CA2119201A1 - Display apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Articles in boxes are displayed in a rack on shelf, and an opening is provided in the back of the rack, and additional boxes of articles stored on the shelf behind the rack are movable through the opening for positioning and display on the rack. A pivoting retaining member extends across the front of the rack and is releasably anchored in a position retaining the boxes of articles on the rack. The boxes have open tops and deep, wide openings in the sides extending from the open tops. When a plurality of boxes are positioned on the rack, the openings of the various boxes are in alignment.
Articles in boxes are displayed in a rack on shelf, and an opening is provided in the back of the rack, and additional boxes of articles stored on the shelf behind the rack are movable through the opening for positioning and display on the rack. A pivoting retaining member extends across the front of the rack and is releasably anchored in a position retaining the boxes of articles on the rack. The boxes have open tops and deep, wide openings in the sides extending from the open tops. When a plurality of boxes are positioned on the rack, the openings of the various boxes are in alignment.
Description
The present invention relates to apparatus for placement on a horizontal surface to display merchandise and, more particularly, to a rack for supporting a plurality of open containers of articles at an angle, as well as a system for storing and displaying merchandise on the same shelf.
~UMNARY OF THE INVENTION
By the present invention, merchandise for sale is 0 stored on one portion of a shelf and displayed at an angle on another portion of the same shelf for high visibility to store customers. Articles, such as hand tools, are stored in boxes having an open top and are retained in stacks by the sides of the boxes or by dividers within the boxes. Boxes holding articles of various types are supported at an angle on a display rack, while other boxes of articles are stored on the shelf behind the rack. One or more of the racks are placed along the front of the shelf, or each shelf of a plurality of shelves, and a plurality of the boxes is supported on each rack, each box having the same height as every other box. The height of the boxes is chosen so that the boxes are retained on the rack by a pivotable, releasably-anchored member and prevented from being removed from the front of the rack.
Pivoting of the retaining member from its retaining position to a non-retaining position permits boxes to be inserted into the rack or removed from the rack through an opening in the front of the rack. In .. . . , .. ..... , . ., . . . ... . ... .. . . , . , . . ~ . . . . . . .
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addition, the rear of the rack defines an opening sized to allow a stock clerk to reach through the back of the rack and pull a fresh box of articles stored behind the rack through the back of the rack for placement and display on the rack.
The sides of the boxes have deep, wide openings which are all in lateral alignment with one another, and thereby improve the visibility of the articles in the rack, especially for customers looking at the rack 0 from a lateral angle. The openings are especially helpful in viewing and grasping the articles when only a few articles remain in a given box. Each box is sized to maintain the articles therein in a stack. A
box may have one or more partitions to define S compartments each sized to maintain the articles therein in a stack. The partitions include openings having the same size and shape as the openings in the sides of the box.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus according to the present invention including article boxes and a first embodiment of a rack according to the present invention;
~ig. 2 is a front elevation of the rack of Fig.
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Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the rack of Fig. l;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragment of the mounting of the movable retaining member of the rack of Fig. l;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the boxes of Fig. l;
Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the rack of Fig.l positioned on a shelf, with additional boxes of articles stored behind the rack;
Fig. 7 is perspective view of a second embodiment of the rack according to the present invention, with the movable retaining member shown exploded; and ~ `?, 2~19201 .
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Fig. 8 is a rear perspective view of a fragment of the movable retaining member of Fig. 7, showing a portion of the pivot connection and an end detent portion.
.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF T~E PREFERRED EMBODIME~T8 As can be seen from Figs. 1-3, the display apparatus according to the present invention, which is designated generally by the reference numeral 10, 0 includes a display rack 12 and a plurality of containers, such as boxes 14, positioned in the rack 12. As can be seen from Figs. 1-4, the rack 12 is made of elements 16 such as wire elements fixed together to define a front 18, a top 20, two sides 22, 24, a sloping bottom 26-and a back 28. The front 18 and the back 28 define openings 30 and 32, respectively, the back having an upper portion 34 above its opening 32 and a lower portion 36 below its opening. A plurality of additional elements 38 project downward from a front edge of the bottom 26 of the rack 12 to elevate the front edge relative to the back edge of the bottom. A transverse member 40 (Fig.
