Convertible retail product display columns and systems
AssigneeAmerican Greetings Corporation
InventorEmory N. Brozak, Jr.
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Abstract
Convertible retail product display columns and related systems are described which enable different types of products to be displayed and/or stored on a single display structure. Convertible retail product display columns include a plurality of panels wherein one panel is adapted to support a product of one type, and a second panel is adapted to support a product of a different type. Convertible retail product display systems include a plurality of vertically oriented rotationally mounted display columns supported by a frame structure, whereby the multiple panels of each of the display columns can be selectively oriented to simultaneously display and store different products.
Claims18
A convertible retail product display column comprising:
- a first panel having a structure having nosebridge supports for supporting eyeglasses, and wings which extend from a side of the first panel opposite the nosebridge supports
- wherein said wings are angled upward from below the corresponding nosebridge support to a point below the elevation of the corresponding nosebridge support;
- a second panel having a structure having a plurality of flanges which extend outward from a face of the second panel for supporting product display cards, and
- an intermediate member connecting the first panel to the second panel.
A convertible retail product display column comprising:
- three panels each vertically oriented and intersecting so that the display column has a generally triangular cross-section,
- at least one of said panels having a plurality of horizontal flanges adapted to support product display cards,
- and a mounting rod secured through an elongate mounting hole, of the display column whereby the display column can be disposed within a frame structure and rotated about the mounting rod.
A convertible retail product display system comprising:
- a plurality of convertible retail product display columns, each display column having a first panel and a second panel, the first panel comprising a plurality of nose bridge supports and eyeglass arm support wings adapted to support eyeglasses wherein said wings are angled upward from below the corresponding nosebridge support to a point below the elevation of the corresponding nosebridge support, the second panel comprising a plurality of flanges adapted to support product display cards, the first and second panels interconnected by an intermediate member,
- a mounting rod attached to each display column and generally vertically oriented,
- the convertible retail product display system further comprising top and bottom end plates connected together, and ends of each mounting rod of each display column inserted in said end plates, whereby each display column is rotatable about the mounting rod between the end plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.