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MARTIAL ARTS BELT DISPLAY RACK SERIES

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  • Patent Application
  • 20080017599
  • Publication Number
    20080017599
  • Date Filed
    July 21, 2006
    18 years ago
  • Date Published
    January 24, 2008
    16 years ago
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Abstract
A “series” of martial arts belt display racks consisting of two vertical side pieces (rails) attached together by a top and bottom cross piece (slat) of various ornamental designs and widths. The side pieces of said martial arts belt display racks will vary in length and contain a definitive number of holes (or slots) sufficient to hold a prescribed number of belts or sashes. The belts or sashes will be threaded through said holes in the side pieces and then secured in a traditional “knot”. Following the procedure of attachment of the belt or sash to the side pieces of the belt rack and the securing of said knot, the belt or sash will appear to the viewer as it would if it were tied around a martial artist's waist. The ornamental differences between each belt rack in this series will depict a distinct expression of a variety of different martial arts and their individual ranking systems therein.
Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES


FIG. 1 illustrates the front view of the design for the “Standard” group of martial arts belt display racks, according to a preferred embodiment of said martial arts belt display rack in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 2 illustrates the front view of the design for the “Scroll” group of martial arts belt display racks, according to a preferred embodiment of said martial arts belt display rack in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 3 illustrates the front view of the design for the “Executive” group of martial arts belt display racks, according to a preferred embodiment of said martial arts belt display rack in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the Standard karate belt display rack.



FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the Scroll karate belt display rack.



FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the Executive karate belt display rack.



FIG. 7 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive kung-fu belt display rack.



FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the Executive kung-fu belt display rack with sword display feature.



FIG. 9 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive judo belt display rack.



FIG. 10 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive karate belt display rack with sword display feature.



FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the Executive karate belt display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single belt display.



FIG. 12 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive kung-fu sash display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single sash display.



FIG. 13 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive black belt display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single belt display rack with sword display feature.



FIG. 14 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive kung-fu display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single sash display rack with sword display feature.



FIG. 15 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive (karate) single belt display rack.



FIG. 16 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Executive (kung-fu) single belt display rack.



FIG. 17 is an exploded view of the extreme Executive karate belt display rack.



FIG. 18 illustrates a side view of the vertical side piece for the Extreme Executive judo belt display rack.



FIG. 19 is an exploded front view of the Shinto gate top showing the base piece and the two cap pieces.



FIG. 20 is a top view of an exploded view of the Shinto gate showing the base piece and the two cap pieces.



FIG. 21 is a front elevation view of the Shinto gate top in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 22 is a detail view of the attachment of the decorative peg and central support dowel to the vertical side rail.



FIG. 23 illustrates a front view of the Executive karate belt display rack in an assembled configuration with eleven karate belts attached to the martial arts belt display rack according to a preferred embodiment of said invention, thus showing how said invention displays said martial arts belts exactly as they would be viewed when worn around the waist.



FIG. 24 illustrates a perspective view of the Standard karate belt display rack according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 25 illustrates a perspective view of the Scroll karate belt display rack according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 26 illustrates a perspective view of the Executive karate belt display rack according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 27 illustrates a perspective view of the Executive karate belt display rack with sword display feature according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 28 illustrates a perspective view of the Executive karate belt display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single belt display in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 29 illustrates a perspective view of the Executive Black Belt display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single belt display, with sword display feature.



FIG. 30 illustrates a perspective view of the Extreme Executive karate belt display rack according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.



FIG. 31 illustrates the front view of the design for the Executive karate bamboo martial arts display rack, according to a preferred embodiment of said belt display rack in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 32 illustrates the front view of the design for the Executive Black Belt bamboo martial arts belt display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single belt display rack, according to a preferred embodiment of said martial arts belt display rack in an assembled configuration.



FIG. 33
a through 33i illustrate how a karate belt is threaded through the vertical side rails of the martial arts belt display rack and finally secured in the traditional knot. The process is the same for threading a kung-fu sash through the vertical side rails as well. The knot of the kung-fu sash will be tied in a fashion dictated by the select kung-fu style or practitioner.





