Self-expanding, load-bearing mechanism for display units

摘要

In accordance with some embodiments, a self-expanding, collapsible mechanism (e.g., for expanding an outer substrate or substrates of a display unit) and a display unit comprising at least one self-expanding, collapsible mechanism are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a self-expanding mechanism is load-bearing. In one embodiment, a display unit may be configured to have at least one load-bearing surface (e.g., supported by one or more load-bearing inserts).

主权项

1. A self-expanding mechanism comprising:
a first side connected to a second side at a first corner;
the first side and the second side further being connected by a first contracting element; a third side connected to a fourth side at a second corner opposite the first corner;
the third side further being connected to the fourth side by a second contracting element,the first side further being connected to the third side at a third corner, andthe second side further being connected to the fourth side at a fourth corner; and the first contracting element acting on the first side and the second side to pull the first side and the second side toward each other, and the second contracting element acting on the third side and the fourth side to pull the third side and the fourth side toward each other, thereby allowing the mechanism to self-expand.