Area rug hanging display

A display rack for displaying a plurality of rugs comprising;

• a plurality of generally upright elongate support posts;
• a mounting assembly supporting the support posts arranged side by side in spaced parallel relationship;
• each support post having mounted thereon for sliding movement therealong a respective one of a plurality of rug support assemblies;
• each support post having a drive system for driving sliding movement of the respective rug support assembly between a lowered loading position and a raised display position;
• each rug support assembly including a front plate member in front of the post and a plurality of rug support arms each arranged to receive a respective rug, the rug support arms being mounted on the plate member for pivotal movement each about a respective vertical axis with the rug support arms arranged side by side across the plate member;
• wherein there is provided a plurality of divider posts, each divider post being arranged between a respective support post and the next support post and arranged to extend generally upright at a position in front of the support posts so as to engage the rug support arms of the rug support assemblies to prevent side to side movement of the rug support arms of one support assembly sufficient to cause interference with the rug support arms of a next adjacent support assembly.

A display rack for displaying a plurality of rugs comprising;

• a plurality of generally upright elongate support posts;
• a mounting assembly supporting the support posts arranged side by side in spaced parallel relationship;
• each support post having mounted thereon for sliding movement therealong a respective one of a plurality of rug support assemblies;
• each support post having a drive system for driving sliding movement of the respective rug support assembly between a lowered loading position and a raised display position;
• each rug support assembly including at least one rug support arm thereon arranged to receive a respective rug, said at least one rug support arm being mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis with the rug support arms arranged side by side;
• and a plurality of divider posts each arranged between a support post and the next and arranged to extend generally upright at a position in front of the support posts so as to engage the rug support arms of the rug support assemblies to prevent side to side movement of the rug support arm of one support assembly sufficient to cause interference with the rug support arm of a next adjacent assembly.