IP Library Granted Patent US 11,037,474
Granted Patent B2
US 11,037,474 · App. 16/162,500 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Magnetic interconnected display panels

Inventors: Barry Childs (Hastings, MN); Robert Pietila (Burlingame, CA)
Assignee: Vomela Specialty Co., Inc.
G09F15/0068G06F1/1637G06F3/1446G09F15/0012G09F15/0056H01R13/6205G09F2007/1852
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Patent No.
US 11,037,474
App. No.
16/162,500
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
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 (28)

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

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

a plurality of permanent magnets wherein each pocket or slit has a corresponding permanent magnet contained therein, wherein the permanent magnets are sized to fit within each pocket or slit;

and

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

2. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein all magnets contained within pockets positioned on the first longitudinal edge have a north pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket and all magnets positioned on the second longitudinal edge have a south pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket.

3. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein magnets contained within pockets positioned on the first longitudinal edge have a pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket and the pole of each adjacent magnet is staggered between north and south poles.

4. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein magnets contained within pockets positioned on the second longitudinal edge have a pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket and the pole of each adjacent magnet is staggered between north and south poles.

5. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , further including 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, 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.

6. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , wherein the hanging member includes separate hanging wire for each display panel.

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

8. The display panel as recited in claim 1 , 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.

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

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

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

wherein each foam core board includes at least one pocket or slit extending into the foam core from each of the first and second longitudinal side edges and each of the top and bottom edges;

wherein each foam core board includes a plurality of thin permanent magnets contained within each pocket or slit extending into the foam core, wherein each magnet is sized to fit within the corresponding pocket or slit;

and

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

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

11. The display panel as recited in claim 9 , wherein magnets contained within pockets positioned on the first longitudinal edge of each foam core board have a pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket and the pole of each adjacent magnet is staggered between north and south poles.

12. The display panel as recited in claim 9 , wherein magnets contained within pockets positioned on the second longitudinal edge of each foam core board have a pole of the magnet facing out from the pocket and the pole of each adjacent magnet is staggered between north and south poles.

13. The display panel as recited in claim 9 , wherein each foam core board further includes at least one pocket or slit extending into the foam core from each 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.

14. The display panel as recited in claim 9 , wherein the hanging member includes separate hanging wire for each display panel.

15. The display panel as recited in claim 9 , wherein the hanging member includes a single hanging wire for at least three interconnected display panels.

16. The display panel as recited in claim 9 , 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.

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 Oct 17, 2018
From: CHILDS, BARRY; PIETILA, ROBERT
To: VOMELA SPECIALTY COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 047202/0273 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62573377 · Oct 17, 2017
Related Publication 20190114135A1 · Apr 18, 2019