Display systems and methods
First Claim
1. A display system for displaying a product, the system comprising:
- a retainer for retaining the product, the retainer comprising;
a retainer body, wherein at least a portion of the retainer body defines a hemispherical shape; and
a bracket attached to the retainer body, the bracket comprising at least two bracket arms configured to extend around opposing sides of the product; and
a display stem defining a hemispherical recess at a proximal end thereof, the hemispherical recess shaped to receive the hemispherical portion of the retainer body, p1 wherein the hemispherical recess is configured to allow the retainer body to rotate 360 degrees while the hemispherical portion of the retainer body is received within the hemispherical recess.
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Abstract
A display system and method for displaying a product is disclosed. The system may include a display stem and a retainer for holding the product. The retainer may include a bracket and a retainer body having a substantially smooth surface. The display stem may include a recess for receiving at least a portion of the retainer body. The retainer may be oriented on top of the display stem in one or more predetermined positions through the use of magnetic forces. The retainer may be returned to and held on top of the display stem using a retaining cable. The retainer body and recess may include charging contacts for delivering power to a product held by the retainer when the retainer body is received within the recess.
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Citations
46 Claims
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1. A display system for displaying a product, the system comprising:
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a retainer for retaining the product, the retainer comprising; a retainer body, wherein at least a portion of the retainer body defines a hemispherical shape; and a bracket attached to the retainer body, the bracket comprising at least two bracket arms configured to extend around opposing sides of the product; and a display stem defining a hemispherical recess at a proximal end thereof, the hemispherical recess shaped to receive the hemispherical portion of the retainer body, p1 wherein the hemispherical recess is configured to allow the retainer body to rotate 360 degrees while the hemispherical portion of the retainer body is received within the hemispherical recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display system for displaying a product, the system comprising:
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a retainer for retaining the product, the retainer comprising; a retainer body having at least one first magnet coupled thereto; and a bracket attached to the retainer body, the bracket comprising at least two bracket arms configured to extend around opposing sides of the product; and a display stem defining a recess at a proximal end thereof, the recess defining an opening located at the bottom of the recess, and the display stem comprising at least one second magnet disposed adjacent to the opening, wherein the at least one first magnet is configured to cause rotation of the retainer body to a predefined orientation when at least a portion of the retainer body is disposed within the recess of the display stem, if the retainer body is not in the predefined orientation, and wherein the at least one first magnet is configured to cause the rotation by magnetic attraction to the at least one second magnet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display system for retaining a product, the display system comprising:
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a retainer comprising; a retainer body having a peak area, a base area, and a substantially smooth curved outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the substantially smooth curved outer surface has a continuously changing slope extending from the peak area to the base area and wherein the continuously changing slope has a constant curvature, a retaining cable attached to the retainer body, and a bracket attached to the retainer body, the bracket comprising at least two bracket arms configured to retain the product with respect to the retainer; and a display stem defining a recess at a proximal end thereof, the recess comprising a shape that matches the shape of the substantially smooth curved outer surface of the retainer body, wherein the retainer body rotates to a predefined orientation with respect to the display stem when at least a portion of the retainer body is received within the recess of the display stem, if the retainer body is not in the predefined orientation, and wherein the retainer has more than one predefined orientation with respect to the display stem. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A display system for displaying a product, the system comprising:
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a retainer for retaining the product, the retainer comprising a retainer body comprising a plurality of first magnets; and a display stem defining a recess and an opening at a proximal portion thereof, the display stem comprising a plurality second magnets disposed adjacent to the opening, the plurality of second magnets having alternating positive and negative polar orientations, wherein the plurality of first magnets cause rotation of the retainer body to at least one predefined orientation when at least a portion of the retainer body is disposed within the recess of the display stem, if the retainer body is not in the predefined orientation, and wherein the plurality of first magnets cause the rotation by magnetic attraction to a plurality of the second magnets having the opposite polarity as the plurality of first magnets. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A display system for displaying a product, the system comprising:
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a retainer for retaining the product, the retainer comprising; a retainer body comprising a plurality of first magnets coupled to the retainer body, wherein at least a portion of the retainer body defines a hemispherical shape, and a bracket attached to the retainer body, the bracket comprising at least two bracket arms configured to extend around opposing sides of the product; and a display stem defining a recess at a proximal end thereof and comprising a plurality of second magnets coupled to the display stem, wherein the recess defines a hemispherical shape configured to receive the hemispherical portion of the retainer body and defines an opening located at the bottom of the recess, wherein the plurality of second magnets are disposed adjacent to the opening defined by the recess, and wherein the plurality of first magnets are configured to cause rotation of the retainer body to a predefined orientation by magnetic attraction to the plurality of second magnets when at least a portion of the retainer body is disposed within the recess of the display stem, if the retainer body is not in the predefined orientation. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A display system for retaining a product, the display system comprising:
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a retainer comprising; a retainer body having a peak area, a base area, and a substantially smooth curved outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the substantially smooth curved outer surface has a continuously changing slope extending from the peak area to the base area and wherein the continuously changing slope has a constant curvature, a retaining cable attached to the retainer body, and a bracket attached to the retainer body, the bracket comprising at least two bracket arms configured to retain the product with respect to the retainer; and a display stem defining a recess at a proximal end thereof, the recess comprising a shape that matches the shape of the substantially smooth curved outer surface of the retainer body, wherein the retainer body comprises a first charging contact disposed on the substantially smooth curved outer surface of the retainer body and the recess comprises a second charging contact disposed on an interior surface of the recess, and wherein the first charging contact and the second charging contact are in electrical communication when the retainer body is received within the recess of the display stem. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A display system for displaying a product, the system comprising:
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a retainer for retaining the product, the retainer comprising; a retainer body, wherein at least a portion of the retainer body defines a hemispherical shape; and a bracket attached to the retainer body, the bracket comprising at least two bracket arms configured to extend around opposing sides of the product; and a display stem defining a hemispherical recess at a proximal end thereof, the hemispherical recess shaped to receive the hemispherical portion of the retainer body, wherein the hemispherical recess provides power to the retainer through a charging contact disposed on a surface of the hemispherical recess when the retainer body is received within the hemispherical recess. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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Specification