Polyhedral automatic pop-up display
View Patent ↗A display apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in opposition to one another and connected to one another to form a shroud, the first substrate and the second substrate being connected to form a first joint at a first lateral end of the shroud, a second joint at a second lateral end of the shroud and a third joint formed at a lower portion of the shroud, the third joint including a first base connection member rotatably depending from a lower portion of the first substrate and a second base connection member rotatably depending from a lower portion of the second substrate, the third joint being located at a first position in the shroud with the shroud in a compressed state and being located in a second position in the shroud with the shroud in an uncompressed state. The display apparatus also includes a resilient member connecting the first joint to the third joint and connecting the second joint to the third joint to bias the third joint from the first position to the second position when the shroud is the uncompressed state.
1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in opposition to one another and connected to one another to form a shroud, the first substrate and the second substrate being connected to form a first joint at a first lateral end of the shroud, a second joint at a second lateral end of the shroud and a third joint formed at a lower portion of the shroud, the third joint including a first base connection member rotatably depending from a lower portion of the first substrate and a second base connection member rotatably depending from a lower portion of the second substrate, the third joint being located at a first position in the shroud with the shroud in a compressed state and being located in a second position in the shroud with the shroud in an uncompressed state; and
a resilient member connecting the first joint to the third joint and connecting the second joint to the third joint to bias the third joint from the first position to the second position when the shroud is the uncompressed state.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first substrate and the second substrate include a plurality of segments, with adjacent segments being connected by a line of weakness permitting the adjacent segments to be folded about the line of weakness.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are connected to form a fourth joint at an upper portion of the shroud, the fourth joint including a connecting member of the first substrate and a connecting member of the second substrate.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display assumes a wedge shape in the uncompressed state.
5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the display is a polyhedral display.
6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the first substrate includes a line of weakness angled inwardly from a lateral side of a top portion of the first substrate to an inner portion of a bottom portion of the first substrate.
7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the second substrate includes a line of weakness angled inwardly from a lateral side of a top portion of the second substrate to an inner portion of a bottom portion of the second substrate.
8. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first base connection member rotatably depends from the lower portion of the first substrate by a line of weakness formed between a bottom segment of the first substrate and the first base connection member and the second base connection member rotatably depends from the lower portion of the second substrate by a line of weakness formed between a bottom segment of the second substrate and the second base connection member.
9. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first base connection member includes a first connection member connected to the first base connection member by a line of weakness and the second base connection member includes a second connection member connected to the second base connection member by a line of weakness.
10. The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first base connection member and the second base connection member span a portion of a width of the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively, defining a first opening between the first base connection member, the second base connection member and the first joint and defining a second opening between the first base connection member, the second base connection member and the second joint.
11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the resilient member is passed from the connection at the first joint, through the first opening, across a bottom of the third joint formed between the first base connection member and the second base connection member, through the second opening, and to the connection at the second joint.
12. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient member includes a first resilient member and a second resilient member, wherein the first resilient member connects the first joint to the third joint and wherein the second resilient member connects the second joint to the third joint.
13. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first connection member of the first base connection member and the second connection member of the second base connection member include a first notch to receive the first resilient member and a second notch to receive the second resilient member.
14. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first joint and the second joint include a plurality of notches to provide a plurality of selectable attachment points for the first resilient member and the second resilient member.
15. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first joint includes a connection between a first connection member at a first lateral side of the first substrate and a corresponding first connection member at a second lateral side of the second substrate, and wherein the second joint includes a connection between a first connection member at a second lateral side of the first substrate and a corresponding first connection member at a first lateral side of the second substrate.
16. The display apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the first joint further includes a connection between a second connection member at the first lateral side of the first substrate and a corresponding second connection member at the second lateral side of the second substrate, and wherein the second joint includes a connection between a second connection member at a second lateral side of the first substrate and a corresponding second connection member at the first lateral side of the second substrate.
17. The display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the first joint further includes a connection between a third connection member at the first lateral side of the first substrate and a corresponding third connection member at the second lateral side of the second substrate, and wherein the second joint includes a connection between a third connection member at a second lateral side of the first substrate and a corresponding third connection member at the first lateral side of the second substrate.
18. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the resilient member includes a third resilient member and a fourth resilient member, wherein the third resilient member connects the first joint to the third joint and wherein the fourth resilient member connects the second joint to the third joint.
19. The display apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the first resilient member and the third resilient member connect the third joint to different positions of the first joint and wherein the second resilient member and the fourth resilient member connect the third joint to different portions of the second joint.
20. A display, comprising:
a first substrate including a first lateral connection member at a first lateral end of a first side of the first substrate, a second lateral connection member at a second lateral end of a second side of the first substrate; and a base connection member at a lower portion of the first substrate, the first substrate including a first line of weakness extending inwardly from an upper portion of the first lateral end to a position on the first side of the first side of the first substrate at the lower portion of the first substrate, the first lateral connection member and the second lateral connection member including a feature to receive a resilient member and the base connection member including a feature to receive the resilient member; and
a second substrate including a first lateral connection member at a first lateral end of a first side of the second substrate, a second lateral connection member at a second lateral end of a second side of the second substrate, and a base connection member at a lower portion of the second substrate, the second substrate including a first line of weakness extending inwardly from an upper portion of the first lateral end to a position on the first side of the first side of the second substrate at the lower portion of the second substrate, the first lateral connection member and the second lateral connection member including a feature to receive a resilient member and the base connection member including a feature to receive the resilient member.