6) is secured at the lower ends of the additional elements 38 to connect the elements to one another and to reinforce the elements.
As can be seen from Figs. 3 and 6, a plurality of apertured plates 42 are secured at the bottom of the additional elements 38 to the transverse member 40, the plates 42 projecting rearwardly from the member.
The apertures 44 are adapted to receive screws or other fasteners to secure the rack 12 to a shelf 46 or other horizontal supporting surface. The plates 42 and a rear edge of the bottom 26 of the rack 12 rest on the shelf 46. As a result, the bottom 26 of the rack 12 is inclined at a predetermined angle. A sign-holding strip 48 is secured along the front 18 of the rack 12 to the additional elements 38, the strip x ~
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¦ 5 Figs. 1-4 and 6 show a container-retaining flap, or retaining member 52, extending across the opening 30 in the front 18 of the rack 12 from one side of the rack 22 to the other side 24, the flap being movably secured along the top 20 of the rack. In the 1 10 embodiment illustrated, as can best be seen from Fig.
¦ 4, the retaining member 52 has at its upper end a ¦ portion 54 rolled over a top forming member 56 of the ¦ rack 12 to define a pivot connection between the retaining member 52 and the rack. The rolled-over portion 54 also extends over and around a reinforcement member 58 which extends along the length ~ of the retaining member 52, thereby securing the ¦ reinforcement member to the retaining member. A
¦ detent, or clip, is provided at each end of the 1 20 retaining member 52 to releasably secure the retaining ! member 52 in a lower position in the same manner as i the detent of a retaining member of a second embodiment of the display rack according to the present invention, which is to be described hereinafter. As can be seen from Figs. 5 and 6, j each box 14 has a bottom 62, an open top 64, opposite ¦ ends 66, 68 and opposite sides 70, 72. One of the ends 66, 68 of each box 14 is parallel to and in engagement with the inclined bottom 26 of the display rack 12. As can be seen from Fig. 1, merchandise, such as articles 74, for example, hand tools, which is stored in the boxes 14 can be viewed and removed through the open tops 64 of the boxes. Each of the boxes 14 is sized to maintain the articles 74 therein in a stack. For example, a box 14 can be sized to have a width substantially equal to the width of articles 74 to be contained therein to maintain the .
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articles in a single stack. It is contemplated that a variety of articles 74 will be stored and displayed in the display rack 12, and that the rack will accommodate a plurality of the boxes 14 to perform that function. In order to accommodate articles 74 of varying sizes, the boxes 14 have differing widths, each width determined to maintain the articles therein in a stack. However, each of the boxes 14 has the same length, that is, the dimension from one end 66 of 0 the box to the other end 68. As a result, despite varying widths, all of the boxes 14 fit between the top 20 and bottom 26 of the rack 12 in a desired manner.
The sides 70, 72 of the boxes 14, have deep, wide openings 76, or cut-outs, extending from the open top 64 at least half of the distance to the bottom 62 of the box. In the embodiment shown, the openings 76 each have a U-shape. Each opening 76 is wide enough to allow the four fingers of a man's hand other than the thumb to pass simultaneously through the opening.
The openings 76 of the various boxes 14 are in lateral alignment with one another to improve the visibility of the articles 74 in all of the boxes 14 when the display rack 12 is viewed from a lateral angle, as is often the case for a shopper in a store aisle. The lateral alignment also allows the openings 76 to imprcve the access to the articles 74 near the bottoms of the boxes 14.
