Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
040610000 | Collapsible | 35 |
20080209785 | Self-standing collapsible portable structure and method - A collapsible portable structure employs elongate side panels of a generally triangular shape, each formed by a flexible frame member within a retaining sleeve and fabric within an interior of the frame member. The elongate side panels thus form a pyramidal structure when in a non-collapsed position, the structure having an overall height that is greater than the width of any of the side panels at their widest point. Weights preferably at corner panels between bottom corners of adjacent side panels improve stability for outdoor use. The structure collapses into a substantially cylindrical shape. | 09-04-2008 |
20080216370 | STABILIZED A-FRAME SIGN STAND - An improved A-frame sign stand is disclosed. The sign stand includes front and rear panels hingedly attached. A support rod is removably attachable to the panels and prevents both separation and buckling of the panels. The support rod can be placed into various storage positions. In one such position, the rod may be used as a handle. In another embodiment, the rod can be pivoted upward and stored on an inner surface of the panel. | 09-11-2008 |
20090007474 | Display Means - The present invention relates to a display means ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090013574 | Lightweight assistance requesting plackard - A reinforced fabric panel is provided with a peripheral sheath in which a resilient, thin-walled inflatable tube is deployed. When inflated the tube confined in the peripheral sheath erects from a folded state and then stretches the panel to its full plan dimensions to display an emergency message that may be illuminated by a set of strobe lights attachable to the panel edges. The stretched panel is useful as a signaling placard both on land and on the sea surface, restrained against wind either by locally found objects or by the ballast weight of the water that is trapped in the sheath. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025265 | Self-standing collapsible portable structure - A collapsible portable structure employs elongate side panels of a generally trapezoidal shape and has an overall height of between about 12 and about 36 inches in an expanded state and an aspect ratio of about 1.1:1 to about 1.5:1. Each panel is not more than about 21 inches wide at the widest point and may include upper and lower mesh portions, a central message-bearing portion and an optional reflective strip. Corner panels between bottom edges of adjacent side panel contain weighting material therein to improve stabilization. A top panel may be formed of a mesh material and include a central grommet. | 01-29-2009 |
20090107020 | PORTABLE DISPLAY FRAME - Disclosed is a portable display frame formed of a base secured to a support. The inflatable support incorporates inflatable tubes. | 04-30-2009 |
20090133303 | Snap mobile for advertising a product and a method of forming the snap mobile - This invention relates to a snap mobile for advertising a product or event and a method of forming the snap mobile. The snap mobile includes a display card having a length and a width. The width is divided by an odd number of score lines into n equally wide panels. One of the score lines is an intermittent score line having a plurality of land areas each separated by a perforation. An attachment mechanism is positioned on at least a portion of the first panel. The first panel is then overlapped onto the n | 05-28-2009 |
20090139124 | COLLAPSIBLE SIGN - A collapsible sign comprising a pivotal sign carrying member, an upright member hingedly attached to the pivotal sign carrying member, and a foldable support member adapted to stabilize the upright member and the pivotal sign carrying member. The pivotal sign carrying member may be adapted to lock into a substantially perpendicular arrangement with the upright member, or fold into a substantially parallel arrangement with the upright member. A flexible membrane may be rolled around the pivotal sign carrying member. Further, the collapsible sign may include a foldable support having an asymmetric arrangement of legs attached to the upright member. Alternatively, the collapsible sign may include a support member comprising a base member in a perpendicular arrangement with the upright member, and including penetration means for stabilizing the upright member and the sign carrying member. | 06-04-2009 |
20090165348 | Display Means - The present invention relates to a display means comprising a stand adapted to secure a screen. The stand comprises a first part which supports against an underlying supportive surface and comprises a bobbin enclosed in a cavity in the first part. The screen can be wounded onto and withdrawn from the bobbin. The stand also comprises a telescopic pole means comprising an inner tube and an outer tube, which tubes telescopically can be moved in relation to each other. The stand also comprises a lock means arranged on the inner tube and operable to releasably lock the tubes in relation to each other, a coupling means arranged at a first end of the inner tube and operable to secure the screen when it is at least partly withdrawn from the bobbin, and a damper means comprising a first part arranged on the inner tube, and a second part arranged on the outer tube. The damper means is operable to exert a damping force when the tubes are moved in relation to each other with at least a predetermined threshold velocity value. