EP2865298B1 - Unité d'étalage de marchandises - Google Patents

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EP2865298B1
EP2865298B1 EP13190161.3A EP13190161A EP2865298B1 EP 2865298 B1 EP2865298 B1 EP 2865298B1 EP 13190161 A EP13190161 A EP 13190161A EP 2865298 B1 EP2865298 B1 EP 2865298B1
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Granville Hancocks
Zbynek Husák
Patrik Hromadka
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    • 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
    • A47F5/0018—Display racks with shelves or receptables
    • 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
    • A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
    • A47F5/101—Display racks with slotted uprights

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  • the present invention relates to a merchandise display unit and, particularly, but not exclusively, to a merchandise display unit of the gondola type.
  • the present invention also relates to a merchandise display assembly comprising a plurality of merchandise display units.
  • Gondola-type shelving is commonly used in many stores as an arrangement for displaying merchandise.
  • a gondola may have a number of upright posts to which horizontal shelves are attached for displaying merchandise.
  • the gondola may have lateral support bars or members, sometimes known as "tie-bars", which extend between adjacent pairs of upright posts. These tie-bars may be coupled to the tops of the upright posts and extend between adjacent top parts of pairs of posts. Similarly, lower tie-bars may also be provided for coupling to the bottom of the uprights and for extension between adjacent bottom parts of pairs of posts. These tie-bars may increase the lateral stability of the gondola.
  • the gondola conventionally also has a horizontal base support which comprises a number of feet configured for location on a store floor.
  • the horizontal base support extends from the base of each upright post to stabilize the post.
  • a bottom or lower shelf may be placed over the horizontal base support for additional display space.
  • shelves and horizontal base supports may extend from two opposite sides of the upright posts, with a central wall or back-panel extending between and connected to pairs of the upright posts.
  • Such an arrangement forms a double-sided gondola system and merchandise can be display on shelves extending from both sides of the central wall or back-panel.
  • This type of shelving system may be modified to form a single-sided gondola system by the removal of shelves and brackets from one side of the central wall or back-panel.
  • a one-sided gondola system may be suitable for positioning against a wall or partition of the premises where the gondola system is located.
  • gondola-type shelving systems comprise a modular construction in which a plurality of upright posts are provided at spaced intervals. Central back-panels are mounted between adjacent pairs of upright posts and are arranged to form a back-wall of a completed merchandise display system. Shelving brackets are mounted on the upright posts and are arranged in pairs. That is, a first shelving bracket of a pair is located at a particular height on a first upright post and a second bracket of a pair is located at a same particular height on a second upright post adjacent to, but spaced from the first upright. Further pairs of shelving brackets are located at other heights on the first and second upright posts respectively, and are similarly arranged on other pairs of upright posts. Each pair of shelving brackets is arranged to receive thereon a shelf which, in turn, is arranged to have merchandise located thereon.
  • Upright posts used in gondola-type shelving systems such as those described above generally have a rectangular cross-section.
  • First and second faces of the upright posts comprise a pair of oppositely disposed faces of the upright post.
  • Third and fourth faces of the upright posts also comprise a pair of oppositely disposed faces of the upright post, but are transverse to the orientation of the first and second faces.
  • the third face joins said first face along a first edge of the first face and joins the second face along a first edge of the second face.
  • the fourth face joins said first face along a second edge of the first face and joins the second face along a second edge of the second face.
  • a pair of faces of the upright post e.g. the first and second faces or the third and fourth faces, is provided with a plurality of elements configured for releasably engaging cooperating elements of shelving brackets and/or central back-panels.
  • This arrangement allows a plurality of shelving brackets to be releasably mounted on an upright post to extend transverse therefrom.
  • central back-panels can be releasably mounted to extend between a pair of adjacent upright posts.
  • a first central back-panel may be mounted at a first end thereof to a first face of a first upright post and may be mounted at a second end thereof to a first face of a second upright post spaced from the first upright post.
  • a second central back-panel may be mounted at a first end thereof to a second face of a first upright post and may be mounted at a second end thereof to a second face of a second upright post spaced from the first upright post.
  • the first and second central back-panels are mounted to opposite faces of each upright post and extend in substantially parallel planes between the first and second upright posts.
  • a gap exists between the planes of the first and second central back-panels and this gap is substantially the same as the depth of the upright posts.
  • the plurality of elements configured for releasably engaging cooperating elements of shelving brackets and/or central back-panels may comprise a series of slots formed at spaced intervals along the length of a face of the upright post.
  • a second series of slots may be similarly formed on an opposite face of the upright post.
  • Cooperating elements of shelving brackets and/or central back-panels suitable for releasably engaging the slots may comprise hooks configured for engagement with the slots.
  • tie-bars extending between adjacent pairs of upright posts are typically coupled to the upright posts by fixing elements.
  • These fixing elements may comprise screw-type fixing elements such as, for example, a nut and bolt.
  • an installation operative may be required to drill holes through the upright post and/or an end portion of the tie-bar and then insert a bolt through the holes formed in the upright post and tie-bar.
  • the coupling between upright post and tie-bar can be made secure by screwing the nut onto the bolt and hereby securing the two parts together.
  • a similar sequence of steps must be conducted by the installation operative to secure the other end of the tie-bar to the top of a second upright post. Further sequences of the same steps must be undertaken to couple further tie-bars to the first and second upright posts.
  • fixing elements may need to be provided to allow the fixing of the tie-bars to the upright posts. Whilst it may be possible to provide such fixing elements with the other system elements as part of a modular kit-of-parts for the shelving system, it is foreseeable that such parts may become misplaced or lost after unpacking of the modular system and/or during transit and/or insufficient parts may be provided from the manufacturing site.
  • FIG. 1a A known gondola shelving system (or merchandise display unit) as described above is illustrated in Fig. 1a .
  • the gondola shelving system is denoted using reference numeral 10 and comprises a pair of upright posts 12a, 12b which are spaced apart.
  • the upright posts 12a, 12b each comprise a horizontal base support (14a, 14b respectively) which extends from the base of each upright post 12a, 12b to stabilize the post.
  • a first back-panel 16 is mounted at a first end thereof to a first face of first upright post 12a and at a second end thereof to a first face of second upright post 12b.
  • a second back-panel 12b is mounted at a first end thereof to a second face of first upright post 12a and at a second end thereof to a second face of second upright post 12b.
  • a plurality of shelf supporting brackets 20 (hereinafter “shelving brackets") are mounted on each upright post 12a, 12b and extend transverse therefrom.
  • shelving brackets 20 are shown on one side of the gondola system 10 only for clarity purposes. Further, the gondola system 10 is illustrated without shelves and again this is for clarity purposes.
  • a single back-panel may be used in place of two back-panels.
  • the single back-panel extends between an inner face of a first upright post and an oppositely facing inner face of a second upright post.
  • a single back panel 16 extends between an inner face 22a of first upright post 12a and an inner face 22b of second upright post 12b.
