Knockdown display stand

Abstract

A display stand displays an object at an elevation above a supporting surface, but is easily disassembled for storage and transport in a compact configuration. The stand includes two upright panels which are engaged crosswise at aligned vertical slots in the panels, and an inclined upper panel that rests on the upper edges of the upright panels and supports the object. One of the upright panels has a tab that projects through the inclined panel. A pin extends through the tab and over the inclined panel to prevent the three panels from separating. The pin may also serve as a stop to prevent the displayed object from sliding off the inclined panel.

1 . A display stand comprising:
 a first upright panel;   a second upright panel engaged with the first panel so that the upper edges of the first and second panels are presented upwardly and generally crosswise, the second panel being easily detachable from the first panel;   a third panel engaged with the first panel and supported on the upper edges of the first and second panels to provide a surface that is presented upwardly for supporting an object, the third panel being easily detachable from the first panel.   
   
   
       2 . A display stand according to  claim 1  wherein the first panel in part projects above the third panel; and further comprising a retaining element extended through the first panel and over the third panel. 
   
   
       3 . A display stand according to  claim 2  wherein the third panel is inclined with respect to the horizontal. 
   
   
       4 . A display stand according to  claim 1  wherein the first panel has a tab that projects beyond its upper edge and through the third panel; and further comprising a pin that projects through the tab and over the third panel to prevent the third panel from being separated from the first and second panels, the pin being easily removable from the tab. 
   
   
       5 . A display stand according to  claim 4  wherein the first panel has a projection that is directed upwardly from its upper surface and the third panel has a socket that receives the projection. 
   
   
       6 . A display stand according to  claim 5  wherein the upper edges of the first and second panels are generally coplanar. 
   
   
       7 . A display stand according to  claim 6  wherein the upper edge of the first panel is inclined and the upper edge of the second panel is horizontal. 
   
   
       8 . A display stand according to  claim 5  wherein the first panel has a vertical slot that opens upwardly and the second panel has a vertical slot that opens downwardly; and wherein the slot of the first panel receives the second panel and the slot of the second panel receives the first panel. 
   
   
       9 . A display stand according to  claim 8  wherein the first and second panels have lower edges that are horizontal and coplanar. 
   
   
       10 . The display stand according to  claim 3  in combination with a shoe that rests on the third panel and is retained on the third panel by the pin. 
   
   
       11 . The combination according to  claim 10  wherein the shoe has a heel provided with a breast, and the heel bears against the pin at the breast of the heel. 
   
   
       12 . A combination for erecting a display stand, said combination comprising:
 a longitudinal upright panel having a horizontal bottom edge and an inclined upper edge, the longitudinal panel also having a tab that projects upwardly beyond its upper edge and a slot that opens upwardly;   a transverse upright panel having a horizontal bottom edge and a horizontal upper edge and also a slot that opens downwardly;   the slot of the longitudinal panel being capable of receiving the transverse panel and the slot of the transverse panel being capable of receiving the longitudinal panel, all when the upright panels are oriented crosswise with respect to each other,   an upper panel having an opening that is capable of receiving the tab on the longitudinal upright panel so that the upper panel can rest on the upper edges of the upright panel with the tab projecting through the inclined panel; and   a retaining element capable of engaging the tab on the longitudinal upright panel to prevent the panels from separating.   
   
   
       13 . The combination according to  claim 12  wherein the longitudinal upright panel has a projection directed upwardly from its upper edge and the inclined panel has a socket capable of receiving the projection. 
   
   
       14 . A shoe riser comprising:
 a longitudinal upright panel having a horizontal bottom edge and an inclined upper edge, the longitudinal panel also having a vertical slot that opens out of its upper edge and a tab that projects upwardly beyond its upper edge;   a transverse upright panel oriented crosswise with respect to the longitudinal panel and having a horizontal bottom edge and a horizontal upper edge, and also a vertical slot that opens out of its bottom edge, the transverse panel being engaged with the longitudinal panel, with the slot in the transverse panel receiving the longitudinal panel and the slot in the longitudinal panel receiving the transverse panel and the bottom edges of the upright panels lying in a common horizontal plane and the upper edges lying in a common inclined plane;   an inclined upper panel resting in the upper edges of the upright panels and having an opening that receives the tab of the longitudinal upright panels; and   a retaining element that extends through the tab of the longitudinal upright panel and over the inclined upper panel to prevent the panels from separating.   
   
   
       15 . A shoe riser according to  claim 14  wherein the longitudinal upright panel has a projection directed upwardly from its upper surface and the inclined panel has a socket that receives the projection. 
   
   
       16 . A shoe riser according to  claim 14  wherein the retaining element projects transversely beyond both sides of the tab to provide a stop that is capable of underlying a shoe and preventing the shoe from sliding off the inclined panel. 
   
   
       17 . The shoe riser according to  claim 16  in combination with a shoe that rests on the inclined panel and engages the retaining element. 
   
   
       18 . The combination according to  claim 17  wherein the shoe has a heel and a sole, with the heel having a breast that is presented toward the sole; and wherein the heel rests on the inclined panel with its breast at the retaining element and the sole rests on the inclined panel below the retaining element.