Self-erectable displays and methods of making such self-erectable displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10008138-B2
Application number	US-201614988616-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

Self-erectable displays and methods of making such self-erectable displays are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a shroud including a first shroud panel, a second shroud panel coupled to the first shroud panel, and an interior formed between the first shroud panel and the second shroud panel; a support disposed in the interior of the shroud, the support including a first tongue and a second tongue, the first tongue to extend through a first aperture of the support, the second tongue to extend through a second aperture of the support, the first and second tongues to extend in opposing directions; and a biasing member coupled to the support to cause a portion of the first shroud panel to separate from a portion of the second shroud panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a shroud including a first shroud panel opposite a second shroud panel;
a support coupled within the shroud, the support including:
a first support portion formed of a first substrate, the first support portion including a first top edge, a first bottom edge, and first and second side edges, the first side edge extending through a first aperture defined by the first support portion; and
a second support portion formed of a second substrate, the second support portion including a second top edge, a second bottom edge, and third and fourth side edges, the third side edge extending through a second aperture defined by the second support portion, the first support portion to be coupled to the second support portion, the first side edge to extend in a first direction and the third side edge to extend in a second direction, the first and second support portions to outwardly bias the first shroud panel from the second shroud panel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including an elastic band positioned around the support to draw the support together.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first support portion includes a first stop and the second support portion includes a second stop, the first stop to engage the second stop to restrict further movement of the support.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first and second stops are to be disposed within a first plane.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first side edge including a first tongue is to be disposed within a second plane, the second edge including a second tongue is to be disposed within a third plane.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second plane is different than the third plane.

7. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first side edge is to be guided into the first aperture via a support panel of the first support portion.

8. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first support portion includes a first support panel and the second support portion includes a second support panel, the first side edge including a first tongue is to be coupled to the second support panel and the second side edge including a second tongue is to be coupled to the first support panel.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first support portion includes a first support panel and the second support portion includes a second support panel, the first support panel to be coupled to the first shroud panel and the second support panel to be coupled to the second shroud panel.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shroud includes a first shroud line of weakness and a second shroud line of weakness, the first shroud line of weakness separating the first shroud panel and the second shroud panel at a first end of the shroud, the second shroud line of weakness separating the first shroud panel and the second shroud panel at a second end of the shroud.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the shroud is collapsible to a storage state by urging the first shroud panel toward the second shroud panel against a biasing force of the support.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a self-erecting display.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.

14. An apparatus, comprising:
a shroud including a first shroud panel, a second shroud panel coupled to the first shroud panel, and an interior formed between the first shroud panel and the second shroud panel;
a support disposed in the interior of the shroud, the support including a first tongue and a second tongue, the first and second tongues being formed of separate substrates, the first tongue to extend through a first aperture of the support, the second tongue to extend through a second aperture of the support, the first and second tongues to extend in opposing directions; and
a biasing member coupled to the support to cause a portion of the first shroud panel to separate from a portion of the second shroud panel.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the interior has an oblong cross-section.

16. An apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a shroud including a first shroud panel opposite a second shroud panel;
a support coupled within the shroud, the support including:
a first support portion including a first top edge, a first bottom edge, and first and second side edges, the first side edge extending through a first aperture defined by the first support portion, wherein the first support portion includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a fourth panel, and a fifth panel, a first line of weakness separating the first panel and the second panel, a second line of weakness separating the second panel and the third panel, a third line of weakness separating the third panel and the fourth panel, and a fourth line of weakness separating the fourth panel and the fifth panel, the first aperture defined along the first line of weakness, first panel including the second side edge, the fifth panel including the first side edge; and
a second support portion including a second top edge, a second bottom edge, and third and fourth side edges, the third side edge extending through a second aperture defined by the second support portion, the first support portion to be coupled to the second support portion, the first side edge to extend in a first direction and the third side edge to extend in a second direction, the first and second support portions to outwardly bias the first shroud panel from the second shroud panel.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the second support portion includes a sixth panel, a seventh panel, an eighth panel, a ninth panel, and a tenth panel, a fifth line of weakness separating the sixth panel and the seventh panel, a sixth line of weakness separating the seventh panel and the eighth panel, a seventh line of weakness separating the eighth panel and the ninth panel, and an eighth line of weakness separating the ninth panel and the tenth panel, the second aperture defined along the fifth line of weakness, the sixth panel including the fourth side edge, the tenth panel including the third side edge.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein when the first support portion is coupled to the second support portion, the first panel is coupled adjacent the tenth panel and the fifth panel is coupled adjacent the sixth panel.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein when the first support portion is coupled to the second support portion and an elastic band draws the support together, the second side edge engages the fourth side edge.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the second side edge is guided into engagement with the fourth side edge based on the first panel interacting with the fifth panel and the tenth panel, the fourth side edge is guided into engagement with the second side edge based on the sixth panel interacting with the fifth panel and the tenth panel.

Assignees

• Donnelley & Sons Co

Inventors

• Bonifas Travis P

Classifications

• G09F1/065 Primary

  Totem-like displays; Portable collapsible columnar displays · CPC title

• G09F15/0062 Primary

  collapsible · CPC title