Abstract:
By providing a unique housing member within which a plurality of separate display and holding members are operatively interconnected for sequential display relative to each other in a unique, cooperative, continuous, extending manner, a unique, hands-on, visually exciting and interest generating multi-panel display and holding system is realized. In the preferred construction of the present invention, a plurality of separate and independent display and/or holding members are cooperatively interconnected to each other for sequential movement relative to each other. Furthermore, each of the display/holding members are also constructed for being automatically positioned in a precisely desired continuous array in response to the receipt of pulling or movement force applied to one of the display/holding members or to a designated lead element.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS  
       [0001]     This application is related to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/697,068, filed Jul. 5, 2005 entitled MULTI-PANEL DISPLAY PRODUCT.  
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD  
       [0002]     This invention relates to multi-panel products and, more particularly, to such products which enable movement of a plurality of interconnected components thereof.  
       BACKGROUND ART  
       [0003]     With the ever increasing quantity of products and services being offered to consumers, substantial interest has been given to promotional display systems for advertising such products and services. In this regard, a wide variety of advertising displays and promotional literature has been created and distributed to consumers. However, due to the deluge of material to which average consumers are constantly exposed, greater emphasis has been placed upon developing eye-catching, visual displays and promotional material which will receive consumer attention.  
         [0004]     Although various novelty products and printed displays have been created in an attempt to satisfy this demand, these prior art products have failed to provide the desired interest generating result with production costs which advertisers are capable of justifying. In attempting to generate a unique advertising display, some prior art products have employed complex folding systems which produce a three-dimensional display when unfolded or opened. However, in spite of the unique visual appearance generated by such products, the overall cost of production and complexity of assembly of these systems has prevented such prior art systems from becoming popular.  
         [0005]     Other prior art displays have attempted to generate consumer interest by providing unique visual images or other indicia as an integral part of the display. However, these prior art attempts have also failed to generate the interest being sought, largely due to an inability to physically involve the consumer in the promotion or display.  
         [0006]     In addition, other products, such as greeting cards, have attempted to generate consumer interest. However, consumer involvement in the card display has not been achieved.  
         [0007]     Furthermore, consumers have long sought to obtain a unique display system which the consumer could adapt by mounting pictures, cards, or the like on uniquely constructed support panels. However, no such system exists in the prior art.  
         [0008]     Therefore, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a multi-panel display product which is capable of being produced at a reasonable cost and provides an exciting, interest-generating display and/or holding member.  
         [0009]     Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-panel display product having the characteristic features described above, which enables the consumer to physically control the presentation of the display in a unique, hands-on manner.  
         [0010]     Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-panel display product having the characteristic features described above, which is capable of mass production and assembly.  
         [0011]     A further object of the present invention is to provide a multi-panel display product having the characteristic features described above, which provides a unique, eye-catching, exciting and surprising display which is produced in response to action by the consumer.  
         [0012]     Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-panel display product having the characteristic features described above, which the consumer can adapt for personal use and display of personal photographs, cards, picutres and the like.  
         [0013]     Other and more specific objects will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0014]     By employing the present invention, all of the difficulties and inabilities of the prior art are eliminated and a unique, hands-on, visually exciting and interest generating multi-panel display and holding system is realized. This desirable result is attained in the present invention by providing a unique housing member within which a plurality of separate display and holding members are operatively interconnected for sequential display relative to each other in a unique, cooperative, continuous, extending manner.  
         [0015]     In accordance with the present invention, a housing or containing element is provided which incorporates a front panel and a rear panel mounted in juxtaposed, spaced, overlying relationship with each other, defining an interior zone therebetween. Preferably, each panel comprises an eye-catching, visual display for generating consumer interest. Alternatively, the user of the multi-panel display/holding assembly is able to mount any desired pictures, information bearing panels, or other indicia on the surfaces of the housing for providing a personalized, self created display.  
         [0016]     In addition to the housing or containing element of the present invention, the preferred construction of the present invention also comprises a plurality of separate and independent display and/or holding members which are cooperatively interconnected to each other for sequential movement relative to each other. Furthermore, each of the display/holding members are also constructed for being automatically positioned in a precisely desired continuous array in response to the receipt of pulling or movement force applied to one of the display/holding members or to a designated lead element.  
