EP1898383B1 - Multidirectional device for presenting information in a sales area - Google Patents

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EP1898383B1
EP1898383B1 EP07115936A EP07115936A EP1898383B1 EP 1898383 B1 EP1898383 B1 EP 1898383B1 EP 07115936 A EP07115936 A EP 07115936A EP 07115936 A EP07115936 A EP 07115936A EP 1898383 B1 EP1898383 B1 EP 1898383B1
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  • the invention relates generally to equipment and accessories for sales areas such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, as well as for any presentation of products requiring information.
  • the invention more particularly relates to an information display device in a sales area comprising a support for attachment piece of a signage element, and a base for mounting the device on a furniture point of sale.
  • the visual may be suspended from the support by means of a fastener; the visual can also be attached to an attachment part associated with the support.
  • the visual may in particular, but not necessarily, take the form of a rectangular poster, with a small width relative to the height (about 150mm wide by 600 to 1000mm high). This poster is then suspended from the support so as to "hang" in an aisle of the point of sale.
  • a presentation device typically used to make such a suspension is generally known as a stem.
  • a gallows allows both to suspend a visual V "bar the road” with a slight overhang compared to a tablet T of the sales area, and connect it to the furniture.
  • the bracket P more precisely comprises a base 1 intended to be mounted on the tablet T and a support in the form of a bent rod 2 on which the visual V is intended to be suspended.
  • this bracket P can be used by bringing the base 1 horizontally on the upper surface of a horizontal shelf 2.
  • the bracket P can not be used by bringing the base on a vertical plane .
  • brackets have been proposed that use a rotary axis to make them adjustable. These brackets are optionally further provided with means for locking / unlocking the rotation.
  • a device is known from GB-A-1220674 .
  • a flat foot connected to a rod of a signage element support cooperates with a domestic paper price tag holder on the front face of a gondola tablet.
  • the invention aims to meet this need, and proposes for this purpose an information presentation device in a sales area according to claim 1.
  • the invention is not limited to the information presentation device in the form of the support assembled to the base, but also extends to these elements (support, base) considered independently.
  • the following description relates more particularly to a device presenting information type bracket, for the suspension of a display type of signage equipment.
  • the invention is however not limited to such a device, and intended to apply to any information presentation device comprising a support for attachment piece of a signage element, and a base for mounting the device on a furniture of the sales area.
  • the support of the device according to the invention is not limited to a rod, and in particular to a bent rod for the suspension of a poster, but extends to any type of support capable of allowing the presentation of signage equipment.
  • the support here represented in the form of a bent rod, has means for fixing the attachment piece P (Shark foot) in the form of a piece 100, for example, cylindrical, suitable for to be housed in receiving means of the attachment piece, said piece 100 having on each of its bases a lug 101, 102 intended to be housed in a housing provided for this purpose on the foot P to allow locking of the S support with foot P.
  • one of the lugs 101 has a bevelled face to facilitate assembly and locking / unlocking of the support and foot P.
  • FIG. 3 With reference to the figure 3 , there is shown a possible embodiment of a support S for a device according to the invention.
  • the support comprises a rod 6 and an angle 7 connected to the rod 6.
  • the rod 6 is a bent rod comprising a first and a second arm 61, 62 interconnected by means of a bend 63.
  • the bend 63 is more precisely shaped so that the branches 61, 62 form a right angle between them.
  • the second branch 62 is intended to extend horizontally when using the device for the suspension of a poster in "bar the road” perpendicular to an aisle of the sales area.
  • the angle 7 is connected to the rod 6 being arranged at the end 611 of the first branch 61 opposite the bend 63.
  • the angle 7 has two faces 71, 72 joined along an edge 73.
  • the faces 71 and 72 extend perpendicularly to one another and thus form a right angle between them.
  • the angle 7 thus has a section, taken perpendicularly to the edge 73, L-shaped.
  • end 611 of the rod 6 is connected to one of the walls of the angle, here the wall 71, so as to extend perpendicularly to the plane defined by the wall 71.
  • the base comprises a body 5 with a base 3 intended to be placed in contact with the furniture of the sales area.
  • the body 5 has for example a parallelepiped shape with an upper surface 4 and a flat base 3 intended to be placed in contact with a flat surface of a furniture of the sales area.
  • the base 3 is also provided with means for fixing the base on a furniture of the sales area.
  • the flat base 3 may for example be magnetized, or be coated with an adhesive substance.
  • the base E can thus be fixed in particular on the top of a horizontal shelf T ( figure 6a ), on the underside of the same horizontal tablet T ( figure 6b ), or be fixed on a vertical plane, such as a gondola bottom for example ( Figure 6c ).
  • the body 5 comprises a sleeve portion 51 intended to cooperate with the bracket 7 of the support to assemble the support to the base.
  • the sheath 51 is more particularly shaped to allow the engagement of the bracket 7 in the sheath.
  • the sleeve 51 has three elements: a slot 53 between an outer wall 53 and an inner wall 54.
  • the inner wall 54 comprises two faces 541 and 542 contiguous along an edge 543.
  • the faces 541 and 542 extend perpendicularly to one another and thus form between them an angle law.
  • the outer wall 53 comprises two faces 531 and 552 contiguous along an edge 533 so that each of the faces 531, 532 of the outer wall 53 extends parallel and at a distance from a respective face 541, 542 of the inner wall 54.
  • the face 531 extends parallel to and away from the face 541 to form a first portion of the slot 52; the face 532 extends parallel to and away from the face 542 to form a second portion of the slot 52.
  • the slot 52 defines a passage whose section, taken perpendicularly to the edges 533 and 543, is L-shaped.
  • the distance between the walls 53 and 54 is adjusted so as to allow the angle 7 to engage the slot 52.
  • the face 531 of the outer wall 53 is integral with the body 5 of the base; the face 532 is for its part reported, for example by snapping, on the body 5 to join with the wall 531 along the edge 533.
  • a first positioning is thus illustrated on the figure 5a according to which the angle 7 is engaged in the sheath (direction of engagement defined by the direction of the edges 533, 543 of the walls of the sheath and of the edge 73 of the angle and represented by the arrow F) so that the face 71 of the angle engages in the first part of the slot 52 between the face 531 of the outer wall 53 and the face 541 of the the inner wall 54 (the face 72 of the bracket engaging in the second portion of the slot 52 between the face 532 of the outer wall 53 and the face 542 of the inner wall 54).
  • the branch 61 of the rod extends perpendicularly to the faces 531 and 541 of the sleeve. In this way, the branch extends perpendicular to the plane defined by the base 3 of the base.
  • FIGS. 4a and 4b illustrate the assembly of the support and the base according to this first positioning of the angle vis-à-vis the sleeve, respectively in a perspective view and in a sectional view
  • a second position is illustrated on the figure 5b according to which the angle 7 is engaged in the sheath so that the face 71 of the angle engages in the second part of the slot 52 between the face 532 of the outer wall 53 and the face 542 of the inner wall 54 (The face 72 of the angle engaging in the first part of the slot 52 between the face 531 of the outer wall 53 and the face 541 of the inner wall 54).
  • the branch 61 of the rod extends perpendicularly to the faces 532 and 542 of the sleeve. In this way, the branch extends horizontally to the plane defined by the base 3 of the base.
  • the support is assembled to the base with the first branch of the rod perpendicular to the base and the second branch of the rod parallel to the base; while engaging the angle in the sheath according to the second positioning ( figure 5b ), the support is assembled to the base with the first branch parallel to the base and the second branch perpendicular to the base.
  • the support according to the invention can then be used in different configurations.
  • the sleeve 51 is further shaped to allow the passage of the rod 6 (and in particular its end 611 connected to the bracket 7) through the sheath during the engagement. the angle in the sheath.
  • the outer wall 53 of the sheath can be chamfered.
  • a chamfer 534 is formed on the edge of the face 531 located on the side of the edge 533; this chamfer 534 defines a passage for the end 611 of the rod connected to the angle during the engagement of the angle in the sleeve according to the first positioning (cf. Figures 4a and 5a ), and a stop surface 538 on which the end 611 of the rod abuts to stop the engagement of the angle in the sheath.
  • a chamfer 535 is formed on the edge of the face 532 located on the side of the edge 533 so as to define a passage for the end 611 of the rod connected to the angle at the engagement of the angle in the sheath according to the second positioning (cf. figure 5b ), and a stop surface 539 on which the end 611 of the rod abuts to stop the engagement of the angle in the sheath.
  • the sheath 51 is further shaped to maintain the device in the assembled position (assembly of the support to the base after engagement of the angle in the sheath).
  • a notch 536 (respectively 537) is made at the abutment surface 538 (or 539) of the chamfer 534 (or 535) so that the end 611 of the rod is snapped into the notch once the angle fully engaged in the sleeve.

