FR2810520A1 - Folding display pedestal for cheese comprises polygon made up of hinged wall sections with tongue-and-groove fastening at opposite ends, each section having transverse ledge on which cheese can be displayed on dish - Google Patents

Abstract

The folding display pedestal for cheese comprises a polygon made up of hinged wall sections (3) with a tongue-and-groove fastening at opposite ends. Each section has a transverse ledge (5) on which cheese can be displayed on a dish.

Description

<U> ENHANCEMENT DEVICE FOR </ U> PRESENTATION <U> OF PRODUCTS </ U> <U> <U> COMMERCIALIZED </ U> The present invention relates to a raising device intended to allow the presentation of products marketed as, for example, commodities by placing them on top of each other.

In commerce, the crucial problem for some products lies in the available sales area allocated to them. Thus, traders have always sought to collect stocks and free up the sales area to diversify their range of proposed products, while keeping at the ready a stock of products or easy access to the stock.

Thus, surface problems are preponderant for many products that can not be stacked or stored in several positions, including fragile products or certain foodstuffs. Their placement in the shelves or on the stalls of traders often poses an insoluble problem which obliges the traders to store these products in their reserve to leave them as and when the sale. Of course, such a situation produces the product and the service that it is desired to provide to the customer.

this fact, the invention aims to solve part of the problems of place and presentation encountered by food merchants, such as cheese for example, using simple, reliable and easy to implement. It offers a raising device capable of allowing the placing of products on top of each other without there being contact between them and therefore without the presentation of the products nothing suffers.

According to its main characteristic, the enhancement device for presentation of products of the invention is of the type comprising a peripheral wall enhancement intended to be arranged on a plane to extend vertically, and is characterized in that the peripheral wall carries a set of transverse retaining protrusions that allow to arrange a product at a certain height above the plane.

According to a complementary feature of the enhancement device of the invention, it is characterized in that it comprises deformation means which allow the shaping of the peripheral wall between an unfolded position where it extends substantially in a plane and a use position where it forms a closed profile in a horizontal transverse plane.

According to another characteristic of the raising device, the peripheral wall is formed by a set of wall portions separated from the hinge elements which form the deformation means so as to allow the wall to present a closed polygon profile.

According to one embodiment of the raising device, the peripheral wall and the holding protrusions are made in one and the same piece of plastic material and the hinge elements are formed wall thickness narrowing between the wall portions.

According to the preferred embodiment of the device enhances the invention, it is made of transparent plastic material.

According to a complementary feature of the raising device, the holding projections are formed by transverse deformations of the wall which have in a vertical transverse plane a substantially trapezoidal profile whose upper wall is disposed in a horizontal plane or slightly inclined.

According to another characteristic of the raising device of the invention, the latter is characterized in that the projections have on their lateral edges means of connection and cooperation intended to enable them to cooperate with each other when the device is in position d 'use.

According to one embodiment of the raising device, the connecting means are formed by projecting profiles and complementary grooves intended to fit together when the raising device is in the position of use.

According to one embodiment of the device, the wall portions have stiffening means for reinforcing their hold. According to another characteristic of the riser device of the invention, the latter is characterized in that it comprises assembly means which allow assembling lateral ends of the wall to form the closed profile of the device in the transverse plane. when the raising device is in the use position.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given by way of non-limiting examples.

Figures 1 to 9 illustrate the preferred embodiment and alternative embodiments of the enhancement device of the invention.

Figure 1a illustrates in perspective enhancement device.

Figure 1b illustrates in perspective enhancement device used to present food products.

Figure 2 shows the raised device in top view. Figure 3 shows in perspective the raising device when unfolded.

Figures 4a and 4b illustrate in detail a top view of the shaping and assembly of the raising device.

FIG. 5 represents the device for raising the cross-section along (BB).

Figure 6 illustrates the cross-section enhancement device according to (AA).

FIG. 7a illustrates in a view similar to FIG. 6 an alternative embodiment of the raising device. Figure 7b illustrates in a view similar to the figure another alternative embodiment of the enhancement device.

8 shows a top view of a raised device whose profile is formed by a hexagonal polygon, Figure 9 shows in side view the stack storage of the enhancement devices of the invention.