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172986 | MEDIA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - Apparatus and methods for displaying types of information content based on the configuration of a media device are provided. The apparatus has a plurality of display panels flexibly coupled by one or more connectors. The display panels are flexibly coupled by the one or more connectors such that the display panels are capable of being arranged in a plurality of arrangements relative to one another. Each of the arrangements is indicative of a configuration of the device media. Each of the plurality of display panels has at least one viewing surface and is configured to display on the viewing surface a type of information content. The type of information content is indicative the configuration of the media device. | 07-09-2009 |
20090183408 | Collapsible sign for use in or near a roadway - A sign system is disclosed in which a flexible sign panel is supported by light weight frame numbers such as fiberglass ribs joined together with a pivot connection. A sign panel of flexible material has a center section disposed between a pair of opposed sign panel portions. The center portion of the sign panel engages a cross member with the sign panel portions being folded over on either side of an upright support member. Free ends of the sign panel member are secured with a stretchable elastic cord, ribbon or the like, to a mounting member having a socket for receiving one end of the vertical support member. By engaging the mounting member and stretching the elastic cords, the mounting member is disposed over one end of the vertical support and one released, engages the vertical support holding the sign panel portions in a display position. | 07-23-2009 |
20090183409 | Tent Sign Apparatus And Method - An A-frame sign apparatus in which a panel includes a recessed portion for receiving a signage plate containing a message for display to passers-by and a support attached to the panel for selectively positioning at an oblique angle relative to the panel to standing the A-frame sign apparatus on a surface. A method of selecting the signage plate from a plurality of pre-designed signs accessible by a computer and printed on a local printer is disclosed. | 07-23-2009 |
20090293331 | GRAPHIC DISPLAY FRAME SYSTEM - A display frame system includes a foot having an arm attachment point and two or more rod attachment points located at different distances from the arm attachment point. The foot may include a second arm attachment point opposite the first attachment point to enable a two-sided display having multiple configurations with one or two upright rods. The arm attachment points may include socket bodies having multiple sockets offset from a centerline of the foot to prevent the rods from interfering with each other at a crossover point. An insert for attaching a graphic sheet to a display arm has a cross section with a first portion extending to an enlarged end to engage a slot in the display arm, and a second portion extending away from the first portion to engage a first side of the graphic sheet. A third portion may engage a second side of the graphic sheet, with both portions having adhesive to bond with the sheet. | 12-03-2009 |
20090313870 | SAFETY SIGN FOR SHOOTING HOUSES - A safety sign for a shooting shed or building at a shotgun range is disclosed. The safety sign is mounted on the building and moveable between an exterior warning position wherein a warning sign is displayed and visible exterior of the building, warning shooters that it is not safe to shoot, and an interior warning position wherein the warning sign is visible inside the building and provides warning to occupants that it is not safe to exit the building. Preferably, the safety sign is mounted near the exit door of the building and partially obstructs the exit when in the interior warning position so as to provide further warning to occupants not to exit the building. | 12-24-2009 |
20100180481 | RETRACTABLE TWO-SIDED BANNER STAND - A retractable double-sided banner stand has a base, two upright posts, a crossbar, and a single banner with graphic image(s) disposed on both sides of the banner. The base generally includes a housing, two housing end cap assemblies, a single core, and a retracting mechanism. The banner is wound around the core, and the retracting mechanism unwinds and winds the banner with respect to the core. The leading edge of the banner is attached to the crossbar, which is wider than the width of the banner. The banner stand has an erect upright mode for displaying the images(s), and a collapsed mode for transporting the banner stand. In the erect mode, the upright posts are retained in the base by means of a quick-release locking mechanism, the banner extends upwardly from the base, and the crossbar engages with, and is supported by, the upper portion of each of the upright posts. | 07-22-2010 |
