Display rack
OwnerRichard D. A. Ashtoninventor
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Abstract
A display rack having a back wall, and at least two side walls, and having hinge means interconnecting between respective side walls and the back wall, such hinge means being located at spaced apart intervals whereby the side walls may be swung flat against the back wall for shipping, and may be swung away therefrom for erection, and having shelving dimensioned to fit between the two side walls when the same are swung apart and the shelving having fastening means integral therewith interengageable with the side walls whereby the shelving may be secured along either side edge to respective side walls, in supporting relation thereto, and at the same time interlocking such side walls together is predetermined spaced apart relation so that they are no longer swingable with respect to the back wall, and forming a rigid three-dimensional structure.
Claims8
A display rack for displaying merchandise for sale, and storing additional merchandise, said rack comprising;
- a shelving back wall;
- at least two shelving side walls having forward and rearward edges and lower and upper edges;
- hinge means on said rearward edges interconnecting said side walls with said back wall, whereby said side walls may be folded flat against said back wall, and may be swung apart when erected;
- shelving support means integrally formed on one said side walls formed by offset bend portions formed of wire rod adjacent the forward and rearward ends thereof;
- generally rectangular removable shelves dimensioned to fit between two adjacent said side walls when the same are in their swung apart erected position, said shelves being disengageable from said side walls and back wall for shipping and storage, and,
- interlock means on said shelves, at all four corners thereof, formed by wire rods defining forward hook portions at the front corners thereof, and rearward hook portions at the rear corners thereof, said forward hook portions being directed forwardly for interengagement with said forward offset bend portions, and said rearward hook portions being directed rearwardly for interengagement with said rearward offset bend portions, whereby when the same are interlocked, said shelving is firmly attached to said side walls at all four corners thereof, thereby providing a rigid three-dimensional structure, without the use of additional fastenings.
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