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The device (10) has a base (E) for assembly of the device on a furniture of a sales area. A support (S) has a corner piece (7) connected to a rod (6). The base has a sleeve (51) cooperated with the corner piece for assembly of the support and the base with various positioning of the corner piece for its engagement in the sleeve, so that different orientations of the rod are obtained with respect to the base according to the engagement of the corner piece and the positioning of the corner piece. The sleeve assures maintenance of the device in assembled position of the support with the base.

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L'invention concerne d'une façon générale les équipements et accessoires pour les surfaces de vente telles que les supermarchés et hypermarchés, ainsi que pour toute présentation de produits nécessitant une information.The invention relates generally to equipment and accessories for sales areas such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, as well as for any presentation of products requiring information.

L'invention concerne plus particulièrement un dispositif de présentation d'informations dans une surface de vente comprenant un support pour pièce d'attache d'un élément de signalétique, et une embase pour le montage du dispositif sur un mobilier du point de vente.The invention more particularly relates to an information display device in a sales area comprising a support for attachment piece of a signage element, and a base for mounting the device on a furniture point of sale.

Pour afficher des visuels en « barre la route », c'est-à-dire perpendiculairement à une allée d'une surface de vente, ou/et pour segmenter les allées de la surface de vente, les magasins ont recours à différents supports pour pièces d'attache d'un visuel.To display visuals "bar the road", that is to say perpendicular to an aisle of a sales area, and / or to segment the aisles of the sales area, stores use different media for attaching parts of a visual.

A titre d'exemple, le visuel peut être suspendu au support par l'intermédiaire d'une pièce d'attache ; le visuel peut également être fixé à une pièce d'attache associée au support.For example, the visual may be suspended from the support by means of a fastener; the visual can also be attached to an attachment part associated with the support.

