Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
  • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
  • A47F5/0043—Show shelves
  • A47F5/005—Partitions therefore

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a universal display and its building elements. It has applications in the field of distribution, marketing and more generally in any application in which products must be exposed to people and possibly be manipulated.
• the distribution is generally mass and it is desirable that the displays are of a reduced cost of use, which may in particular correspond to modular displays or adaptable according to products and that are reusable.
• the present invention proposes the realization of a universal display as made with a number of elements of several types, including elongated angle or plane, to achieve easily adaptable storage areas for exposed products that can be shaped and various sizes.
• This display is similar to a drawer which is placed on a support and in which are arranged the articles.
• the invention relates to a display made from building elements, the display stand for the presentation of articles accessible to users being open upwards and intended to rest on a substantially flat support and having at least one zone storing articles, said area being delimited at least forwards by a front face and laterally by two vertical side walls, the display unit being constructed from at least two types of construction elements and being removable.
• one of the elements of construction is: a first type of element, also called lateral element, in the form of elongate angled profile formed of two flat wings contiguous to each other at 90 ° along their length, a first two wings being intended to form the vertical side wall of a storage area and the second wing a bottom resting on the support and on which the articles can rest, said first type element having at each of its two ends the length an end assembly means for holding a front face or, optionally, a rear face perpendicular to said first member, said first type member having a symmetry such that it can be used indifferently on one side or the other the storage area by simply rotating front-rear (ie 180 °) on the support.
• a first type of element also called lateral element, in the form of elongate angled profile formed of two flat wings contiguous to each other at 90 ° along their length, a first two wings being intended to form the vertical side wall of a storage area and the second wing a bottom resting on the support and on which
• another element of construction is a second type of element, also called pediment, elongated and intended to form the front face of at least one storage area, a storage area being made by assembling two elements of the first type with a second type element disposed at the front, perpendicular to the elements of the first type, and fixed by the end assembly means of the two elements of the first type, said two first type elements being arranged so that the storage area comprises along its side walls, downwards against the support, the bottom wings so that the articles in the storage area can rest (partly or completely depending on the spacing of the first type elements and / or the width of the bottom wings and / or the implementation of elements of the third type: bottom plate) on said bottom wings on each side laterally, and the end assembly means of the elements s of the first type comprise clamps allowing a continuous adjustment of the spacing between the first type elements of a storage area during the assembly of the pediment on the front of said first type elements,
• the height of a second type element is substantially equal to that of a first wing (vertical wall) of a first type element
• the height of a second type element is greater than that of a first wing (vertical wall) of a first type element
• the pediment is essentially hollow down, the pediment comprises towards the rear a vertical wall extending downwards and intended to be gripped in the clip (s),
• the pediment includes an informative display zone
• the clamp is open upwards, - the clamp is open at least on one of its lateral sides,
• the clamp is open on both sides
• the clamp is closed on the side of the vertical wall flange in the case of a clamp integrated into an element of the first type
• the end assembly means are attached tongs and fixed in a removable manner to the elements of the first type
• the end assembly means are clips integrated at the ends of the elements of the first type
• the end assembly means are grippers integrated at the ends of the first type elements, said first type element having at each of its two ends along the length a gripper rising upwards and in width on the bottom wing, perpendicular to the side vertical wall wing and intended to maintain a front face or, optionally rear, elongate perpendicularly to said first type element,
• the second type element referred to as a pediment, comprises a vertical wall towards the rear, said vertical wall being intended to be gripped in the end assembly means of the elements of the first type,
• the vertical wall flange and the bottom flange of the first-type element are made up to a vertical wall edge on the middle of the bottom flange, the first-type element having a shape of inverted T cross section,
• the first type element may comprise at each of its two extremities along the length two clamps, one on each side of the vertical wall wing, (four clamps in all) the element of the first type of L shape also comprises at least one fastening means for releasably fixing between two elements of the first type, said fastening means arranged at the junction of the two wings and comprising a male part and a female part.
