EP0137231B1 - Foldable display stand support - Google Patents

Abstract

Display stand made of folding material having a tubular base with a counter fixed to the base for the reception and display of merchandise, the rear wall (3) of the base being extended upwards beyond the joint connecting the rear wall (3) to the top section (7), the side walls (2) likewise being extended at the rear to approximately the same height, at least one step (16,17) being formed in the side walls (2) and adjoining to the front, punched clearances (19) being formed in the bottom (12) of the counter (13) for the parts of the side walls (2) raised in steps to pass through, cuts matching one another being formed in the rear wall of the counter (13) and/or in the rearward extensions (8) of the side walls (2) of the base, a divider (21) being provided in the counter (13) ahead of each step (16,17) of the side walls (2) of the base, the ends of which divider are firmly connected to these side walls (14) of the counter, and blank strips being provided for those compartments of the counter (13) created by these dividers (21) and into which the steps (16,17) protrude from below, which blank strips can be inserted loosely from above into the compartment concerned and which rest on the upper edges of the steps (16,17) of the side walls (2) of the base when the display stand is assembled.

Description

The invention relates to a floor stand made of folded material with a tubular base with a front wall, a rear wall and with two side walls, in each of which a longitudinal fold line runs in the center, furthermore with a single or multi-piece roof panel articulated to the front wall and to the rear wall with a parallel to the planes of these walls running fold line with a transverse fold line in all walls of the foot, and with a container which has a bottom, a rear wall and two side walls for receiving and presenting goods and is glued with its bottom to the roof panel, namely on that Part of the roof panel that extends from its fold line to the front or rear wall of the foot in such a way that the foot folded flat in its longitudinal fold lines and in the longitudinal fold lines articulating with the walls of the foot lies closely with its upper part against the bottom of the container and with it against it parts adjoining downwards close to the front or the rear wall of the container and possibly with its lowermost part lies closely on the top of the container, and the elongated, flatly folded foot is unfolded solely by pivoting the container relative to the foot, or vice versa.

Floor stands of this type are also known as so-called second displays and have proven themselves in practice. A basic embodiment of a similar floor stand describes the applicant's DE-A-29 02 573, there Fig. 8 and 9. They have the very essential advantage in practice that the foot space-saving U or L-shaped to a certain extent around the unfolded , rectangular container can be wrapped around, so that the container filled with the articles in question can be sent together with its foot to save space. At the point of sale, for example in a retail store, the floor stand is then unfolded in a few simple steps, for which the foot only has to be brought into its extended position, after which it is pivoted under the container. During this swiveling process, the foot is automatically unfolded, namely because the distance between its front and rear walls is increased to the distance from the position of use in the mentioned swiveling process.

While in the mentioned DE-A the connection between the foot and the container took place via two separate adhesive tabs, the European laid-open specification 54 884 describes a floor stand according to the preamble of claim 1, the connection between the foot and the container taking place via a roof panel which the front and back wall of the foot, so to speak, spanned. The present invention can be used for all types of floor stands of this type.

It is common to both previously known floor stands that the bottom of the container is flat. The items stored in the container are therefore at the same level. For reasons of sales psychology, however, it is advantageous if the items are presented to the buyer in an increasing row from front to back. With the floor stand according to US Pat. No. 3,164,350, a usable solution is already proposed when the rear wall of the foot and the part of the two side walls adjoining it are extended upwards. Corresponding slots are provided in the bottom and in the rear wall of the associated container so that the container can be placed on the foot from above such that the extensions of the two side walls pass through the bottom of the container and to a certain extent in the rear area of the container protrude into its interior. A flat blank is then formed from above on the projections thus formed. The container is also divided into a rear and a front compartment by a blank which is bent in an L-shape in a side view and which bears with its rear partition against the front edges of the extensions of the side walls.

The L-shaped blank is also loosely inserted into the container from above.

The disadvantage of this is, on the one hand, that this known floor stand is not designed as a second display. This means that the construction of the floor stand is relatively cumbersome, because after the foot has been unfolded, the container separated from the foot must be placed on the foot. Another disadvantage is that there is a risk that the L-shaped profile will move backwards during transport, especially if there are only loosely packed articles in the container. Such a shift to the rear is possible during transport because the container is separate from the foot. When later unfolding there is therefore a risk that the step-forming upper edges of the rear parts of the side walls of the foot will abut against the horizontal plate of the L-profile, so that the unfolding process does not proceed properly.

The German utility model 19 04 353 describes another type of floor stand, the foot also being formed separately from the container. In the bottom of the container through openings for upwardly projecting posts of the foot are formed and the flat folded foot has dimensions such that it can be transported in the container. A tiered arrangement of the articles is not possible. Another disadvantage is that the volume of the container is not available for the transportation of articles to be sold.

