Multiple display retainer

a display retainer and display technology, applied in the direction of display hangers, picture frames, identification means, etc., can solve the problems of difficult to remove, damage to the smooth non-porous surfaces of the walls, and difficulty in displaying articles like homework assignments, artwork or posters, etc., to maximize the available display space, increase or decrease the effect of weigh

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-30
SMITH CHRISTOPHER W
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[0023]A further advantage is that the multiple display retainer can be cut to any length required with a pair of scissors, and it is able to be altered in length at the time of use by cutting with common scissors, thus making its versatility invaluable in being scalable to any display space size, making available display space maximized.
[0024]Yet another advantage is that the multiple display retainer or the alternate embodiment of the multiple display retainer can hold larger or heavier materials by the means of hanger clips.
[0025]Another advantage with the multiple display retainer is that it can be attached to wall surfaces by a variety of different means, and the device can be used permanently or can be removed and used again without waste, thus being an environmentally friendly answer to what is typically wasteful.
[0026]Yet as further advantage with the multiple display retainer is that it can be split down the middle if only one half is required, and the cost is considerably less compared to typical display items that function in a far less versatile manner.
[0027]And still a further advantage is that the multiple display retainer can be adhered and removed from the wall without damaging the surface, likewise, the displayed materials are not damaged when displayed, and thus allowing them to be reused unlike conventional display systems.
[0028]And yet another advantage of multiple display retainer is to add a means of holding and displaying materials in classrooms where corkboard and tack board are no longer in use and the wall surfaces are a smooth, cleanable, and of non-porous materials.

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This makes it difficult to display articles like homework assignments, artwork or posters.
Often in conference rooms displays and posters need to he put up and removed quickly during a meeting where mounting surfaces are not readily available.
Problems arise where school systems do not want the smooth non-porous surfaces of the walls damaged by the insertion of nails and screws.
When masking tape and mending tapes are used to hold the display materials on the walls it is difficult to remove and the walls soon become unsightly.
It has not been designed for the easy insertion and removal of a variety of sizes of display materials from individual sheets of paper to posters and banners at the same time.
This patent describes another single poster gripping extrusion that will not be capable of retaining more than one item at a time.
This patent describes a mounting strip for clamping flexible sheet material but is not capable of the unique features of holding display materials in three separate locations.
This device would also have to be attached to the wall surface by screws or nails which would damage the wall surface.
Retailers use such devices for hanging display cards or signs from shelves, cases, and ceilings but this NV (not be useful in a classroom to display homework papers.
One problem with such prior art devices is that the housing and clamping elements are formed in separate manufacturing operations, and then later assembled to form the completed clamping devices.
Separate fabrication operations increase manufacturing costs and capital expenditures for the equipment.
The cost of the device is further increased by the separate assembly operation required to connect the clamping element and housing.
Another problem with many prior art clamping devices for flexible sheet material is that while the sheet may be inserted directly between the housing and clamping element, it can be removed only by sliding the sheet endwise to one of the ends of the housing and clamping element.
This is particularly disadvantageous where the clamping device is fabricated in an elongated strip because the flexible sheet materiel must be moved a large distance to reach the end of the housing and clamping element for removal.

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[0061]FIG. 10 depicts the display material 62 as it is held in place by pressure contact areas 65 and 66 of the flanges 64 and 68 with the wall mounting surface 67 of the invention.

[0062]FIG. 11 depicts the fourth embodiment of the present invention 10E showing the central display material 78 as it is held in place by flanges 74 and 75. The hole 72 accommodates the pushpin 73 or other type of item used to hold the fourth embodiment securely to cork hoard, wall, etc. The outer display materials 77 are seen with the pressure contact areas 76 of the flanges 74 and 75.

[0063]FIG. 12 depicts the fourth embodiment 10E of the present invention without the display material. The pressure contact points 76 of the flanges 74 and 75 are seen without the inner display materials present.

[0064]FIG. 13 depicts the flanges 74 and 75 of the fourth embodiment 10E, and their pressure contact points 76 and the retainer clips 79 for central cavity display material.

[0065]FIG. 14 depicts a filth embodiment ...

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[0066]FIG. 15 depicts a front elevational view of the present invention 10F. The supporting means for the invention may be a cork board 88 or the like. The display material 86 is rolled up inside the rolled paper holder 83 and the display material 86 is unfurled from the roiled paper holder 83 and is then attached to the backing material 88 by means of a track 82 and holding means for display material 87. The holding means may be either of a number of adhesives or a hook and loop material, or some other like material. The rolled paper holder 83 is held in place with push pins 84 or similar means. In operation, this device acts as a second set of hands to hold the paper while the dips are secured into the track 82. Without it, the paper is typically wrinkled or crushed while trying to install.

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The present multiple display retainer device is directed to a single polymer extrusion used to retain and display paper, card stock and posters of varying sizes at schools, offices and conference rooms. The device has the capability of retaining one or more articles on the upper side pressure contact area flange, one or more in the central cavity inside surface arid one or more on the lower side pressure contact area flange. Any of the articles held by the retainer may be removed separately without disturbing the other articles.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The multiple display retainer relates to devices in many sizes used to retain and display paper, card stock and poster types of materials of varying sizes at schools, offices and conference rooms. Mote specifically this device deals with the unique capability of retaining one or more articles on the upper side, one or more in the central cavity and one or more on the lower side. Made from a thin flexible polymer material that can easily he cut to length and attached to a wall surface by a variety of attachment means. A second unique feature is that any of the articles held by the retainer may he removed separately without disturbing the other articles. An alternate embodiment of the device will employ barbed sections whereby hanger dips can be employed to support lamer posters or banners of a greater weight.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In the modern classrooms, wall surfaces tend to be of a smooth non-porous material that can be washed, minimizing the...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G1/06
CPCG09F3/204A47F7/14
Inventor SMITH, CHRISTOPHER W.
Owner SMITH CHRISTOPHER W
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