• complementary shapes in half dovetail the attachment of two elements of the first type being back to back, vertical wall wing against vertical wall wing, and opposite bottom wings, two elements of the first type fixed together back to back having an inverted T global shape
• each fastening means comprises contiguous (the female part corresponds to a vacuum of material) the male part and the female part, the inclined half-dovetail parts of male and female parts contiguous are at both lateral ends of the means of fixation,
• the female part of a half-dovetail fastening means is extended in part in the first wing intended to form the lateral vertical wall of a storage area; (forming an opening in the first wing) to allow attachment between elements (between two first types of elements or between first and third types of elements) while a first type of element rests against the support, - the extension (forming an opening in the first wing) is wider than the width of the male part of the fastening means,
• the display unit further comprises at least one elongate flat plate-shaped third-type element intended to form a base while resting on the support, said third-type element comprising at each of its two ends of the length an assembly means terminal end for fixing it on the front face or, possibly rearward, said end assembly means of the third type elements comprising clamps allowing a continuous adjustment of the position of said third type element along the pediment or, possibly along the rear face, - the end assembly means are attached tongs and fixed in a removable manner on the third type elements,
• the end assembly means are clips integrated at the ends of the elements of the third type,
• the end assembly means of the third type element are clips integrated at the ends of the elements of the third type, said third type element having at each of its two ends along the length a clip rising towards the high and width and intended to maintain a front face or, optionally rear, elongated perpendicular to said third type element, the element of the third type comprises at least one fastening means for detachably fixing between two elements of the third type or between a third-type element and a first-type element in the shape of an L, said fastening means disposed at the edge of the plate comprising a maie part and a female part of complementary forms in half dovetail,
• the third type element in the form of a plate has a width substantially equal to that of a second wing (bottom) of a first type element
• first type and third type (plate) are of the same length
• the fixing between two elements of the third type makes it possible to obtain a plate of increased width resting on the support
• each element of the first type comprises two or three or four fastening means; each element of the third type comprises two or three or four fastening means;
• the elements of the first and third types comprise at least one transverse weakening line intended to be able to separate into several independent parts each of said elements; the elements of the second type comprise at least one transverse weakening line intended to be able to separate into several independent parts said elements,
• the elements of the first and third types comprise eight transverse weakening lines and four fastening means; each element part has at least one fastening means,
• the weakening lines are arranged symmetrically along the element (whose pediment) with respect to its medium,
• the pediment further includes, towards the users, an inclined front part oriented from the rear and upwards towards the front and the bottom and intended to receive an informative display,
• the end assembly means of the first type and third type elements having clamps are configured to allow, in the storage position of the elements, the stacking of said bottom wing elements against the bottom wing or plate against plate respectively said bottom flanges or plate having apertures at the grippers permitting passage of the upper ends of grippers from a lower member of the stack,
• the end assembly means of the elements of the first type and of the third type are insert tongs of adapter feet removably fixed on said elements, the adapter foot having a width substantially equal to that of a bottom flange of a first type element or the width of a plate, the adapter foot and the first or third type element comprising means detachable complementary assembly of two kinds, male or female, dovetail, substantially extended in a horizontal plane,
• the adapter foot comprises towards its lower part means of assembly of a second complementary genus of means of assemblies of a first kind of the element of the first type or of the element of the third type to which it is assembled,
• the first type is female and the second type is male for the assembly means;
• the adapter foot is at a height less than that of a first wing (vertical wall) of an element of the first type;
• the adapter foot at a height substantially equal to that of a first wing (vertical wall) of an element of the first type
• the adapter foot at a height greater than that of a first wing (vertical wall) of a first type element
• the pediment comprises, towards its lower part, means for assembling a complementary second kind of assembly means of a first type of the first type element or of the third type element to which it can be assembled, the pediment then being directly fixed on the first type element or the third type element without clamp adapter foot,
• the elements of the second type are divided into several distinct subassemblies by the spacing between assembling means of the second kind, each subassembly having the same spacing of assembly means of the second kind,
• the elements of the first type or element of the third type (plate) respectively are divided into several distinct subsets by their lengths, each subassembly having the same length,
• the display unit further comprises a fifth-type element in the form of a bottom wall and intended to close a storage area towards the rear,
• the storage area is square or rectangular, - the elements are made of a molded plastic material.
• the invention also relates to elements of the first type for the construction of at least one display of articles and which comprises at least one of the characteristics described concerning it, alone or in combination.
• the invention also relates to a third type element for the construction of at least one item display and which comprises at least one of the characteristics described concerning it, alone or in combination.
• the invention finally relates to elements specifically configured for implementation in the display as described.
• the realization of the display or drawer is greatly simplified thanks to the implementation of a single piece, the element of the first type, completely reversible thanks to a perfect symmetry in its breakability and the assembly system of the pediments to others elements.
• the display unit adapts to all widths of pediments. It is by fixing the pediment on at least two elements of first type that the display is operational and this, whatever the width of the pediment. Display stand disassembled, we obtain a saving of space, a reduction of volume, which facilitates the packing and the transport ...