KEY FOR REFERENCE NUMBERS





    • (1) Standard design group

    • (2) Scroll design group

    • (3) Executive design group

    • (4) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Standard and Scroll design group (side view)

    • (5) Top horizontal cross piece (slat) for the Standard and Executive design group

    • (6) Bottom horizontal cross piece (slat) for the Standard and Executive design group

    • (7) Top notch in the vertical side piece for accepting the Standard or Scroll top horizontal cross piece

    • (8) Bottom notch in the vertical side piece for accepting the Standard or Scroll bottom horizontal cross piece

    • (9) Central horizontal cross piece (slat) for the Extreme Executive model types

    • (10) Top horizontal cross piece (slat) for the Scroll design group

    • (11) Bottom horizontal cross piece (slat) for the Scroll design group

    • (12) Central support dowel for the Executive model types

    • (13) Shinto gate top in an assembled configuration

    • (14) Decorative peg

    • (15) Vertical side piece for the Executive karate belt display rack (side view)

    • (16) Base piece for the Shinto gate top

    • (17) Center cap piece for the Shinto gate top

    • (18) Top cap piece for the Shinto gate top

    • (19) Slot type for accepting a kung-fu sash

    • (20) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive kung-fu belt display rack (side view)

    • (21) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive kung-fu belt display rack with sword mount feature (side view)

    • (22) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive judo belt display rack (side view)

    • (23) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive karate belt display rack with sword mount feature (side view)

    • (24) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive karate belt display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single belt display (side view)

    • (25) Wide board-like cross piece for certificate or picture frame display

    • (26) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive kung-fu sash display rack with certificate or picture frame display capability and single sash display (side view)

    • (27) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive black belt display rack (side view) with certificate or picture frame display and single belt display with sword mount feature and top horizontal cross piece feature

    • (28) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive kung-fu display rack (side view) with certificate or picture frame display capability and single sash display with sword mount feature and top horizontal cross piece feature

    • (29) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Executive karate single belt display rack (side view)

    • (30) Vertical side piece for the Executive kung-fu single sash display rack (side view)

    • (31) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Extreme Executive karate belt display rack (side view)

    • (32) Vertical side piece (rail) for the Extreme Executive judo belt display rack (side view)

    • (33) Notch in base piece of the Shinto gate top for the Executive model types

    • (34) Hole in the inside surface of the vertical side piece (rail) for accepting the central support dowel for the Executive model types

    • (35) Hole in the outside surface of the vertical side piece (rail) for accepting the decorative peg for the Executive model types

    • (36) Traditional knot of the karate belt when tied

    • (37) Sword mount (side view).




Claims
  • 1. A series of similar designs of martial arts belt display racks comprising (but not limited to): three design groups (standard, scroll and executive), various model types, said model types having a wide range of sizes, colors, types and number of belt or sash attachment capabilities and nomenclature; said martial arts belt display racks are constructed from wood, metal, plastic or bamboo; said martial arts belt display rack is designed to hang on a wall or mount on a base for display.
  • 2. A “series” being defined as a number of things produced as a related group or set, a “group” being defined as a number of things classified together because of common characteristics, a “model type” being defined as the design variations and modified forms of construction of the martial arts belt display racks within a group and further identified by distinct differentiating nomenclature and display capabilities.
  • 3. A martial arts belt display rack series which displays a martial arts belt or sash in a manner consistent with the way said belt or sash is worn around the waist; a martial arts belt display rack with two identical vertical side pieces (rails) having a predetermined number of holes (slots) sufficient to hold a prescribed number of belts or sashes; through various methods or procedures, said belts or sashes will be threaded through said holes in the side pieces and then secured in a traditional “knot”; completion of said methods or procedures thus accomplishes the preferred embodiment of said martial arts belt/sash attachment to said martial arts belt display rack acquiring a replica of said martial arts belt/sash consistent with the way said belt/sash is worn around the martial artist's waist.
  • 4. A martial arts belt display rack with a top and bottom cross piece (slat) of various widths and ornamental designs capable of housing belt or sash sizes ranging from key chain size to large scale.
  • 5. A martial arts belt display rack series that provides the display of various martial arts logos, flags, emblems, kanji, patches, photos, plaques, mottos, championship title belts or any other ornamental designs as relates to the martial arts.
  • 6. A martial arts belt display rack series wherein a picture frame and martial arts belts or sashes can be displayed together.
  • 7. A martial arts belt display rack series that provides a mount attached to each of the vertical side pieces for the purpose of holding and displaying Japanese or Chinese swords, a variety of martial arts weapons, or any other ornamentation (i.e. pens, pencils, letter openers, etc.) in conjunction with said martial arts belts or sashes or picture frame.