Skyline Displays, Inc.

Timothy Cota

William A Funk

Dixon S Gimpel

Paul N Sperl

A panel connector system is provided and includes a plurality of panels and panel connectors. Each panel includes panel sidewall extensions, lips extending from the sidewall extensions, and cross-walls. The sidewall extensions, lips, and cross-walls define outwardly opening edge channels. The panel connectors include a base and a member extending generally transversely from the base. The base includes a base plate and a contact element. The arm portion includes a generally longitudinal slot, a ledge or protruding portion and a spring portion. A male seating surface extends from the ledge and a female seating surface is present on the spring portion. The clip base plate is fastened to the panel cross-wall and one of the lips is disposed in the clip slot when the clip is attached within the edge channel. Two panels are reversibly connected by raising one of the panels and vertically aligning and lowering one of the edges of the raised panel with one of the edges of the other panel, thereby slidably and vertically mating the fastened connectors. When the connectors are mated, the biasing elements are slidingly resiliently biased toward the connector ledges, the male seating surfaces is disposed on the female seating surface, and adjacent lips of joined panels are disposed in the connector slot.

Panel connector system

In a preferred embodiment, a portable display is formed of a plurality of assembleable panels, each of panels having a plurality of edge portions secured together with corner connectors to form a rectangular framework. Panelar sheet material extends over two side of the framework and polyurethane foam in injected into the interior space. Panel connector portions, either of the sliding type, or the peg or plug-in type secure the panels together to form the display. In a preferred embodiment, each panel has four corners each with corner components that engage with the edge portions, preferably by insertion into receiving openings in said edge portions. Said corner components having a receptacle exposed at each corner to permit either connection with plug-in components, for example, panel connectors for vertical stacking of panels or accessory brackets.

Panel display system

A portable display formed of a plurality of assembleable panels having wire management permitting concealment of wire for powering accessories within the junctures between panels. In a preferred embodiment, the panel edges have edge portions formed with outwardly facing channels defining or including wire conduits. Panel connector portions, either of the sliding type, or the peg or plug-in type secure the panels together to form the display. In a preferred embodiment, each panel has four corners each with corner components that engage with the edge portions, preferably by insertion into receiving openings in said edge portions. Said corner components having a receptacle exposed at each corner to permit either connection with plug-in components, for example, panel connectors for vertical stacking of panels or with accessory brackets. The panel connectors having a U-shaped portion consistent with the wire management characteristics of the invention that that allows the wire conduit to extend through said connectors. Thus attachment of electric powered accessories with concealed power lines is provided.

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Bloomington, MN, United States of America

Timothy Cota