A display element includes: an actuator including a piezoelectric film having a pair of surfaces and a pair of electrodes coated onto at least a portion of each of a pair of respective surfaces of the piezoelectric film; a movable flexing portion, in contact with one of the pair of electrodes, to support the actuator; a fixed portion for holding the flexing portion so that the flexing portion can move; means, connected to the actuator, for transmitting a displacement of the actuator; and a plate...

A display box for retail displays is provided. The display box has a top that has a plurality of equally sized compartments, and an upper compartment. A bottom is hingedly fastened to the top to enable access to the compartments. A display card having an elongated portion, a top and a display portion are disposed within the top of the display box such that the elongated portion encloses the plurality of compartments and provides a colorful background therefor. The top and display portion fit wit...

A display stand for merchandise is provided and comprises an elongated upright support which is secured to a ground surface so that the support extends genrally vertically. At least one and perferably several locking assemblies are secured to and extend horizontally outwardly from the upright support. Each locking assembly comprises a pair of elongated rods, each having one end secured to the upright support so that the rods extend horizontally outwardly from the support and are parallel to each...

A display carton for holding a spherical object, such as a basketball or the like wherein the object is displayed to a potential purchaser. The carton has framing flaps which engage the object being displayed to retain it in place in the carton. The framing flaps are locked in place so that the object cannot be easily removed from the carton.

A display package for small, high value objects such as gem stones utilizes a double sided adhesive insert between a pair of cover members each of which is bonded to a respectively associated one of the adhesive sides of the insert. The article to be displayed is sandwiched between window elements, and in some forms cushion and background elements which are themselves bonded to respectively associated adhesive sides of the insert.

A display stand for use in department stores and the like, is assembled of at least one base structure holding an upright supporting frame, the base structure being assembled of a set of selectively interconnectable standard structural sections, the set comprising a compound end section including three side walls and an end cover portion; a bridge-like intermediate section including two opposite walls and another cover portion; and a plate-shaped closure end section. The outer corners of the com...

A collapsible, portable display frame may be erected so that it has either a planar or non-planar face surface. Snap fasteners associated with pivot bodies on the face surface cooperate with stabilizing strips or graphics. Graphics may be easily hung in sheets which cover an entire column of structural units of the display frame, and magnetic strips hold the sheets in alignment along their edges.

A panel assembly including at least two panels and one or more connectors is disclosed in which the individual panels are provided with peripheral slots or channels which have contiguous walls which grasp connectors and serve to join two adjacent panels. The connectors are provided with slot penetrating ends and are dimensioned to be gripped within the slots.

A rotating stand or rack is provided for displaying various items of merchandise, such as greeting cards, paperback books, cassettes, cartridges, floppy disks, folders, and the like. The stand includes an elongated shaft mounted on the base for rotation around its longitudinal axis. The shaft extends away from the base and has a plurality of grooves in its outer surface extending along its length. One or more shelves are mounted on the shaft. Each shelf has an opening through its center and a pl...

A display panel for displaying goods in a store is formed by elongate horizontal panel sections of sheet metal secured together in vertically superimposed positions. Each section has an intermediate portion extending from the top of a front wall to the bottom of a rear wall, a first channel formation at the top of the rear wall and a second channel formation at the bottom of the front wall. The first and second channel formations are interengaged to define recesses extending rearwardly from the ...