  • a plurality of slots configured for releasably engaging cooperating hooks of the single back-panel 16 will be required on the inner face 22a of first upright post 12a and the inner face 22b of second upright post 12b. Additionally, in order to extend the gondola system 10 of Fig. 1b , further slots configured for releasably engaging cooperating elements of other single back-panels will be required on other faces 24a, 24b of the first and second upright posts 12a, 12b respectively.
  • slots configured for releasably engaging complementary hooks of single back-panels are in addition to similar slots formed in the other faces of the upright posts 12a, 12b for cooperating with complementary hooks of the shelving brackets 20.
  • slots configured for releasably engaging complementary hooks of shelving brackets and/or central back-panels may be required on all four faces of the upright posts 12a, 12b.
  • EP 1 969 965 discloses a modular display assembly for the display of products that comprises a frame made up of two substantially vertical upright columns, an upper crossbar, each end of said upper crossbar being fixed to one of the two vertical upright columns, a lower crossbar, each end of said lower crossbar being fixed to one of the two vertical upright columns, and a back panel fixed to said frame by fixing means.
  • the modular display assembly comprises stiffening means that fix the back panel to said frame tightening said back panel.
  • gondola-type shelving systems Whilst the above-described gondola-type shelving systems may have been satisfactory and may continue to be satisfactory for certain operating conditions, it would be desirable to increase an available merchandise holding capacity of a gondola type system without increasing the footprint of the system and without impacting the structural integrity of the system. Furthermore, it would be desirable to eliminate the need for fixing elements used in the construction of such shelving systems or at least reduce the number of fixing elements required for the construction of such shelving systems. Additionally, it would be desirable to provide a mechanism to allow fixing elements, where required, to be retained by at least one of the other elements of the shelving system to reduce the likelihood of separation of the fixing elements from other elements of the shelving system.
  • a merchandise display unit comprising: a first support member; a second support member spaced from said first support member; a first lateral support member comprising at least one engagement member releasably cooperatively engageable with at least one first engagement member of a first coupling panel, said first lateral support member locatable with respect to said first and second support members to extend transversely therebetween, and said first lateral support member configured for releasable coupling, at a first end thereof, to a first end of said first support member and, at a second end thereof, to a first end of said second support member; a second lateral support member comprising at least one engagement member releasably cooperatively engageable with at least one first engagement member of a second coupling panel, said second lateral support member locatable with respect to said first and second support members to extend transversely therebetween, and said second lateral support member configured for releasable coupling, at a first end thereof, to a second end of
  • a merchandise display unit as described above may provide an increase in available merchandise display space in a gondola-type shelving system incorporating the merchandise display unit.
  • the first lateral support member may comprise interengagement formations, at the first and second ends thereof, or adjacent the first and second ends thereof, for slideable engagement with complementary formations at first ends of the first and second support members respectively
  • the second lateral support member may comprise interengagement formations, at the first and second ends thereof, or adjacent the first and second ends thereof, for slideable engagement with complementary formations at second ends of the first and second support members respectively.
  • the first lateral support member may comprise a folded elongate sheet member comprising a middle longitudinal section, a first longitudinal flange section, and a second longitudinal flange section, wherein the middle longitudinal section connectively spaces the first longitudinal flange section from the second longitudinal flange section and/or the second lateral support member may comprise a folded elongate sheet member comprising a middle longitudinal section, a first longitudinal flange section, and a second longitudinal flange section, wherein the middle longitudinal section connectively spaces the first longitudinal flange section from the second longitudinal flange section.
  • first longitudinal flange section of the first lateral support member may be formed from a first longitudinal edge region of first lateral support member material folded to extend in a first direction away from and transverse to the middle longitudinal section
  • second longitudinal flange section of the first lateral support member may be formed from a second opposite longitudinal edge region of first lateral support member material folded to extend in the first direction away from and transverse to the middle longitudinal section
  • first longitudinal flange section of the second lateral support member may be formed from a first longitudinal edge region of second lateral support member material folded to extend in a second direction away from and transverse to the middle longitudinal section
  • the second longitudinal flange section of the second lateral support member may be formed from a second opposite longitudinal edge region of second lateral support member material folded to extend in the second direction away from and transverse to the middle longitudinal section.
  • material of the first lateral support member forming the middle longitudinal section may comprise a longitudinal fold so that the middle longitudinal section defines a V-shaped channel and/or material of the second lateral support member forming the middle longitudinal section may comprise a longitudinal fold so that the middle longitudinal section defines a V-shaped channel.
  • interengagement formations of the first lateral support member and/or the second lateral support member may comprise, adjacent respective first ends thereof: a first slot formed in an edge of the first longitudinal section and extending transverse to the edge of the first longitudinal section; a second slot formed in an edge of the second longitudinal section and extending transverse to the edge of the second longitudinal section, the first and second slots formed opposite one another and spaced from the first end by a same distance; a third slot formed in the middle longitudinal section and extending in both directions transverse to the longitudinal fold over a portion of a width of the middle longitudinal section, the third slot spaced from the first end by a same distance as the first and second slots, and the interengagement formations of the first and/or second lateral support members may further comprise a same arrangement of first, second and third slots adjacent respective second ends of the first lateral support member and/or the second lateral support member.
  • the first, second and third slots adjacent the first end of the first lateral support member may be configured to slideably receive an end portion of a first wall of the first end of the first support member, and further wherein the first, second and third slots adjacent the second end of the first lateral support member may be configured to slideably receive an end portion of a first wall of the first end of the second support member, and/or wherein the first, second and third slots adjacent the first end of the second lateral support member may be configured to slideably receive an end portion of the first wall of the second end of the first support member, and the first, second and third slots adjacent the second end of the second lateral support member may be configured to slideably receive an end portion of a first wall of the second end of the second support member.
  • the first wall of the first support member and the first wall of the second support member may each be formed with a first aperture and second walls of the first and second support members may each be formed with a second aperture located opposite the respective first aperture, pairs of first and second apertures located adjacent the first ends and/or the second ends of the first and second support members and spaced therefrom by a same distance, and the pairs of first and second apertures adjacent one end, or both ends, of each support member may each be configured for receiving a releasable locking pin therethrough and for extension therebetween.
  • the merchandise display unit may further comprise a first releasable locking pin locatable to extend through both the first and second apertures adjacent the first end of the first support member and over a portion of the fold of the middle longitudinal section at the first end of the first lateral support member, and a second releasable locking pin locatable to extend through both the first and second apertures adjacent the first end of the second support member and over a portion of the fold of the middle longitudinal section at the second end of the first lateral support member, and/or may yet further comprise a third releasable locking pin locatable to extend through both the first and second apertures adjacent the second end of the first support member and under a portion of the fold of the middle longitudinal section at the first end of the second lateral support member, and a fourth releasable locking pin locatable to extend through both the first and second apertures adjacent the second end of the second support member and under a portion of the fold of the middle longitudinal section at the second end of the second lateral support member.