         [0017]     In this regard, by employing the present invention, a multi-panel display/holding assembly is realized which enables the user to merely input a force to a desired or designated element/panel and automatically obtain an elongated, continuous, staggered display of a plurality of separate and independent display/holding members. In addition, each of the independent display/holding members is sequentially revealed after the previous display/holding member connected thereto is revealed. As a result, a unique, eye-catching, exciting, and interest generating visual display is realized.  
         [0018]     In the present invention, each display/holding member is interconnected to each adjacent display/holding member by an interlocking track assembly which guides the movement of the display/holding member. As a result, each display/holding member is able to emerge from the housing or containing element in a sequential, continuous, staggered manner with one display/holding member being revealed in its entirety prior to the next display/holding member being revealed.  
         [0019]     By continuing to input the required force, each of the display/holding members is independently revealed in a continuous manner, until all of the display/holding members are visible. As a result, an elongated, continuous, visual display of a plurality of unique, distinctive, and interlocked members is provided. Furthermore, by providing pre-printed indicia on each display/holding member or by mounting desired pictures, images, or other informative material on each display/holding member, a unique, eye-catching, exciting, and interest generating visual display is realized.  
         [0020]     Furthermore, in the present invention, a variety of alternate track systems and interlocking assemblies and constructions have been developed. In this way, a wide variety of alternate display configurations and visual and structural constructions are capable of being achieved and presented to the user. As a result, substantially improved and enhanced consumer interest and visual excitement is obtained.  
         [0021]     In accordance with the present invention, the visual display placed upon each display/holding member typically comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of pictures, alphanumeric information, colors, designs, photographs, stickers, panels and other indicia. In addition, each visual display may comprise a separate and independent concept or, alternatively, may be related to the display contained on an adjacent display/holding member. In this regard, numerous alternate configurations can be realized, ranging from separate photographs of one or more trips to an elongated, continuous, related display of a train, limousine, or any desired product. Regardless of which type of configuration is employed, the consumer or user realizes a unique, eye-catching and interest generating product.  
         [0022]     By employing the sequentially movable, multi-element, multi-panel, display/holding system of this invention, visually exciting and interest generating products are realized, including greeting cards, advertising/promotional products, and memory sharing products which enable a consumer to physically engage a portion of one display/holding member and cause each cooperating, associated display/holding member to be displayed in a continuous, sequential, controlled manner, in order to produce the resulting elongated display system to the enjoyment of the consumer.  
         [0023]     Furthermore by providing pertinent common interest-generating indicia on the exposed surfaces of each display/holding member, any desired message, information, or memories can be conveyed to the consumer/user with a unique display/holding system being achieved which captures the interest, excitement, and imagination of the consumer. In this way, consumer/user interest is generated both in the display/holding member product as well as in the message or memories being provided by the product.  
         [0024]     The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessing the features, properties, and relation of elements which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.  
     
    
     THE DRAWINGS  
       [0025]     For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:  
         [0026]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the multi-panel display and holding system of the present invention shown with each of the panels in their closed, compact position, retained in a housing;  
         [0027]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 1  with the panels partially removed from the housing;  
         [0028]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 1  with the panels shown completely extended from the housing;  
         [0029]      FIG. 4  is a top plan view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 1  shown completely disassembled;  
         [0030]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the multi-panel display and holding system of the present invention shown with each of the panels in their closed, compact position, retained in the housing;  
         [0031]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 5 , with the panels partially removed from the housing;  
         [0032]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 5 , with the panels shown completely extended from the housing;  
         [0033]      FIG. 8  is a top plan view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 5 , with the panels depicted completely disassembled;  
         [0034]      FIG. 9  is a perspective view of a still further embodiment the multi-panel display and holding system of the present invention shown with each of the panels in their closed, compact position retained in the housing;  
         [0035]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 9 , shown with the panels partially removed from the housing;  
         [0036]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 9 , shown with the panels completely extended from the housing;  
         [0037]      FIG. 12  is a top plan view of the multi-panel display and holding system of  FIG. 9 , with the panels depicted completely disassembled;  
         [0038]      FIG. 13  is a series of top plan views depicting a still further alternate embodiment of the present invention and an alternate track system employed there with;  
         [0039]      FIGS. 14-30  are top plan views depicting a plurality of alternate constructions showing the wide versatility and alternate construction systems and depictions which are capable of being attained using the present invention.  
