GB2081070A

GB2081070A - Display stand

Info

Publication number: GB2081070A
Application number: GB8025980A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: ANTHONY ORGANISATION NOTTINGHA
Current assignee: ANTHONY ORGANISATION NOTTINGHA
Priority date: 1980-08-08
Filing date: 1980-08-08
Publication date: 1982-02-17
Also published as: GB2081070B; AU7353281A

Abstract

A display stand is formed from a plurality of modular units each comprising a base (6) and side walls (7), and coupling therebetween is achieved by means of convex keys (20) which rest in co-operating slots (21) in the upper and lower surfaces of the side walls (7). <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Display stand This invention relates to a stand for displaying goods, particularly for use in shops.

Typically, display stands for use in shops are built as unitary cabinets or racks to suit the particular location. The assembly of these cabinets or racks requires skilled labour and may involve the closure of part of a shop for several days while assembly takes place.

The present invention provides a stand for display irrg goods, comprising a plurality of modular units releasably coupled together.

Preferably, each unit comprises a base member and a pair of upstanding side members. Vertical or obliquely angled dividing members may extend between the side members and sub-dividing members may extend in the same direction as one or both of the side members. The side members are preferably parallel.

The stand may be arranged to be located against a wall orto be free-standing at a location remote from any walls of a building, each end of each unit then being open so as to display goods. A plurality of such stands may be arranged side by side, secured together if desired to form an elongated composite stand.

The units are preferably stacked one upon another, with coupling means between adjacent units arranged to resist relative lateral movement of the units. Suitable coupling means include pegs engaging in aligned vertical bores in the top faces of the side members and either the underside of the base member or the lowermost faces of the side members. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the pegs and bores are replaced by slots and locating tabs therein. The slots preferably each form a minor segment of a circle when viewed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the locating tab having a shape corresponding to two such segments together.

The units may be formed of a plastics material, of wood, or of a metal such as steel or aluminium. The modular units of one stand may have a number of different internal configurations so that different types of goods may be displayed at the same time in one stand. The units may be all of identical size or a numberof different sizes of unit may be used together, for example reducing in length of side wall from the lowermost to the uppermost unit.

The stand of the invention is readily assembled by unskilled labour, simply by stacking the units with coupling means therebetween. Thus, a complete display, comprising a plurality of such stands, may be assembled and installed rapidly, substantially reducing the period of time when the shop or other premises, or part thereof, must be closed.

Reference is made to the drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plurality of stands in accordance with the invention; and Figure 2 is an enlarged, partially cut away view of one form of coupling usable in the stand of the invention.

The stands illustrated in Figure 1 together form a free-standing display rack usable, for example, to display furnishing materials such as textiles and wallpaper. Each stand 1,2,3 or 4 is made up of stacked units 5, each of which comprises a base board 6 and two vertical side walls 7 attached to the side edges of the base board 6. Bracing bars 8 are fixed between the side walls 7 at the ends of the base board 6.

The units 5 rest with their side walls 7 located on the side walls of the unit immediately beneath. The units are held against sideways displacement by means of locating tabs 20 (Figure 2) which are in the form of two minor segments of a circle, in profile, joined together along their chords. The tabs 20 each sit in a slot 21 in the upper edge 22 of a side wall 7, the slot 21 conforming closely in shape to one of the segments of the tab 20. The lower edge of the side wall of the unit immediately above has a similar downwardly-facing slot which receives the protruding half of the tab 20. The slots 21 are provided adjacent to each end of the unit and centrally.

Some of the units 5 are sub-divided by partitions 9 extending between the side walls 7. Furthersubdivision can be achieved by dividers 10 which have cut-outs 11 adjacent to each end thereof fitting over the partitions 9, the partitions preferably having corresponding cut-outs to prevent the dividers from sliding along the partitions. The dividers 10 provide a series of compartments which can receive, for example, thin packages standing on their ends.

A smaller unit 12 is used on one of the stands (3) illustrated in Figure 1. The smaller unit 12 has two side walls 13 joined by two angled supporting boards 14whichtogetherform an inverted V-shape in section to provide display surfaces on both sides.

The smaller unit 12 is received on the stand in the same manner as the other units 5.

Two of the stands 3 and 4 are linked by a display board 15 which may carry rails for hanging curtain samples for example. The board 15 has elongate slots 16 adjacent to each end thereof into which a slotted supporting piece 17 is fitted. The supporting piece 17 rests on the upper surface of a sidewall 7 of one of the units 5, the side wall 7 also being received in the slot 16.

A pedestal unit 18, which is not stacked, may be used in conjunction with the stands 1,2,3 and 4. The unit 18 is constructed in a similar manner two the other units 5, but the side walls 19 are made taller. A partition 25 divides the space in the unit and slotted dividers 26 and 27 provide holding compartments for upright elongate articles such as rolls of wallpaper.

All of the stands and the pedestal unit rest on simple bases 28 formed of four strips of wood slotted together to form a rectangular frame.

