U.S. patent application number 10/967595 was filed with the patent office on 2006-04-20 for display system.
Invention is credited to Salvatore Babbino, Marc Behar.
Application Number | 20060081548 10/967595 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36179625 |
Filed Date | 2006-04-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060081548 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Babbino; Salvatore ; et
al. |
April 20, 2006 |
Display system
Abstract
A product display system comprising a top and bottom, one or
more display panels forming a display column together with the top
and bottom, and one or more box openings adjacent to one or more
eyeglass post openings in the display panels such that the
eyeglasses are displayed adjacent to their boxes. Also a method of
displaying eyeglasses adjacent to their packaging.
Inventors: |
Babbino; Salvatore;
(Manalapan, NJ) ; Behar; Marc; (Ocean,
NJ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
SILLS CUMMIS EPSTEIN & GROSS P.C.
ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA
IP DEPARTMENT
NEWARK
NJ
07102
US
|
Family ID: |
36179625 |
Appl. No.: |
10/967595 |
Filed: |
October 18, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/85.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F 7/021 20130101;
A47F 5/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/085.1 |
International
Class: |
A47F 7/02 20060101
A47F007/02 |
Claims
1. A product display system comprising: a top and bottom; one or
more display panels forming a display column together with the top
and bottom; and, one or more box openings adjacent to one or more
eyeglass post openings in the display panels.
2. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the top and
bottom are octagonal.
3. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the top and
bottom are circular.
4. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the top and
bottom have a larger width or diameter than the display column.
5. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the display
panels are contoured.
6. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the display
panels are curved so as to form a substantially cylindrical column
when fixed four together.
7. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the display
panels are fixed to side members and the top and bottom forming a
four sided column.
8. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the box openings
and eyeglass post openings are simultaneously visible by a
viewer.
9. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: the bottom
comprises a nonslip material.
10. A product display system as in claim 1 wherein: there are two
eyeglass post openings for every box opening on a display
panel.
11. A product display system as in claim 10 wherein: there are
three box openings on each display panel.
12. A product display system as in claim 10 wherein: there are four
box openings on each display panel.
13. A product display system as in claim 10 wherein: there are five
box openings on each display panel.
14. A product display system as in claim 1 further comprising: a
base supporting the bottom.
15. A product display system as in claim 14 wherein: the base is
adapted to stand on the floor at a height sufficient to place the
display panels at standing height of a viewer.
16. A method of displaying eyeglasses comprising: providing a
display apparatus with one or more display panels forming a display
column and one or more box openings adjacent to one or more
eyeglass post openings in the display panels for displaying
eyeglasses in adjacent relationship to a box.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a display apparatus that
can display the packaging of a product in the immediate vicinity
and in visible relation to the product. More specifically, the
invention relates to the retail display of eyeglasses.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Retail displays are critical to the sales of consumer
products as they are the means by which products are positioned in
the view and reach of prospective purchasers. Product displays are
therefore configured to hold and position products in the view of
consumers in an orderly and appealing arrangement. To this end, a
great variety of product display racks and product support devices
have been contrived for all types of products.
[0003] In many industries products are packaged in material
designed to directly relate aesthetically to the product. Typical
retail displays are not capable of displaying this packaging in any
relation to the product thereby diminishing the purpose of the
packaging and its marketing potential.
[0004] Additionally packaging often holds several products and as
one product is purchased or removed the proximity of the packaging
becomes important for the retailer. Retail displays are not
designed to keep the packaging in immediate proximity to the
products.
[0005] There are various retail display devices available for the
retail display of eyewear. These devices often include a case
rotatably supported on a center post, where the case is comprised
of, or accepts, panels on which eyeglasses (e.g., sunglasses) can
be mounted for display. However these devices lack many of the
desired functions of a modern retailer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] This invention provides an eyeglass display system
comprising a body having a top and bottom and back panels for
accepting display panels for displaying eyeglasses and their box
packaging in immediate proximity to each other.
[0007] The present invention overcomes many disadvantages of prior
art retail product displays by providing a single or multiple-sided
vertically oriented display column for selective exposure of
display panels. Each display panel is capable of displaying the
product packaging and the product in immediate vicinity to each
other. Specifically the inventive display system includes a single
display column and single or multiple display panels for the
display of eyewear and the box in which the eyewear is
packaged.
[0008] Among the many display systems embodied in this invention,
the display may be floor standing with a single cylindrical display
panel that enables customers to walk around the display. The
display may also be counter standing and rotationally mounted to
allow the customer to rotate the display for viewing different
panels or for viewing different angles of a singular cylindrical
panel.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the
present invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 is a front plan view of the first embodiment of the
present invention;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the first embodiment of the
present invention;
[0012] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the
present invention;
[0013] FIG. 5 is a front plan view of the second embodiment of the
present invention;
[0014] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the
present invention;
[0015] FIG. 7 is a front plan view of the third embodiment of the
present invention;
[0016] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the
present invention;
[0017] FIG. 9 is a front plan view of the fourth embodiment of the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0018] The present invention provides a product display system that
allows for the simultaneous display, in immediate proximity, of the
product and its packaging. In FIG. 1 the display system comprises a
top 102 and bottom 104 and four countered display panels, two of
which are shown 106, 108. The top and bottom are octagonal in this
embodiment but may be of any desired shape including square and
circular. The contoured display panels 106, 108 may be mounted to
each other by connected side members 110 forming a display column.
