Patent ID: 6298592
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A display device that is capable of displaying sheet material from opposite sides of the device, wherein said sheet material can be readily removed from and replaced within said display device, said display device comprisingfirst and second planar panels, each of said panels being made of a transparent material;means for hinging said planar panels together along respective, corresponding, first side edges of said panels so that said panels can be moved from a first position in which said panels lie substantially side-by-side so that said first panel overlies said second panel with all side edges of said first panel being positioned closely adjacent to corresponding, respective side edges of said second panel to a second position in which said panels pivot about a hinge axis of said means for hinging said planar panels together in a manner similar to adjacent pages of a book;a planar sheet of resilient material that lies between said panels when said panels are in their first position;strips of hook and pile attachment materials adhered to faces of said panels that face each other when said panels are in their first position, with said attachment materials being positioned adjacent to at least side edges of said panels that are opposite to said first side edges of said panels, said strips of hook and pile attachment materials extending continuously along each of said side edges of said panels, so that when said panels are in their first position, said strips of hook and pile attachment materials engage each other along the mutually respective side edges of said panels to firmly hold said panels in their side-by-side, overlying position,whereby sheet material can be inserted between a face of said sheet or resilient material and a face of a corresponding panel when said panels are in their second position, and said panels can then be closed to their first position with said panels lying substantially side-by-side so that said sheet materials can be viewed through said panels.