  • first, second, third and/or fourth releasable locking pins may be moveable relative to the first and/or second support members respectively and/or said first and/or second lateral support members respectively from a locking position to a release position, and vice versa.
  • the merchandise display unit may further comprise: a first biasing means positioned to act upon the first releasable locking pin for urging the first releasable locking pin to the locking position; and/or a second biasing means positioned to act upon the second releasable locking pin for urging the second releasable locking pin to the locking position; and/or a third biasing means positioned to act upon the third releasable locking pin for urging the third releasable locking pin to the locking position; and/or a fourth biasing means positioned to act upon the fourth releasable locking pin for urging the fourth releasable locking pin to the locking position.
  • At least one of the first, second, third and fourth biasing means may comprise a helical spring.
  • first releasable locking pin may be retained by the first support member; and/or the second releasable locking pin may be retained by the second support member; and/or the third releasable locking pin may be retained by the first support member; and/or the fourth releasable locking pin may be retained by the second support member.
  • the first releasable locking pin may retained by the first lateral support member at a first end of the first lateral support member; and/or the second releasable locking pin may be retained by the second lateral support member at a first end of the second lateral support member; and/or the third releasable locking pin may be retained by the first lateral support member at a second end of the first lateral support member; and/or the fourth releasable locking pin may be retained by the second lateral support member at a second end of the second lateral support member.
  • first and/or second releasable locking pins, and/or the third and/or fourth releasable locking pins may comprise means for engaging, cooperating or interfering with at least one of the apertures or with an associated fold of the first or second lateral support member, and/or wherein formations are provided, on at least one of the releasable locking pins, apertures or the associated fold of the first or second lateral support members for securing the releasable locking pin to at least one of the apertures or with an associated fold of the first or second lateral support member to make it more difficult to release the releasable locking pin.
  • third and fourth opposite walls of each of the first and second support members may be formed with a plurality of engagement elements configured for receiving complementary at least one support member engagement elements of one or more shelving brackets.
  • the merchandise display unit of one or more embodiments of the present invention requires slots (i.e. engagement elements) only in one pair of opposite faces of each support member. These slots are configured for receiving cooperative engagement elements of the shelving brackets. By fixing the panel to upper and lower lateral support members, slots are not required in a second pair of opposite faces of each support member (i.e. the upright posts). Where the upright support members are of approximately equivalent dimensions to other support members having slots formed in all four longitudinal faces thereof (and where the slot dimensions are similar), it will be understood that, due to the other support members requiring more slots than the support members having slots formed in only two faces thereof, more material is removed from the other slot members. It follows that those other support member types may be weaker than support members of similar dimensions but in which slots are formed in only two faces.
  • the merchandise display unit may further comprise a plurality of shelving brackets removably mounted on both the first and second support members through releasable cooperative engagement of the at least one support member engagement element of each of the shelving brackets with corresponding complementary ones of the engagement elements of the first and second support members.
  • first and second support members may each comprise an elongate upright member; and optionally, the elongate upright member may comprise a hollow bar having a substantially rectangular cross-section.
  • a merchandise display assembly comprising a plurality of merchandise units comprising one or more of the features as described above and hereinafter, wherein the plurality of merchandise display units are arranged linearly.
  • adjacent pairs of merchandise display units may share a common support member from which panels of the merchandise display units extend in opposite directions.
  • a lateral support member for a merchandise display unit as described above and hereinafter.
  • a lateral support member for a merchandise display unit, the lateral support member configured, at ends thereof, for coupling to respective support members of a merchandise display unit, wherein the lateral support member is provided with, at least at one end thereof, a releasable locking pin moveable: from a locking position in which it is received in apertures formed in a respective support member to which the at least one end of the lateral support member is coupled; to a release position in which the releasable locking pin is disengaged from the apertures, and further wherein the releasable locking pin, or pins, is/are retained by the lateral support member.
  • the lateral support member may further comprise a biasing means positioned to act upon the releasable locking pin for urging the releasable locking pin to the locking position.
  • the releasable locking pin may comprise means for engaging, cooperating or interfering with a region of material of the lateral support member or with associated apertures of a support member coupled to the lateral support member, and/or wherein formations may be provided, on at least one of the releasable locking pin, region of material of the lateral support member, or the associated apertures of the support member for securing the releasable locking pin to at least one of the region of material of the lateral support member, or the associated apertures of the support member to make it more difficult to release the releasable locking pin.
  • a support member for a merchandise display unit comprising an elongate upright member comprising a hollow bar having a substantially rectangular cross-section, wherein a first pair of walls of the elongate upright member are formed, adjacent at least one end thereof, with a first aperture in a first wall of the first pair of walls, and with a second aperture in a second wall of the first pair of walls, the second aperture located opposite the first aperture, the first and second apertures configured for receiving a releasable locking pin therethrough and for extension therebetween, and further comprising a releasable locking pin for each pair of apertures, the releasable locking pin moveable relative to the first and second walls from a locking position to a release position and vice versa, and further wherein the releasable locking pin for each pair of apertures is configured for retention by the support member.
  • the support member may further comprise a biasing means positioned to act upon the releasable locking pin for urging the releasable locking pin to the locking position.
  • the releasable locking pin may comprise means for engaging, cooperating or interfering with the pair of apertures or with an associated fold of a lateral support member coupled to the support member, and/or wherein formations are provided, on at least one of the releasable locking pin, apertures or the associated fold of the lateral support member for securing the releasable locking pin to at least one of the apertures or with an associated fold of the lateral support member to make it more difficult to release the releasable locking pin.
  • Retaining the releasable locking pin by one of the support member or the lateral support member may prevent complete removal of the locking pin from the support member or lateral support member (or at least reduce the likelihood of its removal from those elements). This may help to reduce the likelihood of loss of the locking pin when the parts of the merchandise display unit are in storage or transit, and also during an installation or dismantling process.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a merchandise display unit 100 comprising first and second support members 102a, 102b, first and second support member base elements 104a, 104b, first and second lateral support members 106a, 106b, a plurality of shelving brackets 108 releasably mounted on each of the first and second support members 102a, 102b, a back-panel 110 supported by the first and second lateral support members 102a, 102b and coupled, at an upper edge thereof, to the first lateral support member 106a by a first coupling panel 112, and, at a lower edge thereof, to the second lateral support member 106b by a second coupling panel 114.
  • the back-panel 110 comprises a planar element formed from rigid material (e.g. sheet metal). Edges of the sheet material forming the back-panel may be folded to improve stiffness of the back-panel 110.
  • the back-panel 110 is releasably mounted at a first (upper) edge thereof to the first (top) lateral support member 106a via optional intermediary first coupling panel 112.
  • the back-panel 110 is releasably mounted at a second (lower) edge thereof to the second (bottom) lateral support member 106b via optional intermediary second coupling panel 114.
