GB2596171A - Greeting card displayer - Google Patents

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GB2596171A
GB2596171A GB2101120.0A GB202101120A GB2596171A GB 2596171 A GB2596171 A GB 2596171A GB 202101120 A GB202101120 A GB 202101120A GB 2596171 A GB2596171 A GB 2596171A
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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
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/14—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags ; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes
    • A47F7/143—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags ; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes hanging or attached on show stands by means of brackets, clips, slits or the like
    • 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
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/14—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags ; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes
    • A47F7/144—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags ; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes the show stands or the like being provided with trays, shelves or adjustable partitioning means therefor
    • A47F7/145—Terraced shelves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/08—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices
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    • A47F5/0838—Rails or bars; Article supports therefor, e.g. brackets being slidably attached on the outside thereof
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    • 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
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    • A47F7/14—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags ; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes
    • A47F7/146—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags ; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes the show stands or the like being provided with compartments or pockets
    • A47F7/147—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags ; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes the show stands or the like being provided with compartments or pockets being individually detachable
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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Abstract

A greeting card displayer 10 includes a vertical portion 10A contiguous with and perpendicular to a horizontal portion 10B. The sections 10A, 10B have channels (10C, 10D, figure 3) at distal ends. A hook (H, figure 7), which is contiguous with an outer surface of the vertical portion 10A, extends outward from this outer surface. An insert panel 16 is inserted between the channels 10C, 10D and is configured to have a greeting card 12 secured to it. The vertical and horizontal portions 10A, 10B may define an L-shaped body of the displayer 10, and the insert panel received by the display apparatus 10 may also be L-shaped. The hook may be configured to cradle over and snap onto a card retainer, front card sham or wall 20. A channel (18, figure 7) may be defined between a downwardly extending section of the hook and the vertical panel 10A.

Description

UNITED STATES PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
TITLE OF THE INVENTION GREETING CARD DISPLAYER
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a non-provisional of and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/966,692, which was filed on January 28, 2020, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is in the field of retail fixtures for displaying social expression products, such as greeting cards.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one embodiment, the present disclosure and related inventions describe a greeting card displayer having a vertical portion, a horizontal portion contiguous with and perpendicular to the vertical portion, each of the vertical and horizontal portions having a channel at each distal end thereof, a hook which is contiguous with and extends outward from an outer surface of the vertical portion of the display and an insert panel which is inserted between the channels at the distal ends of the vertical and horizontal portion, the insert panel operative to have a greeting card secured thereto.
In another embodiment, the greeting card displayer includes an 1-shaped body with a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, the vertical and horizontal portions creating a 90-degree angle therebetween, a hook attached to an outer surface of the vertical portion of the I-shaped body, a first channel located at one end of the vertical portion of the 1-shaped body and a second channel located at one end of the horizontal portion of the 1-shaped body and an 1-shaped insert panel which is inserted over an inner surface of the vertical and horizontal portions of the 1-shaped body and which is held in place by the first and second channels.
In still another embodiment, a greeting card displayer contains a body having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, creating a substantially 1-shaped body, a first channel at a distal end of the vertical portion of the body, a second channel at a distal end of the horizontal portion of the body, an insert panel having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, creating a substantially 1-shaped insert panel, and an upside-down u-shaped channel located on a rear surface of the vertical portion of the body.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a front right side perspective view of the GREETING CARD DISPLAYER of the present invention attached to a greeting card display fixture and with a greeting card inserted therein.
FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof FIG. 4 is a front right side perspective view thereof with greeting card removed therefrom. HG. 5 is a rear right side perspective view thereof with greeting card removed therefrom. FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the GREETING CARD DISPLAYER of the present invention attached to a greeting card display fixture with a greeting card inserted therein. FIGS. 9-11 are front perspective views of the GREETING CARD DISPLAYER with various pop-up cards inserted therein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED AND ALTERNATE EMBODIMENTS The greeting card display (hereinafter referred to as "the displayer") 10 of the present disclosure and related inventions displays and highlights cards 12 and can be attached to a card retainer on a variety of different greeting card fixtures 14. The displayer 10 can accommodate the presentation of a variety of different greeting cards 12 by allowing for different insert panels 16.
The displayer 10 has an L-shape with a first or vertical portion 10A and a second or horizontal portion 10B contiguous with and perpendicular to the first or vertical portion 10A. Each of the first and second portions 10A, 10B of the displayer have a first end and a second end. The first and second portions connect at the first end, forming a 90-degree angle. There is a small u-shaped channel at each distal (or second) end 10C, 10D of the first and second portions 10A, 10B. These channels 10C, 10D are used to hold an insert panel 16 in place on the displayer 10. In one embodiment, the first or vertical portion 10A of the displayer 10 is approximately 6-inches long and the second or horizontal portion 10B of the displayer 10 is approximately 4.5-inches long. The second panel 10B extends past the connection point with the first panel 10A approximately.25-inches, as can be seen in FIG. 7. There is also a small notch 10E extending outward and perpendicularly from the first panel 10A at approximately 1.5-inches from the first end of the first panel 10A (connection point with the second panel). In one embodiment, the width of the space between the u-shaped channels 10C, IOD located at each second end of the first and second panels 10A, 10B of the displayer 10 is approximately.063-inches. A hook H is attached to an outer surface of the first or vertical panel 10A in an upper portion thereof, as shown in FIGS. 2, 5 and 7. The hook H, in one embodiment, is contiguous with the first panel 10A of the displayer 10. In other embodiments, the hook H may be a separate element which is attached to the displayer 10. The hook H is located approximately 4-inches from the first end of the first panel 10A. The hook H extends outward from and perpendicular to the first panel 10A then continues downward (parallel to the first panel 10A) and then curves to the right, then to the left, creating a slightly curved section. The channel 18 created between the downward section of the hook H and the first panel 10A is approximately.5-inches. The space between the curved section of the hook H and the first panel 10A is approximately.25-inches. The hook H is designed to be flexible enough to cradle over and snap onto a card retainer (also referred to as a front card sham or front card wall) 20, which typically vary between.188-inches and.375-inches.
The flexibility of the hook H allows the displayer 10 to be used (attached to) a variety of card tiers 20 and fixture lines. In one embodiment, the displayer 10 and hook II are made of extruded plastic, although other somewhat flexible materials can be used. While various dimensions have been given with respect to the displayer 10, these are given only for descriptive purposes in a particular embodiment. Various other dimensions may be used. These dimensions are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way.
The displayer 10 of the present disclosure and related inventions is particularly useful for displaying pop-up or three-dimensional cards at retail. Typically, these cards must be removed from the card tier and opened to view the inside of the card and the pop-up structure. The displayer 10 facilitates the display of these hard-to-display greeting cards at retail. To display a greeting card 12 upon the displayer 10, the greeting card 12 must first be attached to an insert panel 16. The insert panels 16 are sized to be able to fit within the channels 10C, 10D at the second ends of the first and second panels 10A, 10B of the displayer 10 and also thick enough to create a friction fit within the channel IOC, 10D to avoid the insert panel 16 from inadvertently being removed from the channels 10C, 10D. The insert panels 16 may be of different widths, depending on the type of greeting card 12 displayed, how the greeting card 12 is staged with regard to presentation, and how the greeting card 12 functions. For example, a pop-up greeting card 12 may be fully opened and attached to the insert panel 16 (along the second or horizontal display panel 10B), as shown in FIGS 1, 2 and 11. In another example, a 90-degree pop-up card 12 may be opened at a 90-degree angle such that the one greeting card panel is attached to the insert panel (along the first or vertical portion of the display) 10A and the other greeting card panel is attached to the insert panel (along the second or horizontal portion of the displayer) 10B, as shown in FIG. 9 The insert panels 16 may also be used to display verbiage, advertising, or graphical elements.
The foregoing embodiments of the present invention have been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. These descriptions and embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principle of the invention and its practical applications to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in its various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the invention be defined by the following claims.

