Patents Assigned to Expand International AB
  • Patent number: 9069239
    Abstract: A collapsible display device includes a stand that includes a first part that supports against an underlying supportive surface, and a pole having a first end removably secured in said first part. The display device includes an essentially rectangular screen to be assembled to and disassembled from the display device and a first coupling arranged at a second end of said pole to cooperate with a second coupling arranged at a first short end of said screen. The first part includes at least one first fastener arranged at a shorter distance to the supportive surface than an at least one projector. The screen includes at least one second fastener arranged at a second short end to magnetically fasten to the at least one first fastener, a first magnetic strip arranged in connection with a first longitudinal end, and a second magnetic strip arranged at a second longitudinal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: EXPAND INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: 8807193
    Abstract: A collapsible, flexible display system for creating different spatial shapes of a continuous screen includes at least two stands, each including a first part which support against an underlying supportive surface and a pole with a first end removably secured in the first part by a second coupling and a second end provided with a first coupling. The display system also includes essentially hollow, straight members of a rigid material including first and second end parts, and essentially hollow, bendable members of a flexible material including first and second end parts. Each end part includes either a male part, or a female part, at least one of them of a magnetic material, and operable to magnetically fasten to each other. Straight members and bendable members are connected to each other to form an upper part and a lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: 8616510
    Abstract: A collapsible, flexible display system for creating different spatial shapes of a continuous screen includes at least two stands, each including a first part which support against an underlying supportive surface and a pole with a first end removably secured in the first part by a coupling. The display system also includes essentially hollow, straight members of a rigid material including end parts, and essentially hollow, bendable members of a flexible material including end parts. Each end part includes either a male part, or a female part, at least one of them of a magnetic material, and operable to magnetically fasten to each other. Straight members and bendable members are connected to form an upper part and a lower part. The display system is mounted with the upper part fastened in a number, n, of first couplings, and the lower part fastened in the number, n, of second couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: 8615914
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible display-arrangement (A; B) having a base unit (2) for placing against a support surface (1), a sheet (4) that can be rolled up or unrolled and on which a picture and/or text appears, and also a support (3) for retaining the sheet, the upper edge (4a) of the sheet being arranged for co-operation with said support (3). At least one end part of said upper edge (4a) is designed to be able to be provided with a permanent magnet (7) or the like, and the magnetisation direction or directions is/are so chosen that an attractive force will operate between said permanent magnet (7) and a permanent magnet (7a?) pertaining to an adjacent display arrangement (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Publication number: 20130327731
    Abstract: A collapsible, flexible display system for creating different spatial shapes of a continuous screen includes at least two stands, each including a first part which support against an underlying supportive surface and a pole with a first end removably secured in the first part by a second coupling and a second end provided with a first coupling. The display system also includes essentially hollow, straight members of a rigid material including first and second end parts, and essentially hollow, bendable members of a flexible material including first and second end parts. Each end part includes either a male part, or a female part, at least one of them of a magnetic material, and operable to magnetically fasten to each other. Straight members and bendable members are connected to each other to form an upper part and a lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: EXPAND INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Publication number: 20130329287
    Abstract: A collapsible display device includes a stand that includes a first part that supports against an underlying supportive surface, and a pole having a first end removably secured in said first part. The display device includes an essentially rectangular screen to be assembled to and disassembled from the display device and a first coupling arranged at a second end of said pole to cooperate with a second coupling arranged at a first short end of said screen. The first part includes at least one first fastener arranged at a shorter distance to the supportive surface than an at least one projector. The screen includes at least one second fastener arranged at a second short end to magnetically fasten to the at least one first fastener, a first magnetic strip arranged in connection with a first longitudinal end, and a second magnetic strip arranged at a second longitudinal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: EXPAND INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: 8590187
    Abstract: A display device including a stand adapted to display a screen. The stand includes a holding member with a first side adapted to support against an underlying supportive surface. The display device also includes a cassette including a bobbin enclosed in a cavity in the cassette, wherein the screen can be wound onto and withdrawn from the bobbin. The cassette is being adapted to be inserted into and removed from the holding member via an aperture in the first side. The holding member also includes at least one fastener adapted to fasten the cassette in the holding member when inserted into the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventors: Mats Gunnar Henrik Kroon, Thomas Valeij, Christer Zarelius, Jari Kekkonen
  • Publication number: 20130112820
