Rack for newspapers
AssigneeGo-Plastics Inc.
InventorEdward N. Gollob
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Abstract
The rack has wire shelves that slide into grooves moulded into the side walls of a plastic body. The free-standing body is hollow, and is formed by rotation-moulding. The body is a very rigid structure, easily able to withstand the usual abuse of a public sales-location. The side-walls extend only half way along the shelves, leaving half the shelves protruding from the side walls, and as a result, although the rack is strong and substantial, the rack is attractive in appearance, and the newspapers are presented for sale in an accessible manner. Notches in the grooves comprise detents whereby the shelves are retained in the grooves.
Claims19
Rack for supporting newspapers and the like for presentation for sale, wherein:
- the rack comprises a body and at least one shelf;
- the body comprises left and right side walls, and a back wall;
- the left side wall of the body comprises a left inner skin and a left outer skin, which are disposed in a spaced-apart, parallel relationship, whereby the left side wall is a double-skin hollow structure;
- the right side wall of the body comprises a right inner skin and a right outer skin, which are disposed in a spaced-apart, parallel relationship, whereby the right side wall is a double-skin hollow structure;
- the back wall of the body comprises a back inner skin and a back outer skin, which are disposed in a spaced-apart, parallel relationship, whereby the back wall is a double-skin hollow structure;
- the body is arranged with the left and right side walls protruding forwards from the back wall, whereby a space is defined between the walls, which is suitable for receiving a stack of newspapers or the like;
- the body is moulded in plastic, the walls being formed together as a unitary integral rigid structure, which is separate from the shelf;
- the left inner skin and the right inner skin are formed with shelf support means for supporting the shelf;
- the shelf is so constructed and arranged as to be supported in the rack by the shelf support means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.