DE29518922U1 - Rollable sales stand - Google Patents

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PATENT ATTORNEYS Reference number: .'^ ''I * : : · ·

DiPL-iNG. CONRAD KÖCHLING """_"_ _"*_"* _"

DlPL-ING. CONRAD-JOACHIM KÖCHLING Note: Wescho Holding GmbH.

P.O.Box2069, D-58020 Hagen Karlstrasse 8

Fleyer Strasse 135, D-58097 Hagen

Call(0233i)8ii64 + 85033 D-58135 Hagen

Fax(02331)84840

Telegrams: Patentköohling Hagen

Accounts: Commerzbank AG, Hagen 3515095 (bank code 45040042)
Sparkasse Hagen 100012043 (bank code 45050001)
Postgiro: Dortmund 5989 -460 (bank code 440100 46)

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Serial No. Ill75/95

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Rollable sales stand

The invention relates to a rollable sales stand, consisting of a chassis with rollers, a structure held on the chassis with a shelf for goods, with glass frame walls and optionally with lighting.

Such rolling sales stands are known in the state of the art. They serve as special sales stands, so that if necessary, such sales stands can be set up outside the business premises. In order to be able to transport these sales stands to the desired location, they are designed with rollers or the like. It is also common to transport such sales stands on trucks or the like and to move them to outside sales areas together with the goods.

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The disadvantage of such well-known sales stands is that they require a lot of space, even if they are not used for sales purposes, but are transported on trucks for example or are rolled into the interior of the shop after closing time.

Based on this state of the art, the invention is based on the object of creating a rollable sales stand of the generic type which, on the one hand, provides sufficient sales area and, on the other hand, only takes up a small amount of space for storage and transport purposes.

To solve this problem, it is proposed that the glass frame consists of a front pane hinged to the goods support, if necessary with a cover pane hinged to the free end, and two side panes hinged to the goods support, so that the glass frame can be moved from a transport position in which the side panes are pivoted parallel to the goods support

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and are possibly attached to these and the front window, possibly together with the cover window, is also pivoted parallel to the goods support and possibly attached to this or to the pivoted-in side windows, can be pivoted into a working position in which the side windows and the front window protrude approximately vertically or slightly inclined to the vertical from the goods support and possibly the cover window rests on the free edges of the side windows, that the goods support can be pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis from a substantially horizontal working position into a substantially vertical transport position, and that a vertical front plate is mounted on the chassis, on the front edge of which the goods support rests with its underside in the working position, and two side plates are arranged which can be pivoted into a working position about vertical axes in which they enclose a U-shape with the front plate and in this position the goods support rests on its

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front edge, or can be swivelled into a transport position in which they are aligned parallel to the front panel and rest against it at the back or are at least approximated to it.

In its working position, such a sales stand resembles a display case, which has a substantially flat, horizontally oriented product support surface, on which, for example, baked goods or the like can be placed on trays or individually. In order to protect the displayed goods from the public, the front pane and, if applicable, the cover pane and the side panes are provided. No glazing or the like is provided towards the seller, so that the seller has free access to the product display. The sales stand must be transferred to a transport position. To do this, for example, the side panes can first be swiveled from the upright position of use into a position in which they are aligned parallel to the product display and, if applicable, rest on it.

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The front window can also be pivoted about corresponding joints, which are preferably attached to the goods support, into a rest position in which it lies parallel to the goods support surface, preferably on the pivoted-in side windows. A cover panel can be pivoted to the front window on the free edge, which in the position of use rests on the free edge of the side windows and which, when not in use (in the transport position), is pivoted towards the front window into a position parallel to it. The entire goods support including pivoted-in panes can then be pivoted from the horizontal working position into an essentially vertical transport position about a horizontal pivot axis. To do this, however, it is necessary that the side panels of the base frame, which are held on the chassis, be pivoted in first, into a position in contact with the front panel, so that the pivoting path for pivoting the goods support including panes into a vertical position is possible. Overall, the sales stand is virtually folded up, resulting in a significantly reduced space requirement for the purposes of transport or storage of the sales stand.

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&Igr;&eegr; In the normal position of use, there is a sufficient and relatively large area available for displaying goods and for storing goods. If the components of the sales stand are in the working position, a stock of goods or similar can be stored on the base frame in the space that is delimited by the side walls, the front panel, a base plate and the goods shelf.

