# US 10,244,873 B2 · Adjustable product display system and method

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- Number: US 10,244,873 B2
- Document ID: US10244873B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/872,262
- Filed: 2015-10-01
- Published: 2017-04-06
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-01
- Assignees: iSee Store Innovations, L.L.C.
- Applicants: iSee Store Innovations, LLC
- Inventors: Steve Brenner; Mark Schaefer; Fiona Lee; Emad Ayad; Leonard Velich
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244873B2

## CPC

- A47F 3/0426: {Details}
- A47F 3/0434: {Glass or transparent panels}
- A47F 3/14: Display trays {or containers (combined with racks A47F5/0025; tray partitions A47F5/005; as racks and transportable with merchandise A47F5/108; made of cardboard A47F5/11; stackable A47B87/02)}; (packing boxes used subsequently as display trays B65D)
- A47F 5/0018: {Display racks with shelves or receptables (racks per se A47B; storage devices for warehouses B65G1/02)}
- A47F 5/0025: {having separate display containers or trays on shelves or on racks}
- A47F 5/0093: {movable in a substantially horizontal direction}
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- F25D 23/04: with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
- F25D 25/02: by shelves
- A47B 45/00: Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling enlarging in height, length, or depth (sectional furniture A47B87/00)
- A47F 7/283: {Show stands or the like having a compartment for each container}
- F16B 47/00: Suction cups for attaching purposes; Equivalent means using adhesives {(devices using adhesives, suction or magnetism for hanging or supporting pictures or the like A47G1/17; vacuum work holders B25B11/005; anchoring of ships using suction B63B21/27; suction cups for handling glass B65G49/061; load-engaging elements for cranes using suction means B66C1/02)}
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B)
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

An adjustable product display system is configured to display a variety of products having different sizes and shapes in relation to a surface of a structure. The adjustable product display system may include a bin assembly having an adjustable length. The assembly defines a retaining chamber. At least one product-supporting insert is selectively positioned in and removed from the retaining chamber. The product-supporting insert(s) is configured to retain at least one of the products.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for containing and refrigerating one or more products, the system comprising:
a refrigerated compartment including a refrigerating chamber and a transparent door having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the transparent door is configured to be selectively moved between open and closed positions to expose and close the refrigerating chamber, wherein the interior surface is positioned within the refrigerating chamber when the transparent door is in the closed position; and
an adjustable product display system mounted to one of the interior surface or the exterior surface, the adjustable product display system comprising:
a bin assembly having an adjustable length, wherein the bin assembly defines a retaining chamber, wherein the bin assembly comprises a first bin moveably secured to a second bin, wherein the first bin is moveable relative to the second bin to adjust a length of the retaining chamber, wherein the first bin comprises a first retaining track defining a first retaining channel at a first upper edge of a first rear wall and a second retaining track defining a second retaining channel at a first front edge of a first base, wherein the second bin comprises a second upper edge, a second front edge, and a second base, wherein the first retaining track and the second retaining track of the first bin slidably retain the second upper edge and the second front edge of the second bin, wherein the first retraining track and the second retraining track are configured to allow the first bin to linearly translate with respect to the second bin;
at least one product-supporting insert that is configured to be selectively positioned in and removed from the retaining chamber, wherein the at least one product-supporting insert has a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall and two open ends, wherein the first wall has a first retaining interface, wherein the first retaining interface is configured to retain at least one product that is a first size and shape, wherein the second wall has a second retaining interface that differs from the first retaining interface, wherein the second retaining interface is configured to retain at least one second product having a second size and shape that differs from the first size and shape, the third wall has a third retaining interface that differs from the first and second retaining interfaces, wherein the third retaining interface is configured to retain at least one third product having a third size and shape that differs from the first and second sizes and shapes, the fourth wall having a fourth retaining interface that differs from the first, second and third retaining interfaces, wherein the fourth retaining interface is configured to retain at least one fourth product having a fourth size and shape that differs from the first, second, and third sizes and shapes: wherein the at least one product supporting insert is configured to be positioned underneath an upper lip within the retaining chamber between a first orientation that displays the at least one first product, a second orientation that displays the at least one second product, a third orientation that displays the at least one third product, and a fourth orientation that displays the at least one fourth product; and
at least one suction cup assembly that removably mounts the adjustable product display system to the interior surface or the exterior surface, wherein the at least one suction cup assembly is configured to limit the adjustable length of the bin assembly, wherein the at least one suction cup assembly is configured to retain an end of a sign.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the bin assembly comprises at least one lock that is configured to cooperate with a structure to lock the at least one product-supporting insert within the retaining chamber.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth walls connect to form a cube having the two open ends that allow one of the at least one first product, the at least one second product, the at least one third product, or the at least one fourth product to be viewed, wherein the cube is configured to be positioned underneath the upper lip within the retaining chamber between the first orientation that displays the at least one first product, the second orientation that displays the at least one second product, the third orientation that displays the at least one third product, and the fourth orientation that displays the at least one fourth product.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The adjustable product display system of claim 1, wherein the bin assembly is configured to telescope between different sizes.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The adjustable product display system of claim 1, wherein the at least one suction cup assembly is configured to limit a closing motion of the bin assembly.

### Claim 6

An adjustable product display system configured to display a variety of products having different sizes and shapes, wherein the adjustable product display system is mountable to one of an interior surface or an exterior surface of a transparent door of a refrigerated compartment, the adjustable product display system comprising:
a bin assembly having an adjustable length, wherein the bin assembly defines a retaining chamber, wherein the bin assembly comprises:
a first bin moveably secured to a second bin, wherein the first bin is moveable relative to the second bin to adjust a length of the retaining chamber, wherein the first bin comprises a first retaining track defining a first retaining channel at a first upper edge of a first rear wall and a second retaining track defining a second retaining channel at a first front edge of a first base, wherein the second bin comprises a second upper edge, a second front edge, and a second base, wherein the first retaining track and the second retaining track of the first bin slidably retain the second upper edge and the second front edge of the second bin, wherein the first retraining track and the second retraining track are configured to allow the first bin to linearly translate with respect to the second bin; and
at least one lock;
at least one product-supporting insert that is selectively positioned in and removed from the retaining chamber, wherein the at least one product-supporting insert is configured to retain at least one of the products, wherein the at least one lock cooperates with the interior surface or the exterior surface to lock the at least one product-supporting insert within the retaining chamber, wherein the at least one product-supporting insert comprises:
two open ends; a first wail having a first retaining interface configured to retain at least one first product having a first size and shape;
a second wall having a second retaining interface that differs from the first retaining interface, wherein the second retaining interface is configured to retain at least one second product having a second size and shape that differs from the first size and shape;
a third wall having a third retaining interface that differs from the first and second retaining interfaces, wherein the third retaining interface is configured to retain at least one third product having a third size and shape that differs from the first and second sizes and shapes;
a fourth wall having a fourth retaining interface that differs from the first, second, and third retaining interfaces, wherein the fourth retaining interface is configured to retain at least one fourth product having a fourth size and shape that differs from the first, second, and third sizes and shapes, wherein the two open ends, the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall connect to form a cube that allows one of the at least one first product, the at least one second product, the at least one third product, or the at least one fourth product to be viewed, wherein the cube is configured to be moved within the retaining chamber between a first orientation that displays the at least one first product, a second orientation that displays the at least one second product, a third orientation that displays the at least one third product, and a fourth orientation that displays the at least one fourth product; and
a plurality of suction cup assemblies that removably mount the adjustable product display system to an interior surface or an exterior surface of a transparent door, wherein each of the plurality of suction cup assemblies is configured to retain an end of a sign.