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Display post
Assignee: THAMES UK Ltd
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Filing: 1989-02-03
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Granted: 1989-12-12
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Expires: 2009-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A display post, combination of display post and display arm and/or connecting member, and an assembly is provided wherein the display post comprises a hollow elongate support member, a series of spaced apertures in a wall of said support member and cover members removably mounted on said support member so as to leave exposed at least said series of spaced apertures.
Inventors
- 👤 John W. T. K. Thornborrow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B96/00; A47B96/14; A47B96/145; A47B96/1458; A47B95/00; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/01; E; E01; E01F; E01F9/00; E01F9/60; E01F9/623
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A display post comprising a hollow elongate support member of rectangular cross-section with opposed narrower sides each having a series of spaced slots therein extending along the length thereof and opposed wider sides, a pair of cover members, and means removably mounting the cover members on said support members, each cover member being adapted to cover a wider side of the support member, the cover members being spaced apart in the region of said slots to expose at least that part of each narrower side of the support member containing said slots, said means removably mounting the cover members comprising a series of studs upstanding from each wider side of the support member and spaced along the length thereof, a plastics button having an enlarged head mounted on each said stud and a T-section slot in the rear surface of each cover member slidably engageable with said plastics buttons.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A display post comprising a hollow elongate support member of rectangular cross-section with opposed narrower sides each having a series of spaced slots therein extending along the length thereof and opposed wider sides, a pair of cover members, and means removably mounting the cover members on said support members, each cover member being adapted to cover a wider side of the support member, the cover members being spaced apart in the region of said slots to expose at least that part of each narrower side of the support member containing said slots, said means removably mounting the cover members comprising a series of studs upstanding from each wider side of the support member and spaced along the length thereof, a plastics button having an enlarged head mounted on each said stud and a T-section slot in the rear surface of each cover member slidably engageable with said plastics buttons.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A display post according to claim 1, wherein said studs are welded to the support member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A display post according to claim 1, wherein said studs are threaded or serrated and said plastics buttons are a force fit thereon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A display post according to claim 1, wherein the corresponding slots in each said series are opposite one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A display post according to claim 1, wherein the slots are rectangular and aligned longitudinally of the support member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A display post according to claim 1, wherein each said cover member is shaped to fit closely against one of the wider sides and part of each of the two narrower sides of the support member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A display post according to claim 1, wherein each cover member is hollow and has a slot in a rear wall thereof and extending over the length thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A display post according to claim 1, wherein each said cover member is extruded from plastics material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A display post according to claim 1, in combination with at least one display arm engaged with said apertures and extending outwardly of the display post.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A combination according to claim 9, wherein an end portion of said display arm is adapted to be inserted through an aperture in one side of the support member and to engage an aperture in the opposite side of the support member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A combination according to claim 10, wherein said apertures are offset from one another.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A combination according to claim 9, wherein the display arm has means thereon for locating items to be displayed.
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