In order to achieve sufficient lighting of the goods in such a sales stand and at the same time to be able to reduce the height of the sales stand for transport and storage purposes, it is alternatively or additionally provided that tubular supports are held on the chassis on both sides of the sales stand, which have telescopic extensions with a crosshead connecting the extensions approximately at the end, whereby the crosshead preferably holds a sign, preferably captive, and lighting devices are arranged in the crosshead to illuminate the goods display and/or the sign.

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In the transport position, the extensions are pushed into the tubular supports, resulting in a significant reduction in the height of the sales stand. In the use position, the extensions are pulled out of the tubular supports and locked in the pulled-out position, so that the crosshead is above the area that must be accessible to the operating personnel. Lighting devices are integrated into the crosshead, by means of which the goods can be illuminated or the sign above the crosshead can be illuminated. The sign can, for example, be pivotably attached to the crosshead, so that it can be moved into an upright use position or into a transport position against the crosshead. The sign can also be plugged into the crosshead. A significant advantage of the sales stand is that not only can a significantly reduced space requirement be achieved for transport and storage purposes, but essentially all elements of the sales stand are held in place so that it can also be used for

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It is easy for untrained operating personnel to move the sales stand from the transport position to the working position and it is also ensured that essential parts of the sales stand cannot be accidentally lost.

Preferably, it is also provided that the pivot axis of the goods support is formed by hinge pins which are held on the supports.

If necessary, the hinge pins can also be additionally or alternatively held on a vertical wall part of the frame part. In order to facilitate the extension of the telescopic extensions, it is also intended that the telescopic extensions can be pushed in against the force of pre-tension springs held in the supports, in particular gas springs.

The locking in the retracted position and also in the extended position can be done for example by clamping screws or similar. Basic

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In addition, it is advantageously provided that the pull-outs are secured to the supports in a lockable manner.

In addition, it can preferably be provided that a sign or the like is held in a slot on the front panel, wherein the slot is preferably open to the edge of the front panel that can be covered by the product support.

In this way, it is easy to adapt the sales stand to different sales conditions or to use the same sales stand for different purposes in different business premises after exchanging the corresponding signs.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and described in more detail below.

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It shows:

Fig. 1 a rolling sales stand in working position in front view;

Fig. 2 also in side view;

Fig. 3 to 6 show the sales stand in the transport position in front view, side view and rear view as well as in section VI-VI of Figure 5.

The sales stand essentially consists of a chassis 1 with rollers 2 and a structure mounted on the chassis 1 with a product support 3 and glass frame walls 4,5,6.

The glass frame 4,5,6 consists of a front pane 4 hinged to the goods support 3, if necessary with a hinged to the free end of the front pane 4 at 7.

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Cover pane 6 and two side panes 5 hinged to the goods support. The hinge axis for pivoting the front pane 4 runs horizontally at approximately the level of the goods support. The pivot axis 7 of the cover pane 6 runs parallel to the pivot axis of the front pane 4 at its upper end. The pivot axes of the side panes 5 run horizontally and at right angles to the pivot axis of the front pane 4, again at approximately the height of the goods support 3. To lock the desired position, appropriate fastening angles can be arranged on the front pane 4, which grip over the edges of the pivoted-up side panes 5, so that they are secured in the pivoted-up position.

The glass frame consisting of the components 4 to 6 can be moved from a transport position as shown in Figures 3-6, in which the side panes 5 are pivoted parallel to the buildable support 3 and are placed against it and the front pane 4 together with

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Cover plate 6 is also pivoted parallel to the goods support 3 and is placed against this or against the pivoted-in side plates 5, into a working position according to Fig. 1 and 2. In this position, the side plates 5 and the front plate 4 are approximately vertical or slightly inclined relative to the vertical and are aligned and pivoted so as to protrude from the goods support 3, with the cover plate 6 resting on the free edges of the side plates 5. The goods support 3 can be pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis 8 from the essentially flat working position according to Fig. 1 and 2 into an essentially vertical transport position according to Fig. 3 to 6.