Le visuel peut en particulier, mais non nécessairement, prendre la forme d'une affiche rectangulaire, avec une largeur faible par rapport à la hauteur (environ 150mm de large par 600 à 1000mm de haut). Cette affiche est alors suspendue au support de manière à « pendre » dans une allée du point de vente.The visual may in particular, but not necessarily, take the form of a rectangular poster, with a small width relative to the height (about 150mm wide by 600 to 1000mm high). This poster is then suspended from the support so as to "hang" in an aisle of the point of sale.

Un dispositif de présentation typiquement utilisé pour réaliser une telle suspension est généralement connu sous le nom de potence. Comme cela est représenté sur la figure 1, une potence permet à la fois de suspendre un visuel V en « barre la route » avec un léger débord par rapport à une tablette T de la surface de vente, et de le relier au mobilier. La potence P comporte plus précisément une embase 1 destinée à être montée sur la tablette T et un support sous la forme d'une tige coudée 2 sur laquelle le visuel V est destiné à être suspendu.A presentation device typically used to make such a suspension is generally known as a stem. As shown on the figure 1 , a gallows allows both to suspend a visual V "bar the road" with a slight overhang compared to a tablet T of the sales area, and connect it to the furniture. The bracket P more precisely comprises a base 1 intended to be mounted on the tablet T and a support in the form of a bent rod 2 on which the visual V is intended to be suspended.

On comprend aisément qu'il est nécessaire que la partie de la tige coudée 2 sur laquelle le visuel V est suspendu s'étende horizontalement pour assurer la suspension du visuel en « barre la route », perpendiculairement à une allée de la surface de vente.It is easily understood that it is necessary that the portion of the bent rod 2 on which the visual V is suspended extends horizontally to ensure the suspension of the visual "bar the road", perpendicular to an aisle of the sales area.

Il en découle que l'utilisation d'un dispositif de type potence est limitée par l'environnement extérieur, et en particulier par le type de mobilier rencontré dans la surface de vente, ou encore par l'encombrement du mobilier.It follows that the use of a device type gallows is limited by the external environment, and in particular by the type of furniture encountered in the sales area, or by the size of the furniture.

En effet, comme cela est représenté sur la figure 1, cette potence P ne peut être utilisée qu'en rapportant l'embase 1 à l'horizontale sur la surface supérieure d'une tablette horizontale 2. En particulier, la potence P ne peut être utilisée en rapportant l'embase sur un plan vertical.Indeed, as shown on the figure 1 , this bracket P can be used by bringing the base 1 horizontally on the upper surface of a horizontal shelf 2. In particular, the bracket P can not be used by bringing the base on a vertical plane .

Afin de s'affranchir de cette limitation, des potences ont été proposées qui utilisent un axe rotatif afin de les rendre orientables. Ces potences sont en outre éventuellement dotées de moyens de verrouillage/déverrouillage de la rotation.In order to overcome this limitation, brackets have been proposed that use a rotary axis to make them adjustable. These brackets are optionally further provided with means for locking / unlocking the rotation.

De tels dispositifs s'avèrent toutefois relativement complexes de sorte qu'un besoin demeure pour un dispositif de présentation qui soit à la fois simple et utilisable dans différents environnements.Such devices, however, are relatively complex so that a need remains for a presentation device that is both simple and usable in different environments.

Un dispositif conforme au préambule de la revendication 1 est connu de GB-A-1220674 . Dans ce document, un pied plan relié à un tige d'un support d'élément de signalétique vient coopérer avec un support d'étiquette de prix papier ménager sur la face avant d'une tablette de gondole.A device according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from GB-A-1220674 . In this document, a flat foot connected to a rod of a signage element support cooperates with a domestic paper price tag holder on the front face of a gondola tablet.

L'invention a pour objectif de répondre à ce besoin, et propose à cet effet un dispositif de présentation d'informations dans une surface de vente selon la revendication 1.The invention aims to meet this need, and proposes for this purpose an information presentation device in a sales area according to claim 1.

Certains aspects préférés, mais non limitatifs, de ce dispositif sont les suivants :

