Patent ID: 6012688
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A readily assembled knock-down, self-supporting modular display stand for displaying a plurality of flexible display devices including banners comprising:(a) a plurality of display stand modules, each said display module further comprising:(1) a pair of hollow mounting tubes including upper and lower mounting tubes for carrying opposite ends of a display banner and having an internal diameter;(2) a pair of elongate resiliently flexible hollow strut members for connecting to and spacing said pair of hollow mounting tubes while in a flexed state thereby maintaining a banner carried therebetween in tension, said strut members being designed to cross behind said banner forming a bowed X pattern;(3) a triangular stand base comprising said lower mounting tube and a pair of hollow base tube members, each having a first end designed to be connected to one end of said lower mounting tube and having a second end;(4) elongate, adjustable, hollow stabilizing tube means having an upper end connected near the crossing point of the strut members and a lower end connected to the second end of said base tube members;(5) strap means extending about the junction of said pair of strut members and connected with the upper end of said stabilizing tube means; and(b) means for connecting said plurality of display stand modules in resiliently retained locked consecutive aligned arrangements.