CA2043805A1

CA2043805A1 - Trophy display system

Info

Publication number: CA2043805A1
Application number: CA002043805A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Brian C. Denis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1991-06-04
Filing date: 1991-06-04
Publication date: 1992-12-05

Abstract

ABSTRACT

A trophy display system includes a trophy base with a fastener attached to a top surface of the base and a display figure with a second fastener component attached to a bottom surface of the figure. The two fastener components are preferably a hook and loop pile fastener material such as that sold under the trade mark "Velcro"
so that the display figure can easily be attached to and removed from the trophy base. Particularly suitable display figures are baseballs, hockey pucks and the like which can be taken to the site of a sporting activity for autograghing by a player.

Description

TROPHY DISP AY SYSTEM
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of trophies and to the means for mounting and display of figures on trophy bases.

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~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Trophy displays of the type in question are comprised of two main parts, a base and a display figure.
These are usually attached by the manufactur-er or vendor using any one of a number of different attachment mechanisms.
The present invention is concerned with a novel trophy system providing the vendor or trophy owner with considerable flexibility in the assembly and use of trophy displays.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there is provided a trophy display system comprised of a trophy base, a first fastening component attached to a top surface of the base, a display figure and a second fastening component attached to a bottom surface o-E the figure, and the second fastening component being ~3~i~$

releasably engagable with the first component to secure the figure on the base.
The fastening components used in the preferred embodiment of the system are the components of a hook and loop pile fabric fastener of the type sold under the trade mark "VELCRO~".
The display figure is easily attached or removed by hand, without the requirement of physical modification of the component parts for special fitting equipment. There are no screws, bolts, pins or the like. The system is quite simple, easy to use, and lightweight, with parts easily interchanged.
The display figure can be an actual sporting object like a baseball, hockey puck or golf ball, or a scale design of a larger item such as a basketball, football, baseball bat, boxing gloves or hockey stick.
The present invention is ideal for the autograph hunting sports fan in that he or she need only take a figure, e.g., an actual baseball or hockey puck to a sports area to be autographed. It is also ideal for changing display figures throughout the year as the display is quickly and simply interchanged with another.

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DESCRIPTION OF TH~ DRAWINGS
In drawings which illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a front view of on~ embodiment of the trophy with the base and display figure in the unattached position.
Figure 2 is a front view of the embodiment described in Figure 1 with the base and display figure in the attached position.
Figure 3 shows a front view of an alternative display figure in the attached position to the same base as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a front view of the same display figure as in Figure 3 as attached as a display figure to a different base.
Figure 5 is a front view of ~he display figure of Figures 1 and 2 attached to the same base as shown in Figure 4.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
An ice hockey puck , which is a thick disk of hard rubber, acts as a display figure 10 in Figures 1 and 2. In the drawings the disk is shown as having a team logo 12. Fastened on the puck edge 14 is a wooden pedestal or display base 16, with a flat bottom 18 a -~ 2 ~ ~ 3 ~

. _ _ boss 20 on the top, a plaque 22 on the front, and a fastener component 24 holding the disk to the base at ~6.
The fastener component 24 is engageable face to face to hold with a second fastener component 28 to hold the figure 10 in place as shown in Figure 2. In this particular embodiment, the fastener is the hook and loop pile fabric fastener system of the type sold under the trade mark "Velcro~".
Figures 3, 4 and 5 show alternative bases and display figures that may be interchanged with the components detailed in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 3, for example, illustrates display figure consisting of a baseball 30 with an attached fastener component 32 secured to the base 32, Figure 4 illustrates the base-ball 30 on a different base 34, and Figure 5 illu-strates the hockey puck 10 on the same base 34 shown in Figure 4. Upon either the base or the display figure could be a team logo 23 or a means for receiving an autograph 30. Other sporting projectiles such as packs, baseballs or tennis balls, or sporting objects such as bats, sticks or boxing gloves may be used as display figures in this system. The display figures may be interchanged and the bases may be interchanged , :,' ' ' .

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to achieve the desired match. The removeability of the figure allows the figure to be taken to a ball park, arena, etc., for a favorite player's autograph, to be brought home and mounted on the base with the player's team logo.
From the vendor's point of view the inter-changeability feature provides both a wide selection for the customer and a reduced inventory.
The detachability of figures from the base may also be accomplished by the use of magnets or other face-to-face manually engageable fastening components in place of the hook and loop pile fabric fastener~
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described and the right is reserved to make variations in the invention that do not depart from the sphere and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A trophy display system comprised of:
(a) a trophy base;
(b) a first fastening component attach-ed to the trophy base;
(c) a display figure;
(d) a second fastening component attached to the display figure, the second fastening component being directly and releasably engageable with the first fastening component;
(e) first and second fastening compon-ents being directly and releasably engageable with each other.

2. A trophy display system comprising:
(a) a plurality of trophy bases;
(b) a plurality of first fastening components attached to respective ones of the trophy bases.
(c) a plurality of display figures;
(d) a plurality of second fastening components attached to respective ones of the display figures, each second fastening component being directly and releasable engageable with each first fastening component.

3. A trophy display system as described in Claim 1 or 2 in which first and second fastening components are components of a hook and loop pile fabric fastener system.

4. A trophy display system as described in Claim 1 or 2 in which the first and second fastening components are magnetically engageable.

5. A trophy display system as described in Claim 1 or 2, in which the detachable display figure is a sporting projectile.

6. A trophy display system as described in Claim 1 or 2, in which the detachable display figure is a baseball.

7. A trophy display system as described in Claim 1 or 2 in which the detachable display figure is a hockey puck.

8. A trophy display system as described in Claim 1 or 2 in which the detachable display figure is a sporting object.