Patent ID: 8458939

Claim:
A self-expanding display unit comprising at least one display sheet of a substantially rigid and foldable material, the display sheet having a display face and the display sheet comprising a plurality of panels, delimited from adjacent panels by crease lines, the display unit further comprising a biasing means for bending the display face of the display sheet into a substantially convex shape, the biasing means comprising one or more resiliently extensible members, and bracing means acting against the biasing means to limit the amount by which the display sheet bends, wherein the bracing means comprises a single, substantially rigid and foldable bracing sheet that is separate from the display sheet and having a plurality of bracing panels, each of which is delimited from an adjacent bracing panel by a fold line, the bracing sheet being positioned relative to the display sheet such that each fold line of the bracing sheet is coincident with a crease line of the display sheet; the display sheet and the bracing sheet being foldable together at their crease lines and fold lines respectively, wherein the bracing sheet has a tab along one side edge thereof for engagement with a complimentary slot formed in the display sheet to limit relative movement therebetween, and wherein the display sheet includes one or more notches from the outside edge of the display sheet to allow a connection of the display sheet with the bracing sheet.