Sports memorabilia rack
View Patent ↗The sports memorabilia rack is a display rack. The sports memorabilia rack incorporates a pedestal structure, a plurality of sport figurines and a plurality of connecting structures. Each connecting structure selected from the plurality of connecting structures forms an attachment that either: a) attaching an initial sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to a subsequent sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines; and, b) attaching a sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to the pedestal structure. The plurality of connecting structures align the plurality of sport figurines along a vertically oriented axis. The pedestal structure is a load bearing structure. The pedestal structure forms the final link of the load path that transfers the load of the sports memorabilia rack to a supporting surface.
1. A sports memorabilia rack comprising
wherein the sports memorabilia rack comprises a pedestal structure, a plurality of sport figurines and a plurality of connecting structures;
wherein each connecting structure selected from the plurality of connecting structures is a threaded connection;
wherein each selected connecting structure forms an attachment selected from the group consisting of: a) attaching an initial sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to a subsequent sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines; and, b) attaching a sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to the pedestal structure;
wherein the plurality of connecting structures align the plurality of sport figurines along a vertically oriented axis;
wherein each sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines is a figurine;
wherein each selected sport figurine is a three dimensional structure that presents an indicia of a sport;
wherein the indicia presented by each selected sport figurine stimulates a sentiment;
wherein the plurality of connecting structures forms the structure that interconnects the plurality of sport figurines;
wherein the plurality of connecting structures further forms the structure that attaches the plurality of sport figurines to the pedestal structure.
2. The sports memorabilia rack according to claim 1
wherein the pedestal structure is a load bearing structure;
wherein the pedestal structure forms the final link of the load path that transfers the load of the sports memorabilia rack to a supporting surface;
wherein the pedestal structure forms the inferior structure of the sports memorabilia rack;
wherein the pedestal structure forms the final link in the load path that transfers the load of the sports memorabilia rack to the supporting surface;
wherein the pedestal structure is a disk shaped structure;
wherein the plurality of connecting structures attaches the plurality of sport figurines to the superior congruent end of the disk structure of the pedestal structure;
wherein the pedestal structure is further formed with a pedestal structure superior nut.
3. The sports memorabilia rack according to claim 2
wherein each selected connecting structure forms a detachable attachment to a sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines;
wherein a connecting structure selected from the plurality of connecting structures forms a detachable attachment to the pedestal structure;
wherein each selected connecting structure interconnects the plurality of sport figurines and the pedestal structure by forming detachable attachments selected from the group consisting of: a) attaching an initial sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to a subsequent sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines; and, b) attaching a sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to the pedestal structure.
4. The sports memorabilia rack according to claim 3
wherein the plurality of connecting structures comprises a first-embodiment connecting structure;
wherein the first-embodiment connecting structure forms a detachable attachment to each sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines;
wherein the first-embodiment connecting structure forms a detachable attachment to the pedestal structure;
wherein each first-embodiment connecting structure forms a plurality of detachable attachments selected from the group consisting of: a) attaching an initial sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to a subsequent sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines; and, b) attaching a sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines to the pedestal structure.
5. The sports memorabilia rack according to claim 4
wherein the first-embodiment connecting structure further comprises a first-embodiment plurality of individual connecting structures and a first-embodiment plurality of nut structures;
wherein the first-embodiment plurality of individual connecting structures comprises a collection of first-embodiment individual connecting structures;
wherein an initial first-embodiment individual connecting structure selected from the first-embodiment plurality of individual connecting structures forms the physical detachable connection between a sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines and the pedestal structure;
wherein the balance of the first-embodiment individual connecting structures remaining in the first-embodiment plurality of individual connecting structures form the physical detachable connections between the sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines;
wherein the first-embodiment plurality of nut structures forms a collection of nuts that are formed in the pedestal structure and in each sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines;
wherein the first-embodiment plurality of nut structures are divided into a plurality of superior nuts and a plurality of inferior nuts;
wherein the inferior exterior screw thread of a first-embodiment individual connecting structure selected from the first-embodiment plurality of individual connecting structures screws into the pedestal structure superior nut;
wherein the inferior exterior screw thread of the remaining first-embodiment individual connecting structures screw into the superior nut of a sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines.
6. The sports memorabilia rack according to claim 5
wherein each first-embodiment individual connecting structure selected from the first-embodiment plurality of individual connecting structures further comprises a connecting post, a superior exterior screw thread, and an inferior exterior screw thread;
wherein each connecting post is a rigid structure;
wherein the connecting post forms the primary structure of the bolt formed by the selected first-embodiment individual connecting structure;
wherein the superior exterior screw thread is an initial exterior screw thread that is formed at a congruent end of the connecting post;
wherein the superior exterior screw thread screws into the inferior nut of any sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines;
wherein the inferior exterior screw thread is a subsequent exterior screw thread that is formed in the connecting post;
wherein the inferior exterior screw thread is formed at the congruent end of the connecting post that is distal from the superior exterior screw thread;
wherein the inferior exterior screw thread screws into a structure selected from the group consisting of: a) the pedestal structure superior nut; and, b) the superior nut of any sport figurine selected from the plurality of sport figurines.