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
       [0040]     By referring to  FIGS. 1-30 , along with the following detailed discussion, the preferred constructions and operation of a plurality of alternate embodiments of the present invention can best be understood. In each of these embodiments, a plurality of display/holding members are cooperatively associated with each other and retained in a housing or containing element from which each of the individual members are able to be sequentially moved from a stowed or stored position to a fully displayed position.  
         [0041]     Although this disclosure and the associated drawings fully detail several alternate preferred embodiments of the present invention, further alternate embodiments can be implemented without departing from the scope of this invention. Consequently, it is to be understood that the following disclosure is provided for exemplary purposes only and is not intended as a limitation of the present invention, with all alternate embodiments which are evident from this disclosure being encompassed within the scope of the present invention.  
         [0042]     In  FIGS. 1-4 , a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is depicted. In this embodiment, multi-panel display and holding system  20  of the present invention is shown comprising housing or containing element  21  in combination with display/holding members  22 ,  23 ,  24 ,  25 ,  26 ,  27 ,  28 ,  29 , and  30 . In  FIG. 1 , multi-panel display and holding system  20  of the present invention is shown in its stored, fully compacted configuration, wherein each of the display/holding members  20 - 30  are mounted in overlying cooperating relationship with each other, fully contained within housing and containing element  21 . In  FIG. 2 , display/holding members  22 ,  23 ,  24 ,  25 ,  26 ,  27 ,  28 ,  29  and  30  are all depicted partially removed from housing or containing element  21 , while  FIG. 3  depicts the display/holding members in their fully extended and displayed configuration.  
         [0043]     As depicted, display/holding members  22 - 30  are constructed in a manner which enables display/holding members  22 - 30  to emerge from housing/containing element  21  in a continuous, elongated, substantially straight line and remain in that configuration when fully displayed. As is fully discussed below, in the preferred construction, each display/holding member is revealed in its entirety before the next display/holding member is revealed. In order to achieve this sequential visual display and configuration, display/holding members  22 - 30  are constructed for being in overlying, aligned, cooperating relationship with each other, and retained in housing/containing element  21  with display/holding members  22 - 30  in juxtaposed, overlying facing relationship.  
         [0044]     In the preferred construction of this embodiment of the present invention, display/holding members  22 - 30  each comprise different overall lengths, in order to enable display/holding members  22 - 30  to be completely stored in housing/containing element  21  in overlying relationship with each other. By referring to  FIG. 4 , this construction and the varying lengths of each display/holding member is immediately apparent.  
         [0045]     In order to achieve the desired continuous, longitudinal, extending, side-by-side, cooperating, sequential, display depicted in  FIGS. 1-3  and detailed above, each display/holding member  22 - 29  incorporates a pair of elongated, longitudinally extending, substantially straight, cooperating slots  35  and  36  which are formed adjacent the opposed side edges of each display/holding member. In addition, display/holding members  23 - 30  each incorporate a pair of track engaging fingers or hook members  37  and  38 , each of which are positioned directly adjacent one of the elongated slots  35  and  36 . As shown in  FIG. 4C , the track engaging fingers/hook members  37  and  38  may comprise a “V” shape, as opposed to the “C” shape shown in  FIGS. 1-4 .  
         [0046]     As shown in the drawings, by lockingly engaging finger or hook member  37  of display/holding member  23  in slot  35  of display/holding member  22 , while also lockingly engaging finger/hook member  38  of display/holding member  23  in slot  36  of display/holding member  22 , display/holding members  22  and  23  are cooperatively associated with each other. By employing this construction, display/holding member  23  is able to advance longitudinally in a substantially straight path, relative to display/holding member  22  by pulling the leading edge of display/holding member  23 , causing fingers/hook members  37  and  38  to slidingly advance along the length of elongated slots  35  and  36 .  
         [0047]     Using a similar construction, fingers/hook members  37  and  38  of display/holding member  24  are mounted in elongated slots  35  and  36  of display/holding member  23 , while finger/hook members  37  and  38  of display/holding member  25  are mounted in elongated slots  35  and  36  of display/holding member  24 . The desired, longitudinally extending construction for display/holding system  20  is attained by similarly mounting finger/hook members  37  and  38  of display/holding members  26 ,  27 ,  28 ,  29  and  30  in the elongated slots  35  and  36  of the adjacent display/holding member associated therewith. In this way, the desired longitudinally extendable construction is realized for enabling display/holding members  22 - 30  to be longitudinally displayed in a continuous, elongated, interlocked, substantially straight line configuration.  