• FIG. 1 which represents a first example of a third type element (bottom plate) seen from below with a dotted line the extension of this representation to an element of first type (L-shaped two-wing element),
• Figure 2 which shows, seen from the side, its lower face (support side) upwards, the element of third type (bottom plate) of Figure 1 with dashed extension of this representation to a first-type element (L-shaped two-wing element) whose wing forming the vertical wall is front view 3 represents a first example of a second-type element (pediment) seen laterally, the face resting on the support being on the right and the inclined face bearing indications on the left
• FIG. 1 which represents a first example of a third type element (bottom plate) seen from below with a dotted line the extension of this representation to an element of first type (L-shaped two-wing element)
• Figure 2 which shows, seen from the side, its lower face (support side) upwards, the element of third type (bottom plate) of Figure 1 with dashed extension of this representation to
• Figure 5 which shows a foot adapter seen laterally in a direction similar to that of the second type of element Figure 3
• Figure 6 which shows an adapter foot viewed from above in an orientation similar to that of the second type element of Figure 4
• Figures 7 and 11 which represent a first example of a third type element
• FIGS. 17 which represent a first example of element of second type
• Figure 18 which shows an exploded view of a display with elements according to a first example
• Figure 19 which shows a perspective view of a second example of a first type element (two-part element). angled wings, in L)
• Figure 20 which shows the first type element of Figure 19 in side view, the bottom wing seen by the wafer
• Figure 21 which shows a stack of first type elements of Figure 19 for storage of said elements.
• the first example of elements in relation to Figures 1 to 18 implements at the ends of the elements, removable complementary assembly means of two kinds, male or female, in the form of dove.
• the second example of elements in relation to FIGS. 19 to 21 implements end assembly means comprising tongs integrated into said elements.
• Figures 5 and 6 the two examples given above are complementary since it is possible to achieve elements a global assembly means clamping by fixing at the ends of the elements of the first example of the adapter feet.
• the first elements 2 (square, L) and third 1 (plate) types being elongated sections is shown in Figures 1 and 2 that a portion of these elements, two cuts having been made on their lengths .
• the third type 1 (plate intended to form a base placed on a support on which the display is placed) being substantially equivalent to the bottom wing 2a of the element of the first type, it is these same Figures which represent both these two elements: the wing 2b forming a vertical wall of the element of first type 2 being shown in dotted lines.
• a third plate-like element 3 which is intended to form a possible display floor, just like the bottom wing 2a of a first type element 2 (square element) is a solid section extended in length and substantially plane. Its edge is reinforced with a rib 14.
• dovetail-type female assembly means 5 are placed at its two opposite ends.
• One of the two edges along the length for the third type element 1 or the junction of the two wings 2a, 2b for the first type element 2 comprises two attachment means 7 for removable attachment between two elements of the first type or between a first type element and a third type element, said fastening means 7 each having a male part 9 and a female part 8 of complementary forms in half dovetail.
• Each fastening means comprises, arranged in an adjacent manner, a male part 9 and a female part 8, the latter corresponding to a void of material in the elements.
• These two attachment means 7 of an element are arranged so that after fixing between two elements, the ends of elements are at the same level, one end of one element not exceeding that of the other.
• a first type element 2 (square) comprises, in addition (dashed in Figures 1 and 2) relative to a third type element, a perpendicular wing for forming a vertical wall 2b.
• a perpendicular wing for forming a vertical wall 2b.
• an opening 10 is made in the vertical wall wing of the first type 2 facing each attachment means 7 double half dovetail.
• an embrittlement zone 13 (material thinning making it possible to separate the elements in two) is made towards the middle of the third type element and the first type element (13). on the bottom wing 2a and 1 1, 12 on the vertical wall wing 2b).
• an opening January 1 With a material bridge 12 which are made in the continuity of the weakening zone 13 of the bottom wing 2a.
• This zone of weakening 13 and the opening 1 1 + bridge 12 are optional.
• an embrittlement zone of an element delimits two parts of the element which are symmetrical with each other with respect to said weakening zone.
• the opening (s) 1 1 + bridge (s) of material 12 may be replaced by an embrittlement zone 13 and vice versa.
• the lateral edge fixing means (along the length) in half dovetail, it is possible to assemble together two elements of third type 1 (construction of a more extensive bottom in width with 1 +1) , to assemble two elements of first type 2 (vertical wall 2b against vertical wall 2b for construction of a wider base in width 2a + 2a and having a vertical wall 2b + 2b in its middle: inverted T-shape) or to assemble an element of the third type 1 with a first type element 2 (for construction of a wider base in width 1 + 2a and having a vertical wall substantially 2b in its middle: inverted T-shape). It is thus possible to form several storage areas that are adjacent / contiguous to each other (inverted T forms) or not.
