Display device

Abstract

A display device having a display section and a support section, both formed from a sheet of stiff bendable and resilient material such as heavy weight paper and thin plastic. A base panel extends horizontally across the sheet with two slots of equal length extending vertically and generally symmetrically from the base panel for a small portion of the length of the sheet. A hinge formed by a crease is located horizontally between the two slots midway between the ends of the slots forming an upper panel and a lower panel between the slots and the hinge extends on both sides of the slots across the sheet. Another hinge is located at the top of the upper panel and still another hinge is located across the top of the base panel. The sheet bends at the crease on both sides of the slots forming a front display. The upper panel and lower panel bend so that the base panel is aligned with the lower panel. The lower edge of the base panel is placed directly beneath the upper edge of the upper panel. As a result, the upper panel and the lower panel are folded together forming a rear support for the display device with the base panel beneath the rear support.

1. A display device which has a storage position as a flat sheet and an operative position when folded, such display device comprising:
 a flat sheet having a display section and a support section, the support section in the storage position including:  
 a base panel with two slots extending from the base panel to the display section;  
 an upper panel and a lower panel located between the two slots, a hinge being located between the upper panel and the lower panel and a hinge being located between the upper panel and the display section  and a hinge being located between the lower panel and the base panel;  
 a pair of rear panels located adjacent the lower panel, a hinge being located between the rear panels and the base panel; and  
 a pair of front panels located adjacent the upper panel, a pair of hinges between the front panels and the rear panels, the hinges between the front panels and the rear panels being aligned with the hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel, the hinges between the rear panels and the base panel being aligned with the hinge between the lower panel and the base panel.  
 
     
     
       2. A display device according to  claim 1  wherein the support section in the operative position includes the following:
 a hinge being located between the upper panel and the display panel, 
 the hinge between the base panel and the lower panel being beneath and adjacent the hinge between the upper panel and the display section to form a rear leg;  
 the rear panels being against the front panels forming a pair of front legs; and  
 the base panel being against the rear leg to support the rear leg.  
 
     
     
       3. A display device which has a storage position as a flat sheet and an operative position when folded, such display device comprising:
 a flat sheet having a top edge and a bottom edge and two side edges, the sheet having a display section adjacent the top edge and a support section adjacent the bottom edge, the support section in the storage position including:  
 a base panel along the bottom edge and having two slots extending from the base panel to the display section;  
 an upper panel and a lower panel located between the two slots, a hinge between the upper panel and the display section  and a hinge between the lower panel and the base panel;  
 a pair of rear panels located between the two side edges and the slots adjacent the lower panel, a hinge being located between the rear panels and the base panel; and  
 a pair of front panels located between the two side edges and the slots adjacent the upper panel, a pair of hinges between the front panels and the rear panels, the hinges between the front panels and the rear panels being aligned with a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel, the hinge between the rear panels and the base panel being aligned with the hinge between the lower panel and the base panel.  
 
     
     
       4. A display panel  device according to  claim 3  wherein the two slots are located generally parallel to the side edges. 
     
     
       5. A display panel  device according to  claim 3  wherein the two slots are generally parallel and the distance between the two slots is in the range of fifty percent to seventy percent of the distance between the two side edges. 
     
     
       6. A display device which has a storage position as a flat sheet and an operative position when folded, such display device comprising:
 a flat sheet having a top edge and a bottom edge and two side edges, the sheet having a display section adjacent the top edge and a support section adjacent the bottom edge, the support section in the storage position including:  
 a base panel along the bottom edge and having two slots extending from the base panel to the display section;  
 an upper panel and a lower panel located between the two slots, a hinge between the upper panel and the display section  and a hinge between the lower panel and the base panel and a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel;  
 a pair of rear panels located between the two side edges and the slots adjacent the lower panel, a hinge being located between the rear panels and the base panel; and  
 a pair of front panels located between the two side edges and the slots adjacent the upper panel, a pair of hinges between the front panels and the rear panels, the hinge between the front panels and the rear panels being aligned with the hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel, the hinges between the rear panels and the base panel being aligned with the hinge  hinges between the lower panel and the base panel; and  
 the support section in the operative position having:  
 the hinge between the base panel and the lower panel being beneath and adjacent the hinge between the upper panel and the display sectionthe lower panel being placed against the upper panel to form a rear leg;  
 the rear panels being against the front panels forming a pair of front legs; and  
 the base panel being against the rear leg to support the rear leg.  
 
     
     
       7. A display panel  device according to  claim 6  wherein the two slots are located generally parallel to the side edges. 
     
     
       8. A display panel  device according to  claim 6  wherein the two slots are generally parallel and the distance between the two slots is in the range of fifty percent to seventy percent of the distance between the two side edges. 
     
     
       9. A display device according to  claim 1  wherein the support section in the operative position includes the following:
   an area located between the upper panel and the display section,        the hinge between the base panel and the lower panel being beneath and adjacent to the area between the upper panel and the display section to form a rear leg,        the rear panels being against the front panels forming a pair of front legs; and        the base panel being against the rear leg to support the rear leg,        the resilience of the area between the upper panel and the display section acting against the base panel, holds the front legs and the rear leg apart to a desired and an appropriate.     
     
     
       10. A display device according to  claim 1  wherein the device further comprises a hinge located between the upper panel and the display section. 
     
     
       11. A display device according to  claim 1  wherein an area located between the upper panel and the display section is resilient. 
     
     
       12. A display device according to  claim 3  wherein the device further comprises a hinge located between the upper panel and the display. 
     
     
       13. A display device according to  claim 3  wherein an area located between the upper panel and the display section is resilient. 
     
     
       14. A display device according to  claim 6  wherein the device further comprises a hinge located between the upper panel and the display section and the support section in the operative position has the hinge between the base panel and the lower panel beneath and adjacent the hinge between the upper panel and the display section. 
     
     
       15. A display device according to  claim 6  wherein an area located between the upper panel and the display section is resilient and the support section in the operative position has the hinge between the base panel and the lower panel beneath and adjacent the area between the upper panel and the display section. 
     
     
       16. A display device according to  claim 15  wherein the resilience of the area between the upper panel and the display section acts against the base panel, holding the front legs and the rear leg apart to a desired and an appropriate degree.