Product display
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorTerry A. Chow
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for displays are disclosed. The display includes a header and a stand, where the stand may be configured to house a plurality of consumer products. The header is movable between a shipping configuration and a display configuration, wherein it is shorter in the shipping configuration and requires little assembly to move to the display configuration.
Claims19
A display comprising:
- a stand adapted to support product for display in a retail location;
- and,
- a header coupled to the stand and covering an exterior portion of the stand;
- wherein the display is configured to go from a first configuration to a second configuration, and
- wherein the display in the first configuration is shorter than the display in the second configuration.
A method of assembling a merchandising header for a display wherein the merchandising header is formed from a single blank, the method comprising the steps of
- pulling the merchandising header along an exterior portion of a stand such that a total height of the display increases.
A method of configuring an expandable display from a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a.) providing the expandable display comprising (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand;
- (b.) pulling the header along an exterior portion of the stand such that the total height of the expandable display increases.
A method of configuring an expandable display from a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising:
- (a.) providing the expandable display comprising (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand, where the display is contained in a container;
- (b.) removing the container from the expandable display;
- and
- (c.) pulling the header along an exterior portion of the stand such that the total height of the expandable display increases.
A method of configuring an expandable display from a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising:
- (a.) providing the expandable display comprising (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand and (3) a perforated tab with two ends, wherein one end of the tab is engaged with the header and another end of the tab is engaged with a container;
- and
- (b.) removing the container such that the expandable display is revealed.
A method of converting a display in a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising:
- (a.) providing the display that comprises (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand, wherein the header encloses a portion of the stand;
- and
- (b.) vertically pulling the header along the stand to reveal the stand that was enclosed by the header.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.