IP Library Granted Patent US 7,954,655
Granted Patent B2
US 7,954,655 · App. 11/295,791 · Granted Jun 7, 2011

Display with folding shelves

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,954,655
App. No.
11/295,791
Granted
Jun 7, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A presentation display for use in displaying products, samples and/or premiums. The display is comprised a shelf that is attached to a backer panel by means of a flexible hinge. The display may be made with flexible material as in paperboard, or with more permanent material as in plastic, wood, metal or other suitable material. Additional shelves may be added. The orientation of the additional shelves should be in a “nesting” way where when they are in the “Up” or “Closed” position there is minimal space between the shelves (“nesting” way), and when they are in the “Down” or “Open” position the area covered up during storage or shipping is revealed, giving a substantially “open” look a and feel to the display and allowing for easy access to the product. The revealed area may contain imagery or messaging to inform, entertain or to help sell the product.

Claims (8)

1. A foldable display comprising:

a display backer; and

at least one shelf including an opening for holding a product within the at least one shelf,

wherein the at least one shelf is pivotally coupled to a front surface of the display backer and is pivotal between a first position extending along a surface of the display backer and a second position extending substantially perpendicularly from the display backer, wherein the at least one shelf is configured to hold the product in the opening in the first position and in the second position,

wherein the display backer and the at least one shelf cooperate to create a three-dimensional self-supporting display structure.

2. The foldable display of claim 1 , wherein the at least one shelf includes a pair of tabs extending therefrom, and the display backer includes at least one pair of slits disposed within the front surface of the display backer, each pair of slits configured to receive a respective pair of tabs of one of the at least one shelf in the first position and the second position.

3. The foldable display of claim 2 , wherein the at least one pair of slits includes a plurality of pairs of slits, each pair of slits receiving a respective one of a pair of tabs of each shelf, wherein each shelf is pivotal between the first position and the second position.

4. The foldable display structure of claim 2 , wherein each tab includes a flap movable after the tab has been inserted into a respective slit to retain the shelf pivotally against the display backer.

Assignments (3)
PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 5, 2007
From: VLASSER, LLC
To: MARINS, USA TDS, INC. (D/B/A INVENTINE MEDIA GLOBAL NETWORK)
Reel/Frame 019520/0774 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2007
From: VIRVO, ALEXANDER
To: ACKER, NATHANIEL JR.
Reel/Frame 019520/0782 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2007
From: VIRVO, ALEXANDER
To: VLASSER, LLC
Reel/Frame 019520/0794 →