20100236117 | COLLAPSIBLE, SELF-EXPANDING DISPLAY UNIT AND PUSH ELEMENT FOR THE EXPANSION THEREOF - The invention relates to a display unit including of two panels which are joined along the lateral edges thereof, and at least one push unit joined to one of the panels and including first and second edges wherein at least the second edge is a free edge. The inventive display unit can be collapsed, whereby the element and the panels are disposed back-to-back adopting a flat configuration. The invention also includes a pull element intended to rotate, curve or bend the push element thereby pushing the free second edge of the push element towards one of the two panels in order to expand the panels automatically from the collapsed configuration to a service position in which the display unit it adopts a convex configuration able to stand upright. | 09-23-2010 |
20100325927 | COLLAPSIBLE FABRIC DISPLAY STRUCTURE - A collapsible fabric display system | 12-30-2010 |
20110154704 | Collapsible structures supported on a pole - A collapsible object is provided having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a material covering portions of the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, with the material assuming the unfolded orientation of its associated frame member. A pole coupled to the panel to support the panel. | 06-30-2011 |
20110179685 | INFORMATION PRESENTING DEVICE - An information presenting device. The device is arranged to be capable of assuming a first configuration, in which the device is flattened for transport or storage, and of assuming a second configuration, in which the device is extended and hence self-supporting. The device comprises at least two panels | 07-28-2011 |
20110239506 | SIGN FRAME - A sign frame includes a panel with a first side extension and a second side extension. The first side extension defines an opening for receiving ballast. The first side extension also defines a hollow chamber for storing the ballast. The panel also includes an upper crossbar that extends between distal ends of the first and the second side extensions, and a lower crossbar that extends between proximal ends of the first and the second side extensions. The first and the second side extensions, upper cross bar, and lower crossbar define a front surface and rear surface. The front surface is configured to receive signage. | 10-06-2011 |
20120204455 | Multi-Purpose Carry-On Mobile Device With L.E.D. Flash Lights Alert - The present invention provides a portable multi-purpose sign and device having a housing with a proximal end and a distal end, a support member positioned on one side of the housing, a collapsible tripod assembly pivotally attached to the proximal end of the housing, a cover having substantially the same shape and configuration as the housing and pivotally attached to the proximal end, and a removable display device removably mounted on the support member and stored between the housing and the cover in a collapsed configuration. The collapsible tripod assembly further includes a plurality of leg extensions pivotally attached one to another and nestable within one another in a collapsed configuration to house within the housing. | 08-16-2012 |
20120204456 | COLLAPSIBLE AND DEPLOYABLE SIGN SYSTEM - A collapsible and deployable sign system includes a support tube and a sliding member longitudinally slidable on the support tube. A handle is rotatably connected to the support tube and rotatably linked to the sliding member such that rotation of the handle slidably displaces the sliding member with respect to the support tube. A bracket assembly is fixed to the support tube. At least one scissoring assembly including first and second scissoring links is rotatably connected together by a rotational fastener. The first scissoring link is rotatably connected to the bracket assembly and separately to a corner brace member. The second scissoring link is rotatably connected to the sliding member and separately to the corner brace member. Handle rotation moves the sliding member toward the bracket assembly moving the corner brace member from a stowed condition proximate the support tube away from the support tube to a deployed condition. | 08-16-2012 |
20120227297 | UPRIGHT DISPLAY - An upright display includes a display main body made of display sheets each having a display face, connected so that the sheets can be folded into flat and unfolded into a tubular shape. A retaining member is located in the display main body to retain the display main body in the unfolded state. The retaining member may be folded into flat and unfolded into a tubular shape. The retaining member is in contact with rear faces of the display sheets in such a state that at least one part of the retaining member is fixed to the rear faces of the display sheets. An elastic member urges the retaining member in such a direction that the retaining member can be folded into a tubular shape. | 09-13-2012 |
20120227298 | Sign Exhibiting Kit - A kit that readily enables a user create, decorate and exhibit a sign in order to display information or showcase a special occasion or event. The kit is comprised of, among other things, an easel, poster board or other media, a constructible frame, scissors, and decorative stickers, papers, charms and the like. The constructible frame further comprises mounting brackets for mounting the sign on a wall or other structure in conjunction with, or after, the special event or occasion. | 09-13-2012 |