A box 14 may contain a plurality of compartments, such as a box 78 of Fig. 1, in which case, partitions 80, or dividers, are provided in the box to define compartments 81 having widths substantially equal to the width of the articles 74 to be maintained in stacks within the compartments. Furthermore, the partitions 80 define openings 82 to permit greater visibility and accessibility to the articles 74 in the compartments. The openings 82 in the partitions 80 l 2~19201 can have the same size and shape as the openings 76 in I the sides 70, 72 of the boxes 14. Articles 74 may be I supported in the rack 12 so that they extend parallel to the inclination of the rack, or transverse to the inclination of the rack, as can be seen from box 78 of I Fig. 1. In the latter arrangement, if a box has a ¦ partition 80, the partition is parallel to the bottom I of the display rack 12. In this orientation of the ¦ box 78, the articles 74 can have almost any length and ! 10 the box 78 can be made with a length to accommodate ¦ the length of the articles, but the dimension of the 3 box 78 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom 26 of the rack 12 is equal to the dimension of all the I other boxes 14 in this direction. The dimension of ¦ 15 the boxes 14,78 perpendicular to the bottom 26 of the ¦ rack is chosen so that the boxes can be inserted into or removed from the rack when the retaining member 52 is in its upper position. However, when the retaining member 52 is pivoted downward and detained in its lower position, the boxes 14, 78 are prevented from being removed from the rack 12 or inserted into the xack. The width of the various boxes 14,78 supported ¦ on the rack 12 can change from one time to another, as long as the total width of the boxes does not exceed the width which the rack can accommodate. The lengths of the boxes are always the same.
¦ one or more of the racks 12 can extend along the ¦ front edge of the shelf 46, which can be conventional ¦ and existing, and, as can be appreciated best from ¦ 30 Fig. 4, fresh boxes 14,78 of the articles 74 can be stored on the shelf behind the rack. When the supply of articles 74 in one of the boxes 14,78 on the rack 12 is exhausted, the box may be discarded and a new box 14, 78 inserted in its place. In order to provide ¦ 35 access to the boxes 14, 78 stored on the shelf 52 behind the rack 12, the opening 32 defined in the back 28 of the rack is dimensioned to permit a fresh box ' , . ` ` 21~g2~1 14, 78 to be pulled from the storage area and through the opening 32 in the back of the rack so that the box can be tilted to the display angle and positioned on the rack. Fig. 6 shows a box 14 extending partially through the opening 32. The opening 32 has a dimension from top to bottom which is smaller than the dimension of the boxes 14, 78 from one end 66 to the other end 68 but larger than the dimension of the boxes from the open top 64 to the bottom 62. As a result, the boxes 14,78 do not pass through the opening 32 in one orientation, an orientation in which the end to end dimension of the box is parallel to the top to bottom dimension of the opening, but the boxes do pass through the opening in another orientation, an orientation in which the top to bottom dimension of the boxes is parallel to the top to bottom dimension of the opening. When one or more boxes 14,78 on the rack 12 has been removed and discarded, a space is formed on the rack, and the remaining boxes 14, 78 can be slid laterally to the left or right to expose and provide access to all of the fresh boxes stored behind the rack. The boxes 14, 78 on the rack 12 are moved such that the space is aligned with the desired fresh box.
In a second embodiment of the rack according to the present invention, as can be seen from Figs. 6 and 7, the bottom 83 of the rack 84 can be defined by a flat continuous surface of, for example, sheet metal.
The bottom 80 can include an upturned rear flange 85 to define a lower portion of the back of the rack 84 and a forward flange 90 extending downward and rearward to support the rack at the desired angle of inclination in cooperation with the back edge of the rack 84. The sign-holding strip 48 can be secured to the downward extending portion of the forward flange 90. The flat surface of the bottom 83 of the rack 84 of the second embodiment allows the boxes to slide 21192~1 easily in a lateral direction, thereby aiding in the lateral movement of boxes 14,78 to expose the desired fresh box in the supply behind the rack. The bottom 83 can also include upturned side flanges 92 to S facilitate securing of the bottom such as by means of welding, to the sides and top of the rack 84, which can be made of wire.
