Retractable Display Board
First Claim
1. A retractable display hoard comprising:
- a) first and second elongated frame elements each having an L shaped profile with a first and second wall in perpendicular relation to each other;
b) An elongated flexible sheet having a width, opposite first and second ends. The first and second frame elements each, having, a length sufficient to span the width of the flexible sheet.c) An elongated roller to which the first end of the flexible sheet is attached. The elongated roller is attached to the first framing element between the first and second walls thereof, the elongated roller extending along the length of the first framing element. The elongated roller is dimensioned and configured to permit the flexible sheet to be furled onto the roller.d) a lockable recoil mechanism coupled to the roller for permitting the roller to unfurl the sited from the roller when the first and second frame elements are pulled apart from one another, the locking recoil mechanism being adapted and configured to hold the sheet in the unfurled position when the mechanism is locked, the recoil mechanism being further adapted to automatically refurl the sheet when the lock is released.e) the first and second walls of the first and second frame elements being dimensioned and configured to house the roller awl sheet when the sheet fully furled onto the roller.
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Abstract
The present invention is a retractable display hoard having first and second elongated frame elements each having opposite ends for supporting the flexible display surface. The display surface of the board consists of an elongated flexible sheet having a width. Opposite first and second ends. The first and second frame elements each having a length sufficient to span the width of the sheet and the first end of the sheet is attached to the first frame. The board includes an elongated roller at inched to the second frame element and extending along the length of the second frame element. The second end of the flexible sheet being attached to the roller and the roller being dimensioned and configured to permit the second sheet to be furled onto the roller. The board also includes a lockable recoil mechanism coupled to the roller for permitting the roller to unfurl the sheet from the roller when the first and second frame elements are pulled apart from one another, the recoil mechanism being adapted and configured to hold the sheet in the unfurled position when the mechanism is locked, the recoil mechanism being further configured to automatically re-furl the sheet when the lock is released. Furthermore, the first and second frame elements being dimensioned and configured to house the roller and sheet when the sheet is fully furled onto the roller.
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1. A retractable display hoard comprising:
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a) first and second elongated frame elements each having an L shaped profile with a first and second wall in perpendicular relation to each other; b) An elongated flexible sheet having a width, opposite first and second ends. The first and second frame elements each, having, a length sufficient to span the width of the flexible sheet. c) An elongated roller to which the first end of the flexible sheet is attached. The elongated roller is attached to the first framing element between the first and second walls thereof, the elongated roller extending along the length of the first framing element. The elongated roller is dimensioned and configured to permit the flexible sheet to be furled onto the roller. d) a lockable recoil mechanism coupled to the roller for permitting the roller to unfurl the sited from the roller when the first and second frame elements are pulled apart from one another, the locking recoil mechanism being adapted and configured to hold the sheet in the unfurled position when the mechanism is locked, the recoil mechanism being further adapted to automatically refurl the sheet when the lock is released. e) the first and second walls of the first and second frame elements being dimensioned and configured to house the roller awl sheet when the sheet fully furled onto the roller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A retractable display board comprising:
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a) first and second elongated frame elements each having opposite ends; b) an elongated roller attached to the first frame element and extending along the length of the first frame element. c) an elongated flexible sheet having a width, opposite first and second ends and the first and second frame elements each having a length sufficient to span the width of the sheet;
the first end of the flexible sheet being attached to the roller, the roller being dimensioned and configured to permit the sheet to be furled onto the roller;
the second end of the flexible sheet being attached to the second frame elementd) a lockable recoil mechanism coupled to the roller for permitting the roller to unfurl the sheet from the roller when the first and second frame elements are pulled apart from one another, the recoil mechanism being adapted and configured to hold the sheet in the unfurled position when the mechanism is locked, the recoil mechanism being further configured to automatically re-furl the sheet when the lock is released, and e) the first and second frame elements being dimensioned and configured to house the roller and sheet when the sheet is fully furled onto she roller. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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