Patent ID: 7234256

Claim:
An apparatus for displacing slide elements ( 3 ) in an apparatus for displaying characters, preferably a price label, which consists of a basic part ( 1 ) comprising openings ( 2 ) for receiving the slide elements ( 3 ) and a visible surface ( 1 a ) and a reverse side opposite of a side, with the slide elements ( 3 ) being arranged in a displaceable manner from a first position in which a face side ( 5 ) of the slide elements ( 3 ) is visible from the visible surface ( 1 a ) of the basic part ( 1 ) to a second position in which the face surface ( 5 ) is arranged in the basic part ( 1 ) at a distance behind the visible surface ( 1 a ) and is substantially not visible, and with at least one opening being provided for displaying each character, with the at least one opening being preferably arranged in the form of a matrix in the case that there are several openings characterized in that two handle strips ( 7 , 8 ) are provided which can be pressed against each other, are arranged in a preferably V-shaped manner, are joined in a pivotable way and on which there are arranged setting templates ( 16 , 17 ) which are arranged opposite of each other and adjustable relative to each other and comprise positioning pins ( 34 ) which can be inserted into openings of the basic part ( 1 ), and that as a result of the movement towards each other of the handle strips ( 7 , 8 ) the positioning pins ( 34 ) can be introduced from both sides into the openings ( 2 ) of the basic part ( 1 ) held between the handle strips ( 7 , 8 ) and displace the slide elements ( 3 ) according to the characters to be displayed, with one or several positioning pins ( 34 ) being associated with each slide element ( 3 ) for each character to be displayed, which pins are all arranged on one of the setting templates ( 16 , 17 ) and during each setting process each slide element ( 3 ) to be displaced is moved to its end position with a single displacement movement by said associated positioning pins ( 34 ).