Display having self-orienting mounting area
First Claim
1. A display assembly comprising:
- a base;
a mounting member adapted for mounting thereon a display item;
wherein the mounting member is movable between a mounted position in which the mounting member is in contact with the base and a removed position in which the mounting member is movable so that the mounting member is adapted to facilitate viewing and handling of the display item;
wherein the mounting member when in the mounted position is movable between an unaligned orientation and an aligned display orientation; and
an alignment mechanism for automatically moving the mounting member from the unaligned orientation to the display orientation.
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Abstract
A display assembly for automatically orienting a display item includes a base and a mounting member for mounting thereon the display item. The mounting member is removably mounted on the base to allow handling of the display item when removed and when mounted automatically moves from an unaligned orientation to an aligned display orientation. One alignment mechanism is magnetically operable and preferably includes first and second magnets respectively mounted on the base and mounting member wherein north and south poles of the first magnet align respectively with south and north poles of the second magnet to align the mounting member in the display orientation. Another alignment mechanism includes at least one camming surface for facilitating alignment of the mounting member and preferably camming surfaces respectively on the base and the mounting member which engage one another to facilitate to alignment.
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1. A display assembly comprising:
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a base;
a mounting member adapted for mounting thereon a display item;
wherein the mounting member is movable between a mounted position in which the mounting member is in contact with the base and a removed position in which the mounting member is movable so that the mounting member is adapted to facilitate viewing and handling of the display item;
wherein the mounting member when in the mounted position is movable between an unaligned orientation and an aligned display orientation; and
an alignment mechanism for automatically moving the mounting member from the unaligned orientation to the display orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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