Collapsible display system
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1. A collapsible display system, comprising:
- an elongated strip having a plurality of widthwise folding means at spaced positions along the length thereof, said folding means being alternately directed in opposite directions so that said strip is fan-foldable;
means for engaging a plurality of display items having ends engageable with the strip;
a plurality of display items mounted on said strip at said engaged ends by said engaging means, said strip and said display items being configured so that said strip when loaded with said display items can be collapsed by folding at said folding means into a compact stack; and
said engaging means and said folding means cooperable when said strip is fan-folded to interlock said display items with said strip at said engaged ends.
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Abstract
A collapsible display system includes an elongated plastic strip having a series of tabs which hold display items and a series of creases or perforations which can be fan-folded. In loaded and collapsed form, display items may be locked onto the strip and the assembly assumes a manageable shape. When the strip is extended, the items on it are layered, have a somewhat flat profile, and can be reached individually. This collapsible display system improves on previous designs because it can be preloaded, shipped in a compact shape, and readily set up on a store shelf.
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1. A collapsible display system, comprising:
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an elongated strip having a plurality of widthwise folding means at spaced positions along the length thereof, said folding means being alternately directed in opposite directions so that said strip is fan-foldable; means for engaging a plurality of display items having ends engageable with the strip; a plurality of display items mounted on said strip at said engaged ends by said engaging means, said strip and said display items being configured so that said strip when loaded with said display items can be collapsed by folding at said folding means into a compact stack; and said engaging means and said folding means cooperable when said strip is fan-folded to interlock said display items with said strip at said engaged ends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17)
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10. A thin, elongated, flexible strip for use in a display system displaying a plurality of items having ends engageable with the strip;
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said strip having a series of widthwise folding means at spaced positions along its length, said folding means being alternately directed in opposite directions so that said strip is fan-foldable, said strip having means for engaging the plurality of display items at said engaged ends; and said engaging means and said folding means cooperable when said strip is fan-folded to interlock said display items with said strip at said engaged ends. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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18. A collapsible display systems, comprising:
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an elongated strip having a plurality of widthwise folding means at spaced positions along the length thereof, said folding means being alternately directed in opposite directions so that said strip is fan-foldable; a series of tabs integral with said strip for engaging a plurality of display items; a plurality of display items mounted on said strip by engaging said tabs, said display items being generally flat packages containing articles, each of said packages including a flat backing having a slot near one edge thereof; said strip and display items being configured so that said strip when loaded with said display items can be collapsed by folding at said folding means into a compact stack; and each of said tabs extending past one of said folding means and extending through an associated slit in said strip so that said backing becomes interlocked with said strip when said display system is in fan-folded position.
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19. A thin, elongated, flexible strip for use in a display system, said strip having a series of widthwise folding means at spaced positions along its length, said folding means being alternately directed in opposite directions so that said strip is fan-foldable;
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said strip having a series of tabs integral with said strip for engaging a plurality of display items, said tabs being formed by making a series of slits in said strip so that a portion of said strip complementing said slit forms each tab; and said slits being formed at regular intervals along the length of said strip and form a position slightly spaced from one of said folding means through and interrupting an adjacent, alternately directed folding means.
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