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US3554625A
US3554625A US763795A US3554625DA US3554625A US 3554625 A US3554625 A US 3554625A US 763795 A US763795 A US 763795A US 3554625D A US3554625D A US 3554625DA US 3554625 A US3554625 A US 3554625A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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  • a display device for coins, medals, or the like comprising a display board having coin or the like receiving openings tightly sandwiched by means of a removable surrounding frame member between two sheets of transparent material. Edges of the openings are sealed to inhibit contact of displayed objects with any tarnish accelerating contaminants contained in the display board material.
  • This invention relates to display devices and in particular to display devices especially adapted for displaying coins, medals, or other similar articles.
  • Tarnishing of displayed coins has also been a problem.
  • display boards provide protection from linger marks, other sources of tarnish have been overlooked.
  • Beavenboard and chipboard,l often used in the construction of such display boards contain quite measurable quantities of sulfur which will accelerate the rate of tarnishing of the displayed object, especially if it is of silver.
  • a novel display device comprising a display board sandwiched tightly between two sheets of transparent material, the composite being surrounded about its perimeter by a snugly fitting but removable frame member.
  • the display board is provided with one or more coin or the like receiving openings whose inside edges have been sealed to inhibit access of tarnish-causing contaminants to the coins.
  • a plurality of such novel display devices can be iitted like drawers into a storage chest to provide an orderly and attractive means for storing a large number of coin display devices.
  • an attractive display and storage device to hold coins, medals or the like of various sizes and thicknesses which can be viewed on both sides without direct handling.
  • edges of the coin receiving openings sealed to prevent contact of the coin with any of the sulfur or other contaminant content of the display board, and with the display device tightly fitted p ICC together to provide a seal against the atmosphere, tarnish is effectively prevented or retarded.
  • FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a display device embodying the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a view in cross-section taken along line 2 2 of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a display device of this invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a view in perspective of a chest slidably storing a plurality of display devices of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a display device having a display board 10 of a thickness essentially equal to that of an object 18, such as a coin or medal, to be displayed.
  • One or more openings 12 are provided in board 10 to accept the objects 18, openings 12 being sized to snugly surround such objects.
  • Transparent sheets 14, of glass or plastic, provide a protective cover for both faces of board 10.
  • a frame 16 surrounds the perimeters of board 10 and sheets 14 forcing them into tight face-to-face contact.
  • a gripping means such as a pull knob 20 is secured to frame 16.
  • FIG. 2 shows in more detail the construction of display devices.
  • Display board 10 comprises a central sheet 11 of composition material such as chipboard, beaverboard, paperboard, or other material, which is preferably laminated on each major face to a decorative surface sheet 22 which may be of paper, fabric, foil, velour, or other material. Openings 12 perforate both central sheet 11 and decorative surface sheets 22.
  • Transparent sheets 14, which overlie both major faces of board 10, are forced into tight face-to-face contact with the display board 10 by means of a frame 16, grooved at 26 to receive the perimeters of the several sheets.
  • the edges 24 of such openings 12 are coated with a sealer 25, such as a lacquer or other coating material.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the structure which permits simple assembly and disassembly of the display device to allow access to the display board openings and material displayed therein.
  • the frame 16 which surrounds display board 10 comprises a U-shaped member 28 having permanently fixed corners 30, and a side member 32 removably secured at edges 34 to U-shaped member 28 by means of screws 36. Access to a displayed coin is gained by removing screws 36 and side member 32, then sliding display board 10 and transparent sheets 114 out of the groove 26 in U-shaped member 28, and finally separating one or more of the transparent sheets 14 from board 10.
  • a plurality of display devices 38 can conveniently be stored in an attractive chest 40 adapted to slidably receive them in much the same manner as a drawer would be received, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the number and size of openings 12 is, of course, a matter of choice governed by the number and size of the objects to be displayed.
  • the composition of transparent sheets 14 can be of any transparent material such as sheet plastic or glass.
  • the composition of frame 16 can be of wood, plastic, metal, or of other similar materials. Other variations within the scope of the invention will be obvious to those skilled in this art.
  • a display device comprising:
  • a display board having an opening therethrough of sufcient size to snugly surround a metal object to be displayed, said display board being formed of a material likely to contain metal-tarnishing contaminants;
  • said frame member being removably secured to said display board and transparent sheets to permit access to said display board opening and any object therein displayed, the inner edges of said display board opening being sealed to inhibit the admission of tarnish-causing contaminants into said opening.

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A DISPLAY DEVICE FOR COINS, MEDALS, OR THE LIKE IS PROVIDED, COMPRISING A DISPLAY BOARD HAVING COIN OR THE LIKE RECEIVING OPENINGS TIGHTLY SANDWICHED BY MEANS OF A REMOVABLE SURROUNDING FRAME MEMBER BETWEEN TWO SHEETS OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL. EDGES OF THE OPENINGS ARE SEALED TO INHIBIT CONTACT OF DISPLAYED OBJECTS WITH ANY TARNISH ACCELERATING CONTAMINANTS CONTAINED IN THE DISPLAY BOARD MATERIAL.

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Jan. 12, 1.1971 v A H, p, SLY, 5R 3,554,625
DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Sept. 30, 1968 United Statesl Patent O 3,554,625 DISPLAY DEVICE Harold P. Sly, Sr., Elmira, N.Y.; Reda W. Sly, executrix of said Harold I. Sly, Sr., deceased Filed Sept. 30, 1968, Ser. No. 763,795 Int. Cl. A47b 81/00; A471 3/14 U.S. Cl. 312--234 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A display device for coins, medals, or the like is provided, comprising a display board having coin or the like receiving openings tightly sandwiched by means of a removable surrounding frame member between two sheets of transparent material. Edges of the openings are sealed to inhibit contact of displayed objects with any tarnish accelerating contaminants contained in the display board material.