         [0048]     By employing this construction, display/holding member  30 , which is the leading member, is removed from housing/containing element  21  and fully displayed by having a force applied thereto which causes display/holding member  30  to slidingly advancing along elongated slots  35  and  36  of adjacent display/holding member  29  by the engagement of fingers/hook members  37  and  38  therein. Once finger/hook members  37  and  38  of display/holding member  30  reaches the terminating end of slots  35  and  36 , the continued application of a force to display/holding member  30  causes display/holding member  30  and display/holding member  29  to be removed from housing/contacting element  21  and by slidingly advancing finger/hook members  37  and  38  of display/holding member  29  along slots  35  and  36  of display/holding member  28 .  
         [0049]     Once display/holding member  29  is a fully displayed, along with display/holding member  30 , the continued application of the force to display/holding member  30  causes display/holding member  28  to be withdrawn from housing/containing element  21  and become fully displayed as the fingers/hook members  37  and  38  thereof slidingly advance along slots  35  and  36  of display/holding member  27 . As is evident from this disclosure, this process continues with each display/holding member being fully displayed in a continuous, step-by-step process, until all of the display/holding members  22 - 30  have been removed from housing/containing element  21  and are fully displayed in their entirety. Once in this position, the particular indicia, advertising display, message, design, logo, colors, photographs, etc. which are mounted and/or displayed on display/holding members  22 - 30  are seen in their entirety by the consumer or user.  
         [0050]     In the preferred construction of this embodiment of the present invention, housing/containing element  21  incorporates a plurality of cooperating panels  40 ,  41 , and  42  which are foldable relative to each other, with panels  40  and  41  forming outside panels, the surfaces of which are visible, with panel  42  being captured between panels  40  and  41 . In addition, in the preferred construction, interior panel  42  also incorporates an elongated slide arm  43  integrally mounted to one edge thereof and terminating at its opposed end with upstanding ridges  44  and  45 .  
         [0051]     In addition, display/holding member  22  is constructed with locking fingers  46  and  47  formed on one end thereof in cooperating relationship with slot  48 . This construction is configured for enabling elongated slide arm  43  to be telescopically inserted through slot  48 , with locking fingers  46  and  47  peripherally surrounding and engaging arm  43 .  
         [0052]     When fully assembled, locking fingers  46  and  47  peripherally surround and embrace the edges of elongated slide arm  43 , enabling display/holding member  22  to slide along the length of arm  43  through slot  48 . However, complete removal of display/holding member  22  from arm  43  is prevented due to the engagement of upstanding ridges  44  and  45  with locking fingers  46  and  47 . As a result, display/holding member  22  is capable of sliding along the length of arm  43 , while also being retained within housing/containing element  21  to prevent its complete removal therefrom.  
         [0053]     In  FIGS. 5-8 , a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is depicted. In this embodiment, multi-panel display and holding system  20  is shown comprising housing or containing element  51  in combination with display/holding members  52 ,  53 ,  54 ,  55 ,  56 , and  57 . As detailed below, this embodiment of the present invention is constructed in a manner substantially equivalent to the construction detailed above referenced in  FIGS. 1-4 . However, in this embodiment, display/holding members  52 ,  53 ,  54 ,  55 ,  56 , and  57  are constructed with substantially identical overall sizes and shapes. In addition, when display/holding members  52 - 57  are sequentially withdrawn from housing/containing element  51 , each display/holding member moves along a curved path before being positioned directly adjacent to the next display/holding member, forming an elongated, continuous chain display.  
         [0054]     In this regard, in  FIG. 5 , multi-panel display and holding system  20  is shown in its stored, fully compact configuration, with each of the display/holding members  52 - 57  mounted in cooperating relationship with each other and fully contained within housing/containing element  21 . In  FIG. 2 , display/holding members  52 ,  53 ,  54 ,  55 ,  56 , and  57  are depicted partially removed from housing/containing element  21 , establishing a vertically staggered configuration with each element being fully shown, overlying an adjacent element. In  FIG. 3 , display/holding members  52 - 57  are shown in their fully displayed and extended configuration, with each display/holding member positioned directly adjacent each other forming a continuous, elongated, substantially straight line.  
