IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,262,824
Granted Patent B1
US 12,262,824 · App. 18/407,656 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Sports memorabilia rack

Inventor: Jimmy Harris (Warner Robins, GA)
A47F7/0007A47G33/004
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Patent No.
US 12,262,824
App. No.
18/407,656
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

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.

Claims (45)

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.

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