  • the first and second coupling panels 112, 114 themselves are releasably mounted to the first and second lateral support members 106a, 106b respectively.
  • first and second coupling panels 112, 114 comprise planar elements formed from rigid material (e.g. sheet metal).
  • the first coupling panel 112 is formed with engagement elements for cooperative engagement with complementary engagement elements of both the first lateral support member 106a and the back-panel 110.
  • a first set of these engagement elements of the first coupling panel 112 comprise at least one aperture 118 formed adjacent a first (upper) edge of the first coupling panel 112.
  • a second set of these engagement elements of the first coupling panel 112 comprise at least one hook 120 extending transversely from a second (lower) edge of the first coupling panel 112.
  • a set of engagement elements of the first lateral support member 106a comprise at least one hook 116 extending transversely (i.e. depending) from a lower surface of the first lateral support member 106a.
  • Engagement elements of the back-panel 110 comprise: a first set of engagement elements (e.g.
  • Engagement elements of the second coupling panel 114 comprise: at least one aperture 126 formed adjacent a first (upper) edge of the second coupling panel 114; and at least one aperture 128 formed adjacent a second (lower) edge of the second coupling panel 114.
  • a set of engagement elements of the second lateral support member 106b comprise at least one hook 130 extending transversely (i.e. upstanding) from an upper surface of the second lateral support member 106b.
  • Releasable mounting of the first coupling panel 112 to the first lateral support member 106a is achieved through cooperative engagement of the engagement elements of the first coupling panel 112 (i.e. apertures 118) with complementary engagement elements (i.e. hooks 116) of the first lateral support member 106a.
  • first (upper) edge of the back-panel 110 is achieved through cooperative engagement of the engagement elements of the back-panel 110 (i.e. apertures 122) with complementary engagement elements (i.e. hooks 120) of the first coupling panel 112.
  • Releasable mounting of the second coupling panel 114 to the second lateral support member 106b is achieved through cooperative engagement of the engagement elements of the second coupling panel 114 (i.e. apertures 128) with complementary engagement elements (i.e. hooks 130) of the second lateral support member 106b.
  • releasable mounting of the second (lower) edge of the back-panel 110 to the second coupling panel 114 is achieved through cooperative engagement of the engagement elements of the back-panel 110 (i.e. hooks 124) with complementary engagement elements (i.e. apertures 126) of the second coupling panel 114.
  • the shelving brackets 108 may be releasably mounted on the first and second support members 102a, 102b using conventional elements, e.g. a "hook and slot” type arrangement.
  • first and second support members 102a, 102b may suitably comprise hollow tubular posts having a rectangular cross-section.
  • Each lateral support member 106a, 106b may be coupled to the first and second support members 102a, 102b by engagement of formations on the first and second lateral support members 106a, 106b with complementary engagement formations on walls of the posts forming said first and second support members 102a, 102b.
  • the first and second support members 102a, 102b are spaced by a distance which is approximately the same as the length of the back-panel 110.
  • a left-hand end of back-panel 110 will be located adjacent a left-hand one of the support members (i.e. first support member 102a), and a right-hand end of that back-panel 110 will be located adjacent a right-hand one of the support members (i.e. second support member 102b).
  • the terms "left-hand” and "right-hand” are applicable when the merchandise display unit 100 is viewed in the direction indicated by arrow Y in Fig. 2 .
  • Each of the support members 102a, 102b is provided with a base element (104a, 104b respectively) which serves to maintain the support members in a substantially upright orientation.
  • the provision of base elements 104a, 104b allows the merchandise display unit 100 to be free-standing.
  • the support members 102a, 102b may be fixed directly to a wall or other secondary support element. Further, the support members 102a, 102b may themselves be part of a wall to which the back-panel 110 can be directly mounted.
  • the back-panels 106 may be formed of sheet material (e.g. sheet metal).
  • the thickness of the sheet may suitably be about 0.7mm.
  • other suitable thicknesses of sheet material may be employed in other optional arrangements.
  • the choice of panel thickness may be influenced by, for example, the type of merchandise to be displayed. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that heavier articles may require greater support, which may be provided by using thicker panels in the merchandise display unit 100 to provide greater rigidity of the overall unit.
  • different materials may be used to form the panels. Again, the choice of material may be influenced by the type of merchandise to be displayed.
  • the back-panel may comprise a sheet of mesh material, e.g. a wire mesh sheet-material.
  • the size of the apertures of the mesh material may be influenced by the intended use of the merchandise display unit in which the mesh material back-panel is incorporated - e.g. the type of merchandise to be displayed.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a top-plan view of the merchandise display unit 100 of Fig. 2 . Again, like features are denoted by like reference numerals.
  • the merchandise display unit 100 of Fig. 3 is compared with the gondola shelving system 10 of Fig. 1a it can be seen that a single back-panel 110 replaces the first and second back-panels 16, 18 of the gondola shelving system 10 of Fig. 1a .
  • available merchandise display space on both a side B and a side C of the merchandise display unit 100 is increased by areas denoted by shaded regions B' and C' (compared with the system of Fig. 1a ).
  • This increase in available merchandise display space is approximately equivalent to the area of width "d" defined by the gap between first and second back-panels 16, 18 of the gondola shelving system 10 of Fig. 1a .
  • This increase is also approximately equivalent to an area of width dimension "x" (referred to in relation to Fig. 2 ) on both sides of the back-panel 110, i.e. the increase in area has a width dimension "2x".
  • the upright posts 12a, 12b have slots formed in four longitudinal faces thereof. Slots on a pair of opposite faces are configured for receiving cooperative engagement elements (e.g. hooks) of back panel 16 and slots on the other pair of opposite faces are configured for receiving cooperative engagement elements (e.g. hooks) of shelving brackets 20.
  • slots are required only in one pair of opposite faces of each support member 102a, 102b.
  • the cooperative engagement elements of the back-panel 110 do not engage with the first and second support members 102a, 102b directly, but instead engage with the first and second support members 102a, 102b indirectly (i.e. via engagement with first coupling panel 112 and first lateral support member 106a at the top and second coupling panel 114 and second lateral support member 106b at the bottom).
  • support members 102a, 102b are of approximately equivalent dimensions to the upright posts 12a, 12b of Fig. 1b , it will be understood that, due to the upright posts 12a, 12b requiring more slots than the support members 102a, 102b, more material is removed from upright posts 12a, 12b compared with support members 102a, 102b. It follows that upright posts 12a, 12b may be weaker than support members 102a, 102b of similar dimensions.
  • Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a side view of the merchandise display unit illustrated in Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a top perspective view of a portion of a merchandise display unit in an optional arrangement
  • Fig. 6 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional side view of the merchandise display unit of Fig. 5 as viewed along line Z-Z of Fig. 5
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a perspective view of a portion of a lateral support member of the merchandise display unit of Figs. 5 and 6 .