The invention avoids these disadvantages. It is based on the task of one To design floor stands of the type mentioned in such a way that, while maintaining the advantages of this so-called second display described at the outset, the articles in the container can be presented in several stages, the stages being to form themselves in a flawless manner during the unfolding process, that is to say without additional manipulations.

To achieve this object, the invention is characterized in that the rear wall of the foot is extended upwards beyond the joint connecting the rear wall to the roof panel, that the side walls on their rear sides are also extended to about the same height that in the side walls then at least one step is formed in front that cutouts are formed in the bottom of the container for the passage of the step-raised parts of the side walls, that matching incisions are formed in the rear wall of the container and / or in the rear extensions of the side walls of the foot, that in the Container is provided in front of each step of the side walls of the foot, a partition which is firmly connected at its ends to the side walls of the container, and that for those of the compartments of the container created by these partition walls, into which the steps project from below, cut strips are provided that come loose from above into the subject end compartment can be used and rest on the upper edges of the steps of the side walls of the foot when the floor stand is unfolded.

If the foot is folded from its flat-folded, stretched position under the container, the extensions of the side walls pass from below through the cut-outs mentioned in the bottom of the container and, together with the cut strips placed on the steps, form in the compartments of the container formed by the partition walls Steps out. The articles in the container are raised during this process so that they are presented to the viewer in a stepped arrangement that increases from front to back. The unfolding process takes place automatically without any further action, among other things because the ends of the partition walls are firmly attached to the side walls of the container and therefore cannot slip.

The number of levels will be determined according to the respective circumstances, especially the type and size of the items packed in the container. At least one level is provided and generally one or two levels will be sufficient. Basically, however, the number of levels is arbitrary.

The attachment of the partition walls to the container, which is important for the invention, preferably takes place in that the side walls of the container are designed as cardboard walls, the partition walls being double-layered with holding tabs bent at right angles at their ends for receiving between the layers of the side walls. The double-layered nature of the side walls including the rear wall and possibly the front wall of the container can also be used to insert billboards and the like into one or more corresponding slots in the rear wall of the container.

The invention is explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment. The figures show a floor stand according to the invention with three compartments of the container, corresponding to three stages. The structure of a floor stand with more or less compartments and steps is basically the same.

• Fig. 1 - den erfindungsgemäßen Bodenaufsteller in aufgefaltetem Zustand in einer Seitenansicht;
• Fig. 2 - den Bodenaufsteller nach Fig. 1 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht schräg von vorne;
• Fig. 3 - den oberen Teil des Bodenaufstellers, wobei die stufigen Verlängerungen der Seitenwände des Fußes sich kurz vor dem Eintritt in den Behälter befinden, und zwar in einer Ansicht schräg von unten auf den Boden des Behälters;
• Fig. 4 - in einer ebenfalls perspektivischen Ansicht schräg von oben den Durchtritt der gestuften Verlängerungen der Seitenwände des Fußes durch die Freistanzungen im Boden des Behälters;
• Fig. 5 - den vorderen Teil einer der Seitenwände des Behälters in teilweise auf gefalteter Lage zur Darstellung der Befestigung der Enden der Trennwände in den Seitenwänden.

It shows:

• Fig. 1 - the floor stand according to the invention in the unfolded state in a side view;
• Fig. 2 - the floor stand of Figure 1 in a perspective view obliquely from the front.
• Figure 3 - the upper part of the floor stand, the stepped extensions of the side walls of the foot are just before entering the container, in an oblique view from below of the bottom of the container.
• Figure 4 - also in a perspective view obliquely from above, the passage of the stepped extensions of the side walls of the foot through the cutouts in the bottom of the container.
• Fig. 5 - the front part of one of the side walls of the container in a partially folded position to illustrate the attachment of the ends of the partition walls in the side walls.

The foot has a front wall 1, side walls 2 and a rear wall 3. In the side walls, longitudinal fold lines 4 are formed in the center from top to bottom. In addition, a lower transverse fold line 5 is formed in all walls of the foot and an upper transverse fold line 6 above it. Following the example of the two published documents described above, the upper transverse fold line 6 can also possibly be omitted, or. it is only intended as a fold line for one of the adhesive tabs.

A roof panel 7 (see FIG. 3) is articulated on the front wall 1 and on the rear wall 3. The fold lines provided for this purpose are located on the front edge on the upper edge of the front wall and on the rear wall preferably at the same level, that is to say at a distance 8 from the upper edge of the rear wall. Fig. 1 shows that the container of the floor stand is aligned horizontally in the position of use; but if the container is to assume a slightly inclined position, the distance 8 will be reduced accordingly.

