US 12,628,946 B1Granted

Flat-packable retail display system with pre-drilled apertures and alignment guides

OwnerIrfan Ahmed Balochinventor

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Abstract

A retail display system includes a first base panel, a pair of side panels, a second base panel, and one or more shelf panels. Each base panel incorporates raised alignment guides and an alignment flange. The alignment guides engage body surfaces of adjoining panels, and the alignment flanges engage end surfaces of adjoining panels to ensure perpendicular orientation during assembly. Pre-drilled apertures extend through the panels and align to receive threaded fasteners, enabling fast and accurate installation. The shelf panels install between the side panels in user-selected positions to provide customizable vertical spacing for displayed goods. In some embodiments, a back panel attaches to the side panels and base panels to enclose the rear, and doors attach by hinges to enclose the front. In other embodiments, the system omits doors and provides an open configuration. All panels disassemble into a flat configuration and pack into a shipping container smaller than the assembled system.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A retail display system, comprising:

a first base panel, wherein the first base panel comprises one or more raised alignment guides, wherein the raised alignment guides are offset from an edge of the first base panel and define an alignment flange, and wherein the alignment flange of the first base panel extends an entirety of a perimeter of the first base panel;
a pair of opposing side panels coupled to the first base panel;
a second base panel coupled to the side panels opposite to the first base panel, wherein the second base panel comprises one or more raised alignment guides, wherein the raised alignment guides are offset from an edge of the second base panel and define an alignment flange, wherein the alignment flange of the second base panel extends an entirety of a perimeter of the second base panel, and wherein the side panels contact the alignment flanges of the first and second base panels;
a back panel coupled to the side panels, the first base panel, and the second base panel to define an enclosure, and wherein the back panel contacts the alignment flanges of the first and second base panels;
one or more shelf panels fastened to the side panels using threaded fasteners passing through the side panels, wherein the shelf panels and side panels include one or more pre-drilled apertures for alignment during assembly, wherein the one or more pre-drilled apertures are parallel to the base panel, wherein the shelf panels are selectively removable to provide customizable shelf spacing, and wherein the first base panel, side panels, second base panel, and shelf panels are formed from sheet material, have pre-drilled apertures for alignment and assembly, and configured to be disassembled and flat-packed within a box having dimensions smaller than the assembled enclosure.

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A method of assembling a retail display system, the method comprising:

removing a first base panel, a pair of side panels, a second base panel, and one or more shelf panels from a packaging box;
coupling the pair of side panels to opposing ends of the first base panel, wherein the side panels are configured to mate with an alignment flange and an alignment guide of the first base panel such that an end surface of each side panel contacts the alignment flange of the first base panel and a body surface of each side panel contacts the alignment guide of the first base panel, wherein the alignment guide of the first base panel is offset from an edge of the first base panel, and wherein the alignment flange of the first base panel extends an entirety of a perimeter of the first base panel;
coupling the second base panel to ends of the side panels opposite the first base panel to form an enclosure, wherein the second base panel is configured such that an end surface of each side panel contacts an alignment flange of the second base panel and a body surface of each side panel contacts an alignment guide of the second base panel, wherein the alignment guide of the second base panel is offset from an edge of the second base panel, and wherein the alignment flange of the second base panel extends an entirety of a perimeter of the second base panel;
and
inserting the one or more shelf panels between the side panels to form a shelving structure within the enclosure, wherein the shelf panels are fastened to the side panels using threaded fasteners passing through the side panels, wherein the shelf panels and side panels include one or more pre-drilled apertures for alignment during assembly, wherein the one or more pre-drilled apertures are parallel to the base panel, and wherein the first base panel, side panels, second base panel, and shelf panels are formed from sheet material, have pre-drilled apertures for alignment and assembly, and are dimensioned to be flat-packed within the packaging box in a disassembled, flat configuration prior to assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/319,435Filed 4 Sep 2025
Granted: 19 May 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

A47B 47/0075
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements: flat or flat-like panels…
A47B 43/00
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the
A47B 47/00
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or
A47B 47/0091
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements: modular arrangements of similar…