot means remote from the 115 front face thereof (that visible in Figure 1), the slot means defining laterally accessible compartments adapted to receive and store card members such as that shown at 22 in Figure 1. The slot means also spaces the wallboard 12 from a wall to which the 120 wallboard is attached.

Attention is more particularly directed to Figures 2, 3 and 4, for a detailed description of the slot means just defined.

' It is firstly pointed out that the wallboard 12, as 125 seen in the Figures, includes substantially parallel side edges 25 and 26 adapted to be oriented vertically when the wallboard is attached to a wall, and straight top and bottom edges 28 and 29 respectively which are perpendicular to the side 130 edges. The slot means includes a plurality of T-

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shaped flange members 30 projecting rearwardly from the back of the wallboard 12, with the cross arm 32 of the T substantially parallel with and spaced rearwardly from the wallboard 12.

5 It can be seen that each vertically adjacent pair of flange members 30 defines a C-shaped slot or opening which is adapted to receive a card 20a inserted laterally from the side.

As particularly seen in Figure 3, the flange mem-10 bers 30 are in two groups, a first group 33 which extends inwardly from the side edge 25, and a group 35 which extend inwardly from the side edge 26.

Each group of flange members extends from its respective side edge toward the other and perpendi-15 cular thereto, and abuts a web member 38 which extends parallel to the respective side edge and is spaced inwardly therefrom. The web members 38 thus constitute an inward abutment beyond which the card members 20 (20a) cannot be pushed. It is 20 intended that the size of the pockets or compartments defined between vertically adjacent flange members 30 and limited by the position of the web member 38 will be such as conveniently to receive card members of standard size, with a small amount 25 of play.

The assembly further includes a L-shaped top edge 40 which completes compartments with the uppermost flange members of the two groups 33 and 35. At the bottom of each group is a shorter 30 L-shaped member42 which completes a compartment with the flange member next above it, respectively. The flange Mis integral with the top edge 40.

It will thus be appreciated that the structure shown in detail in Figure 4 and seen in larger view in Figure 35 3 not only provides laterally accessible compartments for storing cards and the like, but also spaces the wallboard from the wall to which the wallboard is attached.

While one embodiment of this invention has been 40 illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the foregoing description, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the essence of this invention, as set forth in 45 the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wall display assembly comprising a wali-50 board having a front face shaped and marked to represent a sports playing area, means for attaching said wallboard to a wall, hole means in said wallboard and frame means for receiving and retaining card members, the frame means including 55 engagement means for engaging said hole meansto retain the frame means in position on the wallboard, the wallboard including slot means remote from said front face, the slot means defining laterally accessible compartments adapted to receive and store card 60 members, the slot means spacing the wallboard from a wall to which the wallboard is attached.

2. The assembly claimed in claim 1, in which the slot means includes a plurality of T-shaped flange members projecting from the back of the wallboard

65 and extending substantially horizontally in vertically spaced-apart relation.

3. The assembly claimed in claim 2, in which each of said plurality of flange members abuts against a web member.

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4. The assembly claimed in claim 1, in which the wallboard has substantially parallel side edges adapted to be oriented vertically when the wallboard is attached to a wall, the slot means including a plurality of T-shaped flange members projecting

75 rearwardly from the back of the wallboard with the cross-arm of the T substantially parallel with and spaced from the wallboard, the flange members comprising a first group extending from one of said side edges toward the other and perpendicular

80 thereto, and a second group extending from said other side edge toward said one side edge.

5. The assembly claimed in claim 4, in which the flange members of each said group abut a web member which extends parallel to the respective

85 side edge and is spaced inwardly therefrom.

6. The assembly claimed in claim 5, in which the wallboard has a top and bottom edge perpendicular to said side edges, the assembly including an L-shaped top edge completing compartments with

90 the uppermostflange members.

7. A wall display assembly substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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Published by The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London,

WC2A1 AY, from which copies may be obtained.