Cascade rug display
AssigneeOrian Rugs, Inc.
InventorsJud Lusk, John G. Cheek
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Abstract
Display apparatus is disclosed for storing and vending rolls of floor covering of different sizes and of the same design which includes a plurality of vertically stacked cantilevered racks which are inclined for storing and vending rolls in a horizontal, cascaded fashion, and a grid-like holder rack having receptacle openings which store and vend rolls in an upright and orderly manner.
Claims30
Display apparatus for storing and vending rolls of floor covering which includes different size rolls of the same designs, said apparatus comprising:
- a main support stanchion extending upwardly to include an upper support;
- a plurality of vertically stacked racks carried by said upper support of said main support stanchion, said racks including pairs of outwardly extending spaced arms for storing and vending said rolls in a horizontal position;
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- a grid-like holder rack integrally carried with said main support stanchion having an array of open partitions which defines a plurality of receptacle passages through which a roll of said floor covering may be inserted in a generally vertical vending position for said storing and vending of said rolls from said vertical vending position.
Display apparatus for storing and vending a plurality of rolls of floor covering which may include different sizes of the same designs, said apparatus comprising:
- a base for supporting said display on a floor;
- a main support stanchion carried by said base in an upwardly extending manner to define an upper support, said upper support having a front side and a back side;
- a plurality of inclined stacked racks carried in a vertically stacked manner by said front side of said upper support;
- said inclined racks including pairs of outwardly extending spaced arms for storing and vending said rolls in a horizontal position and in a cascaded manner;
- a grid-like holder rack integrally carried by said back side of said upper support having an array of partitions which defines a plurality of receptacle openings for storing and vending said rolls in a vertical vending position;
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- a support plate integral with said stanchion located planarly below said holder for supporting said vertically stored articles above a floor thereby maintaining said articles free from floor contact.
Display apparatus for storing and vending rolls of floor covering which may include different size rolls of the same designs in association with an upstanding commercial display stand having receptacles for receiving mounting brackets for the support of said apparatus in an upright position, said apparatus comprising:
- a main support stanchion having a front side extending upwardly to include an upper support integral with said upstanding commercial display stand;
- a plurality of vertically stacked, inclined racks interconnected with said front side of said main support stanchion, said inclined racks including a pair of spaced arms for horizontally storing said rolls in a cascaded manner where they may be viewed and vended one behind the other;
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- a grid-like holder rack disposed near said main support stanchion side by side said vertically stacked racks, said grid-like holder rack having an array of open partitions which defines a plurality of receptacle passages through which a roll of said floor covering may be inserted in a generally vertical vending position for said storing and vending of said rolls from said vertical vending position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.