US3822849A

US3822849A - Finger ring holder and display device

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Publication number: US3822849A
Application number: US00320608A
Authority: US
Inventors: R Joyce
Original assignee: VARGAS Manufacturing CO
Current assignee: VARGAS Manufacturing CO
Priority date: 1973-01-02
Filing date: 1973-01-02
Publication date: 1974-07-09
Anticipated expiration: 1991-07-09

Abstract

A finger ring holder and display device constructed from a unitary, one-piece blank of material of cardboard or the like comprising a substantially flat base portion, an arm member folded upwardly and rearwardly from one edge of said base portion, a pair of side walls folded along the longitudinal edges of said arm member and extending rearwardly therefrom, a pair of aligned notches extending inwardly from the edges of said side walls, and an upwardly extending tab member located rearwardly of and in alignment with said arm member, whereby when a finger ring is slid downwardly over said arm member, the opposite side portions of the shank extend through said aligned notches, and the rear portion of the shank is engaged beneath said tab member to maintain the ring in an upward disposition for ready viewing.

Description

United States Patent [191 .loyce 451' July 9,1974

FINGER RING HOLDER AND DISPLAY DEVICE Inventor: Robert D. Joyce, Glocester, R.I.

Vargas Manufacturing Company, Cranston, RI.

Filed: Jan. 2, 1973 Appl. No.: 320,608

Assignee:

US. Cl. 248/450, 248/459 Int. Cl. Fl6m 13/00 Field of Search 248/ 174, 442, 450, 451,

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/1895 Boyden 248/174 UX 8/1922 Chapman.... 206/75 UX 2/1972 Walters 211/13 4/1973 Dotson 248/450 Primary ExaminerWilliam H. Schultz Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Salter &' Michaelson ABSTRACT A finger ring holder and display device constructed from a unitary, one-piece blank of material of cardboard or the like comprising a substantially flat base portion, an arm member folded upwardly and rearwardly from one edge of said base portion, a pair of side walls folded along the longitudinal edges of said arm member and extending rearwardly therefrom, a pair of aligned notches extending inwardly from the edges of said side walls, and an upwardly extending tab member located rearwardly of and in alignment with said arm member, whereby when a finger ring is slid downwardly over said arm member, the opposite side portions of the shank extend through said aligned notches, and the rear portion of the shank is engaged beneath said tab member to 'maintain the ring in an upward disposition for ready viewing.

5 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures FINGER RING HOLDER AND DISPLAY DEVICE BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE- INVENTION It has been found desirable to provide a finger ring holder and display device which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture but which nevertheless will hold and display a finger ring so that it will be positioned for ready and convenient viewing.

Ring display devices per se are not new in the art, but many of them are of somewhat complicated and expensive construction, are not readily adaptable to different size rings, and do not hold the ring so that it is upwardly disposed for the most convenient viewing.

The present invention achieves all of the above objectives by providing an extremely simple and inexpensive device that may be readily formed from a unitary, one-piece blank of material, such as cardboard. The device comprises a substantially flat base portion, preferably of square configuration, from one edge of which there is upwardly and rearwardly folded a flat arm member. The arm member has side walls folded rear wardly from its opposite longitudinal edges, with the side walls preferably being of arcuate, convex configuration. The arm member is of substantially lesser width than the width of the base portion andis centrally positioned with respect thereto. Also, the side-walls of the arm member are provided with inwardly extending, centrally positioned and aligned notches. At the rear edge of the base portion, i.e., the edge opposite from the edge from which the arm member-extends, there is provided an integrally struck, upwardly extending tab member.

Due to the inherent flexibility and resilience of the cardboard-like material, a finger ring may be slid downwardly over the arm member until the side portions of the ring shank extend through the notches in the aforesaid side walls, and then the rear portion of the ring shank is engaged beneath the upwardly extending tab. The ring is then held in position on the device, with the ornamental portion of the ring disposed adjacent the front of the arm member in an upward disposition, for ready and convenient viewing. The flexibility of the device easily permits different-size rings to be mounted and displayed, and a further advantageous feature of the device is the fact that it not only may be used per se as a support and display device for a finger ring, but also it may be associated with any suitable display rack by slidably mounting the base portion into channels dimensioned to receive same.