20120266510 | Flat spring sign stand - A flat spring deflectable sign stand assembly principally intended for portable, temporary roadside signs. The flat steel spring allows for improved deflection strength to withstand forces caused by air turbulence from weather conditions and passing vehicles. The quick-release collapsible leg assembly allows for easy storage and on-site assembly of the stand. Telescopic legs allow for proper positioning and stability of the stand under varying roadside conditions. | 10-25-2012 |
20130219760 | FOLDING DISPLAY UNIT WITH CENTRAL MEMBER - A point of sale display is disclosed. A display unit according to an embodiment includes: a first display face; a second display face; and a foldable central member positioned between the first and second display faces, the foldable central member including: a foldable L-shaped member; and a transverse member positioned within a slot of the foldable L-shaped member, wherein the foldable central member automatically expands from a storage position to a display position, such that the first and second display faces form an opening therebetween. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232836 | Arched Display - In an embodiment of the present invention, an arched display unit is provided. The unit includes a pair of display mounts, and a display support attached to each of the pair of display mounts. A side header is attached to each of the display supports, and a center header is located between the pair of side headers. In another embodiment, each of the display mounts, display supports, side headers, and center header are formed from a single blank of corrugated material, such as cardboard or plastic. | 09-12-2013 |
20130291416 | SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR HANGING EQUIPMENT - Described herein is a new assembly of components which comprise a support structure for hanging or supporting bicycles or similar equipment. The rack is designed using a number of tubes that pack into themselves for an extremely compact, lightweight assembly which is very easy to transport and store. The simple design ensures long term reliability and ease of use. | 11-07-2013 |
20130318845 | SIGNAGE STRUCTURES - A portable signage structure is provided and includes a first panel, and a second panel, wherein each panel has an upper edge, a bottom edge, and side edges extending between the upper and bottom edges, and wherein the panels include a resilient frame about their edges, and wherein the panels have a common upper edge. The structure also includes a pair of resilient linking frames extending between opposing bottom edges of the panels and along at least a portion of the opposing side edges of the panels. The linking frames help to enable the signage structure to be quickly and easily erected. The structure is particularly suitable as a portable scoreboard, but may also be applicable to advertising and the like. A method of erecting and collapsing the signage structure is also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
20140026454 | FRAMES AND FRAME SYSTEMS FOR PORTABLY SUPPORTING INDICIA-BEARING MEDIA - A portable sign frame adapted to support an indicia-bearing medium includes a pair of elongate side members aligned in a spaced, planar relationship, and at least three brace members extending between and/or rigidly connecting the side members: a top brace member connects the top portions thereof, a bottom brace member that includes a foot support adapted to receive a user's foot connects the bottom portions thereof, and at least one middle brace member that forms a hand support adapted to receive a user's hand extends between the side members at one or more points between the top and bottom portions. At least one mounting site for an indicia-bearing medium is defined, individually or collectively, by one or more of the top portions of the side members, the top brace member, and the middle brace member. | 01-30-2014 |
20150107139 | Displaying Device and Method for Using the Same - A displaying device comprises a movable storage device adjustable between at least a closed position and an open position, an elastic image-building body adjustable between at least an inactive position and an active position. The image-building body, in its inactive position, is arranged to be accommodated by the storage device in the closed position thereof. The image-building body includes a substantially gas-tight cavity. The displaying device includes a valve arranged to be connected to a gas source, the valve being arranged to provide gas communication between the gas source and the cavity, so that the cavity may be filled with gas, and the image-building body may be raised into its active position when the storage device is in its open position. A method is for using a displaying device. A compressor is for putting up an image-building wall. | 04-23-2015 |
20150364064 | Compact Sign - The present invention pertains to a collapsible style sign. More specifically, the invention pertains to a Compact Sign with an erect frame that has a span that is substantially larger than that of the closed frame, thus allowing the erect frame to hold a large face while the closed frame is compact and easy to store. Compact Signs are great for residential and commercial real estate use, but they are not limited to outdoor applications. | 12-17-2015 |
20170236452 | FOLDABLE INFORMATION DISPLAY UNIT | 08-17-2017 |
20180025678 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONNECTOR FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
20190147777 | RETRACTABLE WARNING SIGN | 05-16-2019 |