Display stand

A display stand configured for displaying personal items or merchandise items and a method of assembling the display stand are disclosed. The display stand comprises of an upright panel and a base panel that are combined in a way that the resulting structure is sturdy yet easy to assemble and disassemble. The assembly of the display panel is accomplished by inserting a closed elongated slot of the upright panel into an open slot of the base panel and turning the base panel such that a solid strip of the base panel is disposed inside the closed elongated slot of the upright panel. A tab is then inserted into the open slot of the base panel to seal the opening.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a stand assembly that may be used for organizing personal items and devices in a way that the items are easily accessible to the user. The stand may also be used for displaying items for sale in a way that the items are easy to view from various angles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is desirable that a stand configured for displaying multiple personal or merchandise items for display be sturdy and easy to assemble and disassemble. The stands currently marketed are deficient with regard to at least one of these characteristics. The display stand of the present invention addresses both of these issues.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

In one aspect of the present invention, a display stand comprises a base panel containing an elongated slot, the elongated slot having a first side end and a second end, the first side end of the elongated slot being open at a first side end of the base panel, the second side end of the elongated slot being closed inside the base panel, the base panel also comprising an indentation at a second side end of the base panel, the second side end of the base panel being disposed at an opposing end of the first side end of the base panel, the indentation being bridged with the second end of the elongated slot by a solid strip; and an upright panel comprising a closed elongated slot, the closed elongated slot having a first side sealed by a closure strip, the closed elongated slot also comprising a second end disposed at an opposing side of the closure strip, the base panel and the upright panel being combined in a way that the solid strip of the base panel is disposed inside the closed elongated slot of the upright panel. In another aspect of the present invention, a method for assembling a display stand comprises: providing a base panel containing an elongated slot, the elongated slot having a first side end and a second end, the first side end of the elongated slot being open at a first side end of the base panel, the second side end of the elongated slot being closed inside the base panel, the base panel also comprising an indentation at a second side end of the base panel, the second side end of the base panel being disposed at an opposing end of the first side end of the base panel, the indentation being bridged with the second end of the elongated slot by a solid strip; providing an upright panel comprising a closed elongated slot, the closed elongated slot having a first side sealed by a closure strip, the closed elongated slot also comprising a second end disposed at an opposing side of the closure strip; with the upright panel being disposed in an upright position and the base panel disposed in a horizontal position, inserting the closure strip of the upright panel into the elongated slot of the base panel; turning the base panel clockwise about 180 degrees such that the solid strip of the base panel is disposed inside the closed elongated slot; and laying a bottom side of the base panel on a surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The stand assembly of the present invention is portrayed inFIGS. 1-8. The assembly contains two panels that are combined to form the stand structure: a base panel12disposed on a surface and an upright panel11that is substantially perpendicular to the base panel12. The base panel12and the upright panel11are combined in a way that the combined structure is easy to assemble and disassemble, yet the base panel12and upright panel11are immovably secured in relation to one another. The upright panel11contains a plurality of cutouts14in which various objects may be placed for stowage or display. These may include personal items such as pens, watches and cell phones or merchandise items for customers to view in a store. The base panel may also contain cutouts17for similar purposes.

The base panel12comprises an elongated slot19that is open at the length end of the base panel12and takes up a portion of the full length of base panel12. At the opposite end of elongated slot19, base panel12comprises an indentation25that is bridged with the elongated slot19by solid strip22shown between broken lines inFIGS. 4, 5 and 7. The upright panel11comprises an elongated closed slot18that takes up a portion of the length of the upright panel11and ends at one end with a short closure strip27.

To assemble the stand, upright panel11is positioned vertically on a surface while the base panel12is positioned horizontally with the surface such that closure strip27and a portion of the upright panel11elongated closed slot18is inserted into the open slot19of the base panel12as shown inFIG. 5.

In the next step, the upright panel11is turned clockwise 180 degrees in a way that the solid strip22is placed inside elongated closed slot18as shown inFIGS. 6 and 7. The bottom end of the base panel12is placed on a surface such that the base panel12is positioned at an upward slant from a horizontal position and the upright panel11angles down slightly from a vertical stance as depicted inFIGS. 1 and 2. In this configuration, the base panel12supports upright panel11and prevents the stand assembly from breaking up.

The solid strip22is shorter than closed slot18. This allows the upright panel11to shift sideways from a position of having one end of the elongated closed slot18being wedged inside indentation25as shown inFIGS. 1, 2 and 8to a position where the other end of elongated closed slot18is placed against closure strip27as shown inFIG. 7. In either case, a gap28is formed between solid strip22and the ends of the elongated closed slot18. The gap28provides the needed flexibility to maneuver the solid strip22into the closed slot18in order to assemble the display stand10and to disassemble it. The optimal support for the upright panel11is achieved in the position in which the end of the elongated closed slot18is wedged inside the indentation25. A tab16configured for tight fitting into the open slot19seals the open slot19so as to prevent unintended sideways slippage of the upright panel11. Disassembling the stand is done by reversing the order of the assembly steps.