  • le fourreau comprend une paroi interne, une paroi externe s'étendant parallèlement et à distance de la paroi interne, et une fente comprise entre lesdites parois dans laquelle la cornière peut être engagée ;
  • la paroi interne comporte deux faces jointives le long d'une arête, la paroi externe comprend deux faces jointives le long d'une arête, chacune des faces de la paroi externe s'étendant parallèlement et à distance d'une face respective de la paroi interne pour former respectivement une première et une seconde parties de la fente ;
  • les faces des parois forment entre elles un angle droit, de sorte que la fente présente une section, prise perpendiculairement aux arêtes en L ;
  • la cornière présente une première et une seconde faces jointives le long d'une arête, et le fourreau coopère avec la cornière selon un premier ou un second positionnement de la cornière, le premier positionnement correspondant à un engagement de la première face de la cornière dans la première partie de la fente et le second positionnement correspondant à un engagement de la première face de la cornière dans la seconde partie de la fente ;
  • le fourreau est en outre conformé pour permettre le passage de la tige à travers le fourreau lors de l'engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau;
  • la paroi externe est chanfreinée de manière à définir un passage pour la tige lors de l'engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau selon l'un ou l'autre desdits positionnements ;
  • le fourreau est en outre conformé pour assurer le maintien du dispositif en position assemblée du support avec l'embase ;
  • la paroi externe présente des encoches de clipsage de la tige une fois la cornière totalement engagée dans le fourreau ;
  • la tige est une tige coudée comprenant une première et une seconde branches reliées entre elles par l'intermédiaire d'un coude ;
  • l'embase comprend une base dotée de moyens pour assurer la fixation de l'embase sur le mobilier ;
Some preferred, but not limiting, aspects of this device are:
  • the sheath comprises an inner wall, an outer wall extending parallel and spaced from the inner wall, and a slot between said walls in which the bracket can be engaged;
  • the inner wall has two contiguous faces along an edge, the outer wall comprises two contiguous faces along an edge, each of the faces of the outer wall extending parallel to and at a distance from a respective face of the wall; internally for forming first and second portions of the slot respectively;
  • the faces of the walls form a right angle between them, so that the slot has a section, taken perpendicularly to the L-shaped edges;
  • the angle has a first and a second contiguous face along an edge, and the sleeve cooperates with the angle according to a first or second positioning of the angle, the first positioning corresponding to a commitment of the first face of the angle in the first portion of the slot and the second position corresponding to engagement of the first face of the angle in the second portion of the slot;
  • the sleeve is further shaped to allow the passage of the rod through the sheath during the engagement of the angle in the sheath;
  • the outer wall is chamfered so as to define a passage for the rod during the engagement of the angle in the sleeve according to one or other of said positioning;
  • the sleeve is further shaped to maintain the device in the assembled position of the support with the base;
  • the outer wall has clipping notches of the rod once the angle fully engaged in the sheath;
  • the rod is a bent rod comprising first and second branches interconnected by means of a bend;
  • the base comprises a base provided with means for fixing the base on the furniture;

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée au dispositif de présentation d'informations sous la forme du support assemblée à l'embase, mais s'étend également à ces éléments (support, embase) considérés indépendamment.Of course, the invention is not limited to the information presentation device in the form of the support assembled to the base, but also extends to these elements (support, base) considered independently.

D'autres aspects, buts et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront mieux à la lecture de la description détaillée suivante de formes de réalisation préférées de celle-ci, donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif, et faite en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels, outre la figure 1 déjà discutée précédemment :

  • les figures 2a et 2b représentent respectivement une vue en perspective et une vue en coupe d'une embase d'un dispositif selon un mode de réalisation possible de l'invention ;
  • la figure 3 représente une vue en perspective d'un support d'un dispositif selon un mode de réalisation possible de l'invention;
  • les figures 4a et 4b représentent respectivement une vue en perspective et une vue en coupe, d'un assemblage possible de l'embase selon les figures 2a, 2b avec le support selon la figure 3 ;
  • les figures 5a et 5b représentent différents positionnements possibles de la cornière en vue de son engagement dans le fourreau ;
  • les figures 6a, 6b et 6c représentent l'utilisation d'un dispositif selon un mode de réalisation possible de l'invention dans différents environnements d'une surface de vente, avec respectivement l'embase positionnée sur une tablette horizontale, sous une tablette horizontale et sur un plan vertical ;
  • la figure 7 représente un autre mode de réalisation possible du dispositif selon l'invention.
Other aspects, objects and advantages of the present invention will appear better on reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, given by way of non-limiting example, and with reference to the appended drawings in which: , besides figure 1 already discussed previously:
  • the Figures 2a and 2b respectively represent a perspective view and a sectional view of a base of a device according to a possible embodiment of the invention;
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of a support of a device according to a possible embodiment of the invention;
  • the Figures 4a and 4b represent respectively a perspective view and a sectional view of a possible assembly of the base according to the Figures 2a, 2b with the support according to the figure 3 ;
  • the Figures 5a and 5b represent different possible positions of the angle for its engagement in the sheath;
  • the Figures 6a, 6b and 6c represent the use of a device according to a possible embodiment of the invention in different environments of a sales area, with respectively the base positioned on a horizontal shelf, under a horizontal shelf and on a vertical plane;
  • the figure 7 represents another possible embodiment of the device according to the invention.

La description ci-après concerne plus particulièrement un dispositif de présentation d'informations de type potence, pour la suspension d'un équipement de signalétique de type affiche.The following description relates more particularly to a device presenting information type bracket, for the suspension of a display type of signage equipment.

L'invention n'est toutefois pas limitée à un tel dispositif, et à vocation à s'appliquer à tout dispositif de présentation d'information comprenant un support pour pièce d'attache d'un élément de signalétique, et une embase pour le montage du dispositif sur un mobilier de la surface de vente. En particulier, le support du dispositif selon l'invention n'est pas limité à une tige, et notamment à une tige coudée pour la suspension d'une affiche, mais s'étend à tout type de support apte à permettre la présentation d'un équipement de signalétique.The invention is however not limited to such a device, and intended to apply to any information presentation device comprising a support for attachment piece of a signage element, and a base for mounting the device on a furniture of the sales area. In particular, the support of the device according to the invention is not limited to a rod, and in particular to a bent rod for the suspension of a poster, but extends to any type of support capable of allowing the presentation of signage equipment.

