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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017193866-A1
Application number	US-201614988616-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 5, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

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 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; 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, the first support to be coupled to the second support, 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 includes a first stop and the second support 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, 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 opposite the second direction.

14 . An apparatus, comprising:
a first support portion including a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges, the first side edge to extend through an aperture defined by the first support; and a second support portion, the first support portion to be coupled to the second support portion to form a support to be coupled within a self-erectable display.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first support portion includes a first stop and the second support portion includes a second stop, the first stop is to engage the second stop to restrict further movement of the support.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first and second stops are to be disposed within a first plane.

17 . The apparatus of claim 14 , 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 a third side edge of the second support portion including a second tongue is to be coupled to the first support panel.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the first support panel includes a first stop and the second support panel includes a second stop, the first stop to engage the second stop to restrict further movement of the support.

19 . 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 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.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the interior has an oblong cross-section.

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