Collapsible model display device

June 15, 1937. i. edelman 2,083,597

COLLAPSIBLE MODEL DISPLAY DEVICE

Filed March 5, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1

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inventor . Irving Ide /'man

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/liS ATTORNEY

June 15, 1937.

I. EDELMAN 2,083,597

COLLAPSIBLE MODEL DISPLAY DEVICE

Filed March 5, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2

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Patented June 15, 1937

2,083,597

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,083,597

Collapsible model display device

Irving Edelman, New York, N. Y.

Application March 5, 1935, Serial NO. 9,400 4 Claims.

This invention relates, in general, to an im(Cl. 46—13) circular box utilized to form the rotating stage';

Fig. 6 is a detailed front elevation, reduced in size, indicating the construction of a full width drop or curtain, as employed in connection with the herein disclosed model stage; . 5

Fig. 7 is an enlarged partial perspective view showing the construction of one end of the overhead masking valance employed as a part of the stage set in the present disclosure;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged side elevation indicating .10 the anchoring means utilized for securing the stage properties in their desired positions upon the stage flooring.

Fig. 9 is a detailed perspective view of the anchoring means employed for adjustably connect- 15 ing different elements of the model stage, and

Fig. 10 is a further detailed perspective view of the extension anchoring means provided for firmly retaining the larger stage properties in the desired position with relation to the stage. ₂₀

With reference particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, the box construction, forming the foundation of the herein disclosed model stage, includes a cover portion I i and base portion 12. Both the cover and base have extending side . ₂₅members as indicated respectively at 13 and 14, which fit together to form a closed box when the model stage is in a disassembled position. In this instance, a rectangular opening, as shown at 15, is located in the cover portion of the box. ₃₀The edge of the cover defining the opening 15 forms the front portion of the model stage in assembled relationship. .

Hie box cover portion 11, also includes, in integral attachment therewith, side members 16 ₃₅and 17 and back member 18. The respective side members IT are hinged with relation to the back member 18 as are the members 16 with relation to the cover 11. The side members are preferably cut out as indicated at 18' to provide openings ₄₀which will permit the user of the model stage to have ready access to any desired part of the stage flooring, so that the stage properties and sets may be easily placed in position. A hinged connection 19 joins the side members. The sides and back of the stage fold to a position against the interior of the box cover when disassembled, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The base 12 of the box is further provided with a substantially central circular opening in its surface, ₅₀as indicated at 20.

Referring to Fig. 4, the arrangement of the base and cover portions of the box in assembled relationship is shown. The base 12, in an inverted position, fits within the unfolded cover 55 provement in collapsible model display devices and in particular to a structure of this type embodied in the form of a miniature stage.

The primary object of the invention is to construct a foldable model display device and stage which, when disassembled, takes the form of a compact box in which all of the provided parts of the stage set and properties are located.

A further object is to provide a box cover including extendible portions which, in an assembled position define the front, sides and rear of the model display device and stage. In like relationship, the base of the box is utilized, in 15 carrying out the concepts of the invention, to form the floor of the display device and stage.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means for yieldingly connecting adjunct stage display sets, such as scenic wing partitions and/or drops or screens, which extend across the entire ²⁰ width of the stage, so that the same are manually adjustable into any desired fixed position with relation to the depth of the stage flooring.

A still further object is to construct an overhead masking valance to be included in the ²⁵ stage set, which is adjustably mounted in position between the respective sides of the stage or display device.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a circular opening in the box base por³⁰ tion, which forms the stage display flooring, so that an insert of similar shape constituting a rotatable stage flooring is included therewith in the assembled relationship of the model parts.

Still a further object is to provide means for ³³ securing, in a desired position with relation to the stage flooring, the stage properties which are to be placed thereon in the use of the model stage and display device.

Other objects and advantages of the invention, ⁴⁰ herein described, which is shown in its preferred form as a model stage in the accompanying drawings will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds.

Referring to the drawings:

⁴⁵ Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the box, in a closed position, from which the model stage is constructed;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cover portion of the box partially unfolded;

⁵⁰ Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the construction of the base portion of the box;

Fig. 4 is a further perspective view showing the parts in assembled relationship;

Fig 5 is a detailed perspective view of the 55

2,083,597 portion ί I including its integral sides 16, 17 and back 18 and forms a flooring for the model stage, which maintains the collapsible elements of the cover in an extended position.

A separate circular box 2 ί, indicated in detail in Fig. 5, rests upon the surface on which the model stage is placed, within the base or stage floor forming portion of the box, so that the top of the same, in position with relation to the opening 23, in the base, Is level with the stage flooring. This part of the flooring serves as a rotatable stage on which objects or properties may be located, providing for one or more scenes, the same being movable into a given position to present one scene at a time.

With reference to Fig. 8, the anchoring means for securing objects or properties upon the floor of the model stage is illustrated in the form of an insert pin, or fastener, 22. The pin 22 penetrates the stage flooring surface to a point defined by a lug 23, situated to the real· of the anchor. A flexible washer 24 is employed with the pin 22 for fastening the same in position under the stage flooring. The front portion of the anchor, or pin, projecting above the stage is provided with adhesive tape 25, or similar securing means, through means of which the lower portion of the object, or stage property is attached and retained against the same in a desired position on the floor of the stage. It will be understood that the anchoring means 22 may be inserted in any desired position on the floor of the stage.

An overhead masking valance 26 is included as an element of the model stage set, the same extending across the entire width of the stage and being indicated in a mounted position thereon in Fig. 4. The construction of this valance enables the same to be moved in a forward or backward manner, with relation to the front of the model stage, along the respective upper stage sides 16 and ί 7, so. that the same may be adjustably placed in a desired position above the floor. The valance 26 includes, for this purpose, hinged end members 27 providing a slot 28 for yieldingly retaining the same upon the adjoining stage side surfaces.

The model stage set also includes wings, such as indicated at 29 in Fig. 4. The wings, or side extending partitions, are adjustably secured to the respective stage sides in any angular position by means of clips 38, indicated in detail in Fig. 9. The same fastening means are employed to position a full width- drop, or curtain, 31, Fig. 6, between the respective sides of the model stage.

Through means of the clip fastener 30, the provided stage sets are manually movable with relation to the depth of the stage flooring, so that the same may be shifted about in either a forward, or backward direction until placed in a de- sirable location thereon.

Larger stage properties, such as I have designated at 32, Fig. 4, are fastened in position upon the stage flooring through means of the anchor pin 22 and are further secured, or steadied, by a ₁₀pliable extension clip 33. One end of the clip 33 is fastened upon the object, or property, to be supported and the other end is secured in position to the sides, or rear, of the stage set.

While I have shown and described the pre- 15 ferred embodiment of my invention, I do not desire to limit myself to the specific forms illustrated, but may alter the construction and arrangement of parts as occasion requires without enlarging the scope of my invention or departing 20 from the spirit thereof, as contained in the appended claims.