Flip-up valance for merchandising fixture
AssigneeDarko Company, Inc.
InventorsDavid S. Ireland, Jeffry A. Myler
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AssigneeDarko Company, Inc.
InventorsDavid S. Ireland, Jeffry A. Myler
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A valance assembly (10) for a merchandising fixture (11) includes a bracket (15) positioned at both longitudinal ends of the valance assembly (10) and adapted to be connected to the fixture (11). An arm (16) is pivotally carried by each bracket (15), and a panel (39) extends between the arms (16). The panel (39) is formed with a nose (40) at one lateral edge thereof and an attachment assembly (41) along the other lateral edge thereof. The longitudinal edges of the nose (40) and the attachment assembly (41) are received in a hollowed-out area (29) formed in each of the arms (16), and the panel (39) is connected to the arms (16) at that location. Each bracket (15) includes a flexible arm (26) having a notch (27) therein. Each arm (16) includes a cam surface (35) having a lug (36) formed thereon. When the arms (16) are pivoted relative to the brackets (15) to move the panel (39) from a generally vertical orientation to a generally horizontal orientation, the cam surface (35) deflects the flexible arms (26) until the lug (36) is received in the notch (27) which thereby holds the panel (39) in the horizontal orientation.
A graphic display device for a merchandising fixture comprising longitudinally spaced arms, said arms being elongate having an inner end and an outer end, bracket assemblies adapted to be attached to the fixture, each one of said bracket assemblies pivotally carrying the inner end of a said arm, and a panel extending longitudinally between said arms and having laterally extending edges carried between the inner and outer ends of said arms, said panel thereby being rotatable from a generally vertical orientation to a generally horizontal orientation, said arms and said bracket assemblies interconnecting at one relative position to hold said panel in the generally horizontal orientation.
A graphic display device for a merchandising fixture comprising longitudinally spaced arms, bracket assemblies adapted to be attached to the fixture, each one of said bracket assemblies pivotally carrying a said arm, a panel extending longitudinally between and carried by said arms, said panel thereby being rotatable from a generally vertical orientation to a generally horizontal orientation, said arms and said bracket assemblies interconnecting at one relative position to hold said panel in the generally horizontal orientation, a first nose assembly extending longitudinally along one edge of said panel, a second nose assembly extending longitudinally along the other edge of said panel, and an attachment assembly extending longitudinally along the other edge of said panel, said second nose assembly being spaced from said attachment assembly to provide a slot adapted to receive a graphic display sheet therethrough.
A graphic display device for a merchandising fixture comprising a first arm, a second arm spaced from said first arm, a first bracket assembly pivotally carrying said first arm and adapted to be attached to the fixture, a second bracket assembly pivotally carrying said second arm and adapted to be attached to the fixture, and a panel extending between and carried by said first and second arms, said first and second bracket assemblies each including a flexible arm having a notch therein, said first and second arms each including a cam surface to engage said flexible arm of the respective said first and second bracket assemblies, each said cam surface having a lug to be received in said notch of the respective said first and second bracket assemblies, said panel thereby being held in one position when said lugs are received in said notches.
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