# US 5,704,497 A · Rotating display rack > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,704,497 A - Document ID: US5704497A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/585,483 - Filed: 1996-01-16 - Granted: 1998-01-06 - Earliest claimed: 1996-01-16 - Assignees: L&P Property Management Company - Inventors: Philip D. Wyatt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704497A ## CPC - A47F 5/0031: {made of tubes or wire} - A47F 5/02: Rotary display stands {(rotary show-cases A47F3/10)} - A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS ## Abstract A spinning display rack includes a base, a pole supported in a vertical position by the base, a top cap rotatably supported by the pole, a bottom cap rotatably supported by the pole, and a pair of generally U-shaped display grids attached in a back-to-back relationship to the top and bottom caps. The top and bottom caps are formed from sheet metal and have flanged holes for receiving the pole. The caps are supported by pins mounted on the pole. The display grids have vertical grid members whose ends extend through holes formed in the top and bottom caps and are secured to the caps with friction cap nuts. Shelves are mounted within the U-shaped enclosures of the display grids. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A spinning display rack comprising a base, a pole supported in a vertical position by said base, top and bottom caps rotatably supported by said pole, said caps being generally in vertical alignment with one another, and a pair of display panels attached to said top and bottom caps such that a back surface of one said panel is facing a back surface of the other said panel, each said panel comprising a wire grid including a plurality of horizontal grid members joined to a pair of vertical grid members extending the entire height of said panel, each said panel being attached to said top and bottom caps by said pair of vertical grid members. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display rack of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of shelves releasably mounted on said panels. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display rack of claim 2 wherein said shelves are releasably mounted on said panels by means of hooks attached to said shelves, said hooks engaging said horizontal grid members. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display rack of claim 3 wherein each said cap is rotatably supported by said pole by means of a flanged hole formed in a horizontal surface of said cap, said hole being slightly larger in diameter than said pole so as to permit said cap to rotate freely about said pole, said pole having means for supporting said caps at predetermined heights on said pole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The display rack of claim 4 wherein said means for supporting said caps at predetermined heights comprise pins mounted in holes through said pole, said pins having ends extending outward from said pole for supporting said caps. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display rack of claim 1 wherein said pair of vertical grid members have ends that extend through holes in said top and bottom caps, said ends having attached thereto means for preventing said ends from being withdrawn from said holes, and thereby serving to attach said panels to said top and bottom caps. ### Claim 7 A spinning display rack comprising a base, a pole supported in a vertical position by said base, a top cap rotatably supported by said pole, a bottom cap rotatably supported by said pole, a pair of display panels each having a plurality of horizontal grid members affixed to a plurality of vertical grid members, and a plurality of shelves supported by said horizontal grid members, at least two of said vertical grid members on each said panel having ends that engage said top and bottom caps so as to attach each said panel to said caps. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The display rack of claim 7 wherein said panels are attached to said caps such that a back surface of one said panel is facing a back surface of the other said panel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display rack of claim 8 wherein each said cap has a flanged hole formed in a horizontal surface of said cap for receiving said pole, said hole having a diameter slightly larger than said pole so as to permit said cap to rotate freely about said pole. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display rack of claim 9 wherein said top cap has flanged edges that engage an uppermost said horizontal grid member on each said panel, and said bottom cap has flanged edges that engage a lowermost said horizontal grid member on each said panel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display rack of claim 10 wherein each said panel has two side portions attached to a major portion so as to form a generally U-shaped enclosure, said shelves being disposed within said U-shaped enclosures. ### Claim 12 A spinning display rack comprising a base, a pole supported in a vertical position by said base, a top cap rotatably supported by said pole, a bottom cap rotatably supported by said pole, a pair of display panels each having a plurality of horizontal grid members affixed to a plurality of vertical grid members, at least two of said vertical grid members on each said panel having ends that engage said top and bottom caps so as to attach each said panel to said caps, each said panel having two side portions attached to a major portion so as to form a generally U-shaped enclosure, and a plurality of shelves mounted on said panels within said U-shaped enclosures.