Wooden Image Display Assembly

Abstract

Disclosed is an image display assembly comprising a wood base having a front (image) face for printing an image thereto, and a back (non-image) face, the back face comprising a plurality of linear v-grooves; an optional laminate layer applied to the front face of the base layer; and wherein the plurality of v-grooves segment the base into foldable base segments that upon inward folding along the v-grooves assemble the base into a support structure with a plurality of corners to form an assembled base comprising at least one image display face formed from at least a portion of the front face. Also provided is an assembled image display, a method of creating an image display and use of an image display and use of an image display assembly to create an image display.

1 . An image display assembly comprising: a wooden base having a front face comprising an image printed thereon, and a non-image face, the non-image face comprising a plurality of linear v-grooves, wherein the plurality of linear v-grooves segment the base into one or more foldable segments that upon folding of the segments assemble the base into a support structure comprising a plurality of corners, thereby forming an assembled base comprising at least one image display face formed from at least a portion of the front face. 
     
     
         2 . The image display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base is at least generally planar in an unassembled form. 
     
     
         3 . The image display assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a laminate layer on at least a portion of the front face. 
     
     
         4 . The image display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base has a thickness of at least 0.0625 inches and up to 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         5 . The image display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the linear v-grooves have an angle of approximately 85° to 95°. 
     
     
         6 . The image display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the v-grooves have a depth of varying thickness, such as a depth at least 80% of the thickness of the base. 
     
     
         7 . The image display assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a laminate layer applied to the printed image of the image face. 
     
     
         8 . An image display assembly comprising: a planar wooden base having a front face comprising an image printed thereto; and a non-image face, wherein the non-image face comprises an arrangement of five linear v-grooves, wherein the arrangement of five linear v-grooves segment the base into six base segments of approximately equal size and surface area and that are configured with an angled edge along the outer most periphery of one or more of the segments, the segments extending, in part, from a central segment, that upon folding of the segments along the linear v-grooves, assemble the base into a support structure comprising a plurality of corners, thereby forming an assembled base comprising at least one image display face formed from at least a portion of the front face, and wherein the base is configured such that, when assembled, the assembled base forms a six-sided cube. 
     
     
         9 . The image display assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the image is printed to the front face by a UV printing process. 
     
     
         10 . The image display assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising a laminate layer. 
     
     
         11 . The image display assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the base has a thickness of at least 0.0625 inches and up to 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         12 . An image display assembly comprising: a planar wooden base having a front face comprising an image printed thereto; and a non-image face, wherein the non-image face comprises an arrangement of four linear v-grooves, wherein the arrangement of four linear v-grooves segment the base into five foldable segments arranged, in part, around a central segment, all of the segments of approximately equal size and surface area and that are configured with an angled edge along the periphery of the segments, that upon folding of the segments along the linear v-grooves, assemble the base into a support structure comprising a plurality of corners, thereby forming an assembled base comprising at least one image display face formed from at least a portion of the front face, and wherein the base is configured such that, when assembled, the assembled base forms a five-sided cube with an end face removed. 
     
     
         13 . The image display assembly of  claim 12 , further comprising one or more closure means affixed to the non-image side of the base, wherein the closure means comprise magnets configured in a position on the base to form a magnetic closure upon folding of the base segments. 
     
     
         14 . The image display assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the image is printed to the front face by a UV printing process. 
     
     
         15 . The image display assembly of  claim 12 , further comprising a laminate layer. 
     
     
         16 . The image display assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the base has a thickness of at least 0.0625 inches and up to 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         17 . The image display assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising one or more closure means affixed to the non-image side of the base, wherein the closure means comprise magnets configured in a position on the base to form a magnetic closure upon folding of the base segments.