The roof panel 7 is divided by a transverse folding line 9 into a front part 10 and a rear part 11. A bottom 12 of the container 13 mentioned is glued to the front part 10 of the roof panel.

The container consists of the bottom, two Side walls 14 and possibly a front wall 15, which, however, as shown in particular in FIG. 2, can also be cut out; it can also be omitted entirely.

3 shows in particular that the rear wall 3 of the foot is extended upwards by the distance 8. The adjoining part of the side walls 2 of the foot is correspondingly extended and thereby forms an uppermost step 16. This is followed by a middle step 17 and in turn a front step 18. As already mentioned, the side walls can also be designed in two stages, four stages, etc.

In the bottom 12 of the container 13, cutouts 19 are provided which allow the steps 16, 17 of the side walls of the foot to pass through during the unfolding process. In the rear wall of the container, the cutouts 19 merge into slots 20 which end at a predetermined distance below the upper edge of the rear wall of the container.

The container is divided into several compartments by partitions 21 which extend in the transverse direction. 4 shows in particular that one of the partitions is located in front of each of the steps 16, 17. Fig. 5 shows that the partitions 21 are double-layered with holding tabs 22 bent at right angles at their ends. One of the layers of the side walls 14 has slots 23 in the region of the partition walls 21. The partition walls 21 are thus fastened well at their ends to the side walls 14 of the container by the cardboard walls formed in this way.

Fig. 5 also shows that the rearmost partition 21 has cutouts 24 on its underside for the passage of step 17.

Flat cut parts are placed on the upper edges of the steps 16, 17, which are somewhat smaller than the compartments created by the partition walls 21, the side walls and the rear or front wall of the container (FIG. 4 shows a total of three such compartments). The articles in question are thus stacked on these flat blank parts.

If the flat-folded foot is unfolded, the extensions or steps 16, 17 of the side walls thus pass through the cut-outs 19 in the bottom of the container and the flat blank parts resting on these steps, together with the articles on them, are raised so that the articles themselves present to the buyer in several stages.

The rear wall and possibly the front wall of the container are double-layered. One or more slots can therefore be provided in the rear wall of the container, into which holding tongues of a further blank are then inserted from above. This blank is either upright on the rear wall and serves as a billboard and / or it can also be folded forward, in which case it acts like a lid and protects the items packed in the container. In this case, this cut should have approximately the size of the plan of the container.

Claims (2)

1. A stand for a display platform with a tubular pedestal made of folding material with a front wall (1), a rear wall (3) and two side walls (2), in which in each case a longitudinal folding line (4) extends centrally, and having a one or multiple part roof panel (7) hinged to the front wall (1) and to the rear wall (3), the roof panel having a folding line (9) extending parallel to the planes of these walls (1, 3), and all the walls (1, 2, 3) of the pedestal having a transverse fold line (5), and being provided with a container (13) with a base (12), a rear wall and two side walls (14) for receiving and displaying goods and being hinged with its base (12) to the roof panel (7) to such part of the roof panel (7) extending from its folding line (9) to the front wall (1) or to the rear wall (3) of the pedestal in such a manner that the pedestal which is folded flat along its longitudinal fold lines (4) and in the walls (1, 2, 3) of the pedestal is provided with longitudinal broken lines hinged to each other, lies with its upper portion flush with the base (12) of the container (13), and with its parts following below lies flush at the front or the rear wall of the container (13), and possibly with its lowest part lies flush upon the upper side of the container (13), and wherein the extended, flatly folded pedestal is only folded by a swivelling of the container (13) relative to the pedestal and vice versa, characterized in that the rear wall (3) of the pedestal is lengthened over the joint to the above which joint is connecting the rear wall (3) with the roof panel (7), that also the side walls (2) at their rear sides are lengthened approximately to the same height, that in the side walls (2) there is provided subsequently to the front at least one step (16, 17), that in the base (12) of the container (13) there are provided punchings (19) for the passage of the stepwise elevated parts of the side walls (2), that in the rear wall of the container (13) and/or in the rear elongations (8) of the side walls (2) of the pedestal slots (20) matching each other are formed, that in the container (13) before each step (16, 17) of the side walls (2) of the pedestal a partition (21) is provided which is fastened with its ends with the side walls (14) of the container, and that for those compartments of the container (13) provided by these partitions (21) into which the steps (16, 17) are projecting from below, blanks are provided which can be inserted loosely from above into the respective compartment, resting in the folded out stand upon the upper edges of the steps (16, 17) of the side walls (2) of the pedestal.

2. A stand according to claim 1, characterized in that the side walls (14) of the container (13) are provided as double-walls and that the partitions (21) are provided as double layers with rectangularly bent holding straps (22) at their ends for receiving same between the layers of the side walls (14).

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