Patent ID: 7181877

Claim:
Apparatus displaying a visual image, said apparatus extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising: a stabilization base portion for stabilizing said apparatus, said base portion having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side extending in said longitudinal direction between the front and back sides and an opposing second lateral side extending in said longitudinal direction between the front and back sides; a first sheet of parallel, inflatable and separately sealable tubular members, each said tubular member of said first sheet of tubular members extending perpendicular to said longitudinal direction from a first lateral edge of said first sheet of tubular members to an opposing second lateral edge of said first sheet of tubular members, each of said tubular members of said first sheet of tubular members being respectively arranged adjacent each other in a side by side configuration; a second sheet of parallel inflatable and separately sealable tubular members, each said tubular member of said second sheet of tubular members extending perpendicular to said longitudinal direction from a first lateral edge of said second sheet of tubular members to a second lateral edge of said second sheet of tubular members, each of said tubular members of said second sheet of tubular members being respectively arranged adjacent each other in a side by side configuration; a cover defining a display face and having a first lateral edge extending in said longitudinal direction and an opposing second lateral edge extending in said longitudinal direction; and a visual image displayed on said display face; wherein said first sheet of tubular members is arranged on said base portion with said first lateral edge of said first sheet of tubular members extending parallel and adjacent to said first lateral side of said base portion, said second sheet of tubular members is arranged on said base portion with said first lateral edge of said second sheet of tubular members extending parallel and adjacent to said second lateral side of said base portion, and said second lateral edge of said first sheet of tubular members extends parallel, and attached to said second lateral edge of said second sheet of tubular members, such that said base portion and said first and second sheets of tubular members define a structure with a generally triangular cross-section, in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal direction, further wherein, said first lateral edge of said cover is secured to said first lateral side of said base portion and said cover extends over said first and second sheets of tubular members with said second lateral edge of said cover being secured to said second lateral side of said base portion.