According to the invention, the enhancement device with general reference (1) is of the type intended to allow the product presentation (2) and advantageously of foodstuffs by superimposing them without being in contact with each other. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1b, the raising device (1) can advantageously be used to present fresh cheeses (2a, 2b) which are arranged one above the other without any direct contact to avoid damaging them. To do this, the two cheeses (2a, 2b) are arranged on two respective plates, one of which is placed on a plane (4) and the other is raised by raising device.

According to the invention, the raising device (1) is of the type constituted by a peripheral side wall of extension (3) intended to extend above the plane (4) on which the device is arranged, said wall carrying a set of projections transverse holding means (5a, 5c ...) on which a product (2b) is intended to be arranged. When raising device is used, the lateral peripheral wall (3) forms in a transverse plane a closed profile inside which a first product (2a) can be arranged on the plane (4), while a second product (2b) or an associated product support is carried by the transverse holding projections (5a, 5b, 5c ...) as shown in Figure 6 at a height (h1) above said plane (4). According to the invention, the height (h1) projections is advantageously chosen between 8 cm and 20 cm and may advantageously be equal to cm.

According to the invention, the raising device (1) comprises deformation means (MD) intended to allow the shaping of the wall (3) in the use or folded position (A) as illustrated in FIG. 1a or its shaped in a storage position or unfolded (B), as shown in Figure 3. In its unfolded position (B), the raising device (1) is in the form of a wall (3) which substantially extends in a plane while projections (5, 5a, 5b ...) extend from the wall (3) orthogonally in a transverse plane (H). The deformation means (MD) are used to deform the wall (3) so that it has in the use position (A) a closed profile in a plane parallel to the plane (H) containing the projections (5).

According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the wall (3) is formed by a succession of wall portions (3a, 3b ...) separated from the hinge elements or hinge elements (6a, 6b ... ) which make it possible to articulate the portions of walls between them. Therefore, in the folded position or use (A) the raising device has a transverse profile shaped closed polygon. It goes without saying that this profile can be an octagon as shown in the preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, but it can also be formed by a hexagon as illustrated by the variant of FIG. 8 or by any other regular polygon. or without departing from the scope of the invention.

The hinge elements (6a, 6b ...) constituting the deformation means (MD) may advantageously be obtained by thickness narrowing or necking areas of the side wall (3) or by any other equivalent means. It may be noted that the deformation means (MD) could be obtained thanks to the same material with which the raising device is made using its elasticity or its plasticity, without it having a configuration in articulated wall portions. similar to that illustrated. Thus, the raising device could present, no longer a closed polygonal profile, but a circular profile, without departing from the protective field of the invention, the deformation being obtained on the entire wall and no longer in well defined necking areas separating the wall portions.

According to the preferred embodiment of the raising device (1), the peripheral side wall (3) which constitutes it is made of plastic material advantageously by a thermoforming process. The plastic material used is advantageously transparent to allow the customer to see by transparency the first product (2a) located in the enclosure delimited by the wall (3) and may be, for example, a polyethylene (PET). The raising device (1) is advantageously made in one piece, as shown in Figure 3, the side wall (3) and projections (5) being formed by one and the same plastic part.

According to the illustrated embodiment, the raising device (1) has eight wall portions (3a, 3b, 3c ...) which each comprise a transverse projection (5a, 5b, 5c ..) whose upper wall (7 ) lies in a horizontal plane (H) or in a plane slightly inclined with respect to said plane (H). It may be noted, as shown in Figure 6, that each projection 5a, 5b) has a transverse profile of generally trapezoidal shape which is formed by the deformation of the wall (3) itself. The trapezoidal shape described for the preferred embodiment of the raising device (1) and illustrated in FIG. 6 advantageously makes it possible to be able to fit the raising devices (1a, 1b, ...) on one another when they are in position. unfolded unfolded (B), as shown in the figure to form a stack that takes up little space. Note, however, as shown in Figure 7a that, according to an alternative embodiment, the upper wall (7) of the projections (5) can extend orthogonally to the wall (3) to be positioned perfectly horizontally.

