Patent ID: 8622204
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. A display stand for displaying an article of jewelry such as a necklace comprising: a main body portion having a front wall simulating the upper torso of a person terminating at top in a simulated neck portion, and a rear wall; a retractable support panel hingedly secured to the lower portion of the rear wall of said main body portion; said main body portion being hollow on the interior; an opening through the rear wall of said main body portion above said panel; said rear wall having a recessed area receiving said panel therein for storage when said panel is moved from a support position to a stored position; said panel having a lower end hingedly secured to the lower portion of the rear wall of said main body portion by a pair of outwardly extending spaced pins on opposite sides of the lower end of said panel movable in respective, elongated slots on opposite sides of said recessed area at the bottom thereof, wherein said panel moves from a first position providing the sole support for said stand hinging about said pins at the lower portion of said rear wall of said main body portion and movable to said storage position flush within said recessed area, said pins riding within said slots outwardly from said main body portion firmly locking said panel in said support position.