A retaining member 94 is pivotally secured in much the same manner as the retaining member 52 of the 0 embodiment of Figs. 1-4. However, in the embodiment of Figs. 6 and 7, rolled-over portions 96 of the retaining member 94 defining the pivotal connection with a top-forming member 98 extend for a greater length of the retaining member than do the rolled-over portions 54 of the embodiment of Figs. 1-4. A detent 99 is defined by the ends of the retaining member 94, which are rolled over sufficiently to releasably engage two of the elements 16 defining the rack 84, but insufficiently to permanently connect the ends of the retaining member 52 to the elements 16. The detent 99 has resi~ient properties so that, by the application of sufficient force in an outward, upward direction, the detent is overcome and the retaining member 94 is pivotable to an upper position clear of the opening defined at the front of the rack 84.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it is contemplated that variations and/or changes in the embodiments illustrated and described herein may be made without departure from the present invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the foregoing description is illustrative only, not limiting, and that the true spirit and scope of the present invention will be determined by the appended claims.
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~UMNARY OF THE INVENTION
By the present invention, merchandise for sale is 0 stored on one portion of a shelf and displayed at an angle on another portion of the same shelf for high visibility to store customers. Articles, such as hand tools, are stored in boxes having an open top and are retained in stacks by the sides of the boxes or by dividers within the boxes. Boxes holding articles of various types are supported at an angle on a display rack, while other boxes of articles are stored on the shelf behind the rack. One or more of the racks are placed along the front of the shelf, or each shelf of a plurality of shelves, and a plurality of the boxes is supported on each rack, each box having the same height as every other box. The height of the boxes is chosen so that the boxes are retained on the rack by a pivotable, releasably-anchored member and prevented from being removed from the front of the rack.
Pivoting of the retaining member from its retaining position to a non-retaining position permits boxes to be inserted into the rack or removed from the rack through an opening in the front of the rack. In .. . . , .. ..... , . ., . . . ... . ... .. . . , . , . . ~ . . . . . . .
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addition, the rear of the rack defines an opening sized to allow a stock clerk to reach through the back of the rack and pull a fresh box of articles stored behind the rack through the back of the rack for placement and display on the rack.
The sides of the boxes have deep, wide openings which are all in lateral alignment with one another, and thereby improve the visibility of the articles in the rack, especially for customers looking at the rack 0 from a lateral angle. The openings are especially helpful in viewing and grasping the articles when only a few articles remain in a given box. Each box is sized to maintain the articles therein in a stack. A
box may have one or more partitions to define S compartments each sized to maintain the articles therein in a stack. The partitions include openings having the same size and shape as the openings in the sides of the box.
~' BRIEF DE8CRIPTION OF THE DRAWING~
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus according to the present invention including article boxes and a first embodiment of a rack according to the present invention;
~ig. 2 is a front elevation of the rack of Fig.
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Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the rack of Fig. l;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragment of the mounting of the movable retaining member of the rack of Fig. l;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the boxes of Fig. l;
Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the rack of Fig.l positioned on a shelf, with additional boxes of articles stored behind the rack;
Fig. 7 is perspective view of a second embodiment of the rack according to the present invention, with the movable retaining member shown exploded; and ~ `?, 2~19201 .
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Fig. 8 is a rear perspective view of a fragment of the movable retaining member of Fig. 7, showing a portion of the pivot connection and an end detent portion.
.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF T~E PREFERRED EMBODIME~T8 As can be seen from Figs. 1-3, the display apparatus according to the present invention, which is designated generally by the reference numeral 10, 0 includes a display rack 12 and a plurality of containers, such as boxes 14, positioned in the rack 12. As can be seen from Figs. 1-4, the rack 12 is made of elements 16 such as wire elements fixed together to define a front 18, a top 20, two sides 22, 24, a sloping bottom 26-and a back 28. The front 18 and the back 28 define openings 30 and 32, respectively, the back having an upper portion 34 above its opening 32 and a lower portion 36 below its opening. A plurality of additional elements 38 project downward from a front edge of the bottom 26 of the rack 12 to elevate the front edge relative to the back edge of the bottom. A transverse member 40 (Fig.
