IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0586222
(1984-03-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Nathan, Walter
- Zucker, Armand S.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
48 인용 특허 :
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초록
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An improved, knock-down, multiple-level, article storage and display rack may be assembled using article storage and shipping containers and dowel rod spacers. The containers, which preferably are molded plastic trays, each have a rectangular base and three retaining walls, one of which is a front w
An improved, knock-down, multiple-level, article storage and display rack may be assembled using article storage and shipping containers and dowel rod spacers. The containers, which preferably are molded plastic trays, each have a rectangular base and three retaining walls, one of which is a front wall. A display panel is angled forward from the container's front wall so that the bottom of the display panel and the bottom of the front wall cooperate to provide front, horizontal, support. A simple stand constructed to provide a pair of upright columns that fit into bottom-opening recesses in the two side walls, cooperate to provide a rear suppport for the display. Column-like dowels that fit into upper and lower recesses in the retaining walls of respective lower and upper trays are used to assemble the vertically disposed display rack.
대표청구항
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1. In a knock-down, multi-tiered article storage and display rack, wherein article storage and shipping trays are assembled into multi-tiered upright displays, the tiers being vertically separated by spacers, for placement on a horizontal support surface, the improvement comprising, in combination:
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In a knock-down, multi-tiered article storage and display rack, wherein article storage and shipping trays are assembled into multi-tiered upright displays, the tiers being vertically separated by spacers, for placement on a horizontal support surface, the improvement comprising, in combination: a plurality of said article storage and shipping trays disposed in inclined display positions for goods adapted to be packaged and shipped in said trays, said trays each including a substantially rectangular base and three adjacent upright retaining walls connected to and extending transversely above the base along the front and two side edges of the base, the height of said walls being selected to provide lateral restraint for packaged goods packed in and on the tray, each of said trays being adapted for being positioned in a horizontal storage position or an inclined display position; each of said trays also including display panel means secured to an upper portion of the front one of the three upright walls, said display panel means being inclined outwardly and downwardly from said upright tray wall to a level spaced above a projection of the plane of the lowermost side of the base, forming with the front edge of the base, a front horizontal support means for the tray; and base means selectively connected to and operatively associated with a portion of the lowermost of said trays distally of said front horizontal support means for the tray for maintaining the tray at said inclined display position when the tray is positioned on a substantially horizontal support surface, and the front horizontal support means on said lowermost tray being coplanar with the lower extremity of said base means. 2. A construction as in claim 1 wherein each tray and all portions thereof are molded integrally of plastic to provide a unitary part. 3. A construction as in claim 2 wherein the upper and lower edges of each of the two walls bounding opposite sides of the tray are molded to provide respectively therein a pair of elongated holes whose axes are substantially parallel to the plane of the display panel means. 4. A construction as in claim 3 including elongated column member supports positioned in the elongated holes in the upper edges of walls on a lower tray and in the elongated holes in the lower edges of the walls of an upper tray, to provide means for supporting one storage tray above another in parallel relation to each other, and in inclined relation to a support surface, and thereby providing a visual display of all goods on the display rack. 5. A construction as in claim 1 wherein the means selectively connectible to one said tray includes upright means whose upper ends engage and connect to the tray adjacent its rear end, and a horizontal stand integral with upright means for resting on a support surface. 6. A construction as in claim 5 wherein the combination includes column members, and the two walls adjacent opposite sides of each tray are provided, in upper and lower edges thereof, with holes therein for receiving the ends of the column members, to provide for stacking of a plurality of trays as a multi-tiered display array. 7. A construction as in claim 6 wherein the holes are axially elongated, and holes in the respective upper and lower edges of a side of a tray are substantially axially aligned with each other. 8. A construction as in claim 1 wherein the display panel means is located within the laterally projected confines of the tray. 9. A construction as in claim 1 wherein the display panel means includes a panel having a size and shape suitable for receiving an advertising display thereon. 10. A construction according to claim 1 wherein said horizontal support means is selected to provide an inclined display position at an angle of between about 20° and about 40° between said trays and the counter top. 11. In a modular display rack having a plurality of substantially identical trays for multi-tiered displaying for sale the articles in said trays, and vertical support means connecting vertically spaced pairs of trays assembling a vertical array of connected trays, and a selectively connectible base supporting the multi-tiered array of connected trays, the improvement comprising, in combination: each tray comprising a molded plastic structure having a substantially rectangular base with an integral upright front wall and two adjacent spaced side walls extending above said base, and with a front display panel projecting downwardly and forwardly from the upper edge of the upright front wall; the base, front wall and side walls cooperating to provide an approximately parallelepiped cavity enclosed on four sides and said tray providing a box-like cavity adapted to have packaged products positioned therein; said side walls projecting forwardly of said front wall to connect to opposing first and second lateral edges of the display panel, and being shaped to define a support plane that is inclined relative to the base of the tray, and which makes an acute support plane angle with the underside of said tray base; and the lowermost tray having means formed thereon receiving and holding the selectively connectible base, the support plane of said lowermost tray being coplanar with the lower extremity of said selectively connectible base whereby said support plane of the bottom tray in the array is supported in supporting engagement with a substantially horizontal support surface for maintaining said array at an article display position inclined relative to the horizontal support surface. 12. An improvement according to claim 11 wherein said vertical supports are column members held in dowel fashion by said means for receiving and holding the vertical supports. 13. An improvement according to claim 12 wherein said column members are plastic. 14. An improvement according to claim 11 wherein said support plane angle is between about 20° and about 40°.
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