         [0055]     In order to achieve a visual display wherein display/holding members  52 - 57  each comprise substantially identical overall dimensions and configurations, display/holding members  52 - 57  must be constructed to be retained in housing/containing element  51  in an offset or staggered configuration. As best seen in  FIGS. 8A and 8B , each display/holding member  52 - 57  is offset or vertically spaced away from each adjacent display/holding member. Although this configuration requires additional space to be formed in housing/containing element  51 , this configuration enables display/holding members  52 - 57  to comprise substantially identical dimensions.  
         [0056]     Furthermore, in order to enable display/holding members  52 - 57  to be positioned in a vertically offset manner while also being capable of being withdrawn from housing/containing element  21  in an arcuate path which enables display/holding members  52 - 57  to result in a final display wherein each display/holding member is positioned in an elongated, continuous, side to side, substantially straight-line configuration, display/holding members  52 ,  53 ,  54 ,  55 ,  56 , and  57  comprise a pair of elongated, longitudinally extending, cooperating slots  60  and  61  which are formed adjacent the opposed side edges of each display/holding member. However, in this embodiment, elongated slots  60  and  61  each incorporate an arcuately curved portion in combination with a substantially straight, elongated portion.  
         [0057]     Furthermore, display/holding members  53 - 57  each incorporate a pair of track engaging fingers or hook members  62  and  63 , each of which are positioned directly adjacent the arcuately curved portion of slots  60  and  61 . In addition, the track engaging fingers/hook members  62  and  63  are constructed for being engaged in elongated slots  60  and  61  of an adjacent display/holding member for enabling fingers/hook members  62  and  63  to slide along the arcuately curved portion and the substantially straight portion of slots  60  and  61 , enabling the associated display/holding member to move in the precisely desired path.  
         [0058]     As fully described above, track engaging fingers/hook members  62  and  63  of a first display/holding member are engaged in slots  60  and  61  of an adjacent display/holding member in order to assure that each display/holding member is withdrawn from housing/containing element  51  in its entirety, before the adjacent display/holding member is withdrawn. In addition, by constructing slots  60  and  61  in the manner detailed above, each display/holding a member is withdrawn and simultaneously positioned horizontally adjacent the next display/holding member.  
         [0059]     In this way, each display/holding member is withdrawn in its entirety in a continuous, staggered, element by element construction, until all of the display/holding members are completely withdrawn and displayed in a continuous, elongated, side to side, substantially straight-line configuration. Once in this position, the indicia, advertising information, messages, designs, logos, colors, photographs, pictures, alphanumeric designations, etc. which are mounted, printed, and/or displayed on display/holding members  52 - 57  are seen in their entirety by the consumer or user.  
         [0060]     In this embodiment, housing/containing element  51  is constructed in a manner similar to the construction detailed above, with housing/containing element  51  incorporating a plurality of cooperating panels  66 ,  67 , and  68  which are foldable relative to each other. In this configuration, panels  66  and  67  form outside panels, with the surfaces thereof being visible to the consumer or user, while panel  68  forms an interior panel, captured between panel  66  and  67 . In addition, in the preferred construction, interior panel  68  also incorporates elongated slide arm  69  integrally mounted to one edge of panel  68  and terminating at its opposed end with upstanding ridges  70  and  71 .  
         [0061]     In this embodiment, as with the embodiment detailed above, display/holding member  52  is constructed with locking fingers  72  and  73  formed on one end thereof in cooperating relationship with slot  74 . This construction is configured for enabling elongated slide arm  69  to be telescopically inserted through slot  74 , with locking fingers  72  and  73  peripherally surrounding and engaging arm  69 .  
         [0062]     When fully assembled, locking fingers  72  and  73  peripherally surround and embrace the edges of elongated slide arm  69 , enabling display/holding member  52  to slide along the length of arm  69  through slot  74 . However, the complete removal of display/holding member  52  from arm  79  is prevented, due to the engagement of upstanding ridges  70  and  71  with locking fingers  72  and  73 . As a result, display/holding member  52  is capable of sliding along the length of arm  69 , for being fully displayed when desired, while also being retained within housing/containing element  51  in a manner which prevents its complete removal.  