On a ainsi représenté sur la figure 7 un dispositif conforme à l'invention pour lequel la pièce d'attache d'élément de signalétique ne sert pas à suspendre une affiche, mais est constituée par un porte-affichette P, connu sous le nom de pied Shark. A cet effet, le support, ici représenté sous la forme d'une tige coudée, présente des moyens de fixation de la pièce d'attachement P (pied Shark) sous la forme d'une pièce 100, par exemple, cylindrique, apte à venir se loger dans des moyens de réception de la pièce d'attache, ladite pièce 100 présentant sur chacune de ses bases un ergot 101, 102 destiné à venir se loger dans un logement prévu à cet effet sur le pied P pour permettre le verrouillage du support S avec le pied P.It has thus been represented on the figure 7 a device according to the invention for which the piece of attachment of descriptive element is not used to suspend a poster, but is constituted by a placard P, known as the Shark foot. For this purpose, the support, here represented in the form of a bent rod, has means for fixing the attachment piece P (Shark foot) in the form of a piece 100, for example, cylindrical, suitable for to be housed in receiving means of the attachment piece, said piece 100 having on each of its bases a lug 101, 102 intended to be housed in a housing provided for this purpose on the foot P to allow locking of the S support with foot P.

On relèvera que l'un des ergots 101 présente une face biseautée permettant de faciliter l'assemblage et le verrouillage/déverrouillage du support et du pied P.It will be noted that one of the lugs 101 has a bevelled face to facilitate assembly and locking / unlocking of the support and foot P.

En référence à la figure 3, on a représenté un mode de réalisation possible d'un support S pour un dispositif conforme à l'invention.With reference to the figure 3 , there is shown a possible embodiment of a support S for a device according to the invention.

Le support comporte un tige 6 et une cornière 7 reliée à la tige 6.The support comprises a rod 6 and an angle 7 connected to the rod 6.

Dans le mode de réalisation ici représenté, la tige 6 est une tige coudée comprenant une première et une seconde branches 61, 62 reliées entre elles par l'intermédiaire d'un coude 63.In the embodiment shown here, the rod 6 is a bent rod comprising a first and a second arm 61, 62 interconnected by means of a bend 63.

Le coude 63 est plus précisément conformé de sorte que les branches 61, 62 forment un angle droit entre elles.The bend 63 is more precisely shaped so that the branches 61, 62 form a right angle between them.

On notera que la seconde branche 62 a vocation à s'étendre horizontalement lors de l'utilisation du dispositif pour la suspension d'une affiche en « barre la route », perpendiculairement à une allée de la surface de vente.Note that the second branch 62 is intended to extend horizontally when using the device for the suspension of a poster in "bar the road" perpendicular to an aisle of the sales area.

La cornière 7 est reliée à la tige 6 en étant agencée à l'extrémité 611 de la première branche 61 opposée au coude 63.The angle 7 is connected to the rod 6 being arranged at the end 611 of the first branch 61 opposite the bend 63.

La cornière 7 présente deux faces 71, 72 jointives le long d'une arête 73.The angle 7 has two faces 71, 72 joined along an edge 73.

Dans le mode de réalisation ici représenté, les faces 71 et 72 s'étendent perpendiculairement l'une à l'autre et forment ainsi entre elles un angle droit. La cornière 7 présente ainsi une section, prise perpendiculairement à l'arête 73, en forme de L.In the embodiment shown here, the faces 71 and 72 extend perpendicularly to one another and thus form a right angle between them. The angle 7 thus has a section, taken perpendicularly to the edge 73, L-shaped.

On relèvera par ailleurs que l'extrémité 611 de la tige 6 est reliée à l'une des parois de la cornière, ici la paroi 71, de manière à s'étendre perpendiculairement au plan défini par la paroi 71.It will also be noted that the end 611 of the rod 6 is connected to one of the walls of the angle, here the wall 71, so as to extend perpendicularly to the plane defined by the wall 71.

En référence aux figures 2a et 2b, on a représenté un mode de réalisation possible d'une embase E d'un dispositif conforme à l'invention.With reference to Figures 2a and 2b , there is shown a possible embodiment of a base E of a device according to the invention.

L'embase comprend un corps 5 doté d'une base 3 destinée à être mise en contact avec le mobilier de la surface de vente.The base comprises a body 5 with a base 3 intended to be placed in contact with the furniture of the sales area.

Le corps 5 a par exemple une forme parallélépipédique avec une surface supérieure 4 et une base plane 3 destinée à être mise en contact avec une surface plane d'un mobilier de la surface de vente.The body 5 has for example a parallelepiped shape with an upper surface 4 and a flat base 3 intended to be placed in contact with a flat surface of a furniture of the sales area.

La base 3 est par ailleurs dotée de moyens pour assurer la fixation de l'embase sur un mobilier de la surface de vente. A cet effet, la base plane 3 peut par exemple être aimantée, ou encore être revêtue d'une substance adhésive.The base 3 is also provided with means for fixing the base on a furniture of the sales area. For this purpose, the flat base 3 may for example be magnetized, or be coated with an adhesive substance.