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a top-portion of left-hand support member 102a (i.e. first support member 102a), and a left-hand end of upper lateral support member 106a (i.e. first lateral support member 106a) to show the engagement of the first lateral support member 106a with the first support member 102a.
  • This engagement of the first lateral support member 106a with the first support member 102a is further illustrated in the cut-away cross-section view of Fig. 6 .
  • Fig. 7 illustrates the left-hand end of the first lateral support member 106a in the absence of the first support member 102a to more clearly illustrate the particular features thereof which are configured for engagement with a portion of the first support member 102a.
  • the first support member 102a comprises a hollow tubular post having a rectangular cross-section.
  • the post comprises a first pair of faces (i.e. front face 132a and back face 132b) and a second pair of faces (i.e. first side face 134a and second side face 134b).
  • Each of the first pair of faces 132a, 132b is provided with a series of slots 136.
  • These slots 136 comprise engagement elements for receiving complimentary engagement elements (i.e. hooks) of shelving brackets. Therefore, shelving brackets can be mounted to each of the first pair of faces 132a, 132b through interengagement of the hooks of the shelving brackets with the slots in the faces 132a, 132b.
  • the first lateral support member 106a is formed from an elongate planar member which is folded such that a cross-sectional shape thereof approximates the letter "M".
  • the first lateral support member 106a comprises three distinct sections (one of which comprises two subsections). These sections, or sub-sections are linked to adjacent sections, or subsections, by folded regions of the material forming the first lateral support member 106a.
  • the first lateral support member 106a comprises: a middle section (itself comprising first and second sub-sections 138a, 138b); a first flange section 140; and a second flange section 142.
  • the middle section is formed from the first and second sub-sections 138a, 139b being folded about a fold 144 which extends along the longitudinal axis of the elongate planar member.
  • the middle section defines a V-shaped channel.
  • the middle section connectively spaces the first flange section 140 from the second flange section 142.
  • First flange section 140 is formed from a first edge region of first lateral support member material folded about a fold 146 to extend in a direction away from and transverse to the first sub-section 138a of the middle section.
  • Fold 146 extends along the longitudinal axis of the elongate planar member and is spaced from fold 144 in a first direction.
  • second flange section 142 is formed from a second opposite edge region of first lateral support member material folded about a fold 148 to extend in a direction away from and transverse to the second sub-section 138b of the middle section.
  • the direction in which the second flange section 142 extends away from second sub-section 138b is the same direction as that in which the first flange section 140 extends away from first sub-section 138a.
  • Lateral slots are formed in each of the middle section and first and second flange sections 140, 142 adjacent an end of the first lateral support member 106a.
  • a first lateral slot (not shown) is formed in first flange section 140. This first lateral slot extends from, and transverse to (optionally perpendicular to), an edge of the first flange section toward said fold 146.
  • a second lateral slot 150 (see Figs. 5 and 7 - not shown in Fig. 6 ) is formed in second flange section 142. This second lateral slot 150 extends from, and transverse to (optionally perpendicular to), an edge of the second longitudinal section toward said fold 148.
  • first and second slots are formed opposite one another and spaced from the end of the first lateral support member 106a by a same distance.
  • a third lateral slot 152 is formed in the middle section and extends in both directions from, and transverse to (optionally perpendicular to), the fold 144. That is, the third lateral slot 152 extends from the fold 144 into the first sub-section 138a in one direction and from the fold 144 into the second sub-section 138b in the opposite direction.
  • the third lateral slot 152 extends by an equal amounts in each direction from the fold 144 but the third lateral slot need not extend laterally across the entirety of the middle section.
  • the third lateral slot 152 is spaced from the end of the first lateral support member 106a by the same amount as the first and second slots. It should be appreciated that similar arrangements of first, second and third lateral slots are formed adjacent a second (right-hand) end of the first lateral support member 106a and also that similar arrangement of first, second and third lateral slots are formed at either end of the second lateral support member 106b.
  • the first, second and third lateral slots are configured to slideably receive and interengage with an upper end portion of second side face 134b.
  • the width of the slots is slightly larger than the depth of the material forming the faces of the first support member 102a to ease the sliding movement of the upper end portion of second side face 134b into the first, second and third slots during an installation process.
  • the first lateral support member 106a is positioned so that the first, second and third slots thereof are located in alignment directly above second side face 134b of the first support member 102a.
  • the first lateral support member 106a can be lowered (or the first support member 102a raised) so that the upper end portion of second side face 134b enters the first, second and third slots.
  • the first lateral support member 106a can be lowered (or the first support member 102a raised) so that the upper end portion of second side face 134b enters the first, second and third slots.
  • the above-defined interengagement of the first lateral support member 106a and the first support member 102a may serve to inhibit relative horizontal movement between these elements.
  • the locking pin comprises a cylindrical shaft which is bent at one end thereof to form a handle 156.
  • the cylindrical shaft portion of the locking pin 154 is configured for: insertion into a first aperture 158 provided in said first side face 134a and extension therethrough; extension across a space between said first side face 134a and said second side face 134b; insertion into a second aperture 160 provided in said second side face 134B and extension therethrough (and located directly opposite said first aperture 158).
  • the locking pin 154 is slidable relative to the first support member 102a in a direction denoted by arrow D and also in an opposite direction to that denoted by arrow D.
  • a first step would involve location of the upper portion of the second side face 134b in the first, second and third slots in the manner described above.
  • the locking pin 154 may then be inserted into first aperture 158 and moved through the first support member 102a in the direction denoted by arrow D. Continued movement in this direction would cause the locking pin 154 to pass over the fold 144 of the first lateral support member 106a and then through second aperture 160.
  • the locking pin 154 In a dismantling process where the inter-engaged first lateral support member 106a and first support member 102a are to be separated, the locking pin 154 would be moved in a direction opposite to that denoted by arrow D in the figure so that the end of the locking pin 154 passes through second aperture 160 and over and end region of fold 144 until the locking pin 154 no longer is located above the fold 144. At that point, the first lateral support member 106a could be moved in a vertical direction denoted by arrow N relative to the first support member 102a so that the two elements can be separated.
  • the handle 156 of the locking pin 154 provides a means via which a person can manipulate the locking pin 154 to move the locking pin 154 as required during an installation and/or dismantling process.
  • the locking pin 154 optionally may be provided with a retention element to prevent complete removal of the locking pin 154 from the first support member 102a. This may help to reduce the likelihood of loss of the locking pin 154 when the parts of the merchandise assembly unit are in storage or transit, and also during an installation or dismantling process. Further optionally, the support member in which the locking pin 154 is located may comprise a retention element to prevent complete removal of the locking pin 154 from the support member 102a, 102b.
  • the interengaging arrangement of the slots of the lateral support members with corresponding walls of the support members and the interaction of the locking pins with both the lateral support members and the support members may provide a suitable fixing arrangement which does not require separate fixing elements for fixing the lateral support members to the support members.
  • Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate the first support member 102a and locking pin 154 in an optional arrangement in which the locking pin 154 is retentively held within the first support member 102a and in which a biasing member 162 (e.g. a helical spring as illustrated) is provided to urge the locking pin 154 to a locked position.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates the locking pin 154 in the locked position (i.e. a position in which vertical movement of a first lateral support member 106a, when present, relative to the first support member 102a is limited by the locking pin 154).
  • Fig. 9 illustrates the locking pin in an unlocked position (i.e. a position suitable to allow an installation or dismantling process to take place and in which the locking pin 154 is removed from the region where the first lateral support member 106a is located or is to be located).
  • a protrusion 164 is formed on a surface of the cylindrical shaft region of the locking pin 154. This protrusion is configured for engagement with a portion of the biasing member 162 so that the biasing member 162 can interact with the locking pin 154 and vice versa.
  • the biasing member 162 is arranged to act upon the locking pin 154 via protrusion 164 to bias or urge the locking pin in a direction denoted by arrow P, i.e. toward the locked position (see Fig. 8 ).
  • a pulling force in a direction denoted by arrow Q (see Fig. 9 ) must be applied to the locking pin 154.
  • this pulling force may be applied by a person pulling the locking pin 154 via handle 156.
  • the locking pin 154 is returned to the locked position under the influence of the biasing member 162.
  • an installation operative carrying out steps to join the first lateral support member 106a to the first support member 102a would need to pull the locking pin 154 from the locked position illustrated in Fig. 8 to the unlocked position illustrated in Fig. 9 .
  • the first lateral support member 106a could be brought into engagement with the first support member 102a in the above described manner, whereupon, the installation operative could release the locking pin 154 to allow it to return to the locked position and thereby secure the first lateral support member 106a to the first support member 102a.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates another optional arrangement for releasably coupling a support member to a lateral support member.
  • the top of the first support member 102a is shown coupled to the left-hand end of the first lateral support member 106a.
  • locking pin 154 is retentively held by first lateral support member 106a.
  • the biasing member 162 e.g. a helical spring as illustrated
  • the biasing member 162 is located on the first lateral support member 106a (instead of the first support member 102a).
  • the biasing member 162 is provided to urge the locking pin 154 to a locked position (i.e.
  • the biasing member 162 is arranged to act upon the locking pin 154 via, for example, a protrusion formed on a surface of the cylindrical shaft region of the locking pin 154.
  • the biasing member 162 is arranged to bias or urge the locking pin in a direction denoted by arrow R, i.e. toward the locked position.
  • a pulling force in a direction opposite to that denoted by arrow R must be applied to the locking pin 154.
  • this pulling force may be applied by a person pulling the locking pin 154 via handle 156.
  • the locking pin 154 is returned to the locked position under the influence of the biasing member 162.
  • an installation operative carrying out steps to join the first lateral support member 106a to the first support member 102a would need to pull the locking pin 154 from the locked position as illustrated in Fig. 10 to the unlocked position.
  • the first lateral support member 106a could be brought into engagement with the first support member 102a in the above described manner, whereupon, the installation operative could release the locking pin 154 to allow it to return to the locked position and thereby secure the first lateral support member 106a to the first support member 102a.
  • the locking pin 154 is retentively held by the first lateral support member 106a by a retaining element 166.
  • This retaining element 166 is formed from a portion of the material of first and second sub-sections 138a, 138b of middle section of the first lateral support member 106a being cut from the middle section and folded away in a direction opposite to that of the fold 144. This folding of a portion of the material of the middle section away from the middle section itself defines a gap between the folded portion of material and the middle section.
  • the locking pin 154 can be passed through the gap for retention between the upwardly folded material of the retaining element 166 and the material around the fold 144.
  • the means for releasably coupling lateral support members to support members may comprise a combination of the arrangements illustrated in Figs. 5 , 8 , 9 and 10 and as described above. That is, for example, at the top of a left-hand upright post (i.e. support member), the upright post may be coupled to left-hand end of a top tie-bar (i.e. lateral support member) by the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 5 , 8 and 9 . However, at the top of a right-hand upright post, the upright post may be coupled to the right-hand end of the top tie-bar by the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 10 .
  • a single back-panel is located between each pair of adjacent upright posts.
  • the height of these single back-panels is approximately the same as the height of the upright posts.
  • a plurality of back-panels may be located between each pair of adjacent upright posts. These plural back-panels will be of shorter height than the back-panels in the single-panel arrangements.
  • a plurality of back-panels of the shorter height type may be located between adjacent upright posts in a stacked arrangement to provide a full-height composite panel between adjacent upright posts. In such cases, each back-panel may be coupled to adjacent panels by the engagement elements described above.
  • orientation e.g. top, bottom, upper, lower, front, back, left and right
  • references made herein to orientation are made for the purposes of describing relative spatial arrangements of the features of the apparatus, and are not intended to be limiting in any sense.
  • the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” “including,” “has,” “having” or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion.
  • a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
  • “or” refers to an inclusive or and not to an exclusive or. For example, a condition A or B is satisfied by any one of the following: A is true (or present) and B is false (or not present), A is false (or not present) and B is true (or present), and both A and B are true (or present).

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  1. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) comprenant :
    un premier élément de support (102a) ;
    un second élément de support (102b) espacé dudit premier élément de support ;
    un premier élément de support latéral (106a) comprenant au moins un élément de prise (116) apte à être engagé pour coopérer de manière détachable avec au moins un premier élément de prise (118) d'un premier panneau d'accouplement (112), ledit premier élément de support latéral étant apte à être aménagé par rapport auxdits premier et second éléments de support (102a, 102b) de manière à s'étendre transversalement entre eux, et ledit premier élément de support latéral (106a) étant configuré pour un accouplement détachable depuis une première extrémité de celui-ci, à une première extrémité dudit premier élément de support (102a) et depuis une seconde extrémité de celui-ci, à une première extrémité dudit second élément de support (102b) ;
    un second élément de support latéral (106b) comprenant au moins un élément de prise (130) apte à être engagé pour coopérer de manière détachable avec au moins un premier élément de prise (128) d'un second panneau d'accouplement (114), ledit second élément de support latéral (106b) étant apte à être aménagé par rapport auxdits premier et second éléments de support (102a, 102b) de manière à s'étendre transversalement entre eux, et ledit second élément de support latéral (106b) étant configuré pour un accouplement détachable depuis une première extrémité de celui-ci, à une seconde extrémité dudit premier élément de support et depuis une seconde extrémité de celui-ci, à une seconde extrémité dudit second élément de support (102b) ;
    un panneau (110) apte à être aménagé dans un espace défini entre lesdits premier et second éléments de support (102a, 102b) et les premier et second panneaux d'accouplement (112, 114), ledit panneau (110) étant apte à être accouplé de manière détachable depuis un premier bord de celui-ci, audit premier panneau d'accouplement (112) et depuis un second bord opposé de celui-ci, audit second panneau d'accouplement (114) ; et caractérisé par ;
    un premier panneau d'accouplement (112) apte à être aménagé entre ledit premier élément de support latéral (106a) et ledit premier bord dudit panneau (110), ledit premier panneau d'accouplement (112) étant apte à être accouplé de manière détachable depuis un premier bord de celui-ci, audit premier élément de support latéral (102a) par un engagement coopératif complémentaire détachable dudit au moins un premier élément de prise (118) dudit premier panneau d'accouplement (112) avec ledit au moins un élément de prise (116) dudit premier élément de support latéral (106a) et depuis un bord opposé de celui-ci, audit premier bord dudit panneau (110) par un engagement coopératif complémentaire détachable d'au moins un second élément de prise (120) dudit premier panneau d'accouplement (112) avec au moins un élément de prise complémentaire (122) dudit panneau (110).
