Graduation mortarboard display holder

摘要

A mortar board display holder comprises a board clip portion, a display supporter portion, and a connecting portion joining the board clip portion and the display supporter portion. The board clip portion has a flat upper prong having a first plane, a flat lower prong having a second plane, and a spacing member that holds the upper prong fixably spaced from the lower prong such that the second plane is substantially parallel to the first plane. The display supporter portion has a flat first leg having a third plane, a flat second leg having a fourth plane, and a holding member that holds the first leg and the second leg such that the third plane is substantially parallel to the fourth plane. The display supporter portion may further comprise a neck adjacent to and connected to the holding member, and an elongated arm adjacent to and connected to the neck. The neck may be straight or curved. The connecting portion may involve the elongated arm on the display supporter portion engaging with the board clip portion.

主权项

1. A method of supporting a display material on a graduation mortarboard comprising:
acquiring a display material, wherein said display material may be chosen from a group consisting of: a document, a sign, a drawing, and a photograph; obtaining a graduation mortarboard; identifying a flat top on said graduation mortarboard; defining an edge of said flat top; procuring a mortarboard display holder, wherein said mortarboard display holder has a board clip portion, a display supporter portion, and a connecting portion, wherein said board clip portion has a flat upper prong having an inner surface having a first inner plane, a flat lower prong having an inner surface having a second inner plane, and a spacing member that holds said upper prong fixably spaced from said lower prong such that said second inner plane forms an angle that is less than five degrees with said first inner plane, wherein said display supporter portion has a flat first leg having an inner surface having a third inner plane, a flat second leg having an inner surface having a fourth inner plane, and a holding member that holds said first leg and said second leg such that said third inner plane forms an angle that is less than five degrees with said fourth inner plane, and wherein said connecting portion joins said board clip portion to said display supporter portion; clipping said board clip portion to said edge; and supporting said display material in said display supporter portion.