According to the invention, the projections (5) also have in the horizontal plane (H) a profile of substantially trapezoidal shape. They comprise on their respective lateral edges means of connection or cooperation (ML) intended to enable them to cooperate with one another in order to reinforce the rigidity of the assembly of the device (1) and more particularly of all the holding elements ( 5) which thus form an annular ring of which all the elements are integral and on which it is possible to have a plate or a specific dish which carries a foodstuff (2). These connecting means (ML) are advantageously formed by projecting profiles (8) and recessed profiles or grooves (9) located on the lateral edges of the projections (5) and intended to cooperate together, as shown in FIG. the raising device (1) is in the folded position (A). These profiles (8, 9) can also serve as a stop for indexing the exact position of the wall elements (3a, 3b ...) successive to each other when the device is in the folded position (A).

Furthermore, it can be noted, as shown in Figures 3, 5 and 6, each wall member (3a, 3b ...) comprises one or more stiffening ribs (10) for ensuring the rigidity of each wall element (3) independently of others. These ribs (10) can advantageously form a rectangular frame disposed under the retaining projection (5).

According to the invention, the raising device (1) comprises assembly means (MA) intended to allow the assembly of the two lateral ends (3a, 3h) of the wall (3) to form the closed profile of the raises (1) when in the folded position (H). These means can be of all types known per se; they may, for example, be obtained by clipping between clipping profiles (11) of complementary shape which are located, for the male profile, inside the projection (5) of an end wall element (3a ) for the female profile, on the outside of a projection (5) of a complementary wall portion (30) hinged to the second end wall element (3h).

Thus, to assemble the device (1), the peripheral wall (3) is brought into its folded position (A) to allow the complementary wall portion (30) to partially cover the outer face of the end wall element ( 3a), the cooperation between their respective holding protrusions (5) causing the assembly by clipping of the recessed profile projections (11) that they carry.

It may be noted that the raising device (1) has above the horizontal plane (H) projections (5) an annular upper edge (13) which is in the extension of the wall elements (3a, 3b ... ) or slightly shifted outward from them. As a result, it is possible to successively arrange the raising devices (1) one on the other by fitting them.

Moreover, it can be noted, as shown in the embodiment variant of FIG. 7b, that the holding protrusions may have different shapes, for example more rounded, without departing from the protective field of the invention.

Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and represented by way of examples, but it also includes all the technical equivalents as well as their combinations.

Claims (10)

<U> CLAIMS </ U> 1. Device for raising the profile (1) for product presentation (2, 2a, 2b), comprising a peripheral peripheral wall (3) intended to be arranged on a plane (4) to extend vertically, characterized in that the peripheral wall (3) carries a set of transverse holding protrusions (5) which make it possible to dispose a product () at a height above the plane (4). 2. Device raiser (1) according to the claim characterized in that 'it comprises deformation means (MD) which allow the shaping of the peripheral wall (3) between an unfolded position (B) where it extends substantially in a plane and a position of use (A) where it has a closed profile in a horizontal transverse plane. 3. Extension device (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the peripheral wall (3) is formed by a set of wall portions (3a, 3b ...) separated by hinge elements (6a, 6b ...) which form the deformation means (MD) so as to allow the wall (3) to have a closed profile in the form of a polygon. 4. Extension device (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the peripheral wall (3) and the retaining projections (5) are made in one and the same piece of plastic material and in that the articulation elements ( 6a, 6b ...) are formed by wall thickness narrowing (3) between the wall portions (3a, 3b ...). 5. Enhancement device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made of transparent plastic material. 6. Device raiser (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding projections (5) are formed by transverse deformations the wall (3) which have in a vertical transverse plane a substantially trapezoidal profile whose upper wall (7) disposed in a horizontal plane (H) or slightly inclined. 7. Device raiser (1) according to claim 2 and any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the projections have on their side edges means of connection and cooperation (ML) intended to enable them to cooperate with each other when the device is in use position (A). 8. Device raiser (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the connecting means (ML) are formed by projecting profiles (8) and complementary grooves (9) intended to fit together when the raising device is in use position. 9. Device raiser (1) according to claim 3 and any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wall portions (3a, 3b, ...) have stiffening means (10) for reinforcing their hold. 10. Device raiser (1) according to claim 2 and any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises assembly means (MA) to assemble the lateral ends (3a, 3h) of the wall (3) to form the closed profile of the device in the transverse plane when raising device is in use position.