Patent ID: 6790042
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A display system for simulated presentation of a plurality of alternative arrangements of prospective floor covering elements across a flooring support surface, the display system comprising:a support element including a substantially planar display face; and a plurality of independently manually manipulatable simulated elements, wherein each of said simulated elements have a rectangular shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the prospective floor covering elements and wherein said simulated elements further include a show surface including a surface design pattern comprising a reduced reproduction of a surface design pattern of at least one prospective floor covering element, said simulated elements being releasably attachable across the display face of the support element with the show surface facing away from the display face of the support element such that said simulated elements are independently manipulatable, rotatable, and arrangeable in a manually manipulatable abutting array across the display face to simulate a first prospective arrangement of the prospective floor covering elements and such that said manually manipulatable array is alterable by means of manually rearranging at least one of the manually manipulatable elements to simulate at least a second prospective arrangement of the prospective floor covering elements, wherein said simulated elements comprise printed segments of a printable magnetic sheet material.