Comme cela est apparent sur les figures 6a-6c, l'embase E peut ainsi être notamment fixée sur le dessus d'une tablette horizontale T (figure 6a), sur le dessous d'une même tablette horizontale T (figure 6b), ou encore être fixé sur un plan vertical, tel qu'un fond de gondole par exemple (figure 6c).As is apparent on the Figures 6a-6c , the base E can thus be fixed in particular on the top of a horizontal shelf T ( figure 6a ), on the underside of the same horizontal tablet T ( figure 6b ), or be fixed on a vertical plane, such as a gondola bottom for example ( Figure 6c ).

Le corps 5 comporte une partie formant fourreau 51 destiné à coopérer avec la cornière 7 du support pour assurer l'assemblage du support à l'embase. Le fourreau 51 est plus particulièrement conformé pour permettre l'engagement de la cornière 7 dans le fourreau.The body 5 comprises a sleeve portion 51 intended to cooperate with the bracket 7 of the support to assemble the support to the base. The sheath 51 is more particularly shaped to allow the engagement of the bracket 7 in the sheath.

Le fourreau 51 comporte trois éléments : une fente 53 comprise entre une paroi externe 53 et une paroi interne 54.The sleeve 51 has three elements: a slot 53 between an outer wall 53 and an inner wall 54.

La paroi interne 54 comprend deux faces 541 et 542 jointives le long d'une arête 543. Dans le mode de réalisation ici représenté, les faces 541 et 542 s'étendent perpendiculairement l'une à l'autre et forment ainsi entre elles un angle droit.The inner wall 54 comprises two faces 541 and 542 contiguous along an edge 543. In the embodiment shown here, the faces 541 and 542 extend perpendicularly to one another and thus form between them an angle law.

De manière correspondante à la paroi interne 54, la paroi externe 53 comprend deux faces 531 et 552 jointives le long d'une arête 533 de sorte que chacune des faces 531, 532 de la paroi externe 53 s'étende parallèlement et à distance d'une face respective 541, 542 de la paroi interne 54.Correspondingly to the inner wall 54, the outer wall 53 comprises two faces 531 and 552 contiguous along an edge 533 so that each of the faces 531, 532 of the outer wall 53 extends parallel and at a distance from a respective face 541, 542 of the inner wall 54.

Ainsi la face 531 s'étend parallèlement et à distance de la face 541 pour former une première partie de la fente 52; la face 532 s'étend parallèlement et à distance de la face 542 pour former une seconde partie de la fente 52.Thus the face 531 extends parallel to and away from the face 541 to form a first portion of the slot 52; the face 532 extends parallel to and away from the face 542 to form a second portion of the slot 52.

De telle sorte, comme cela est apparent sur la figure 2b, la fente 52 définit un passage dont la section, prise perpendiculairement aux arêtes 533 et 543, est en forme de L.In this way, as is apparent on the figure 2b , the slot 52 defines a passage whose section, taken perpendicularly to the edges 533 and 543, is L-shaped.

La distance entre les parois 53 et 54 est ajustée de manière à autoriser l'engagement de la cornière 7 dans la fente 52.The distance between the walls 53 and 54 is adjusted so as to allow the angle 7 to engage the slot 52.

Dans le mode de réalisation ici représenté, on relèvera que la face 531 de la paroi externe 53 est venue de matière avec le corps 5 de l'embase ; la face 532 est quant à elle rapportée, par exemple par encliquetage, sur le corps 5 pour se joindre avec la paroi 531 le long de l'arête 533.In the embodiment shown here, it will be noted that the face 531 of the outer wall 53 is integral with the body 5 of the base; the face 532 is for its part reported, for example by snapping, on the body 5 to join with the wall 531 along the edge 533.

Comme cela est apparent sur les figures 5a et 5b, la conception d'une cornière et d'un fourreau conforme à l'invention autorise plusieurs positionnements possibles de la cornière en vue de son engagement dans le fourreau.As is apparent on the Figures 5a and 5b , the design of an angle and a sheath according to the invention allows several possible positions of the angle for its engagement in the sheath.

Un premier positionnement est ainsi illustré sur la figure 5a selon laquelle la cornière 7 est engagée dans le fourreau (direction d'engagement définie par la direction des arêtes 533, 543 des parois du fourreau et de l'arête 73 de la cornière et représentée par la flèche F) de telle sorte que la face 71 de la cornière s'engage dans la première partie de la fente 52 comprise entre la face 531 de la paroi externe 53 et la face 541 de la paroi interne 54 (la face 72 de la cornière s'engageant quant à elle dans la seconde partie de la fente 52 comprise entre la face 532 de la paroi externe 53 et la face 542 de la paroi interne 54).A first positioning is thus illustrated on the figure 5a according to which the angle 7 is engaged in the sheath (direction of engagement defined by the direction of the edges 533, 543 of the walls of the sheath and of the edge 73 of the angle and represented by the arrow F) so that the face 71 of the angle engages in the first part of the slot 52 between the face 531 of the outer wall 53 and the face 541 of the the inner wall 54 (the face 72 of the bracket engaging in the second portion of the slot 52 between the face 532 of the outer wall 53 and the face 542 of the inner wall 54).

Dans ce premier positionnement, la branche 61 de la tige s'étend perpendiculairement aux faces 531 et 541 du fourreau. De telle sorte, la branche s'étend perpendiculairement au plan défini par la base 3 de l'embase.In this first positioning, the branch 61 of the rod extends perpendicularly to the faces 531 and 541 of the sleeve. In this way, the branch extends perpendicular to the plane defined by the base 3 of the base.

