Patent ID: 6026606
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A display device for holding and displaying a document constituted by a thin sheet, said display device comprising:a frame member having a forward surface that is visible when the document is in position to be viewed and enclosing a display area; and first and second holding elements for holding the document so that at least a portion of the document is visible in the display area, whereinsaid first and second holding elements are integral with said frame member,said display area has first and second edges, said first edge is located opposite to said second edge, said first holding element extends along, and is connected to, said first edge and said second holding element extends along, and is connected to, said second edge;said frame member and said holding elements are made from a single piece of material which has a thickness having a direction perpendicular to the forward surface and said piece of material being cut in the direction of the thickness to form a first score line which constitutes a first boundary between said frame member and said first holding element and a second score line which constitutes a second boundary between said frame member and said second holding element, the score lines extending through a part of the thickness of the piece of material to leave, at each score line, a stratum of the material which connects a respective one of said holding elements to a respective edge of said display area.