GB2294147A - Display board - Google Patents

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GB2294147A
GB2294147A GB9420464A GB9420464A GB2294147A GB 2294147 A GB2294147 A GB 2294147A GB 9420464 A GB9420464 A GB 9420464A GB 9420464 A GB9420464 A GB 9420464A GB 2294147 A GB2294147 A GB 2294147A
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display board
support unit
cartridge
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Richard John Gray
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Keymite Ltd
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Priority to PCT/GB1995/002381 priority patent/WO1996011460A1/en
Priority to DE69516009T priority patent/DE69516009T2/en
Priority to EP95933508A priority patent/EP0786128B1/en
Priority to ES95933508T priority patent/ES2144634T3/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F5/00—Means for displaying samples

Abstract

A display board, especially for paint sample cards, and which comprises a support unit, and at least one cartridge (16) for detachably mounting on the support unit, each cartridge (16) having a frame (17) into which a paint sample card (18) can be loaded. The frame (17) is curved in at least one direction to present a curved paint surface which can mimic a curved car body panel. <IMAGE>

Description

A Display Board This invention relates to a display board for displaying of two dimensional objects, in particular paint sample cards.
Motor vehicle dealers when dealing with customer enquiries regarding the colour range of a vehicle model or models either have a brochure in which the various colours are displayed, or a book of individual cards or pages each of which coated in a different colour paint.
A problem with the brochures is that the colours disclosed are not accurate being colour printed representations of the vehicle paints, and the books of individual cards do not allow for display of all the colours simultaneously to customers for comparison, but must be examined page by page.
The present invention provides a display board in which a number of samples can be simultaneously displayed.
Accordingly there is provided a display board comprising a support unit, and at least one cartridge for detachably mounting on the support unit each cartridge having a frame into which a two dimensional object can be loaded.
Since the cartridges are detachably mounted the display can be easily changed.
Preferably each cartridge comprises a body having a back face which in use is adjacent the support unit, and a front face on the opposite side thereof, the back face including a detent means for detachably engaging the support unit and the front face defining a frame.
Preferably, the sample is slidable into each frame, which is preferably rectangular, through an open slot in a portion of the frame. Conveniently the frame holds the sample in a curved condition which provides an ideal display condition for a sample card having car body paint thereon. The card can be a paper based card or a thin sheet of metal foil.
Preferably the support unit has a plurality of sets of apertures therein, and the or each cartridge has at least one projection on its back face adjacent the support unit, the projection being detachably engagable in a set of apertures for mounting the cartridge on the support unit.
Conveniently the two dimensional object is a card having its display surface coated in a paint whose colour and texture is to be displayed.
The invention will be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cartridge for a display board according to the invention, Fig. 2 is an end view of the cartridge in the direction of arrow A, Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line III-III of Fig. 2, Fig 4 is a back view of the cartridge of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a support unit for a board according to the invention, and Fig. 6 is a section through showing a joint between two support units.
Now with reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, there is shown a support 11 comprising a plurality of support units 12 each of which is moulded from a suitable plastics material such as high impact polystyrene, or polyacrylonitrilebutadienestyrene (ABS). The units 12 are each detachably linked to one another through mutually interlocking dovetail joints 13 on adjacent edges.
Other suitable interlocking devices could also be used such as clips, fasteners, etc.
The units each have a plurality of apertures 14 therein that are arranged in pairs 15. Each pair 15 of apertures 14 can be utilised for detachably mounting a display cartridge 16 onto the support unit 12.
Now with reference also to figures 1 - 4, each display cartridge 16 provides a rectangular frame 17 into which a two dimensional object 18 (see Fig. 1) in the form of a card can be loaded.
Each cartridge 16 is a moulded plastic component and comprises a body 21 having a substantially flat back face 22 with a curved front face 23 on its opposite side which in use faces away from the support unit 12. The front face 23 is curved out of one plane only.
The body 21 may present a completely open frame at both the front and back faces or the back face 22 could be solid.
The rectangular frame 17 is formed on the front face 22 and a slot 24 is provided behind the front curved surface 23 in the sides of the frame to accommodate the card 18. The slot 24 is curved in the shorter side portions of the frame 17 to be substantially parallel to the front face 23 and is open through a portion 25 in one of the longer sides of the frame.
The card 18 is insertable in the open portion 25 of the slot 24 and is sufficiently flexible to take up a curved shape dictated by the form of the curved slot in the sides of the frame.
The back face 22 of the cartridge has a pair of detents 27 extending therefrom. Each detent 28 can be accommodated in a hole 14 in the support unit 12. The detents 28 on each cartridge 16 can be accommodated in a pair 15 of holes 14 so as to detachably mount the cartridge 16 to the support unit.
The detents 28 are formed from resilient heads that can contract diametrically under an axial load to allow for mounting and dismounting of each cartridge 16 from a support unit 12.
The cartridge 16 is preferably moulded from a resilient material such as polypropylene, ABS, or nylon.
The card 18 is preferably a paint sample card, that is a card made of paper, foil, or polymeric material which has been sprayed with a paint of the colour to be displayed. Preferably the paint is a car body paint such as an alkyd based paint, cellulose based paint or a two pack acrylic paint.
The curved card displays the colour in a more realistic manner than a flat card because it mimics a car body curved panel and the curved surface catches the light.
The cartridge may also be utilised in conjunction with a transparent overlay having say the outline shape of a car or truck thereon which may also be inserted into the slot 24, so that an image of the painted vehicle may be obtained.
Further two cards of different colours could be inserted into the cartridge side by side so that an impression of a two tone vehicle may be obtained.
It will be appreciated that there are many variations of the basic invention, for example the support units and cartridges may utilise other detent means for detachably securing the cartridges in place. Further the support may be a single unit and not a plurality of units. Also the support unit can be held together by any other suitable means.