    un second panneau d'accouplement (114) apte à être aménagé entre ledit second élément de support latéral (106b) et ledit second bord dudit panneau (110), ledit second panneau d'accouplement (114) étant apte à être accouplé de manière détachable depuis un premier bord de celui-ci, audit second bord dudit panneau (110) par un engagement coopératif complémentaire détachable d'au moins un second élément de prise (126) dudit second panneau d'accouplement (114) avec au moins un élément de prise complémentaire (124) dudit panneau (110), et depuis un second bord opposé de celui-ci, audit second élément de support latéral (106b), par un engagement coopératif complémentaire détachable dudit au moins un premier élément de prise (128) dudit second panneau d'accouplement avec ledit au moins un élément de prise (130) dudit second élément de support latéral.
  2. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes [sic], dans laquelle ledit premier élément de support latéral (106a) comprend des conformations d'interengagement (150, 152), depuis les première et seconde extrémités de celui-ci, ou adjacentes auxdites première et seconde extrémités de celui-ci, aptes à être mises en prise par coulissement avec des conformations complémentaires depuis des premières extrémités desdits premier et second éléments de support (102a, 102b) respectivement, et/ou dans laquelle ledit second élément de support latéral (106b) comprend des conformations d'interengagement (150, 152) depuis lesdites première et seconde extrémités de celui-ci, ou adjacentes auxdites première et seconde extrémités de celui-ci, aptes à être mises en prise par coulissement avec des conformations complémentaires depuis des secondes extrémités desdits premier et second éléments de support respectivement.
  3. Unité d'étalage de marchandises selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle ledit premier élément de support latéral (106a) comprend un élément en feuille allongée pliée comprenant :
    une section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) ;
    une première section longitudinale de rebord (140) ; et
    une seconde section longitudinale de rebord (142), dans laquelle ladite section longitudinale centrale maintient espacées de manière connective ladite première section longitudinale de rebord et la dite seconde section longitudinale de rebord ;
    et/ou
    dans laquelle ledit second élément de support latéral (106b) comprend un élément en feuille allongée pliée comprenant :
    une section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) ;
    une première section longitudinale de rebord (140) ; et
    une seconde section longitudinale de rebord (142), dans laquelle ladite section longitudinale centrale maintient espacées de manière connective ladite première section longitudinale de rebord et la dite seconde section longitudinale de rebord.
  4. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle ladite première section longitudinale de rebord (140) dudit premier élément de support latéral (106a) est conformée depuis une première région longitudinale de bord en un matériau du premier élément de support latéral plié pour s'étendre dans une première direction éloignée de, et transversale à, ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b), et en outre dans laquelle ladite seconde section longitudinale de rebord (142) dudit premier élément de support latéral est conformée depuis une seconde région longitudinale de bord opposée d'un matériau du premier élément de support latéral plié pour s'étendre dans ladite première direction éloignée de, et transversale à, ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) et/ou dans laquelle ladite première section longitudinale de rebord (140) dudit second élément de support latéral (106b) est conformée depuis une première région longitudinale de bord en un matériau du second élément de support latéral plié pour s'étendre dans une seconde direction éloignée de, et transversale à, ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b), et en outre dans laquelle ladite seconde section longitudinale de rebord (142) dudit second élément de support latéral est conformée depuis une seconde région longitudinale de bord opposée en un matériau du second élément de support latéral plié pour s'étendre dans ladite seconde direction éloignée de, et transversale à, ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b).
  5. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 3 ou la revendication 4, dans laquelle le matériau dudit premier élément de support latéral (106a) formant ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) comprend un pli longitudinal (144) de manière à définir un canal en forme de V et/ou dans laquelle le matériau dudit second élément de support latéral (106b) formant ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) comprend un pli longitudinal (144) de manière à définir un canal en forme de V.
  6. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle les conformations d'interengagement (150, 152) dudit premier élément de support latéral (106a) et/ou dudit second élément de support latéral (106b) comprennent, adjacentes aux premières extrémités respectives de ceux-ci :
    une première encoche s'étendant à partir d'un bord de ladite première section longitudinale de rebord (140) et s'étendant transversalement audit bord de ladite première section longitudinale de rebord ;
    une seconde encoche (150) s'étendant à partir d'un bord de ladite seconde section longitudinale de rebord (142) et s'étendant transversalement audit bord de ladite seconde section longitudinale de rebord, lesdites première et seconde encoches étant formées en regard l'une de l'autre et espacées de ladite première extrémité par une même distance ;
    une troisième encoche (152) conformée dans ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) et s'étendant dans les deux directions transversalement audit pli longitudinal (144) sur une partie d'une largeur de ladite section longitudinale centrale, ladite troisième encoche étant espacée de ladite première extrémité par une même distance que lesdites première et seconde encoches, et lesdites conformations d'interengagement desdits premier et/ou second éléments de support latéraux comprenant en outre un même agencement de première, seconde et troisième encoches adjacentes aux secondes extrémités respectives dudit premier élément de support latéral et/ou dudit second élément de support latéral.
  7. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle les dites première, seconde (150) et troisième (152) encoches adjacentes à la dite première extrémité dudit premier élément de support latéral (106a) reçoivent une partie d'extrémité d'une première paroi (134b) de ladite première extrémité dudit premier élément de support (102a), et en outre dans laquelle lesdites première, seconde et troisième encoches adjacentes à ladite seconde extrémité dudit premier élément de support latéral reçoivent une partie d'extrémité d'une première paroi de ladite première extrémité dudit second élément de support (102b), et/ou dans laquelle lesdites première, seconde et troisième encoches adjacentes à ladite première extrémité dudit second élément de support latéral (106b) reçoivent une partie d'extrémité de ladite première paroi (134b) de ladite seconde extrémité dudit premier élément de support (102a), et dans laquelle lesdites première, seconde et troisième encoches adjacentes à ladite seconde extrémité dudit second élément de support latéral reçoivent en outre une partie d'extrémité d'une première paroi de ladite seconde extrémité dudit second élément de support (102b).
