Appliance model display system

A product advertisement system comprising:

• a plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models, wherein each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models (i) has a bottom surface, a top surface, and at least one side surface extending between the bottom surface and the top surface;
• and (ii) is a scaled replica of a full-size residential or commercial appliance;
• and (iii) has at least one projection extending from the bottom surface;
• and
• a base configured to retain each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models in a single position thereon, each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models being manually removable from and replaceable onto the base,
• wherein the base has a recess corresponding to the at least one projection of each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models, each recess having a unique shape and/or size, the at least one projection of each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models being sized and shaped to matingly engage with a single one of the recesses in the base to retain each miniature three-dimensional product model in its single position on the base,
• wherein the system further comprises one or more sensors located in the base and/or in the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect removal of each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models from its position on the base.

A model display system comprising:

• a plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models, wherein each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models (i) has a bottom surface, a top surface, and at least one side surface extending between the bottom surface and the top surface;
• (ii) is a scaled replica of a full-size residential or commercial appliance;
• and (iii) has a hollow interior configuration with an opening in the bottom surface;
• a base comprising an upper tier and a lower tier, each of the upper and lower tiers being configured to retain half of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models in a single position thereon, each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models being manually removable from and replaceable onto the base;
• and
• one or more sensors configured to detect removal of each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models from its position on the base,
• wherein the opening in the bottom surface of each of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models has a unique shape, and the base comprises a plurality of projections that correspond to each of the openings, with each of the plurality of projections being sized and shaped to matingly engage with a single one of the openings of the plurality of miniature three-dimensional product models to retain each miniature three-dimensional product model in its single position on the base.