US 2011/0297630 A1 · DISPLAY UNIT

Abstract

A display unit for displaying materials, such as flooring materials, is provided. The display unit includes a frame having a plurality of spaced apart legs arranged in a common vertical plane, each of the legs having a plurality of vertically spaced slots. The frame also includes a plurality of walls, each having two opposite end portions attached to two adjacent legs and arranged parallel to the common vertical plane. A plurality of horizontal rails having knife brackets affixed to opposite ends thereof is included. The knife brackets each include a plurality of engagement tabs that engage with the slots, and a movable locking device. A plurality of display pages are mounted for pivoting movement between an upper rail and a lower rail of the plurality of horizontal rails.

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Dependent claims

A display unit, comprising:

a frame including a plurality of spaced apart legs arranged in a common vertical plane, each of the legs having a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of vertically spaced slots, and a wall having two opposite edge portions attached to two adjacent ones of the legs and arranged parallel to the common vertical plane;
a plurality of horizontal rails having first and second ends, and first and second knife brackets affixed to the first and second ends of the horizontal rails, each of the knife brackets comprising a plurality of engagement tabs that engage with the slots and a locking device that is movable between a locked position, in which it retains the horizontal rail engaged with a respective one of the legs, and an unlocked position;
and
a plurality of display pages, each of the pages being mounted for pivoting movement between an upper rail and a lower rail of the plurality of horizontal rails.

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A method for using a display unit, comprising:

providing a frame including a plurality of spaced apart legs arranged in a common vertical plane, each of the legs having a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of vertically spaced slots, and a wall having two opposite edge portions connected to two adjacent ones of the legs and arranged parallel to the common vertical plane;
a plurality of horizontal rails having first and second ends, each of the ends having an affixed knife bracket comprising a plurality of engagement tabs and a movable locking device;
assembling the display unit by opening the locking device and inserting each of the engagement tabs into a respective one of the slots of the respective leg;
and
automatically engaging the locking device to lock the engagement abs in he slots.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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