Product display that allows consumers to experience the feel of the product and method for displaying a product

A product display unit for providing the consumer with an opportunity to position a major part of the consumer's body against the product being displayed comprising:

• a stand having a height, a length, a top, and a bottom, the stand comprising:
• a first substantially vertical support at one end that supports the stand against a surface,
• a second substantially vertical support at the opposite end that supports the stand against a surface, with the length defined between the first and second supports,
• at least two cross supports extending lengthwise between the first and second vertical supports to couple the first and second vertical supports together in the vicinity of the top of the stand, said at least two cross supports lying in substantially the same, non-vertical plane, with said at least two cross supports having attachment points associated therewith that are spaced from one another;
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• a plurality of products having a first end and a second end, a length and a width, with the width defined between the first end and the second end, with said first and second ends being substantially fixedly and non-movably coupled to the at least two cross supports at the attachment points such that the first end is coupled to one of the cross supports and the second end is coupled to the another of the cross-supports and the plurality of products are maintained in spaced relation relative to one another along the length of the stand at the attachment points and normally non-removable or movable,
• wherein the height of the stand and a spacing between the plurality of products allows the consumer to position a major part of the consumer's body below the top of the stand and adjacent each of the products in order to feel the products being displayed,
• further comprising a header unit coupled to the top of the stand, said header unit including the at least first and second cross supports, with said header unit providing means for coupling the plurality of products to the header unit so that the spacing between the plurality of products is maintained,
• wherein the header unit comprises a rectangular member that includes the at least two cross supports and includes a means for displaying at least one of advertising material and product information.

A product display unit for providing the consumer with an opportunity to position a major part of the consumer's body against the product being displayed comprising:

• a stand having a height, a length, a top, and a bottom, the stand comprising:
• a first substantially vertical support at one end that supports the stand against a surface,
• a second substantially vertical support at the opposite end that supports the stand against a surface, with the length defined between the first and second supports,
• at least two cross supports extending lengthwise between the first and second vertical supports to couple the first and second vertical supports together in the vicinity of the top of the stand, said at least two cross supports lying in substantially the same, non-vertical plane, with said at least two cross supports having attachment points associated therewith that are spaced from one another;
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• a plurality of products having a first end and a second end, a length and a width, with the width defined between the first end and the second end, with said first and second ends being substantially fixedly and non-movably coupled to the at least two cross supports at the attachment points such that the first end is coupled to one of the cross supports and the second end is coupled to the another of the cross-supports and the plurality of products are maintained in spaced relation relative to one another along the length of the stand at the attachment points and normally non-removable or movable,
• wherein the height of the stand and a spacing between the plurality of products allows the consumer to position a major part of the consumer's body below the top of the stand and adjacent each of the products in order to feel the products being displayed,
• further comprising a header unit coupled to the top of the stand, said header unit including the at least first and second cross supports, with said header unit providing means for coupling the plurality of products to the header unit so that the spacing between the plurality of products is maintained,
• wherein the header unit includes a first outer cross support and a second outer cross support, with a center cross support extending longitudinally between the first and second outer cross supports, and with a first plurality of products coupled between the first outer cross support and the center cross support, and a second plurality of products coupled between the second outer cross support and the center cross support.

A product display for providing the consumer with an opportunity to position a major part of the consumer's body against the product being displayed comprising:

• a stand having a height, a length, a top, and a bottom, with a single first substantially centrally positioned vertical upright positioned at one end of the stand and a single second substantially centrally positioned vertical upright positioned at the opposite end of the stand such that the length of the stand is defined between the first and second vertical uprights, a first cross-support attached to the first upright at one end and the second upright at the other end and extending longitudinally along the length of the stand between the first upright and the second upright in the vicinity of the top of the stand;
• and at least one second cross-support extending parallel and spaced from the first cross-support in one of substantially the same non-vertical plane or substantially the same horizontal plane, with each of the first and second cross-supports having attachment points that are spaced from one another, wherein the attachment points being attachment holes;
• a plurality of products having a length and a width, with the width of each of the products extending between the first cross-support and the second cross-support, said products being fixedly maintained in spaced relation from one another along the length of the stand and coupled to the cross-supports at the attachment points,
• wherein a height of the stand and a spacing between the plurality of products allows the consumer to position a major part of the consumer's body below the first and second cross-supports of the stand and adjacent each of the products in order to feel the products being displayed.