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Cassette modules and cassette displays for merchandizing tubular articles such as spools of thread are disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, the cassette modules are formed from module halves and are juxtaposed to form a cassette display, each cassette module comprising a plurality of chambers su

Cassette modules and cassette displays for merchandizing tubular articles such as spools of thread are disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, the cassette modules are formed from module halves and are juxtaposed to form a cassette display, each cassette module comprising a plurality of chambers superposed in a column for housing the articles. In one disclosed embodiment, a frame is provided in which the cassette modules are mounted and removable from to form a cassette display. In that embodiment, each cassette module is pivotable about its upper end to facilitate mounting and also to facilitate loading of the articles into the chambers of the cassette modules. The height of the chambers of an individual cassette module and/or the chambers of cassette modules may vary to accommodate articles of different tubular sizes and the cassette modules may have different widths to accommodate articles of different length. Cassette modules in a cassette display may also differ from each other in their make-up of chambers. A cassette display may thereby be assembled to accommodate, if desired, articles of different diameters and lengths by the proper choice of cassette modules. The cassette modules and cassette displays according to the invention are utilizable on counters, free standing floor displays, pegboard walls, gondola frames, build-ups and fabric display tables.

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A modular cassette display for tubular articles such as spools of thread comprising a plurality of juxtaposed cassette modules, each of said cassette modules having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear and a plurality of superposed chambers each for housing a plurality of said articles, each of said

A modular cassette display for tubular articles such as spools of thread comprising a plurality of juxtaposed cassette modules, each of said cassette modules having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear and a plurality of superposed chambers each for housing a plurality of said articles, each of said chambers including a supporting surface for the articles inclined downwardly towards said front of said cassette module, an opening for each of said chambers at least in said front sized to permit passage of the articles therethrough, each of said openings to said chambers in said front extending along opposed sides of a respective cassette module, and an approximately vertically-extending surface disposed adjacent to said opening for retaining the articles thereat, said surface extending for substantially the width of said opening, said display including means for removably juxtaposing said cassette modules to form said cassette display, said means for juxtaposing comprising a single opening centrally located in the top of each of said cassette modules and two openings located in the bottom of each of said cassette modules oppositely spaced from the central part thereof, respective openings being aligned along the tops and bottoms of juxtaposed cassette modules to form series of openings along the tops and bottoms of the juxtaposed cassette modules, a rod extending through each series of aligned openings, and elongated members disposed at exterior sides of exterior cassette modules for preventing movement of the cassette modules therepast, respective members being connected to the ends of respective rods extending through the respective openings, said elongated members extending substantially flush with exterior sides of exterior modules, the openings in the tops of the modules being vertically elongated to provide a space below the rod extending therethrough whereby each of the said cassette modules may be raised vertically a sufficient distance to space the openings in the bottom of the cassette modules from the rods extending therethrough and to permit pivoting of individual cassette modules about the rod extending through the openings in the tops thereof. A cassette module for housing tubular articles such as spools of thread, said cassette module having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear and a plurality of superposed chambers each for housing a plurality of said articles, each of said chambers including a supporting surface for the articles inclined downwardly towards said front of said cassette module, an opening for each of said chambers at least in said front sized to permit passage of the articles therethrough, each of said openings to said chambers extending along opposed sides of the cassette module, and an approximately vertically-extending surface disposed adjacent to said opening for retaining articles thereat, said surface extending for substantially the width of said opening, said cassette module being adapted to be removably juxtaposed with similar modules in a cassette display, means for removably juxtaposing the cassette modules to form the cassette display comprising at least one opening centrally provided in the top of said cassette module and two openings provided in the bottom of said cassette module oppositely spaced from the central part thereof, respective openings of juxtaposed cassette modules being adapted to being aligned along the tops and bottoms of the juxtaposed cassette modules to form series of openings, each series of aligned openings being adapted to receive a rod extending therethrough, the opening in the top of said cassette module being elongated to provide a space below the rod adapted to extend therethrough whereby said cassette module may be raised vertically a sufficient distance to separate the openings in the bottom of the cassette module from the rods adapted to extend therethrough and to permit pivoting the cassette module about the rod adapted to extend through the opening in the top of the cassette module.