Les figures 4a et 4b illustrent l'assemblage du support et de l'embase selon ce premier positionnement de la cornière vis-à-vis du fourreau, respectivement selon une vue en perspective et selon une vue en coupeThe Figures 4a and 4b illustrate the assembly of the support and the base according to this first positioning of the angle vis-à-vis the sleeve, respectively in a perspective view and in a sectional view

Un second positionnement est illustré sur la figure 5b selon laquelle la cornière 7 est engagée dans le fourreau de telle sorte que la face 71 de la cornière s'engage dans la seconde partie de la fente 52 comprise entre la face 532 de la paroi externe 53 et la face 542 de la paroi interne 54 (la face 72 de la cornière s'engageant quant à elle dans la première partie de la fente 52 comprise entre la face 531 de la paroi externe 53 et la face 541 de la paroi interne 54).A second position is illustrated on the figure 5b according to which the angle 7 is engaged in the sheath so that the face 71 of the angle engages in the second part of the slot 52 between the face 532 of the outer wall 53 and the face 542 of the inner wall 54 (The face 72 of the angle engaging in the first part of the slot 52 between the face 531 of the outer wall 53 and the face 541 of the inner wall 54).

Dans ce second positionnement, la branche 61 de la tige s'étend perpendiculairement aux faces 532 et 542 du fourreau. De telle sorte, la branche s'étend horizontalement au plan défini par la base 3 de l'embase.In this second positioning, the branch 61 of the rod extends perpendicularly to the faces 532 and 542 of the sleeve. In this way, the branch extends horizontally to the plane defined by the base 3 of the base.

Ainsi, en engageant la cornière dans le fourreau selon le premier positionnement (figure 5a), on assemble le support à l'embase avec la première branche de la tige perpendiculaire à la base et la seconde branche de la tige parallèle à la base; tandis qu'en engageant la cornière dans le fourreau selon le second positionnement (figure 5b), on assemble le support à l'embase avec la première branche parallèle à la base et la seconde branche perpendiculaire à la base.Thus, by engaging the angle in the sheath according to the first positioning ( figure 5a ), the support is assembled to the base with the first branch of the rod perpendicular to the base and the second branch of the rod parallel to the base; while engaging the angle in the sheath according to the second positioning ( figure 5b ), the support is assembled to the base with the first branch parallel to the base and the second branch perpendicular to the base.

On comprend donc qu'il est possible de donner à la tige différentes orientations par rapport à l'embase, selon que l'on engage la cornière selon l'un ou l'autre des différents positionnements possibles.It is therefore understood that it is possible to give the rod different orientations relative to the base, depending on whether one engages the angle according to one or other of the different possible positions.

En particulier, il s'avère possible d'assembler le support à l'embase de manière à ce que la seconde branche de la tige soit parallèle au plan défini par la base (cf. figures 5a, 6a et 6b), ou de manière à ce que la seconde branche soit perpendiculaire audit plan (cf. figures 5b et 6c).In particular, it is possible to assemble the support to the base so that the second branch of the rod is parallel to the plane defined by the base (cf. figures 5a , 6a and 6b ), or so that the second branch is perpendicular to said plane (cf. figures 5b and 6c ).

Le support selon l'invention peut alors être utilisé selon différentes configurations. En particulier, il s'avère possible de positionner l'embase à l'horizontale sur une tablette (figure 6a), à l'horizontale sous une tablette (figure 6b), ou encore de positionner l'embase sur un plan vertical tel qu'un fond de gondole par exemple (figure 6c), tout en maintenant horizontale la branche (seconde branche 62) sur laquelle le visuel est suspendu.The support according to the invention can then be used in different configurations. In particular, it is possible to position the base horizontally on a shelf ( figure 6a ), horizontally under a tablet ( figure 6b ), or to position the base on a vertical plane such as a bottom of gondola for example ( Figure 6c ), while maintaining the horizontal branch (second branch 62) on which the visual is suspended.

Revenant à la description de l'embase E, on relèvera que le fourreau 51 est en outre conformé pour permettre le passage de la tige 6 (et notamment de son extrémité 611 reliée à la cornière 7) à travers le fourreau lors de l'engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau.Returning to the description of the base E, it will be noted that the sleeve 51 is further shaped to allow the passage of the rod 6 (and in particular its end 611 connected to the bracket 7) through the sheath during the engagement. the angle in the sheath.

La paroi externe 53 du fourreau peut à cet effet être chanfreiné.For this purpose, the outer wall 53 of the sheath can be chamfered.

Comme cela est par exemple représenté sur la figure 2a, un chanfrein 534 est pratiqué sur le bord de la face 531 situé du côté de l'arête 533 ; ce chanfrein 534 définit un passage pour l'extrémité 611 de la tige reliée à la cornière lors de l'engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau selon le premier positionnement (cf. figures 4a et 5a), et une surface de butée 538 sur laquelle l'extrémité 611 de la tige vient buter pour stopper l'engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau.As is for example represented on the figure 2a a chamfer 534 is formed on the edge of the face 531 located on the side of the edge 533; this chamfer 534 defines a passage for the end 611 of the rod connected to the angle during the engagement of the angle in the sleeve according to the first positioning (cf. Figures 4a and 5a ), and a stop surface 538 on which the end 611 of the rod abuts to stop the engagement of the angle in the sheath.