The connected side members 110 may be mounted to a center column
(not shown) or may be free standing. Alternatively, the contoured
display panels may be free standing and connected only to the top
102 and bottom 104.
[0019] The contoured display panels 106, 108 comprise one or more
box openings 112 for receiving the packaging box for eyeglasses.
The box openings 112 are adapted to receive the box so that it is
supported enough to maintain itself in a substantially parallel
plane relative to the top 102 and bottom 104.
[0020] One or more pairs of eyeglass post openings 114 are adapted
to receive the posts of eyeglasses and support the eyeglasses in a
substantially parallel plane relative to the top 102 and bottom
104. The box openings 112 and the eyeglass post openings 114 are in
close proximal relationship and adjacent to each other such that a
viewer can view the box and the eyeglasses at once.
[0021] In one preferred embodiment, the display system is
rotationally mounted on a center mount such that it rotates around
its center providing the ability to view all contoured panels
without changing the viewers position.
[0022] FIG. 2 is a front plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG.
1. The side members 110 are shown relative to three contoured
panels 106, 107, 108. The proximity of the box openings 112 and
eyeglass post openings 114 is also shown. While the exact distance
between a box opening 112 and an eyeglass opening is not indicated
by the drawings herein, the distance must be close enough to insure
a viewer sees and relates both together.
[0023] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1
and 2. The top 102 has substantially the same dimensions as the
bottom 104. It is preferred that the top 102 and bottom 104 are
large enough to hang over the contoured panels. In a preferred
embodiment the bottom side 116 of the bottom 104 has small feet of
a non-slip material such as rubber or is covered in a non-slip
material.
[0024] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the
present invention. This embodiment has a top 402 and bottom 404
substantially similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. The
contoured display panels 406, 408 are mounted to each other forming
a display column by connected side members 410. The connected side
members 410 may be mounted to a center column (not shown) or may be
free standing. Alternatively, the contoured display panels 406, 408
may be free standing and connected only to the top 402 and bottom
404.
[0025] The contoured panels 406, 408 comprise one or more box
openings 412 for receiving the packaging box for eyeglasses. The
box openings 412 are adapted to receive the box so that it is
supported enough to maintain itself in a substantially parallel
plane relative to the top 402 and bottom 404.
[0026] One or more pairs of eyeglass post openings 414 are adapted
to receive the posts of eyeglasses and support the eyeglasses in a
substantially parallel plane relative to the top 402 and bottom
404. Again, the box openings 412 and the eyeglass post openings 414
are in close proximal relationship and adjacent to each other such
that a viewer can view the box and the eyeglasses at once.
[0027] FIG. 5 is a front plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG.
4. The side members 410 are shown relative to three contoured
display panels 406, 407, 408. The proximity of the box openings 412
and eyeglass post openings 414 is also shown. In this embodiment
there are four box opening 412 and two eyeglass post pair openings
414 for each box opening 412.
[0028] The exact number of box openings 412 and eyeglass post
openings 414 are determined by the desired height of the display
system and the number of eyeglasses packaged in the box. It is
undesirable that the height be too great as to make the counter
type embodiment unstable or put the top glasses out of reach. It is
also undesirable that the number of eyeglass post openings 414
relative to the number of box openings 412 be too great as to
deplete too quickly the number of glasses in the box due to the
sale of eyeglasses.
[0029] While the exact distance between a box opening 112 and an
eyeglass opening is not indicated by the drawings herein, the
distance must be close enough to insure a viewer sees and relates
both together.
[0030] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the
present invention. In this embodiment the display system is floor
standing with multiple curved display panels 606, 607, 608. These
curved display panels are separated by dividers 609 that in a
preferred embodiment is mirrored. The top 602 is circular and
overhangs the display column formed by the curved display panels.
The curved display panels are supported by a bottom 604 that is
approximately at the height of an average waist of a viewer. This
bottom 604 rests on a stand 605 that stands on the floor.
[0031] The curved panels 606, 607, 608 comprise one or more box
openings 612 for receiving the packaging box for eyeglasses. The
box openings 612 are adapted to receive the box so that it is
supported enough to maintain itself in a substantially parallel
plane relative to the top 602 and bottom 604.
[0032] One or more pairs of eyeglass post openings 614 are adapted
to receive the posts of eyeglasses and support the eyeglasses in a
substantially parallel plane relative to the top 602 and bottom
604. Again, the box openings 612 and the eyeglass post openings 614
are in close proximal relationship and adjacent to each other such
that a viewer can view the box and the eyeglasses at once.
[0033] FIG. 7 is a front plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG.
6. The proximity of the box openings 612 and eyeglass post openings
614 is also shown although as mentioned above the exact relative
dimensions are not indicated or depicted in these figures. In this
embodiment there are five box opening 612 and two eyeglass post
pair openings 614 for each box opening 612.
[0034] In FIG. 8 the display system is similar to that shown in
FIG. 6, however, the pairs of eyeglass post openings are placed
closer together to each other and closed to the box openings 612.
This is further shown in FIG. 9 which is a front plan view of the
embodiment shown in FIG. 8.
[0035] Accordingly, it should be readily appreciated that the
display system of the present invention has many practical
applications. Additionally, although the preferred embodiments have
been illustrated and described, it will be obvious to those skilled
in the art that various modifications can be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of this invention. Such modifications are
to be considered as included in the following claims.
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