IP Library Granted Patent US 10,559,236
Granted Patent B2
US 10,559,236 · App. 16/525,040 · Granted Feb 11, 2020

Magnetic interconnected display panels

Inventors: Barry Childs (Hastings, MN); Robert Pietila (Burlingame, CA)
Assignee: Vomela Specialty Co., Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,559,236
App. No.
16/525,040
Granted
Feb 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A panel board display system is described that includes a plurality of thin interconnected display panels. The interconnected display panels are capable of interconnecting at a lengthwise edge of each panel without overlap. The interconnected display panels are easily coupled together magnetically and may be coupled in multiple varied orientations utilizing various combinations of the front and back of each panel.

Claims (26)

1. A display panel for interconnecting multiple segmented display panel boards, the display panel comprising:

a core board having first and second spaced apart side edges and top and bottom edges extending between the first and second side edges;

wherein the core board includes spaced apart front and back sheets interconnected together with a core;

at least one pocket or slit extending into the core along one of the first and second side edges; and

permanent magnets at least partially contained within corresponding pockets or slits, wherein the permanent magnets are sized to at least partially fit within the corresponding pockets or slits; and

a hanging member coupled to at least one of the top, bottom or side edges of the core board, wherein the hanging member includes separate hanging wire for each display panel.

2. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the permanent magnets at least partially contained within pockets positioned on the first side edge have a pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket.

3. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , further including at least one pocket or slit extending into the core from at least one of the top and bottom edges and corresponding magnets contained within the pockets, wherein all magnets contained within pockets positioned on the top edge have a north pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket and all magnets contained within pockets positioned on the bottom edge have a south pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket.

4. The display panel as recited in claim 3 , further including at least four display panels each having a subset of indicia such that when the four panels are properly aligned and coupled together the four panels form a single unitary whole of indicia.

5. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the hanging member instead includes a single hanging wire for at least three interconnected display panels.

6. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the hanging member instead includes a single hanging wire for at least two interconnected display panels.

7. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the hanging member instead includes a single hanging wire for at least four interconnected display panels.

8. A display panel for interconnecting multiple segmented display panel boards, the display panel comprising:

at least two core boards, each core board having first and second spaced apart side edges and top and bottom edges extending between the first and second side edges;

wherein each core board includes spaced apart front and back sheets interconnected together with a core;

wherein each core board includes at least one pocket or slit extending into the core along one of the first and second side edges;

wherein each core board includes magnets at least partially contained within corresponding pockets or slits extending into the core; and

a separate hanging member coupled to at least one of the top, bottom or side edges of each core board of the at least two core boards.

9. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , wherein all magnets contained within pockets positioned on the first side edge of each core board have a north pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket and all magnets positioned on the second side edge of each core board have a south pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket.

10. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , wherein magnets at least partially contained within pockets positioned on the first side edge of each core board have a pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket.

11. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , wherein each core board further includes at least one pocket or slit extending into the core from each of the top and bottom edges and corresponding magnets contained within the pockets.

12. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , wherein the hanging member instead includes a single hanging wire for at least two interconnected display panels.

13. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , further including at least four display panels each having a subset of indicia such that when the four panels are properly aligned and coupled together the four panels form a single unitary whole of indicia.

14. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , wherein the separate hanging member instead includes a single hanging wire for at least two core boards.

15. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , wherein the separate hanging member instead includes a single hanging wire for at least three core boards.

16. The display panel as recited in claim 8 , wherein the separate hanging member instead includes a single hanging wire for at least four core boards.

Assignments (3)
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: VOMELA SPECIALTY COMPANY
To: VOMELA SPECIALTY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 074852/0892 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2024
From: VOMELA SPECIALTY COMPANY, LLC
To: FORTRESS CREDIT CORP., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069709/0373 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2019
From: CHILDS, BARRY; PIETILA, ROBERT
To: VOMELA SPECIALTY COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 049905/0406 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16162295 · Oct 16, 2018
Provisional Application 62573377 · Oct 17, 2017
Related Publication 20190347968A1 · Nov 14, 2019