Merchandise display system
AssigneeKratos Enterprises, LLC
InventorsStephen Nicolopulos, John Gunther, Thomas A. Moeller
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Abstract
Provided are systems, methods and techniques for displaying merchandise. One such system includes a support structure, a receptacle physically connected to the support structure and having a plurality of openings around its periphery, and a plurality of merchandise assemblies. Each merchandise assembly, in turn, includes an item of merchandise and an attachment device fastened to the item of merchandise. The attachment device has a vertically oriented insertion member that is tapered from top to bottom and is removably inserted into one of the plurality of openings in the receptacle.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an insertion member configured to be removably inserted into one of a plurality of openings of a receptacle;
- a segment configured to pass through a vertical slot of a tapered elongated cavity of said receptacle when said insertion member is inserted into one of said openings of said receptacle;
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- an attachment portion configured to fasten to an item of merchandise, wherein (i) said insertion member is vertically oriented, (ii) said insertion member is tapered from top to bottom, (iii) said segment is horizontally adjacent to said insertion member and (iv) said attachment portion is horizontally adjacent to said segment.
An apparatus comprising:
- a center slot configured to physically connect to a support structure;
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- a plurality of openings around a periphery of said apparatus, each of said openings (a) comprising a vertical slot and an elongated cavity and (b) configured to removably accept an attachment device, wherein (i) said elongated cavity is tapered from top to bottom, (ii) an insertion member that is tapered from a top of said attachment device to a bottom of said attachment device is accepted by one of said plurality of openings to fit in said elongated cavity and (iii) a segment of said attachment device is configured to pass through said vertical slot when said insertion member is inserted into said elongated cavity.
An apparatus comprising:
- an insertion member configured to be removably inserted into one of a plurality of openings of a receptacle;
- a segment configured to pass through a vertical slot of a tapered elongated cavity of said receptacle when said insertion member is inserted into one of said openings of said receptacle;
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- an enclosure configured to hold a plurality of items, wherein (i) said insertion member is vertically oriented, (ii) said insertion member is tapered from top to bottom, (iii) said segment is horizontally adjacent to said insertion member and (iv) said enclosure is horizontally adjacent to said segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.