(19)
(11) EP 1 054 376 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
31.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/47

(21) Application number: 00303734.8

(22) Date of filing: 04.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G09F 19/12, G09F 13/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 15.05.1999 GB 9911266

(71) Applicants:
  • Metcalfe, Nicholas
    Salterforth, Barnoldswick BB18 5TN (GB)
  • Metcalfe, Neil Simon
    Salterforth, Barnoldswick BB18 5TN (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Metcalfe, Nicholas
    Salterforth, Barnoldswick BB18 5TN (GB)
  • Metcalfe, Neil Simon
    Salterforth, Barnoldswick BB18 5TN (GB)

(74) Representative: Chugg, David John et al
Appleyard Lees, 15 Clare Road
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2HY
Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2HY (GB)

   


(54) Display apparatus


(57) The invention relates to display apparatus for displaying items such as bottles in an attractable eye-catching manner. The apparatus comprises a base unit (10) onto which a bottle may be placed, a light source housed within the base unit (10) and arranged to illuminate the object through a light transmissive window (26), a supply of power (16) for powering the light source (14) and means for conveying power to a further base unit. The base units (10) are interlinkable in a daisy-chain fashion and configurable to form aesthetically pleasing display layouts.






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