Exemplary embodiments are directed to a fixture and method for a fixture (referred to as a Two Way Fixture) displaying and holding objects for sale at a retail store. The two way fixture is includes a free-standing frame which is formed by a I-shaped base portion and a U-shaped upright portion. A pa
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a fixture and method for a fixture (referred to as a Two Way Fixture) displaying and holding objects for sale at a retail store. The two way fixture is includes a free-standing frame which is formed by a I-shaped base portion and a U-shaped upright portion. A pair of tempered hardboards are inserted in the middle of the U-shaped upright portion. The two way fixture has shelves and wire racks mounted to the sides of the U-Shaped upright portion. The shelves, I-shaped base portion, and wire racks create a volume allows for the two way fixture to hide or obscure the a cash box storing components of a point-of-sale (POS) station while keeping the electronic components live and updated. The two way fixture can surround the pole and the cash box without having to remove the pole or lift the bin over the cash box.
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1. A fixture for holding and displaying merchandise while concealing a portion of a point-of-sale (POS) station assembly, the POS assembly including a POS controller, one or more peripheral electronic components in communication with the POS controller, and a plurality of non-electronic components,
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A fixture for holding and displaying merchandise while concealing a portion of a point-of-sale (POS) station assembly, the POS assembly including a POS controller, one or more peripheral electronic components in communication with the POS controller, and a plurality of non-electronic components, the plurality of non-electronic components including a cashbox secured to a sales floor and having opposing side walls, a back wall, and a top wall defining an interior cavity accessible via an open front face of the cashbox, the fixture comprising: a free standing frame formed by: (i) an elongated bottom support member having a length extending along a first axis from a first end to a second end;(ii) a first upright extending perpendicularly from the first end of the elongated bottom support member to a first terminal end along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the first upright including a first pair of slots formed on the first upright between the first end and the first terminal end;(iii) a second upright extending perpendicularly from the second end of the elongated bottom support member to a second terminal end along the second axis, the second upright including a second pair of slots formed on the second upright between the second end and the second terminal end;a first wire rack mounted to an outer side of the first upright opposite the first pair of slots;a second wire rack mounted to an outer side of the second upright opposite the second pair of slots,wherein the elongated bottom support member, the first upright and the second upright reside in a first plane and define first and second volumes on opposite adjacent sides of the free standing frame;wherein the first pair of slots are opposingly spaced with respect to the second pair of slots, andwherein, the POS assembly is disassembled to be in a disassembled state, and in the disassembled state the cashbox of the POS assemble remains on the sales floor while the remainder of the plurality of non-electronic components are removed from the sales floor and the POS controller and the one or more electronic components are stored in the interior cavity of the cashbox, and the fixture is disposed with respect to the cash box and a network and electricity pole secured to the sales floor so that the first volume or the second volume receives the cash box and the network and electricity pole such that the cash box is completely disposed within the first or second volume. 2. The fixture of claim 1, wherein the elongated bottom support member, the first upright, and the second upright define a U-shaped configuration. 3. The fixture of claim 2, wherein the elongated bottom support member, defines a base configured to provide support to the U-shaped frame. 4. The fixture of claim 1, further comprising a first panel received by a first one of the slots of the first pair of slots and a first one of the slots of the second pair of slots; anda second panel received by a second one of the slots of the first pair of slots and a second one of the slots of the second pair of slots. 5. The fixture of claim 4, further comprising: an elongated cap member configured to be secured to the first terminal end of the first upright and the second terminal end of the second terminal upright,wherein the first and second pairs of slots of the first and second uprights and the elongated cap member secure the first and second panels to the free standing frame. 6. The fixture of claim 5, wherein the first panel comprises a peg board. 7. The fixture of claim 1, further comprising: a shelf removably secured to and spanning the first and second uprights, the shelf width corresponding to a distance between the first and second uprights and having a depth that corresponds to a width or length of the cashbox. 8. The fixture of claim 1, wherein the POS controller and the one or more peripheral electronic components stored in the cashbox receive electricity and network connectivity via the electrical conduit to keep the POS controller and the one or more peripheral electronic components stored in the interior cavity of the cashbox connected to electricity and to a network when the POS assembly is in the disassembled state. 9. A fixture comprising: an I-shaped base portion;a U-shaped upright frame portion, the U-shaped upright frame portion having a first wire rack disposed on a first outer edge of the U-shaped upright frame portion and a second wire rack disposed on a second outer edge of the U-shaped upright frame portion, the U-shaped upright frame portion including opposingly spaced first and second uprights,a first panel;a second panel;an elongated cap member configured to be secured to terminal free ends of the first and second uprights;wherein, at least one of the first or the second upright is displaced outwardly away from each other to receive the first panel which is inserted between the first and second uprights and in a first set of opposing spaced slots formed on the first and second uprights and the second panel which is inserted between the first and second uprights and in a second set of opposing spaced slot slots formed on the first and second uprights,wherein upon receiving the first and second panels, the first and second uprights are urged towards each other so that the first and second panels engage the first and second pairs of slots, respectively, andwherein the elongated cap member is secured to terminal free ends of the first and second uprights to secure the first and second panels to the U-shaped upright frame portion. 10. The fixture of claim 9, wherein the first and second panels are parallel to each other when they are secured to the U-shaped upright frame portion. 11. The fixture of claim 10, wherein the first and the second panels are spaced away from each other. 12. The fixture of claim 9, the first upright includes a first plurality indexed apertures and the second upright includes a second plurality of apertures, and the method further comprises securing a shelf to the first upright and the second upright, a portion of the shelf being received by one of the first plurality of indexed apertures and one of the second plurality of indexed apertures. 13. The fixture of claim 12, wherein a first wire rack is mounted to the first upright and a second wire rack is mounted to the second upright. 14. The fixture of claim 12, wherein the fixture is positioned in proximity a cash box of a disassembled Point-of-Sale (POS) station so that the first panel is disposed adjacent to the cash box, wherein the first and second wire racks and the shelf obscure the cash box. 15. The fixture of claim 9, wherein each of the first and second panels are configured to receive one or more hooks for displaying merchandise.
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