Modular Merchandise Display
AssigneeAmerican Greetings Corporation
InventorsScott Osiecki, Igor Chernyshev, Peter Maciulewicz, Donwoong Kang
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Abstract
A modular merchandise display which allows for the integrated display of greeting cards and other social expression products. The system provides flexibility in the set up and modification of the retail display over time by offering product modules having a variety of holding mechanisms for retaining and displaying a wide range of products. Each product module operates independently from all others such that adding/removing/rearranging a product module does not affect or disrupt the other product modules on the display.
Claims20
A modular merchandise display comprising:
- a plurality of module bars operative to be attached between two slotted uprights of a merchandise display frame;
- a plurality of product modules, each of the plurality of product modules removably attachable to one of the plurality of module bars;
- wherein the plurality of product modules are operative to display one or more of greeting cards, gift bags, stickers, gift wrap and plush or novelty items;
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- wherein the plurality of product modules are operative to each be selectively added or removed without disrupting other product modules attached to the plurality of module bars.
A modular merchandise display comprising:
- a base deck;
- a merchandise display frame supported by the base deck, the merchandise display frame comprising at least two slotted uprights, each slotted upright having a first end and a second end, a first rail attached between the first end of the at least two slotted uprights and a second rail attached between the second end of the at least two slotted uprights, creating a rectangular shape;
- a pegboard panel inserted between the at least two slotted uprights and first and second rails of the merchandise display frame;
- one or more module bars attached between the at least two slotted uprights or to the pegboard panel;
- one or more product modules removably attached to the one or more module bars;
- wherein the one or more product modules are operative to each be selectively added or removed without disrupting any other product modules attached to the plurality of module bars or to the pegboard panel.
A modular merchandise display comprising:
- a base;
- a display frame attached to the base, the display frame having two (2) long sides and (2) short sides arranged in a rectangular shape;
- at least one module bar attached between the two (2) long sides of the display frame;
- at least one product module attached to the at least one module bar, the at least one product module operative to support and display greeting cards or other social expression products.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.