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A cigarette carton merchandising rack assembly is disclosed. A plurality of uprights are connected by transverse tie braces and base plates to form a rack module. Each of the tie braces includes a cam lock assembly and each of the base plates has a locking key that facilitate positive securement of

A cigarette carton merchandising rack assembly is disclosed. A plurality of uprights are connected by transverse tie braces and base plates to form a rack module. Each of the tie braces includes a cam lock assembly and each of the base plates has a locking key that facilitate positive securement of the uprights, tie braces and base plates to form each rack module. Shelves are removably carried by the uprights and include ticket support surfaces. Several of the individual rack modules can be joined to each other to form a rack assembly that provides maximum floor space usage. Various heights adjusting assemblies, leg levelers and caster wheel mounting devices which are usable with the merchandising rack module to increase the overall flexibility of the module are disclosed.

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A merchandising rack module usable in displaying a plurality of cigarette cartons, said merchandising rack module comprising: a plurality of spaced, generally vertically oriented, hollow, uprights having a plurality of generally rectangular spaced slots in wall surfaces thereof; a plurality of elong

A merchandising rack module usable in displaying a plurality of cigarette cartons, said merchandising rack module comprising: a plurality of spaced, generally vertically oriented, hollow, uprights having a plurality of generally rectangular spaced slots in wall surfaces thereof; a plurality of elongate tie braces, each of said tie braces extending generally horizontally between two of said spaced uprights, each of said tie braces having a locking blade slidably carried in an inner sleeve positioned within said tie brace adjacent an end of said tie brace, each said locking blade having a locking blade head at a first end and being supported for movement with respect to said inner sleeve in said tie brace by a rotatable elongate locking blade actuator rod having a longitudinal axis perpindicular to the longitudinal axis of the tie brace, said actuator rod comprising an intermediate portion and two end portions, each of the portions having a substantially similar cross-sectional configuration, said intermediate portion of said actuator rod being offset from the longitudinal axis of said rod, the actuator rod further having slotted head portions positioned adjacent outer surfaces of said tie brace, said intermediate offset portion passing through a journal portion in a second end of said locking blade, rotation of said slotted head portion of said actuator rod causing said locking blade to slide with respect to said end of said tie brace and said upright, whereby each of said locking blade heads is insertable from said tie brace through one of said slots in one of said wall surfaces, each of said locking blade head receiving slots being T-shaped, each said tie brace further including at least one T-shaped tab at each end thereof, said at least one T-shaped tab being positionable within said T-shaped slot, said locking blade head being insertable within said T-shaped slot in conjunction with said T-shaped tab to lock said tie brace end in said upright; a plurality of base plates, each of said base plates extending generally horizontally between two of said uprights, said uprights, tie braces and base plates cooperating to define said merchandising rack module; a plurality of shelves removably secured and adjustably positioned between said plurality of uprights and providing support surfaces for the cartons of cigarettes; and means for separating and retaining cartons of cigarettes on said shelves.