De manière similaire, un chanfrein 535 est pratiqué sur le bord de la face 532 situé du côté de l'arête 533 de manière à définir un passage pour l'extrémité 611 de la tige reliée à la cornière lors de l'engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau selon le second positionnement (cf. figure 5b), et une surface de butée 539 sur laquelle l'extrémité 611 de la tige vient buter pour stopper l'engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau.Similarly, a chamfer 535 is formed on the edge of the face 532 located on the side of the edge 533 so as to define a passage for the end 611 of the rod connected to the angle at the engagement of the angle in the sheath according to the second positioning (cf. figure 5b ), and a stop surface 539 on which the end 611 of the rod abuts to stop the engagement of the angle in the sheath.

Le fourreau 51 est en outre conformé pour assurer le maintien du dispositif en position assemblée (assemblage du support à l'embase après engagement de la cornière dans le fourreau).The sheath 51 is further shaped to maintain the device in the assembled position (assembly of the support to the base after engagement of the angle in the sheath).

A cet effet, une encoche 536 (respectivement 537) est pratiquée au niveau de la surface de butée 538 (resp. 539) du chanfrein 534 (resp. 535) de manière à ce que l'extrémité 611 de la tige vient se clipser dans l'encoche une fois la cornière totalement engagée dans le fourreau.For this purpose, a notch 536 (respectively 537) is made at the abutment surface 538 (or 539) of the chamfer 534 (or 535) so that the end 611 of the rod is snapped into the notch once the angle fully engaged in the sleeve.

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  1. Device (10) for presenting information in a sales area, comprising a support (S) for an attachment part of a sign element (V, P), and a base (E) to mount the support on a unit in the sales area, wherein the support comprises a rod (6) and the base comprises a sheath (51), characterised in that the support features an angle bracket (7) connected to the rod (6), and in that the sheath (51) of the base (E) is shaped so that it engages with the angle bracket to assemble the support and the base wherein the angle bracket may adopt different positions so that it may be engaged inside the sheath, wherein one specific orientation of the rod with respect to the base results in the angle bracket being engaged in the sheath according to one or the other of the possible positions.
  2. Device according to the previous claim 1, characterised in that the sheath (51) comprises an internal wall (54), with an external wall (53) extending in parallel and at a distance from the internal wall, and a slot (52) between said walls inside which the angle bracket (7) may be engaged.
  3. Device according to the previous claim 2, characterised in that the internal wall has two faces (541, 542) which join along the length of an edge (543), wherein the external wall (53) comprises two faces (531, 532) which join along the length of an edge (533), wherein each of the faces (531, 532) of the external wall extends in parallel and at a distance from a respective face (541, 542) of the internal wall to form respectively a first and a second part of the slot (52).
  4. Device according to the previous claim 3, characterised in that the faces (541, 542; 531, 532) of the walls (54, 53) form with one another a right angle, such that the slot (52) has a cross section, considered perpendicularly to the edges (533, 543) that is L shaped.
  5. Device according to any of the two previous claims 3 and 4, characterised in that the angle bracket (7) has a first and a second face (71, 72) which join along the length of an edge (73) and in that the sheath engages with the angle bracket according to a first or a second position of the angle bracket, wherein the first position corresponds to an engagement of the first face (71) of the angle bracket inside the first part of the slot and the second position corresponds to an engagement of the first face (71) of the angle bracket inside the second part of the slot.
  6. Device according to any of the previous claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the sheath is further formed to permit the rod to pass though the sheath when the angle bracket is engaged inside the sheath.
  7. Device according to the previous claim 6, considered in combination with any of claims 2 to 5, characterised in that the external wall (53) is chamfered so as to define a passage for the rod when the angle bracket is engaged inside the sheath according to one or the other of said positions.
  8. Device according to any of the previous claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the sheath is further formed to hold the device in the assembled position of the support and the base.
  9. Device according to the previous claim 8, considered in combination with any of claims 2 to 7, characterised in that the external wall (53) has notches (536, 537) to clip the rod once the angle bracket has been completely engaged inside the sheath.
  10. Device according to any of the previous claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the rod (6) is a bent rod comprising a first and a second branch (61, 62) connected to one another by means of a bend (63).
  11. Device according to any of the previous claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the base comprises a base plate (3) equipped with means of attaching the base to the unit.
  12. Base (E) for mounting a device for presenting information onto a unit in a sales area according to any of the previous claims, characterised in that it comprises a sheath formed so that it may engage with an angle bracket connected to a rod of a support (S) of a part for attaching a sign element (V, P) to assemble the support and the base, where different positions of the angle bracket are possible so that it may be engaged inside the sheath, wherein a specific orientation of the rod with respect to the base results in the angle bracket being engaged in the sheath according to one or the other of the possible positions.
  13. Support (S) of a part for attaching a sign element comprising a rod (6) for a device according to any of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that it features an angle bracket (7) connected to the rod and formed so that it may engage with a sheath of a base (E) to mount a device for presenting information on a unit in a sales area to assemble the support and the base, where different positions of the angle bracket are possible so that it may be engaged inside the sheath, wherein a specific orientation of the rod with respect to the base results in the angle bracket being engaged in the sheath according to one or the other of the possible positions.
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