This invention relates to display devices and in particular to display devices especially adapted for displaying coins, medals, or other similar articles.
It is known to display coins, medals, and the like in a variety of ways which permit a view of both sides of these objects while maintaining them in an orderly fashion and free from finger marks. The U.S. patent to Curtiset al. 2,139,150 discloses a display board perforated with a plurality of openings sized to snugly receive a sandwich composed of two transparent discs surrounding a coin or the like. Such a construction, typical of the prior art, has been the source of a number of problems. Each coin so displayed must be protected by means of two separately installed transparent discs, and such installation can become a tedious operation. Repeated removal of such coins from the display board causes the coin-and-discreceiving opening in the board to become enlarged, thereby permitting the coins to become disengaged from the board upon-slight jarring.
Tarnishing of displayed coins has also been a problem. Though the prior are display boards provide protection from linger marks, other sources of tarnish have been overlooked. Beavenboard and chipboard,l often used in the construction of such display boards contain quite measurable quantities of sulfur which will accelerate the rate of tarnishing of the displayed object, especially if it is of silver.
These and other problems have now been solved by providing a novel display device comprising a display board sandwiched tightly between two sheets of transparent material, the composite being surrounded about its perimeter by a snugly fitting but removable frame member. The display board is provided with one or more coin or the like receiving openings whose inside edges have been sealed to inhibit access of tarnish-causing contaminants to the coins. A plurality of such novel display devices can be iitted like drawers into a storage chest to provide an orderly and attractive means for storing a large number of coin display devices.
Thus, there is provided an attractive display and storage device to hold coins, medals or the like of various sizes and thicknesses which can be viewed on both sides without direct handling. With the edges of the coin receiving openings sealed to prevent contact of the coin with any of the sulfur or other contaminant content of the display board, and with the display device tightly fitted p ICC together to provide a seal against the atmosphere, tarnish is effectively prevented or retarded.
Further objects and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a display device embodying the invention,
FIG. 2 is a view in cross-section taken along line 2 2 of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a display device of this invention, and
FIG. 4 is a view in perspective of a chest slidably storing a plurality of display devices of this invention.
FIG. 1 shows a display device having a display board 10 of a thickness essentially equal to that of an object 18, such as a coin or medal, to be displayed. One or more openings 12 are provided in board 10 to accept the objects 18, openings 12 being sized to snugly surround such objects. Transparent sheets 14, of glass or plastic, provide a protective cover for both faces of board 10. A frame 16 surrounds the perimeters of board 10 and sheets 14 forcing them into tight face-to-face contact. A gripping means such as a pull knob 20 is secured to frame 16.
FIG. 2 shows in more detail the construction of display devices. Display board 10 comprises a central sheet 11 of composition material such as chipboard, beaverboard, paperboard, or other material, which is preferably laminated on each major face to a decorative surface sheet 22 which may be of paper, fabric, foil, velour, or other material. Openings 12 perforate both central sheet 11 and decorative surface sheets 22. Transparent sheets 14, which overlie both major faces of board 10, are forced into tight face-to-face contact with the display board 10 by means of a frame 16, grooved at 26 to receive the perimeters of the several sheets.
In order to inhibit the admission of tarnish-causing contaminants into openings 12 of display board 10, the edges 24 of such openings 12 are coated with a sealer 25, such as a lacquer or other coating material.
FIG. 3 illustrates the structure which permits simple assembly and disassembly of the display device to allow access to the display board openings and material displayed therein. The frame 16 which surrounds display board 10 comprises a U-shaped member 28 having permanently fixed corners 30, and a side member 32 removably secured at edges 34 to U-shaped member 28 by means of screws 36. Access to a displayed coin is gained by removing screws 36 and side member 32, then sliding display board 10 and transparent sheets 114 out of the groove 26 in U-shaped member 28, and finally separating one or more of the transparent sheets 14 from board 10.
A plurality of display devices 38 can conveniently be stored in an attractive chest 40 adapted to slidably receive them in much the same manner as a drawer would be received, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
Many variations in the elements of this novel display device are possible without departing from the scope of this invention. The number and size of openings 12 is, of course, a matter of choice governed by the number and size of the objects to be displayed. The composition of transparent sheets 14 can be of any transparent material such as sheet plastic or glass. The composition of frame 16 can be of wood, plastic, metal, or of other similar materials. Other variations within the scope of the invention will be obvious to those skilled in this art.
I claim:
1. A display device comprising:
a display board having an opening therethrough of sufcient size to snugly surround a metal object to be displayed, said display board being formed of a material likely to contain metal-tarnishing contaminants;
a pair of transparent sheets overlaying both major faces of said display board;
a frame member tting snugly about the perimeters of said display board and said transparent sheets and forcing said sheets into tight engagement with said major faces of said display board; and
said frame member being removably secured to said display board and transparent sheets to permit access to said display board opening and any object therein displayed, the inner edges of said display board opening being sealed to inhibit the admission of tarnish-causing contaminants into said opening.
4 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1946 Eckert 312*119X 4/1902 Peal 312-119 9/1948 Curtis 2060.83 12/ 1949 Williams 206-72X ll/1965 Phelps 206-0.83 4/1966 White 206-0.83 3/ 1967 Vitale et al. 206-0.83X
FOREIGN PATENTS 3/1946 France 206-O.83
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