PRESENTOIR D'ARTICLES DE BIJOUTERIE

JEWELLERY DISPLAY UNIT

Abrégé anglais

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

The jewellery display unit described comprises
the combination of a holding and display device together
with a clip device for supporting an article of jewellery;
the holding device includes a relatively rigid backing
and a cushion pad formed of resilient material; the clip
device includes an intermediate portion traversing the
backing and the pad, a rear portion extending sub-
stantially perpendicular to the intermediate portion and
a front portion defining an opened hook with a free end
portion that sinks into the cushion pad; the cushion
pad yieldingly allows the passage of the closed loop when
it is forcingly applied against the pad so that the loop
may be engagedly supported in the hook; the pad and the
sunk free end portion thereby prevent accidental
detachment of the article of jewellery from the clip
device.

Revendications

The embodiments of the invention in which an
exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined
as follows:
1. A jewellery display unit comprising: in
combination,
a) a holding and display device having
i) a relatively rigid backing;
ii) a cushion pad formed of resilient material
secured to said backing;
b) a clip device for supporting an article of jewellery
having a substantially closed loop, said clip device
defining three portions including
i) an intermediate portion traversing said backing
and said pad;
ii) a rear portion being bent relative to said
intermediate portion to prevent easy retraction
of said clip device from said holding and display
device;
iii) a front portion defining an opened hook with a
free end portion sinking into said cushion pad;
said cushion pad yieldingly allowing passage of said
closed loop when forcingly applied against said pad in
the vicinity of said free end portion whereby said loop
may be engagingly supported in said hook; said pad and
said sunk free end portion preventing accident detachment
of said article of jewellery from said clip device.
2. A jewellery display unit comprising: in
combination,
a) a holding and display device having
i) a relatively rigid backing;
ii) a cushion pad formed of resilient material
adhesively secured to said backing;
iii) a layer of decorative material adhesively
secured to said pad;




b) a clip device for supporting an article of
jewellery having a substantially closed loop, said clip
device defining three bent portions including:
i) an intermediate portion traversing said backing,
said pad and said layer;
ii) a rear portion extending substantially
perpendicular to said intermediate portion and
parallel to said rigid backing;
iii) a front portion defining an opened hook with a
free end portion sinking into said cushion pad;
said cushion pad yieldingly allowing passage of said
closed loop when forcingly applied against said pad in
the vicinity of said free end portion whereby said loop
may be engagingly supported in said hook, said pad and
said sunk free end portion preventing accidental
detachment of said article of jewellery from said clip
device.
3. A display unit as defined in Claim 1 or 2,
wherein said rear portion of said clip device is
adhesively secured to said rigid backing.
4. A display unit as defined in Claim 1 or 2,
wherein said end portion of said clip device has its
extremity sunk into said pad.
5. A display unit as defined in Claim 1 or 2,
wherein said end portion of said clip device has its
extremity extending away from said pad.

Description

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The presen-t invention relates to a jewellery
disp]ay unit for holding and displaying articles of
jewellery.
The persons who usually manipulate these
devices, such as clerks in jewellery stores, are
fre~uently asked to hook and unhook articles of jewellery
from the display units so that the potential buyer may
have a closer look at the jewellery. On the other hand,
because of the frequent manipulation of these devices,
it is important that the jewelleries be firmly attached
to prevent accidental detachment.
It is therefore an object of the present
invention to provide a display unit for articles of
jewellery which makes it easy to insert or remove the
articles from the display unit while still retaining
them in a secure manner when the display units are
handled. This is achieved by providing a novel structural
combination of a cushion pad with a clip device, the
latter having a free end portion that sinks into the
cushion pad which yields to pressure to allow passage
of the article of ~ewellery to the clip device.
The present invention therefore relates to a
jewellery display unit which comprises: in combination,
a holding and display device having a relatively rigid
backing and a cushion pad formed of resilient material
and secured to the backing; and a clip device for
supporting the article of jewellery having a sub-
stantially closed loop, the clip device having three
portions that include an intermediate portion which
traverses the backing and the pad, a rear portion that
is bent relative to the intermediate portion to prevent
easy retraction of the clip device from the holding and
display device, and a front portion that defines an
opened hook with a free end portion that sinks into the
cushion pad. The pad and the free end portion of the
clip device prevent accidental detachment of the article

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of jewellery frorn the clip device due to the free end
portion of -the clip device being sunk into the cushion
pad.
Other objects and further scope of applicability
of the present invention will become apparent from the
detailed description given hereinafter. It should be
understood, however, that this detailed description,
while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention,
is given by way of illustration only, since various
changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of
the invention will become apparent to those skilled in
the art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a jewellery
display unit with suspended jewelleries, made in accordance
with the present invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the
clip device mounted to the holding and display device;
and
Figure 3 is another embodiment of a clip device
made in accordance with the present invention.
Referring to Fig. 1, there is shown a jewellery
display unit 10 which comprises three parts: a frame 12,
a holding and display section 14 and one or more clips
16,16' for supporting jewelleries 18,18'.
Referring to Fig. 2, the jewellery holding and
display device 14 comprises a relatively rigid backing
20, preferably a cardboard material which is easily
pierceable, a cushion pad 22 made of compliant resilient
material and a ]ayer 24 of decorative material, such as
velvet.
The clip device 16 has an intermediate portion
26 which traverses the backing 20, the cushion pad 22 and
the decorative layer 24. The clip device 16 has also a
rear portion 28 which extends parallel to the backing 20
and which may be affixed thereto by means of an adhesive;


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the rear portion needs not be perpendicular to the
intermediate portion 26 but it must be sufficiently bent
in relation thereto so that the clip is prevented from
easily slipping out of the ho]ding and display device 14.
The clip has, at the front of the display device, a curved
hooked portion 30 that terminates with a free end portion
32 which sinks into the cushion pad 22.
In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 2, the
jewe]lery 18" includes a closed loop portion 34 which is
engaged,in the hook portion 30 of the clip device. It is
not essential that loop 34 be entire]y closed to operate
satisfactorily with the jewellery display unit of the
present invention. I~owever, it is important that the
loop be sufficiently formed so that it does not detach
from the clip device as a result of its own configuration.
For inserting loop 34 into portion 30, the
jewellery is forced into the cushion pad in the area of
the end 32 so that the resiliency of the pad yieldingly
allows reception of the loop 34 into the hook. The
natural tendency of the cushion pad to return to its
normal position closes the hook so that the jewellery 18"
will not easily become detached from the clip. To remove
the jewellery, loop 34 is forced back into the cushion
pad to by-pass the end 32 of the hook.
Referring to Fig. 3, there is shown another
embodiment of a clip device made in accordance with the
present invention. The clip device 16' has an inter-
mediate portion 36 which traverses the backing 20, the
cushion pad 22 and the decorative layer 24. The rear
portion 38 also extends perpenuicular to the section 3b
and may be adhesively secured to the backing 20. In
this embodiment, the difference resides in that the
extremity 42 of the hook portion 40 extends away from
the decorative layer to thereby facilitate insertion
of the article of jewellery. But still, in -this
embodiment, the free end portion of the hook sinks into


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the cushion pad to perform the same function as the hook
described in Fig. 2.