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  1. CLAIMSA greeting card displayer comprising: a vertical portion, a horizontal portion contiguous with and perpendicular to the vertical portion, each of the vertical and horizontal portions having a channel at each distal end thereof; a hook which is contiguous with and extends outward from an outer surface of the vertical portion of the display; and an insert panel which is inserted between the channels at the distal ends of the vertical and horizontal portion, the insert panel operative to have a greeting card secured thereto.
  2. 2. The greeting card displayer of claim I, wherein the hook is operative to clip onto the front panel of a greeting card tier.
  3. 3. The greeting card displayer of claim 1 or 2, wherein the insert panel is 1-shaped, having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion.
  4. 4. The greeting card displayer of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a greeting card can be attached to either the vertical portion or the horizontal portions.
  5. 5. The greeting card displayer of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a greeting card can be attached to both the vertical and horizontal portions
  6. 6. The greeting card displayer of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the insert panel is interchangeable.
  7. 7. The greeting card displayer of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the insert panel may be used for advertising or graphical elements.
  8. 8. The greeting card displayer of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the vertical and horizontal portions create a 90-degree angle therebetween.
  9. 9. A greeting card displayer comprising: an 1-shaped body with a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, the vertical and horizontal portions creating a 90-degree angle therebetween; a hook attached to an outer surface of the vertical portion of the I-shaped body; a first channel located at one end of the vertical portion of the 1-shaped body and a second channel located at one end of the horizontal portion of the 1-shaped body; an 1-shaped insert panel which is inserted over an inner surface of the vertical and horizontal portions of the 1-shaped body and which is held in place by the first and second channels.
  10. 10. The greeting card displayer of claim 9, wherein the 1-shaped insert panel is operative to have a portion of a greeting card attached thereto.
  11. 11. The greeting card displayer of claim 9 or 10, wherein the hook is operative to be placed over the front sham of a greeting card row.
  12. 12. The greeting card displayer of claim 9, 10 or 11, wherein the 1-shaped insert panel is interchangeable.
  13. 13 The greeting card displayer of any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the horizontal portion of the 1-shaped body is slightly longer than the vertical portion.
  14. 14. The greeting card displayer of any one of claims 9 to 13, further comprising a small notch attached to the outer surface of the vertical portion of the 1-shaped body.
  15. 15. The greeting card displayer of any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein the hook is contiguous with the vertical portion of the 1-shaped body.
  16. 16. A greeting card displayer comprising: a body having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, creating a substantially 1-shaped body; a first channel at a distal end of the vertical portion of the body; a second channel at a distal end of the horizontal portion of the body, an insert panel having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion perpendicular to the vertical portion, creating a substantially 1-shaped insert panel; and an upside-down u-shaped channel located on a rear surface of the vertical portion of the body.
  17. 17. The greeting card displayer of claim 16, wherein the insert panel is operative to have a greeting card attached thereto.
  18. 18. The greeting card displayer of claim 16 or 17, wherein the upside-down u-shaped channel is operative to attached to the front panel of a greeting card tier.
  19. 19. The greeting card displayer of claim 16, 17 or 18, wherein the insert panel is secured to the body by the first and second channels.
  20. 20. The greeting card displayer of any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein the insert panel is interchangeable.
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