Patent ID: 8458937

Claim:
A retractable banner stand having an erected upright mode and a collapsed transport mode, the banner stand comprising: a banner formed of a flexible sheet material for suspending in a substantially upright open position, the banner having graphics thereon; a base comprising a housing and a core in the housing for winding the banner thereon and a retracting mechanism for unwinding and winding the banner with respect to the core, the base further comprising feet for engaging a floor or table surface; a post extending upwardly from the housing; a cross member presented with the post to support the banner when the banner is unwound from the housing; and a curved form positioned at the base and a curved form positioned at the cross member to each impart a curvature to the banner when the banner is in the erected upright mode, the curvature extending continuously from the curved form at the base to the curved form at the cross member.