  8. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle ladite première paroi (134b) dudit premier élément de support (102a) et ladite première paroi dudit second élément de support (102b) sont chacune conformées avec une première ouverture (160) et les secondes parois (134a) desdits premier et second éléments de support sont chacune conformées avec une seconde ouverture (158) située en regard de ladite première ouverture respective, des paires des première et secondes ouvertures étant situées adjacentes auxdites premières extrémités et/ou secondes extrémités desdits premier et second éléments de support et étant espacées d'une même distance de ceux-ci, et lesdites paires de première et seconde ouvertures situées adjacentes à une extrémité, ou aux deux extrémités, de chaque élément de support étant chacune configurées pour recevoir une goupille de verrouillage amovible (154) passant à travers elles et pour s'étendre entre elles.
  9. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 8, comprenant en outre une première goupille de verrouillage amovible (154) apte à être aménagée pour s'étendre à travers à la fois lesdites première (160) et seconde (158) ouvertures adjacentes à ladite première extrémité dudit premier élément de support (102a) et passant par-dessus une partie dudit pli (144) de ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) depuis ladite première extrémité dudit premier élément de support latéral (106a), et comprenant en outre une seconde goupille de verrouillage amovible aménagée pour s'étendre à travers à la fois lesdites première et seconde ouvertures adjacentes à ladite première extrémité dudit second élément de support (102b) et passant par-dessus une partie dudit pli (144) de ladite section longitudinale centrale (138a, 138b) depuis ladite seconde extrémité dudit premier élément de support latéral, et/ou comprenant en outre une troisième goupille de verrouillage amovible apte à être aménagée pour s'étendre à travers à la fois lesdites première et seconde ouvertures adjacentes à ladite seconde extrémité dudit premier élément de support et passant sous une partie dudit pli de ladite section longitudinale centrale depuis ladite première extrémité dudit second élément de support latéral, et comprenant en outre une quatrième goupille de verrouillage amovible apte à être aménagée pour s'étendre à travers à la fois lesdites première et secondes ouvertures adjacentes à ladite seconde extrémité dudit second élément de support et passant sous une partie dudit pli de ladite section longitudinale centrale depuis ladite seconde extrémité dudit second élément de support latéral.
  10. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle lesdites première (154), seconde, troisième et/ou quatrième goupilles de verrouillage amovibles sont mobiles par rapport auxdits premier (102a) et/ou second (102b) éléments de support respectivement et/ou auxdits premier (106a) et/ou second (106b) éléments de support latéraux respectivement depuis une position de verrouillage à une position de déverrouillage, et vice-versa.
  11. Dispositif d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 10, comprenant en outre:
    un premier moyen de sollicitation (162) positionné pour agir sur ladite première goupille de verrouillage (154) amovible de sorte à solliciter ladite première goupille de verrouillage amovible à ladite position de verrouillage ; et/ou
    un second moyen de sollicitation positionné pour agir sur la seconde goupille de verrouillage amovible de sorte à solliciter ladite seconde goupille de verrouillage amovible à ladite position de verrouillage ; et/ou
    un troisième moyen de sollicitation positionné pour agir sur ladite troisième goupille de verrouillage amovible de sorte à solliciter la troisième goupille de verrouillage amovible à ladite position de verrouillage ; et/ou
    un quatrième moyen de sollicitation positionné pour agir sur ladite quatrième goupille de verrouillage amovible de sorte à solliciter ladite quatrième goupille de verrouillage amovible à ladite position de verrouillage.
  12. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, dans laquelle :
    ladite première goupille de verrouillage amovible (154) est maintenue en position par le premier élément de support (102a) ; et/ou
    ladite seconde goupille de verrouillage amovible est maintenue en position par le second élément de support (102b) ; et/ou
    ladite troisième goupille de verrouillage amovible est maintenue en position par le premier élément de support (102a) ; et/ou
    ladite quatrième goupille de verrouillage amovible est maintenue en position par le second élément de support (102b).
  13. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, dans laquelle :
    ladite première goupille de verrouillage amovible (154) est maintenue en position par ledit premier élément de support latéral (106a) au niveau d'une première extrémité dudit premier élément de support latéral ; et/ou
    ladite seconde goupille de verrouillage amovible est maintenue en position par ledit second élément de support latéral (106b) au niveau d'une première extrémité dudit second élément de support latéral ; et/ou
    ladite troisième goupille de verrouillage amovible est maintenue en position par ledit premier élément de support latéral (106a) au niveau d'une seconde extrémité dudit premier élément de support latéral ; et/ou
    ladite quatrième goupille de verrouillage amovible est maintenue en position par ledit second élément de support latéral (106b) au niveau d'une seconde extrémité dudit second élément de support latéral.
  14. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 13, dans laquelle lesdites première (154) et/ou seconde goupilles de verrouillage amovibles, et/ou lesdites troisième et/ou quatrième goupilles de verrouillage amovibles comprennent un moyen pour entrer en prise, coopérer ou interférer avec au moins l'une desdites ouvertures (158, 160) ou avec un pli associé (144) desdits premier (106a) ou second (106b) éléments de support latéraux, et/ou dans laquelle des conformations (164, 166) sont prévues, sur au moins l'une desdites goupilles de verrouillage amovibles, des ouvertures ou dudit pli associé desdits premier ou second éléments de support latéraux pour fixer la goupille de verrouillage amovible à au moins l'une desdites ouvertures ou avec un pli associé desdits premier ou second éléments de support latéraux pour rendre le déverrouillage de la goupille de verrouillage amovible plus difficile.
  15. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 14, dans laquelle les troisième (132a) et quatrième (132b) parois opposées de chacun desdits premier (102a) et second (102b) éléments de support sont constituées d'une pluralité d'éléments de prise (136) configurés pour recevoir en complémentarité au moins un élément de prise d'élément de support d'un ou de plusieurs supports d'étagère(s) (108).
  16. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon la revendication 15, comprenant en outre une pluralité de supports d'étagères montés de manière amovible sur à la fois lesdits premier (102a) et second (102b) éléments de support par le biais d'un engagement coopératif détachable desdits au moins un élément de prise d'élément de support de chacun desdits supports d'étagères (108) avec des éléments complémentaires correspondants desdits éléments de prise desdits premier et second éléments de support.
  17. Unité d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits premier (102a) et second (102b) éléments de support comprennent chacun un élément vertical allongé ; et éventuellement, dans laquelle ledit élément vertical allongé comprend une barre creuse ayant une section transversale substantiellement rectangulaire
  18. Ensemble d'étalage de marchandises comprenant une pluralité d'unités d'étalage de marchandises (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite pluralité d'unités d'étalage de marchandises est disposée de manière linéaire.
  19. Ensemble d'étalage de marchandises selon la revendication 18, dans laquelle des paires adjacentes d'unités d'étalage de marchandises (100) partagent un élément de support commun à partir duquel des panneaux (110) desdites unités d'étalage de marchandises s'étendent dans des directions opposées.
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