GB2209516A - Presentation podium - Google Patents

Description

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c h 2 (2 J! '5_1 -6 Presentation Podium The relates to a presentation podium which exhibits a closed, self-supporting, polygonal or circular frame into which an insert element is insertable.

Such a podium may be seen to be known from German GM 8,431,566.

The underlying to develop such a podium the placing and fastening including bulky ones and and notice boards object of the present invention was further so that possibilities for of various accessory articles, for the attachment of price boards be created in a simple manner.

achieved according to the invention horizontal support bolts are fast upper edge of the frame, and that the insert elements, as platforms, plant tubs and the like are insertable into the frame whilst maintaining a uniform all-round air gap from the latter.

The frame may be produced in sandwich construction with the widest variety of material combinations.

Advantageous further developments of the invention may be learned from the further patent claims.

The object of the invention will be explained more fully below with reference to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawing, in which:

podium, - 1 Fig. 1 shows a perspective View of a presentation Fig. 2 shows on a larger scale a section along the line II-II in Fig. 1 with a platform in place, Fig. 3 shows on the same scale a section corresponding to that of Fig. 2, but through an embodiment with an inserted plant tub, Fig. 4 shows a partly fragmented side elevation of a presentation podium with a bracing element plugged in for a ski box to be presented, and Fig. 5 shows a section corresponding to Fig. 2 through another embodiment of the invention.

The presentation podium illustrated in the drawing exhibits an inherently closed, rectangular self-supporting frame 1, which is composed - as Figs. 2 and 3 show - of an outer sheet- metal skin la and an inner wood layer lb. However, a wide variety of sandwich constructions would be conceivable here, such as aluminium/corrugated aluminium/ aluminium, steel or aluminium with PU foam on the inside etc., Somewhat below the upper edge of the frame 1, inwardpointing support bolts 2 are fastened on its inside, upon which a platform 3 (Fig. 2) may be placed or a plant tub 4 (Fig. 3) inserted, for example. A uniform all-round air gap 5 then remains between the frame 1 and the platform 3 or the plant tub 4, which is ensured by the fact that the platform 3 or the plant tub 4 exhibit hook-in slots 6 with a correspondingly limited extension in depth.

The podiums are equippe moving them.

d with wheels 7 to facilitate The support bolts 2 fulfil further functions in addition to those described above. Thus, accessory ele ments, the wall thickness of which in the region within the air gap should correspond approximately to the width of the air gap 5 in order to,achieve a stable position, may respectively be placed on two support bolts 2 arranged adjacently. Thus, a bracing element 8 for a ski box 9 to be presented is shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, which con sists of two opposite retaining plates 10 which are con nected by a rod 11.

Price boards or notice boards may be fitted to the presentation podiums in the same manner.

In order to secure valuable exhibited goods, such s also possible to pass a wire through beneath the support bolts.

as tyres for example, it i cable provided with a lock Lastly, a somewhat varied embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawing. Here support bolts 13 are likewise arranged somewhat beneath the upper edge of a frame 12, upon which however a platform 14 provided with downward-angled edge regions is not placed directly. On the contrary, a retaining angle 15 provided with a Ushaped cross-section is fastened to the frame 12 by the support bolts 13, and the platform 14 is hooked into it. The air gap 16 is insured here, as in the embodiments of the invention previously described.

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Claims (8)

1. Presentation podium which exhibits a closed, selfsupporting, polygonal

or circular frame into which an insert element is insertable, characterized in that inwardpointing horizontal support bolts (2, 13) are fastened in the region beneath the upper edge of the frame (1, 12), and that the inser t elements, such as platforms (3, 14), plant tubs (4) and the like are insertable into the frame (1, 12) maintaining a uniform allround air gap (5, 16) from the latter.

2. Presentation podium according to Claim 1, characterized in that the insert elements (3, 4) are placed directly on the support bolts (2).

3. Presentation podium according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the air gap (5) is ensured by the depth of hook-in slots (6) on the insert elements.

4. Presentation podium according to Claims 1 and 2-, characterized in that the air gap is ensured by a collar or the like on the free ends of the support bolts.

5. Presentation podium according to Claim 1, characterized in that retaining angles (15) for placing and/or hooking in the insert elements (14) are fastened to the frame (12), preferably by support bolts (13).

6. Presentation podium according to Claim 4, character- A - 157 - ized in that the retaining angles (15) exhibit a U-shaped cross-section.

7. Presentation podium according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that accessory parts such as price boards and 'notice boards, bracing elements (8) or the like, the wall thickness of which corresponds approximately to the width of the air gap (5), are respec tively pluggable on two or more adjacent support bolts (2).

8. A presentation herein with reference accompanying drawings.

podium substantially as described to, and as illustrated in, the Published 1988 at The Patent Office. State House. 66 71 High Holborn. London WC1R 4TP Flirther copies may be obtained from The Patent Office, Sales Branch, St Ma-y Cray. Orpington. Ken, BR5 3RD Printed by Multiplex techluques ltd, S Mary Cray, Kent. Con 1'87