    Abstract: A collapsible, flexible display system for creating different spatial shapes of a continuous screen includes at least two stands, each including a first part which support against an underlying supportive surface and a pole with a first end removably secured in the first part by a coupling. The display system also includes essentially hollow, straight members of a rigid material including end parts, and essentially hollow, bendable members of a flexible material including end parts. Each end part includes either a male part, or a female part, at least one of them of a magnetic material, and operable to magnetically fasten to each other. Straight members and bendable members are connected to form an upper part and a lower part. The display system is mounted with the upper part fastened in a number, n, of first couplings, and the lower part fastened in the number, n, of second couplings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: EXPAND INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: EXPAND INTERNATIONAL AB
  • Patent number: 8136282
    Abstract: A display adapted for use indoors and outdoors includes a stand adapted to secure a first screen. The stand comprises a first part which supports against an underlying supportive surface and comprises a first bobbin in the first part. The first screen can be wound onto and withdrawn from the first bobbin. The stand also comprises at least one support which in a support mode supports against the surface. The support is arranged to provide a turning moment which is anti-twisting in relation to the turning moment created by a wind pressure acting on the first screen, wherein Mt?Mp. The stand also comprises at least one foldable pole, or telescopic pole. The stand also includes a number of springs arranged in connection to the at least one pole, and operable to make the display bendable in windy conditions, and to withstand twisting of the springs in windy conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventors: Thomas Valeij, Jari Kekkonen, Björn Sao
  • Publication number: 20110302813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible display-arrangement (A; B) having a base unit (2) for placing against a support surface (1), a sheet (4) that can be rolled up or unrolled and on which a picture and/or text appears, and also a support (3) for retaining the sheet, the upper edge (4a) of the sheet being arranged for co-operation with said support (3). At least one end part of said upper edge (4a) is designed to be able to be provided with a permanent magnet (7) or the like, and the magnetisation direction or directions is/are so chosen that an attractive force will operate between said permanent magnet (7) and a permanent magnet (7a?) pertaining to an adjacent display arrangement (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: EXPAND INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: 8028449
    Abstract: A collapsible display arrangement has a base unit for placing against and resting the collapsible display arrangement upon a support surface with a sheet formed from a rollable material. The sheet is rolled or unrolled and has an image. The collapsible display arrangement has a first rod as a support for cooperating with the base unit and for retaining the sheet in an exposed state with the sheet in the exposed state having an upper edge section, a first lateral edge section, and a second lateral edge section. The upper edge section is supported by a second rod provided with end related permanent magnets. Each magnet is oriented and has a magnetization direction and each has an attractive force that will operate between the permanent magnet and an adjacent second oriented permanent magnet. The second permanent magnet is connected to an adjacent second display arrangement, and each of permanent magnet has a magnetization direction causing an attractive force to the second oriented permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: 8024878
    Abstract: Stand for banners and the like including a foot part, taking up a cylinder on which a banner can be rolled up on and drawn out from and a device for achieving a rolling up movement for the rolling up of the banner. The rolling up device includes a driving device coupled to the cylinder for rolling up the banner, the driving device comprising a rubber string which at the pulling out of the banner is would up on a drum that is conical and with the string fastened in the wider end so that at a rolled up banner the string runs out from the wider end of the conical drive rollers so that the torque that is achieved by the string is sufficient for the rolling up of the banner's complete rolling up in spite of the rubber string in this position having its minimum tension force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventors: Ulf Meijer, Björn Ake Sköld
  • Publication number: 20110219654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display means comprising a stand adapted to secure a screen. The stand comprises a first part which supports against an underlying supportive surface and comprises a bobbin enclosed in a cavity in the first part, wherein the screen can be wounded onto and withdrawn from the bobbin. The stand also comprises a pole means, and a coupling means arranged at a first end of the pole means, and operable to secure the screen when it is at least partly withdrawn from the bobbin. The first part is provided with a recess operable to receive a part of the pole means. The stand also comprises an adjustment means arranged at the first part, and operable to adjust the pole means, and consequently the screen in relation to the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Mats Gunnar Henrik KROON
  • Publication number: 20110219652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display means comprising a stand adapted to display a screen. The stand comprises a holding means with a first side adapted to support against an underlying supportive surface. The display means also comprises a cassette comprising a bobbin enclosed in a cavity in the cassette, wherein the screen can be wound onto and withdrawn from the bobbin. The cassette is being adapted to be inserted into and removed from the holding means via an aperture in the first side. The holding means also comprises at least one fastening means adapted to fasten the cassette in the holding means when inserted into the holding means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Expand International AB
    Inventors: Mats Gunnar Henrik KROON, Thomas VALEIJ, Christer ZARELIUS, Jari KEKKONEN
  • Patent number: D592706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: D592707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: D598221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: D609938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius
  • Patent number: D613060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Bjorn G. Sao
  • Patent number: D654540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Expand International AB
    Inventor: Christer Zarelius