6) is secured at the lower ends of the additional elements 38 to connect the elements to one another and to reinforce the elements.
As can be seen from Figs. 3 and 6, a plurality of apertured plates 42 are secured at the bottom of the additional elements 38 to the transverse member 40, the plates 42 projecting rearwardly from the member.
The apertures 44 are adapted to receive screws or other fasteners to secure the rack 12 to a shelf 46 or other horizontal supporting surface. The plates 42 and a rear edge of the bottom 26 of the rack 12 rest on the shelf 46. As a result, the bottom 26 of the rack 12 is inclined at a predetermined angle. A sign-holding strip 48 is secured along the front 18 of the rack 12 to the additional elements 38, the strip x ~
`~ 2119201 having turned-back flanges 50 at the top and bottom edges thereof to define channels which cooperate with one another to receive and retain a sign or other information-bearing or decorative panel.
¦ 5 Figs. 1-4 and 6 show a container-retaining flap, or retaining member 52, extending across the opening 30 in the front 18 of the rack 12 from one side of the rack 22 to the other side 24, the flap being movably secured along the top 20 of the rack. In the 1 10 embodiment illustrated, as can best be seen from Fig.
¦ 4, the retaining member 52 has at its upper end a ¦ portion 54 rolled over a top forming member 56 of the ¦ rack 12 to define a pivot connection between the retaining member 52 and the rack. The rolled-over portion 54 also extends over and around a reinforcement member 58 which extends along the length ~ of the retaining member 52, thereby securing the ¦ reinforcement member to the retaining member. A
¦ detent, or clip, is provided at each end of the 1 20 retaining member 52 to releasably secure the retaining ! member 52 in a lower position in the same manner as i the detent of a retaining member of a second embodiment of the display rack according to the present invention, which is to be described hereinafter. As can be seen from Figs. 5 and 6, j each box 14 has a bottom 62, an open top 64, opposite ¦ ends 66, 68 and opposite sides 70, 72. One of the ends 66, 68 of each box 14 is parallel to and in engagement with the inclined bottom 26 of the display rack 12. As can be seen from Fig. 1, merchandise, such as articles 74, for example, hand tools, which is stored in the boxes 14 can be viewed and removed through the open tops 64 of the boxes. Each of the boxes 14 is sized to maintain the articles 74 therein in a stack. For example, a box 14 can be sized to have a width substantially equal to the width of articles 74 to be contained therein to maintain the .
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articles in a single stack. It is contemplated that a variety of articles 74 will be stored and displayed in the display rack 12, and that the rack will accommodate a plurality of the boxes 14 to perform that function. In order to accommodate articles 74 of varying sizes, the boxes 14 have differing widths, each width determined to maintain the articles therein in a stack. However, each of the boxes 14 has the same length, that is, the dimension from one end 66 of 0 the box to the other end 68. As a result, despite varying widths, all of the boxes 14 fit between the top 20 and bottom 26 of the rack 12 in a desired manner.
The sides 70, 72 of the boxes 14, have deep, wide openings 76, or cut-outs, extending from the open top 64 at least half of the distance to the bottom 62 of the box. In the embodiment shown, the openings 76 each have a U-shape. Each opening 76 is wide enough to allow the four fingers of a man's hand other than the thumb to pass simultaneously through the opening.
The openings 76 of the various boxes 14 are in lateral alignment with one another to improve the visibility of the articles 74 in all of the boxes 14 when the display rack 12 is viewed from a lateral angle, as is often the case for a shopper in a store aisle. The lateral alignment also allows the openings 76 to imprcve the access to the articles 74 near the bottoms of the boxes 14.
