Damon Corporation

David E Munn

Robert Maddestra

Disclosed is a sturdy display stand for holding a relatively small and light in weight article for display. The stand has a platform member supported by a support member. At least one flexible arm extends perpendicularly from the support member and through an aperture in the platform member. The flexible arm is bent so that its free end may be attached to the platform member, thereby creating a pedestal for holding the display article.

Display stand

Interconnecting piece for an educational pegboard

An educational alphabet block formed of a polymeric material and having the configuration of a cube with a square recess on each face for receiving a removable chip. Each face of the block also defines an aperture. The aperture reduces the weight of the block without reducing its strength and also provides a means for inserting rods into the block. The chip is fabricated of a polymeric material and includes opposed flexible lips about a groove around the perimeter of the chip. The flexible lips facilitate the ease with which chips are inserted and removed from a recess in the face of the block. The groove enables the lip of one chip to be used to remove another chip secured in a recess in the block. The chip may have appropriate legends such as letters of the alphabet, numerals or scenes printed on one or both faces. Alternatively, the chips may define a central aperture for the insertion of rods into the blocks. The chips themselves have a thickness substantially twice the depth of the recess on the face of the block in order that a single chip may be used to fasten opposed faces of two blocks together. The square configuration of the chips prevents the movement of mated faces when secured together.

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Framingham, MA, United States of America

David E Munn