Merchandising support system
AssigneeMarlite, Inc.
InventorsJamie Kuhn, Randy A. Breyer, Mary Elizabeth Shea
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Abstract
Merchandising support system of the type having a holding member (12) adapted for engagement of a cantilevered accessory arm (14) thereto. The holder is adapted for mounting on a surface of a display panel (30) or the like and comprises a mounting platform (16) with a throat (18) extending therethrough. The accessory arm is supported in the throat in. cantilevered fashion and includes a first magnetic material that engages a second magnetic material (52) with the latter disposed in the throat proximate to a rear surface thereof.
Claims2
A merchandising support system used for supporting merchandise on a display panel, the system comprising:
- a. a holder adapted for secure attachment to said display panel;
- b. a mounting platform mounted on said holder and having a throat extending from a forward surface of said mounting platform toward a rear surface of said platform, said mounting platform also having a cavity extending from said rear surface of said platform toward said forward surface, and said mounting platform having a lip separating said throat from said cavity;
- c. an accessory arm cantileveringly supported in said throat and including a first magnetic material;
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- d. a second magnetic material disposed within said cavity of said mounting platform adjacent to said lip to magnetically attract said first magnetic material to support said accessory arm in said throat;
- wherein said second magnetic material being disposed in said cavity is in abutment with said lip, wherein said throat comprises a surrounding sidewall with a plurality of ridges formed along said sidewall, and wherein said lip is located adjacent to said ridges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.