A box 14 may contain a plurality of compartments, such as a box 78 of Fig. 1, in which case, partitions 80, or dividers, are provided in the box to define compartments 81 having widths substantially equal to the width of the articles 74 to be maintained in stacks within the compartments. Furthermore, the partitions 80 define openings 82 to permit greater visibility and accessibility to the articles 74 in the compartments. The openings 82 in the partitions 80 l 2~19201 can have the same size and shape as the openings 76 in I the sides 70, 72 of the boxes 14. Articles 74 may be I supported in the rack 12 so that they extend parallel to the inclination of the rack, or transverse to the inclination of the rack, as can be seen from box 78 of I Fig. 1. In the latter arrangement, if a box has a ¦ partition 80, the partition is parallel to the bottom I of the display rack 12. In this orientation of the ¦ box 78, the articles 74 can have almost any length and ! 10 the box 78 can be made with a length to accommodate ¦ the length of the articles, but the dimension of the 3 box 78 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom 26 of the rack 12 is equal to the dimension of all the I other boxes 14 in this direction. The dimension of ¦ 15 the boxes 14,78 perpendicular to the bottom 26 of the ¦ rack is chosen so that the boxes can be inserted into or removed from the rack when the retaining member 52 is in its upper position. However, when the retaining member 52 is pivoted downward and detained in its lower position, the boxes 14, 78 are prevented from being removed from the rack 12 or inserted into the xack. The width of the various boxes 14,78 supported ¦ on the rack 12 can change from one time to another, as long as the total width of the boxes does not exceed the width which the rack can accommodate. The lengths of the boxes are always the same.
¦ one or more of the racks 12 can extend along the ¦ front edge of the shelf 46, which can be conventional ¦ and existing, and, as can be appreciated best from ¦ 30 Fig. 4, fresh boxes 14,78 of the articles 74 can be stored on the shelf behind the rack. When the supply of articles 74 in one of the boxes 14,78 on the rack 12 is exhausted, the box may be discarded and a new box 14, 78 inserted in its place. In order to provide ¦ 35 access to the boxes 14, 78 stored on the shelf 52 behind the rack 12, the opening 32 defined in the back 28 of the rack is dimensioned to permit a fresh box ' , . ` ` 21~g2~1 14, 78 to be pulled from the storage area and through the opening 32 in the back of the rack so that the box can be tilted to the display angle and positioned on the rack. Fig. 6 shows a box 14 extending partially through the opening 32. The opening 32 has a dimension from top to bottom which is smaller than the dimension of the boxes 14, 78 from one end 66 to the other end 68 but larger than the dimension of the boxes from the open top 64 to the bottom 62. As a result, the boxes 14,78 do not pass through the opening 32 in one orientation, an orientation in which the end to end dimension of the box is parallel to the top to bottom dimension of the opening, but the boxes do pass through the opening in another orientation, an orientation in which the top to bottom dimension of the boxes is parallel to the top to bottom dimension of the opening. When one or more boxes 14,78 on the rack 12 has been removed and discarded, a space is formed on the rack, and the remaining boxes 14, 78 can be slid laterally to the left or right to expose and provide access to all of the fresh boxes stored behind the rack. The boxes 14, 78 on the rack 12 are moved such that the space is aligned with the desired fresh box.
In a second embodiment of the rack according to the present invention, as can be seen from Figs. 6 and 7, the bottom 83 of the rack 84 can be defined by a flat continuous surface of, for example, sheet metal.
The bottom 80 can include an upturned rear flange 85 to define a lower portion of the back of the rack 84 and a forward flange 90 extending downward and rearward to support the rack at the desired angle of inclination in cooperation with the back edge of the rack 84. The sign-holding strip 48 can be secured to the downward extending portion of the forward flange 90. The flat surface of the bottom 83 of the rack 84 of the second embodiment allows the boxes to slide 21192~1 easily in a lateral direction, thereby aiding in the lateral movement of boxes 14,78 to expose the desired fresh box in the supply behind the rack. The bottom 83 can also include upturned side flanges 92 to S facilitate securing of the bottom such as by means of welding, to the sides and top of the rack 84, which can be made of wire.
