Framework and connective elements for display systems
First Claim
1. A system for interconnecting flat panel sections, each having edges thereon, to form a display wall, said system including in combination:
- a flat panel section;
a first interconnecting component attached to an edge of said flat panel section, said first component having an expandible, open groove therein parallel to the edge of said panel section to which said first component is attached; and
a flat connecting member having rib-shaped projections comprising a spring on opposite edges thereof for fitting into and expanding the groove in said component to cause a tight fit between said first component and said connecting member.
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Abstract
Display panels for ready assembly and disassembly to form walls or shelves particularly suitable for trade show displays and the like, have sections of elongated cylindrical metal tubing having a first channel attached to edges of the panels to be used in the display. An internal expandable open groove is provided in the metal tubing for receiving a flat connecting member with ribs on opposite edges thereof to snap-fit into and engage the groove in the metal tubing. Connecting members then are used to interconnect the sections of tubing attached to adjacent edges of different panels to permit assembly and disassembly of the various panels without the use of any tools, while providing a rigid display section.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for interconnecting flat panel sections, each having edges thereon, to form a display wall, said system including in combination:
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a flat panel section; a first interconnecting component attached to an edge of said flat panel section, said first component having an expandible, open groove therein parallel to the edge of said panel section to which said first component is attached; and a flat connecting member having rib-shaped projections comprising a spring on opposite edges thereof for fitting into and expanding the groove in said component to cause a tight fit between said first component and said connecting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for interconnecting flat panel sections, each having edges thereon, to form a display wall, said system including in combination:
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a flat panel section; a first metal interconnecting component having a U-shaped groove attached to an edge of said flat panel section, said first component having an open groove therein in a diametrically opposite direction from said U-shaped groove parallel to the edge of said panel section to which said first component is attached; and a flat metal connecting member having rib-shaped projections comprising resilient springs on opposite edges thereof for fitting into the open groove in said component to cause a tight fit between said first component and said connecting member. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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