Modular display assembly

Claim 2

An article to be used in the construction of a modular assembly comprising first and second elongated members, said first member defining at least two elongated tracks disposed in side-by-side spaced parallel relation for slidingly receiving panels therein, each of said tracks facing in a first direction, an elongated recess defined by said first member, said recess having an enlarged elongated cavity at its closed end and being disposed between two of said tracks in a direction opposite to said first direction, said second elongated member having a plurality of sides, one of said sides supporting an outwardly directed tab in a plane substantially perpendicular to said supporting side, said tab comprising an elongated bulbous member on its free edge, and said elongated bulbous member on the free edge of said tab and said enlarged elongated cavity at the closed end of said recess for receiving said bulbous member define mutually interengaging means for constraining said track member and said elongated member for relative longitudinal sliding movement.

Claim 3

A cabinet, the edges of said cabinet being comprised of a plurality of elongated members, each of said elongated members having at least two opposite sides, the corners of said cabinet being comprised of a plurality of joint members, some of said joint members being operative to join at least three of said elongated members to define a corner, the sides of said cabinet being defined by a plurality of rectangular panels, said panels defining slots in at least two of their opposite edges, each of said elongated members including an outwardly directed tab, said tabs being disposed between said opposite sides of said elongated members, a set comprising two of said elongated members in oppositely facing relation to each other and being adjacent to said opposite edges of said panels, two others of said elongated members being disposed adjacent said other sides of said panels, said tabs on said oppositely facing elongated members being in mutually facing relation and being received in said slots in said oppositely facing edges of said panels, and said tabs on said other two of said elongated members are turned away from mutually facing relation so that they can support other panels.

Claim 4

A cabinet, the edges of said cabinet being comprised of a plurality of elongated members, each of said elongated members having at least two opposite sides, the corners of said cabinet being comprised of a plurality of joint members, some of said joint members being operative to join at least three of said elongated members to define a corner, the sides of said cabinet being defined by a plurality of rectangular panels, said panels defining slots in at least two of their opposite edges, each of said elongated members including an outwardly directed tab, said tabs being disposed between said opposite sides of said elongated members, a set comprising two of said elongated members in oppositely facing relation to each other and being adjacent to said opposite edges of said panels, two others of said elongated members being disposed adjacent said other sides of said panels, said tabs on said oppositely facing elongated members being in mutually facing relation and being received in said slots in said oppositely facing edges of said panels, and said tabs on said other two of said elongated members are turned away from mutually facing relation so that they can support other panels.

Claim 5

A cabinet as defined in claim 2 comprising another set of elongated members having oppositely facing tabs, said elongated members in said other set being positioned so that one of said elongated members is above and spaced from the other with said tabs being in mutually facing relation, second elongated members defining parallel spaced elongated track means, a recess in each of said second elongated members for engaging said tabs so that said upper and lower tracks are in mutually facing relation, said recesses being disposed intermediate said track means and in oppositely facing relation thereto, and a plurality of panels slidably received in said tracks to define sliding doors.

Claim 6

A cabinet as defined in claim 2 including means for supporting card means, said supporting means having first and second depending legs with a web disposed therebetween so that said supporting means can be carried on one of said elongated members, and at least one of said depending legs being of sufficient size to be against said elongatEd member between said tab and said one side.

Claim 7

A cabinet as defined in claim 4 wherein said other leg is substantially longer than said one leg to depend below said elongated member, and said other leg has means thereon for supporting card means.

Claim 8

A cabinet as defined in claim 4 wherein said web supports upwardly directed spaced legs for engaging and supporting card means therebetween.

Claim 9

A connector for use with a modular display assembly comprising a core, said core having a plurality of faces, at least two of said faces having legs outwardly directed therefrom, said legs having a smaller cross section than said respective faces so that a ledge is formed on each of said faces at its juncture with its respective leg, the width of each of said ledges being the same as the wall thickness of a hollow member to be slipped over said leg, and each of said legs having a raised portion on its surface to frictionally engage the interior of said hollow member.

Claim 10

A connector for use with a modular display assembly comprising a core, said core having a plurality of faces, at least two of said faces having legs outwardly directed therefrom, said legs having a smaller cross section than said respective faces so that a ledge is formed on each of said faces at its juncture with its respective leg, the width of each of said ledges being the same as the wall thickness of a hollow member to be slipped over said leg, and each of said legs having a raised portion on its surface to frictionally engage the interior of said hollow member.