A retaining member 94 is pivotally secured in much the same manner as the retaining member 52 of the 0 embodiment of Figs. 1-4. However, in the embodiment of Figs. 6 and 7, rolled-over portions 96 of the retaining member 94 defining the pivotal connection with a top-forming member 98 extend for a greater length of the retaining member than do the rolled-over portions 54 of the embodiment of Figs. 1-4. A detent 99 is defined by the ends of the retaining member 94, which are rolled over sufficiently to releasably engage two of the elements 16 defining the rack 84, but insufficiently to permanently connect the ends of the retaining member 52 to the elements 16. The detent 99 has resi~ient properties so that, by the application of sufficient force in an outward, upward direction, the detent is overcome and the retaining member 94 is pivotable to an upper position clear of the opening defined at the front of the rack 84.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it is contemplated that variations and/or changes in the embodiments illustrated and described herein may be made without departure from the present invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the foregoing description is illustrative only, not limiting, and that the true spirit and scope of the present invention will be determined by the appended claims.
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Claims (30)
1. A display rack for displaying containers of merchandise at an inclination on a horizontal support surface, comprising:
a bottom for supporting the containers;
a top;
a back;
a front;
two sides;
means for engaging the support surface to incline said bottom relative to said support surface;
a retaining element extending across said front from one of said two sides to the other of said two sides; and means for mounting said retaining element on the rack for movement between a first position, in which said retaining element retains the containers in the rack, and a second position, in which said retaining element permits removal of said containers from said rack.
a bottom for supporting the containers;
a top;
a back;
a front;
two sides;
means for engaging the support surface to incline said bottom relative to said support surface;
a retaining element extending across said front from one of said two sides to the other of said two sides; and means for mounting said retaining element on the rack for movement between a first position, in which said retaining element retains the containers in the rack, and a second position, in which said retaining element permits removal of said containers from said rack.
2. The display rack of claim 1, wherein said mounting means comprises a pivot connection between said retaining element and said top.
3. The display rack of claim 1, further comprising a strip having opposed edges defining channels for retaining a panel.
4. The display rack of claim 1, further comprising detent means for releasably holding said retaining element in said first position.
5. The display rack of claim 1, wherein said engaging means comprises means for engaging the support surface to incline the bottom downward from the front of the support rack to the back of the support rack.
6. Apparatus for displaying articles at an inclination on a horizontal support surface, comprising:
at least one container for holding the articles;
a display rack for supporting said container at an inclination relative to the horizontal support surface, said display rack including a bottom, a back and a front, means for engaging the horizontal support surface to incline said bottom relative to the support surface, said bottom and said back engaging and supporting said container, said bottom defining a surface at said inclination and said container having a first surface engaging said surface defined by said bottom, said first surface of said container also having said inclination.
at least one container for holding the articles;
a display rack for supporting said container at an inclination relative to the horizontal support surface, said display rack including a bottom, a back and a front, means for engaging the horizontal support surface to incline said bottom relative to the support surface, said bottom and said back engaging and supporting said container, said bottom defining a surface at said inclination and said container having a first surface engaging said surface defined by said bottom, said first surface of said container also having said inclination.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said container has an end farthest from said first surface and a first dimension defined by the distance from said first surface to said end, said front of said display rack defining an opening having a second dimension parallel to said first dimension, said second dimension being greater than said first dimension, said display rack further including a retaining member extending across the front of said display rack, said retaining member being movable between a first position, in which said retaining member lies across said opening in said front of said display rack, and a second position, in which said retaining member is out of said opening, whereby said container can be inserted into or removed from said rack when said retaining member is in said second position.
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said display rack further includes a top, the display rack further including a pivot connection between said retaining member and said top.
9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said display rack further includes detent means for releasably holding said retaining member in said first position.
10. The apparatus of claim 6, comprising a plurality of containers, said first dimension of each of the containers being substantially equal to the first dimension of all of the other containers.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of the containers is sized to maintain the articles in a stack in the container.
12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of said containers has a bottom, an open top and opposite sides connecting said first surface of said container to said first side, each of said opposite sides defining openings extending from said open top toward said container bottom, said openings being in alignment with one another.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each said container opening extends at least half of the distance from the open top of the container to the bottom of the container.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each said container opening has a width sufficient to allow the four fingers of a man's hand other than the thumb to pass simultaneously through the opening.