Claims (10)

Claims
1. A display board comprising a support unit, and at least one cartridge for detachably mounting on the support unit each cartridge having a frame into which a two dimensional object can be loaded.
2. A display board as claimed in Claim 1, wherein each cartridge further comprises a body having a back face which in use is adjacent the support unit, and a front face on the opposite side thereof, the back face including a detent means for detachably engaging the support unit, and the front face including the frame.
3. A display board as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the sample slides into the frame through an open slot in a portion of the frame.
4. A display board as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the frame is curved in at least one direction.
5. A display board as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the support unit has a plurality of sets of apertures therein, and the or each cartridge has at least one projection on its back face adjacent the support unit, the projection being detachably engagable in a set of apertures for mounting the cartridge on the support unit.
6. A display board as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the support unit comprises a first unit which is releasably attachable to a second like unit.
7. A display board as claimed in Claim 6, wherein adjacent units are linked together by mutual dove-tail joints which slide one into the other.
8. A display board as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 7, wherein the two dimensional object is a card having its display surface coated in paint whose colour is to be displayed.
9. A display board as claimed in Claim 8, wherein the cartridge can receive a second card over the painted sample card, the second card being transparent and having an outline of an object to be painted thereon, so that object can be viewed in the respective sample colour.
10. A display board and which is substantially as described herein and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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GB9420464A GB2294147B (en) 1994-10-11 1994-10-11 A display board
PCT/GB1995/002381 WO1996011460A1 (en) 1994-10-11 1995-10-09 A display board
DE69516009T DE69516009T2 (en) 1994-10-11 1995-10-09 DISPLAYBOARD
EP95933508A EP0786128B1 (en) 1994-10-11 1995-10-09 A display board
ES95933508T ES2144634T3 (en) 1994-10-11 1995-10-09 PRESENTATION BOARD.

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GB2232521A (en) * 1989-06-07 1990-12-12 Linda Anne Bretherton Improved sample board
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GB2298074B (en) * 1995-02-17 1999-03-31 Keymite Ltd A display board
US6852385B2 (en) 2002-10-11 2005-02-08 Colwell, Inc. System and method for displaying a sample illustrating an appearance of an object
GB2399934A (en) * 2003-03-28 2004-09-29 Keymite Ltd A paint sample display.
GB2399934B (en) * 2003-03-28 2006-04-12 Keymite Ltd A paint sample display
GB2482489A (en) * 2010-08-03 2012-02-08 Keymite Ltd Curved frame for paint sample cards.
GB2482489B (en) * 2010-08-03 2015-09-30 Keymite Ltd Curved frame for paint sample cards.

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DE69516009D1 (en) 2000-05-04
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ES2144634T3 (en) 2000-06-16
DE69516009T2 (en) 2000-09-14
GB9420464D0 (en) 1994-11-23
EP0786128A1 (en) 1997-07-30

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708W Appeal withdrawn (sect. 8/1977)
713D Proc. under sect. 13(1) pat. act 1977 ** appl. filed
708I Reference under sect. 8(1), refernce withdrawn
712G Determination of foreign entitlement (sect. 12(1)/1977) withdrawn
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PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

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