Other features, objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds when considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings which illustrate the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the present invention:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a finger ring holder and display device constructed in accordance with my invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the development blank from which my device is formed;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view showing the device of FIG. 1 partially formed;

FIG. 4 is 'a side elevational view showing the device I of FIG. 1 completely formed;

FIG. 5 is a sectional side elevational view showing the device with a ring mounted thereon; and

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view showing the device with a ring mounted thereon.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIG. 1 thereof, there is shown generally at 10 a finger ring holder and display device comprising a substantially flat base portion 1-2, preferably, but not necessarily, of square configuration, having a substantially flat arm member 14 folded upwardly and rearwardly from the front edge 16, as at 18. It will be understood that the arm member 14 is bendable with respect'to base portion 12; and in actual use, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5, the arm member 14 makes an acute angle therewith. v

Folded rearwardly from the opposite side edges 20 of arm member 14 are side walls 22, each having edgesof arcuate, convex configuration, and each edge having an inwardly extending notch 24 centrally positioned therein, whereby the notches 24 are in alignment with each other. Integrally struck from the'rear edge 26 of base portion 12 is an upwardly extending tab member 28.

It will be understood that the device 10 is constructed froma unitary,- one-piece blank of material, such as cardboard or the like, the development blank being illustrated in FIG. 2. Thus, after the blank has been die cut or otherwise formed to assume the configuration of FIG. 2, the arm member 14 is folded upwardly and rearwardly with respect to base portion 12, the side walls 22 are folded rearwardly, and the tab 28 is folded or bent into upward disposition. The finger ring 30 to be mounted and displayed is then slid downwardly over arm member 14 until the side portions of the ring shank engage in the notches 24, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5, and then the rear portion of the ring shank is engaged beneath the tab member 28, as illustrated most clearly in FIG. 5. When soheld,- the ring, and particularly the front ornamental portion thereof, is held in upward disposition, as illustrated most clearly in FIG. 5,-

for ready and convenient viewing. Due to the flexibility and inherent resilience of the cardboard, different-size rings may be mounted on the same device. In other words, where a smaller ring is being mounted and displayed, the arm member 14 will be forced rearwardly to a greater extent; whereas when a larger ring is being mounted and displayed, the arm member 14 will automatically assume a more upright position. The arcuate configuration of side walls 22 facilitate the sliding of the ring downwardly over the arm member; and it will be understood that once the rear portion of the ring shank is engaged behind tab member 28, the ring will actually function to hold the device 10 in the operative position illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5.

Although the device 10 obviously may be used per se as a ring holder and display device, such as by being positioned on a counter or other flat, horizontal surface, the device 10 also has utility in combination with a display rack, not shown, since the lateral side portions of base portion 12 permit the device 10 to be slidably mounted in a display case having channel members dimensioned so as to receive said lateral portions.

While there is shown and described herein certain specific structure embodying the invention, it will be manifest to those skilled in the art that various modifications and rearrangements of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the underlying inventive concept and that the same is not limited to the particular forms herein shown and described except insofar as indicated by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A finger ring holder and display device comprising a substantially planar base portion, a substantially flat arm member extending upwardly from one edge of said base portion and being bendable with respect thereto whereby said base portion and said arm member define an acute angle, the width of said arm member being substantially less than that of a human finger whereby a finger ring may be slid thereover, and a tab member extending upwardly from said base portion, said tab member being in alignment with said arm member and being spaced therebelow when the device is in operative position, whereby when a finger ring is slid downwardly over said arm member, and the shank of the ring makes engagement with said tab member, the ring will be held in an upward disposition for ready viewing, said arm member having a pair of substantially planar side walls extending rearwardly from its opposite longitudinal edges, said side walls having edges of arcuate, convex configuration and having aligned notches extending inwardly therefrom for receiving the side portions of the ring shank.

2. In the device of claim 1, said base portion being of substantially square configuration, said arm member being of substantially lesser width than said base portion and being centrally positioned with respect thereto.

3. ln the device of claim 2, said tab member being integrally struck from the edge of said base portion opposite to the edge from which said arm member extends.

4. The device of claim 3 further characterized in that said base portion, arm and tab members are formed from a unitary, integral blank.

5. In the device of claim 4, said blank being constructed of a foldable material having substantially the characteristics of cardboard.

Claims

1. A finger ring holder and display device comprising a substantially planar base portion, a substantially flat arm member extending upwardly from one edge of said base portion and being bendable with respect thereto whereby said base portion and said arm member define an acute angle, the width of said arm member being substantially less than that of a human finger whereby a finger ring may be slid thereover, and a tab member extending upwardly from said base portion, said tab member being in alignment with said arm member and being spaced therebelow when the device is in operative position, whereby when a finger ring is slid downwardly over said arm member, and the shank of the ring makes engagement with said tab member, the ring will be held in an upward disposition for ready viewing, said arm member having a pair of substantially planar side walls extending rearwardly from its opposite longitudinal edges, said side walls having edges of arcuate, convex configuration and having aligned notches extending inwardly therefrom for receiving the side portions of the ring shank.

3. In the device of claim 2, said tab member being integrally struck from the edge of said base portion opposite to the edge from which said arm member extends.