         [0063]     In  FIGS. 9-12 , a further preferred embodiment of the present invention is depicted. In this embodiment, multi-panel display and holding system  20  of the present invention is shown comprising housing or containing element  81  in combination with display/holding members  82 ,  83 ,  84 ,  85 ,  86 , and  87 . In  FIG. 9 , multi-panel display and holding system  20  of the present invention is shown in its stored, fully compacted configuration, wherein each of the display/holding members  82 - 87  are mounted in overlying, cooperating relationship with each other, fully retained within housing/containing element  81 . In  FIG. 2 , display/holding members  82 - 87  are all depicted partially removed from housing/containing element  81 , while  FIG. 3  depicts the display/holding members in their fully extended and displayed configuration.  
         [0064]     As depicted, display/holding that members  82 - 87  are constructed in a manner which enables the display/holding members to be withdrawn from housing/containing element  81  in a continuous, elongated, substantially straight line, and remain in that configuration when fully displayed. As with the other embodiments detailed above, each display/holding member  82 - 87  is revealed in its entirety before the next display/holding member is revealed. In order to achieve the sequential visual display and configuration, display/holding members  82 - 87  are constructed for being in overlying, aligned, cooperating relationship with each other and retained in housing/containing element  81  with display/holding members  82 - 87  being in juxtaposed, overlying, facing relationship.  
         [0065]     In the preferred construction of this embodiment of the present invention, display/holding members  82 - 87  each comprise a unique track system which allows display/holding members  82 - 87  to comprise substantially identical overall sizes and shapes. In addition, as fully detailed below, the track assembly employed in this embodiment of the present invention is formed as an extension of the display/holding zone of each display/holding member. As a result, the entire surface area forming the display/holding zone is available for receiving the desired indicia, photos, advertising information, messages, designs, logos, colors, pictures, alphanumeric designations, etc. which are mounted, printed, and/or formed for display thereon.  
         [0066]     In order to achieve the desired continuous, longitudinally extending, side-by-side, cooperating, sequential display depicted in  FIGS. 10 and 11  and detailed above, with each display/holding member  82 - 87  comprising display areas which are substantially identical in size and shape, each display/holding member  82 - 87  incorporates an elongated, longitudinally extending slide arm  90  which is integrally attached to one edge thereof. In addition, each slide arm  90  incorporates a pair of locking tabs  91  and  92  formed adjacent to each other and positioned near the terminating end of slide arm  90 . Furthermore, slide arm  90  of display/holding members  83 ,  84 ,  85 ,  86 , and  87  also incorporates a track-forming, longitudinally extending, substantially straight slot  93 .  
         [0067]     In constructing this embodiment of multi-panel display/holding system  20 , slide arm  90  of each display/holding member is folded into overlying relationship with one surface of the display/holding member to which slide arm  90  is affixed. In addition, locking tabs  91  and  92  of slide arm  90  of one display/holding member are inserted through slot  93  of slide arm  90  of the adjacent display/holding member. Once each of the display/holding members  82 - 87  have been interconnected with each other in this manner, with tabs  91  and  92  of one slide arm  90  being inserted through slot  93  of an adjacent slide arm  90  of an adjacent display/holding member, the construction for display/holding system  20  is attained.  
         [0068]     In addition, in order to achieve the complete overlying, aligned relationship of each of the display areas of each display/holding member  82 - 87 , slot  93  is alternately positioned relative to the adjacent display/holding members, in order to allow tabs  91  and  92  of the adjacent slide arm to be easily inserted and lockingly engaged in slot  93 . In this way, the desired longitudinal movement of each of the display/holding members is realized.  
         [0069]     By employing the construction, as detailed above, each display/holding member  82 - 87  is withdrawn from housing/containing element  81  in a sequential manner, with each display/holding member being revealed in its entirety before the adjacent display/holding member is exposed. In order to enable the pulling force to be easily applied, display/holding member  87  incorporates a holding tab  94 , as depicted in  FIGS. 9, 10  and  11 . By pulling holding tab  94 , the required force is provided and each of the display/holding members retained in housing/containing element  81  are sequentially withdrawn for being fully exposed in their entirety.  
         [0070]     As is evident from the foregoing detailed disclosure, when the required force is applied to holding tab  94 , display/holding member  87  is withdrawn from housing/containing element  81 . This desired longitudinal movement of display/holding member  87  relative to housing/containing element  81  and the remaining display/holding members retained therein, is achieved due to the engagement of locking tabs  91  and  92  in track forming slot  93  of slide arm  90  of display/holding member  87 .  
