Screen assembly

Abstract

A display assembly (FIG. 1) comprises a plurality of panels (1) joined together by elongate connecting members (2, 3). Each panel has a removable frame formed by extrusions (6) in each of which is a slot (13) having a restricted entrance (FIG. 2). Each connecting member (2, 3) has two heads (18) which can be slid into slots (13) in adjacent panels (1), from one end, to join the panels together, each head being too wide to pass through the restricted entrance of the slot. A central body portion (20) of the connecting member, to which the heads (18) are joined, is positioned between, and extends outwards between, adjacent panels to facilitate access to the connecting member and enable the screen assembly to be dismantled easily. A longitudinal slot (50), (FIGS. 21 to 23), can be provided in a part of the body (20) that is accessible between connected panels, to enable components such as shelf-supporting brackets to be secured to the screen assembly. To increase the versatility of the assembly, a variety of connecting member (FIGS. 4 to 12) can be provided, enabling panels to be joined together in a common plane or in planes inclined to one another and in one or more tiers, and the assembly can also include panels connected together by poles (34) and clips (35) (FIG. 16). The connecting members (2, 3) can be extended components and may be of hollow cylindrical construction (FIGS. 10 and 11).