A vertical front plate 9 is attached to the chassis 1, on the upper front edge of which the goods support 3 rests with its underside in the working position according to Fig. 1 and 2. Furthermore, two side plates 10 are mounted on the chassis so that they can pivot about vertical axes, which in a working position according to

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Fig. 1 and 2 can be pivoted in which they form a U-shape with the front plate 9 and in this position the goods support 3 is supported on its front edge. Alternatively, a transport position according to Fig. 3 to 6 can be maintained in which the side plates 10 are pivoted parallel to the front plate 9 and possibly rest against it or at least come close to it. The side plates 10 are thus removed from the pivoting path of the goods support 3 so that it can be pivoted about the axis 8 in the direction of the arrow 11 in Fig. 2. The arrows 12 in Fig. 1 show the pivoting direction of the side panes 5 and the arrow 13 in Fig. 2 shows the pivoting possibility of the front pane 4. On the chassis 1, on both sides of the sales stand, as can be seen in particular from Fig. 1, for example, an arrangement of tubular supports 14 is provided, which support telescopic extensions 15 with a support which is approximately at the end of the extensions.

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binding crosshead 16. The crosshead 16 also holds a sign 17, preferably in a non-detachable manner. Lighting devices 18 for illuminating the goods support 3 are arranged in the crosshead 16. The power supply cables for the lighting devices 18 can be led through the elements 14 and 15 into the area of the chassis 1 or separate connecting cables can be laid outside the elements 14,15, as is illustrated for example in Fig. 3 or 5.

The pivot axis 8 of the goods support 3 is formed by hinge pins which are held on the supports 14 and are preferably also guided by a rigid component of the chassis 1 which protrudes from the chassis as can be seen for example from Fig. 6.

A sign can be held in a slot on the front panel 9, the slot preferably being open towards the edge of the front panel 9 that can be covered by the goods support 3, so that in the transport position

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according to Fig. 3 to 6 a corresponding plate can be inserted into the slot from above.

The design according to the invention, shown in the drawings, provides a rollable sales stand that can be folded or pushed together to a relatively small volume for the purposes of transport or storage and which, in the working position, nevertheless provides a relatively large sales area for displaying goods and the like.

The invention is not limited to the embodiment, but is variable in many ways within the scope of the disclosure.

All new individual and combination features disclosed in the description and/or drawing are considered essential to the invention.

Claims (6)

•♦«· ti. t * ··· · Wescho 11975/95 -16- Protection claims: 1. Rollable sales stand, consisting of a chassis with rollers, a structure held on the chassis with a product support, with glass frame walls and optionally with lighting, characterized in that the glass frame (4-6) consists of a front pane (4) hinged to the product support (3), optionally with a cover pane (6) hinged to the free end, and two side panes (5) hinged to the product support (3), so that the glass frame can be pivoted from a transport position in which the side panes (5) are pivoted parallel to the product support (3) and optionally rest against it and the front pane (4) optionally together with the cover pane (6) is also pivoted parallel to the product support (3) and optionally rests against it or against the pivoted-in side panes (5), into a working position in which the side panes (5) and the front Wescho 11975/95 -17- disc (4) protrudes approximately vertically or slightly inclined relative to the vertical from the goods support (3) and if necessary the cover disc (6) rests on the free edge of the side discs (5), that the goods support (3) can be pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis (8) from an essentially horizontal working position into an essentially vertical transport position, and that a vertical front plate (9) is mounted on the chassis (1), on the front edge of which the goods support (3) rests with its underside in the working position, and two side plates (10) are arranged which can be pivoted about vertical axes into a working position, in which they enclose a U-shape with the front plate (9) and in this position the goods support (3) is supported on its front edge, or can be pivoted into a transport position in which they are aligned parallel to the front plate (9) and rest against it on the back or at least approximately are. Wescho 11975/95 -18- 2. Rollable sales stand according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular according to claim 1, characterized in that tubular supports (14) are held on the chassis (1) on both sides of the sales stand, which have telescopic extensions (15) with a crosshead (16) connecting the extensions (15) approximately at the end, wherein the crosshead (16) preferably holds a sign (17), preferably in a captive manner, and/or lighting devices (18) for illuminating the goods support (3) and/or the sign (17) are arranged in the crosshead (16). 3. Rollable sales stand according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pivot axis (8) of the goods support (3) is formed by hinge pins which are held on the supports (14). 4. Rollable sales stand according to claim 2, characterized in that the telescopic extensions (15) can be pushed in against the force of pre-tensioning springs, in particular gas springs, held in the supports (14). Wescho 11975/95 -19- 5. Rollable sales stand according to claim 2 or 4, characterized in that the extensions are lockably mounted on the supports (14). 6. Rollable sales stand according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a sign or the like is held in a slot on the front panel (9), the slot preferably being open to the edge of the front panel (9) which can be covered by the goods support (3).