15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the containers are adjacent to one another in the display rack, and the openings of adjacent containers are in alignment with one another.
16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein at least one of the said containers has a plurality of compartments, the compartments being separated from one another by a partition, said partition having a first edge adjacent to said container bottom and a second edge distal to said container bottom, said partition defining an opening extending from said second edge at least half the distance from said second edge to said container bottom.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said partition is parallel to the bottom of the display rack.
18. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the back of the display rack defines an opening having a third dimension parallel to and smaller than said first dimension of said container, whereby said container is prevented from passing through said back opening when said first dimension is parallel to said third dimension.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said container has a fourth dimension transverse to said first dimension of said container and smaller than said third dimension of said back opening, whereby said container may pass through said back opening when said fourth dimension of said container is parallel to said third dimension of said back opening.
20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the back of the display rack further defines an upper portion and a lower portion, said back opening lying between said upper and lower portions, said upper and lower portions engaging said container.
21. Apparatus for storing articles and for displaying the articles at an inclination relative to horizontal, comprising:
a horizontal support surface;
at least one display rack positioned on a portion of said horizontal surface, said display rack having a front and a back, said back defining a through opening;
at least one first container positioned on said display rack, said container holding some of the articles;
at least one second container positioned on a portion of the horizontal support surface behind said display rack;
the through opening defined in the back of said rack being dimensioned to permit said second container behind said display rack to pass through said through opening in one orientation of said second container and to prevent said second container from passing through said through opening in another orientation of said second container, whereby containers of said articles can be stored behind said display rack and accessed through the opening in the back of the display rack.
a horizontal support surface;
at least one display rack positioned on a portion of said horizontal surface, said display rack having a front and a back, said back defining a through opening;
at least one first container positioned on said display rack, said container holding some of the articles;
at least one second container positioned on a portion of the horizontal support surface behind said display rack;
the through opening defined in the back of said rack being dimensioned to permit said second container behind said display rack to pass through said through opening in one orientation of said second container and to prevent said second container from passing through said through opening in another orientation of said second container, whereby containers of said articles can be stored behind said display rack and accessed through the opening in the back of the display rack.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the back of the display rack defines an opening having a third dimension parallel to and smaller than said first dimension of said container, whereby said container is prevented from passing through said back opening when said first dimension is parallel to said third dimension.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said container has a fourth dimension transverse to said first dimension of said container and smaller than said third dimension of said back opening, whereby said container may pass through said back opening when said fourth dimension of said container is parallel to said third dimension of said back opening.
24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said display rack has two sides and a retaining element extending across the front of the display rack from one of said two sides to the other of said two sides, and means for mounting said retaining element on the rack for movement between a first position, in which said retaining element retains the containers in the rack, and a second position, in which said retaining element permits removal of said containers from said rack.
25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein there are a plurality of first containers and a plurality of second containers.
26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein a plurality of display racks are positioned side by side.
27. A method of storing and displaying articles, comprising:
positioning on a portion of a horizontal surface at least one display rack having a back defining an opening;
positioning on the display rack at least one first container storing the articles;
positioning on the horizontal support surface behind the display rack at least one second container storing the articles; and moving said second container through said opening and into said display rack.
positioning on a portion of a horizontal surface at least one display rack having a back defining an opening;
positioning on the display rack at least one first container storing the articles;
positioning on the horizontal support surface behind the display rack at least one second container storing the articles; and moving said second container through said opening and into said display rack.
28. The method according to claim 27, further comprising, prior to the step of moving said second container, removing said first container from said display rack when said first container is empty.
29. The method according to claim 27, wherein the step of positioning at least one first container comprises filling the display rack with a plurality of said first containers.
30. The method according to claim 29, further comprising, prior to the step of removing said second container, removing at least one of said first containers to make a space in said display rack, and moving laterally at least one of the first containers remaining on the display rack to align the space with a desired one of said second containers.
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