• Second pediment type elements 3 make it possible to secure the elements of the first and third types and they are implemented at least towards the front of the display stand.
• elements equivalent or not are implemented at the rear of the display to close, solidarisant back elements 1 and / or 2 and avoiding that the products pushed back can not leave the display (backgauge).
• Figures 3 and 4 the second type of element can display information to a user / consumer on its inclined portion.
• Male dovetail assembly means 6 (complementary to those of the first and second 1 types) are arranged at a lower end (towards the support) of the pediment 3.
• the assembly means 6 of male gender are reinforced by an extra thickness on the periphery.
• a male-type assembly means 6 can be divided by half between the corresponding ends of two pediments.
• the elements are intended to be assembled between them by means of removable assembly of two kinds, male 6 or female 5, complementary and dovetail, each of the two ends of the second wing of the angle profile 2 or plate 1 having an assembly means of the first kind 5 and the vertical wall of the pediment 3 comprising towards its lower part at least two assembly means of the second kind 6,
• the element of the fourth type in the form of an adapter leg 4 of FIGS. 5 and 6 is essentially intended to allow the replacement of a pediment of the type of that of FIGS. 3 and 4 by another type of pediment which does not include any type of pedestal. integrated dovetail assembly but a downward vertical wall that can be pinched into the open clamp up the adapter foot.
• the foot is an intermediate piece ensuring the maintenance of the pediment by pinching on the plate elements or brackets.
• Each foot essentially comprises a male-type assembly means 6 complementary to those of the first and second type elements 2 and a clamp.
• the connecting means is a clamp resulting from a wall splitting, which allows to enclose a vertical portion of the pediment. Duplication may be continuous from one edge to the other of the foot or have a discontinuity. One of the edges of the clip may be closed, forming a clip stop side wall for lateral positioning of the pediment or indexing (the vertical wall of the pediment having a cutout (s) in which the stopper side wall can fit ).
• means for limiting the depression of the external device in the clamp can be implemented to also form a vertical positioning stop.
• the foot can be used at the back to form a L-piece end stop or plate for stored items, see maintaining a specific rear feature ( face / back wall).
• the adapter feet have downward openings of the type of those of the second example of FIGS. 19 and following.
• Figures 7 to 1 1 to see more precisely the rib 14 peripheral bottom (of the plate 1 or the bottom wing of the bracket 2) reinforcing the elements.
• Figures 12 to 17 allow to see more precisely the substantially triangular shape in side view (Figure 14) of the pediment 3 which is open downwards.
• Figure 18 shows various display mounting possibilities.
• the two clamps 15 are at both ends of the length of a first type element 2 '(angle, L) overall (because, subject to the integrated clamp as explained above), similar to a first type element 2 of the first example.
• This first type element 2 ' has a bottom flange 2a' and a vertical wall flange 2b '.
• eight zones of embrittlement and / or opening (s) + bridge (s) are implemented in order to be able to produce shorter elements by separation into several parts (preferably two parts in order to have at least one means of assembly by part) of the element.
• the attachment means 7 between elements are implemented, here four per element.
• the clamp is open upwards and the element to be assembled, including a rear vertical wall (free to the bottom) of a pediment, is slid from above.
• this clamp assembly means structure can also be implemented on third type elements (plate).
• the vertical wall wing 2b ' is disposed in the middle of the bottom flange 2a' (preferably widened) to form an inverted T-shaped member as explained for the first example.
• Figure 20 another view of the element of Figure 19, to view the approximate dimensions of the element and the structure of the laterally viewed pliers.
• the dimensions indicated in the various Figures are purely illustrative.
• Figure 21 shows the stack of elements of the first type 2 'by engagement of the clamps 15 through the openings 16.
• the same type of stack is obtained with elements of the third type (plate). It is understood that the openings 16 are configured to allow a lateral shift of the elements between them because of the thickness of the vertical wall wings.
• the elements of the invention are made by molding a plastic material to obtain rigid elements.
• the plastic material can be transparent, translucent or colored according to the desired visual appearance.
• the first and third type elements may comprise several weakening zones, each of the corresponding segments having its fastening means 7 with part maie 9 and female part 8 of complementary forms in half dovetail.
• U-shaped elements one bottom and two lateral wings forming two vertical walls, the bottom being continuous between the two lateral wings and thus completely covering the support
• inverted T-shaped elements a bottom and a middle wing forming a vertical wall in the middle of the bottom

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