         [0071]     Due to this construction, display/holding member  87  is able to move longitudinally as locking arm  90  with slot  93  are able to move relative to display/holding member  86  along locking tabs  91  and  92 . Once the entire length of track forming slot  93  has been traveled, display/holding member  86  is drawn out of housing/containing element  81  and longitudinally moves relative to display/holding member  85 , due to the substantially equivalent construction detailed above.  
         [0072]     By continuing to apply a force to tab  94 , each of the display/holding members  82 - 87  are sequentially removed from housing/containing element  81  until the desired, continuous, elongated, side to side display of each display/holding member is attained. Once in this position, the particular indicia, advertising displays, messages, designs, logos, colors, photographs, pictures, alphanumeric designations, etc. which are mounted, printed, and/or formed on display/holding members  82 - 87  are readily visible in their entirety in order to provide the desired visual effect to the observer.  
         [0073]     In the preferred construction of this embodiment of the present invention, housing/containing element  81  incorporates a plurality of cooperating panels  96 ,  97 , and  98  which are foldable relative to each other, with panels  96  and  97  forming outside panels, the surfaces of which are visible. In this embodiment, panel  98  comprises an interior panel which is captured between panels  96  and  97 . In addition, in this embodiment, panel  97  also incorporates an elongated slide arm  99  securely mounted to one edge thereof and incorporating an elongated, track-forming, longitudinally extending slot  100  formed therein.  
         [0074]     In this embodiment, slot  100  forms the track along which display/holding member  82  is able to travel due to the engagement of locking tabs  91  and  92  therein. As a result, by constructing multi-panel display and holding system  20  in this manner, the desired visual display is realized, with each display/holding member  82 - 87  comprising a display surface which is substantially identical in size and shape, while also enabling display/holding members  82 - 87  to be mounted within housing/containing element  81  in a substantially stacked, overlying, aligned relationship.  
         [0075]     In  FIG. 13 , a further alternate embodiment of the present invention is depicted, wherein a separate, independent track system is employed, which is affixed to any desired display/holding member. By employing this embodiment of the present invention, the display/holding member may incorporate any desired size, shape, configuration, etc., while also being stackable in overlying, aligned relationship with each other. In this way, a wide variety of alternate, eye-catching, visually distinctive constructions can be attained.  
         [0076]     As shown in  FIG. 13 , track system  106  incorporates a plurality of track forming members  107  which are mounted in cooperating relationship with each other. Although three, cooperating, track forming members  107  are depicted, any desired quantity of track forming members may be employed.  
         [0077]     Furthermore, as shown, each track forming number  107  is affixed to any desired display/holding number  108  in order to form the desired multi-panel display and holding system  20  of the present invention. In this regard, track forming members  107  are securely affixed to display/holding members  108  using a wide variety of alternate methods, depending upon the particular application desired. Included in these methods are the use of adhesives, locking tabs, magnets, double-sided adhesive tape, glues, and dice-cut tabs, folded engagements, and the like.  
         [0078]     In the preferred construction of this embodiment of the present invention, each track forming member  107  incorporates a separate and independent elongated strip of material in which an elongated, longitudinally extending, slot  110  is formed in combination with slot engaging locking tabs  111  and  112 . As with the embodiment detailed above, tabs  111  and  112  are inserted into elongated slot  110  and lockingly engaged therein, for controlling the relative movement of each track forming member  107  relative to an adjacent track forming member  107 .  
         [0079]     Once each of the track forming members  107  have been securely affixed to a particular desired display/holding member  108 , the desired construction is realized. As discussed above, in the preferred construction, the position of elongated slot  110  is alternated on each adjacent member in order to enable display/holding members  108  to be stackable in overlying, aligned vertical relationship.  
         [0080]     By referring to  FIGS. 14-30 , a wide variety of alternate products, constructions and configurations can be seen which depicts numerous alternate uses for which the present invention can be employed. Clearly, these alternate products, constructions, and configurations are provided for exemplary purposes only, as an indication of the wide scope and diversity of the present invention and the broad applicability the present invention has to numerous commercially desirable products uses, and advertising/promotional displays. It is to be understood, however, that these depicted products, uses, and advertising/promotional displays are provided for exemplary purposes only to indicate the breath of the present invention and are not intended as a limitation of the present invention or its broad commercial applicability.  
         [0081]     It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained and, since certain changes may be made in the above articles without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.  
         [0082]     It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.