Transportable merchandise display unit
AssigneeTerry Smith Group Limited
InventorsDavid G Mason, Robin K Youngs
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Abstract
A transportable merchandise display unit (10) is provided comprising: an outer container (20) containing an inner display case (30) removable via an opening in the top of said outer container, the outer container including display case support means (50, 50′); the support means arranged to move from a first position to a second position; the first position is resiliently retained by an elastic band until the inner display case is vertically displaced from an initial transit position to a display position, at which instant the support means resiles to the second position to engage and support the inner display case thus preventing the inner display case from returning under the force of gravity to the initial transit position.
Claims12
A transportable merchandise display unit comprising:
- an outer container containing an inner display case, the inner case being slidable along a predetermined path relative to the outer container through an opening in the top of said outer container, the outer container including retractable display case support means positioned at a predetermined location along said path the support means being urged for movement from a retracted position out of said path to an extended position extending into said path, the inner display case being arranged to hold said support means in its retracted position until it is vertically displaced from an initial transit position inside the outer container to a position beyond said predetermined location where the inner display case projects through said opening, at which instant the support means resiles to the extended position into the predetermined path to provide support for the inner display case at that location and prevent the inner display case from returning under the force of gravity to its initial transit position.
A transportable merchandise display unit as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the inner display case includes at least one shelf.
A transportable merchandise display unit as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the inner display case includes a handle portion.
A transportable merchandise display unit as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the transportable merchandise display unit is constructed from corrugated cardboard.
A transportable merchandise display unit as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the transportable merchandise display unit includes an outer transit cover.
A blank for forming a box having an open end and internal support means comprising:
- a plurality of planar sections foldable with respect to each other to form a base, side walls upstanding from the base, and two open-end flaps one on each of two opposing side walls foldable along respective fold lines inwardly into the cavity formed by the box;
- each flap having at least one support section foldable along an axis extending at right angles to said fold line to project into the cavity formed by said box;
- each said support section having attachment means for enabling a resilient member to interconnect said support members.
A transportable merchandise display unit as hereinbefore described, with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying schematic drawings.
A blank for forming a box having an open end and internal support means as hereinbefore described, with reference to and as illustrated by the accompany schematic drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.