1. A stand for displaying goods, comprising a

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Display stand This invention relates to a stand for displaying goods, particularly for use in shops. Typically, display stands for use in shops are built as unitary cabinets or racks to suit the particular location. The assembly of these cabinets or racks requires skilled labour and may involve the closure of part of a shop for several days while assembly takes place. The present invention provides a stand for display irrg goods, comprising a plurality of modular units releasably coupled together. Preferably, each unit comprises a base member and a pair of upstanding side members. Vertical or obliquely angled dividing members may extend between the side members and sub-dividing members may extend in the same direction as one or both of the side members. The side members are preferably parallel. The stand may be arranged to be located against a wall orto be free-standing at a location remote from any walls of a building, each end of each unit then being open so as to display goods. A plurality of such stands may be arranged side by side, secured together if desired to form an elongated composite stand. The units are preferably stacked one upon another, with coupling means between adjacent units arranged to resist relative lateral movement of the units. Suitable coupling means include pegs engaging in aligned vertical bores in the top faces of the side members and either the underside of the base member or the lowermost faces of the side members. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the pegs and bores are replaced by slots and locating tabs therein. The slots preferably each form a minor segment of a circle when viewed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the locating tab having a shape corresponding to two such segments together. The units may be formed of a plastics material, of wood, or of a metal such as steel or aluminium. The modular units of one stand may have a number of different internal configurations so that different types of goods may be displayed at the same time in one stand. The units may be all of identical size or a numberof different sizes of unit may be used together, for example reducing in length of side wall from the lowermost to the uppermost unit. The stand of the invention is readily assembled by unskilled labour, simply by stacking the units with coupling means therebetween. Thus, a complete display, comprising a plurality of such stands, may be assembled and installed rapidly, substantially reducing the period of time when the shop or other premises, or part thereof, must be closed. Reference is made to the drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plurality of stands in accordance with the invention; and Figure 2 is an enlarged, partially cut away view of one form of coupling usable in the stand of the invention. The stands illustrated in Figure 1 together form a free-standing display rack usable, for example, to display furnishing materials such as textiles and wallpaper. Each stand 1,2,3 or 4 is made up of stacked units 5, each of which comprises a base board 6 and two vertical side walls 7 attached to the side edges of the base board 6. Bracing bars 8 are fixed between the side walls 7 at the ends of the base board 6. The units 5 rest with their side walls 7 located on the side walls of the unit immediately beneath. The units are held against sideways displacement by means of locating tabs 20 (Figure 2) which are in the form of two minor segments of a circle, in profile, joined together along their chords. The tabs 20 each sit in a slot 21 in the upper edge 22 of a side wall 7, the slot 21 conforming closely in shape to one of the segments of the tab 20. The lower edge of the side wall of the unit immediately above has a similar downwardly-facing slot which receives the protruding half of the tab 20. The slots 21 are provided adjacent to each end of the unit and centrally. Some of the units 5 are sub-divided by partitions 9 extending between the side walls 7. Furthersubdivision can be achieved by dividers 10 which have cut-outs 11 adjacent to each end thereof fitting over the partitions 9, the partitions preferably having corresponding cut-outs to prevent the dividers from sliding along the partitions. The dividers 10 provide a series of compartments which can receive, for example, thin packages standing on their ends. A smaller unit 12 is used on one of the stands (3) illustrated in Figure 1. The smaller unit 12 has two side walls 13 joined by two angled supporting boards 14whichtogetherform an inverted V-shape in section to provide display surfaces on both sides. The smaller unit 12 is received on the stand in the same manner as the other units 5. Two of the stands 3 and 4 are linked by a display board 15 which may carry rails for hanging curtain samples for example. The board 15 has elongate slots 16 adjacent to each end thereof into which a slotted supporting piece 17 is fitted. The supporting piece 17 rests on the upper surface of a sidewall 7 of one of the units 5, the side wall 7 also being received in the slot 16. A pedestal unit 18, which is not stacked, may be used in conjunction with the stands 1,2,3 and 4. The unit 18 is constructed in a similar manner two the other units 5, but the side walls 19 are made taller. A partition 25 divides the space in the unit and slotted dividers 26 and 27 provide holding compartments for upright elongate articles such as rolls of wallpaper. All of the stands and the pedestal unit rest on simple bases 28 formed of four strips of wood slotted together to form a rectangular frame. CLAIMS

1. A stand for displaying goods, comprising a plurality of modular units stacked together and releasably coupled one to another.

2. A stand according to Claim 1, wherein each unit comprises a base member and a spaced pair of side members upstanding therefrom.

3. A stand according to Claim 2, wherein vertical or obliquely-angled dividing members extend between the side members of at least one of the units.

4. A stand according to Claim 2 or 3, wherein at least one sub-dividing member extends in the same direction as one or both of the side members, between said members, in at least one of the units.

5. A stand according to any preceding claim, wherein the units are releasably coupled together by means of locating tabs resting in and between sor- responding slots formed in the uppermost surfaces of the side members and in the underside of the base member or the lowermost surfaces of the side members.

6. A stand according to Claim 5, wherein each slot forms a minor segment of a circle when viewed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis thereof, and the locating tabs have a shape corresponding to two such segments together.

7. A stand for displaying goods, substantially as described with reference to the drawings.