U.S. patent application number 11/073107 was filed with the patent office on 2006-09-07 for consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display.
Invention is credited to Dan Kopsak, Belinda Nemeth, Janet Stolle.
Application Number | 20060196839 11/073107 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36943126 |
Filed Date | 2006-09-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060196839 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Stolle; Janet ; et
al. |
September 7, 2006 |
Consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display
Abstract
A consolidated and coordinated gift wrap and packaging display
holds and presents articles for decorative gift wrapping in a
spectral and thematic arrangement. The consolidated display
includes a plurality of modules, each module displaying a plurality
of gift wrap items which are coordinated in color, theme or both,
so that the modules are visually distinct among the consolidated
display. Each module may contain rolled gift wrap, folded gift
wrap, small and large gift bags, ribbon on rolls or in strands,
gift cards, novelties or gift wrap accessories. The visual
distinction of each module within the display draws consumers to
the desired type of gift wrap presentation, and the dense
arrangement of coordinated and complimentary gift wrap items
encourages selection and purchase of a complete gift wrap
ensemble.
Inventors: |
Stolle; Janet; (Hudson,
OH) ; Nemeth; Belinda; (Shaker Heights, OH) ;
Kopsak; Dan; (Lakewood, OH) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROETZEL & ANDRESS
1375 EAST 9TH STREET
CLEVELAND
OH
44114
US
|
Family ID: |
36943126 |
Appl. No.: |
11/073107 |
Filed: |
March 4, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/50 ;
211/10 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F 7/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/050 ;
211/010 |
International
Class: |
A47F 7/14 20060101
A47F007/14 |
Claims
1. A consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display module
supporting different types of gift wrap products, the gift wrap
display module comprising: a generally vertically disposed panel
having a plurality of fixtures for supporting different types of
gift wrap products, the gift wrap products including gift wrap
sheets, gift bags, bows and ribbons; each of the different types of
gift wrap products arranged in groups upon the panel, and colors or
themes of the gift wrap products being coordinated.
2. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 further comprising
additional types of gift wrap products including gift cards and
novelties which are arranged in groups upon the panel and which
have colors or themes which are coordinated with other gift wrap
products of the gift wrap display.
3. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein the different
types of gift wrap products have different sizes and
configurations.
4. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein the gift wrap
sheets comprise gift wrap sheets which are folded and gift wrap
sheets which are rolled, and wherein the gift wrap sheets which are
folded are supported by a first fixture and the gift wrap sheets
which are rolled are supported by a second fixture.
5. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein the gift bags
comprise gift bags of at least two different sizes.
6. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein the bows
comprise bows of a first configuration and bows of a second
configuration.
7. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein the ribbons
comprise ribbons of a first configuration and ribbons of a second
configuration.
8. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 further comprising
folded tissue paper as a type of gift wrap product.
9. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 further comprising
novelties as a type of gift wrap product.
10. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein one type of
gift wrap product is supported by a rack fixture attached to the
panel, and another type of gift wrap product is supported by hang
tags suspended from hook fixtures attached to the panel.
11. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein gift bags are
displayed above other types of gift wrap products on the panel of
the gift wrap display.
12. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein the gift wrap
products are color coordinated such that each type of gift wrap
product can be combined with another type of gift wrap product of
the gift wrap display module and be coordinated in color.
13. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 in combination with at
least one additional gift wrap display module also having different
types of gift wrap products arranged in groups upon the panel and
having coordinated colors or themes which are different than the
themes or colors of the other gift wrap display module.
14. The gift wrap display modules of claim 13 wherein panels of the
gift wrap display modules are generally aligned.
15. The gift wrap display module of claim 1 wherein the fixtures
project from the panel a generally uniform distance.
16. A gift wrap display of gift wrap products comprising: a
plurality of gift wrap display modules, each module having a
generally vertically oriented panel with fixtures attached thereto
for supporting different types of gift wrap products; the different
types of gift wrap products of each module arranged in groups upon
the panel and coordinated by color, whereby one type of gift wrap
product selected from a module can be used in color coordination
with another type of gift wrap product selected from the same
module.
17. The gift wrap display of claim 16 comprising two or more
modules wherein the panels of the modules are generally
aligned.
18. The gift wrap display of claim 16 wherein the different types
of gift wrap products of each module are similarly arranged in
groups upon each of the panels of the modules.
19. The gift wrap display of claim 16 wherein the different types
of gift wrap products of each module are dissimilarly arranged in
groups upon each of the panels of the modules.
20. The gift wrap display of claim 16 wherein the different types
of gift wrap products of each module include sheet gift wrap, gift
bags, bows and ribbons.
21. (canceled)
22. The gift wrap display of claim 20 wherein the sheet gift wrap
of a gift wrap display module includes sheet gift wrap in rolled
form and in folded form.
23. The gift wrap display of claim 20 wherein the gift bags of a
gift wrap display module include at least two different sizes of
gift bags.
24. The gift wrap display of claim 20 wherein the bows of a gift
wrap display module include star bows and ribbon-style bows.
25. The gift wrap display of claim 20 further comprising different
types of gift wrap products including tissue paper, roll ribbon and
novelties.
26. A consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display comprising
multiple display modules, each display module having a panel with
fixtures supporting different types of gift wrap products, each
type of gift wrap product being grouped together on the panel, and
each of the types of gift wrap products being color coordinated so
that gift wrap products of different types can be selected from the
same display module and combined to form a color coordinated gift
wrap ensemble.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention pertains generally to retail displays
and, more particularly, to complex retail displays for displaying
multiple kinds and sizes of products in a coordinated fashion.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In the retail display of gift wrapping products such as
paper, ribbons and bows, it is difficult to present to consumers
the wide variety of products available. For gift wrap, some
categorization is helpful, yet the physical form of the display
should hold the products so that they are readily visible and
accessible in order to promote sales. Given the density with which
such products can be packaged, it is especially challenging to
adequately display a wide variety of colors, textures and themes.
This has a large negative effect on total sales and on sell-through
of individual gift wrap items, particularly those which are
essentially concealed or otherwise obscured on a crowded or poorly
arranged display.
[0003] Gift wrap accent items, such as bows, ribbons, cards and
tissue paper are frequently displayed separate and apart from
wrapping paper and gift bags and not coordinated by theme or color.
This has a negative effect on the sale of these items, and there
has been no successful approach to present to the consumer an
assortment of different types of gift wrap products from which a
complete and coordinated gift wrap ensemble can be selected for
purchase.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The present invention provides a consolidated and
coordinated gift wrap display in which complete groupings of gift
wrap products are presented in color coordinated, spectral or
thematic arrays. The display as a whole is made up of two or more
modules, with each module having common display elements such as
relative positioning and arrangement of different types of gift
wrap products. Each novel display module contains gift wrap
products which are coordinated in some respect, whether by color,
theme or other design attribute. The individual modules therefore
have common features with respect to the relative positioning of
different gift wrap products, so that the display as a whole has
uniformity in that regard. And the modules are each unique with
respect to at least one design attribute of the coordinated
collection of gift wrap products. Each individual module has a
novel arrangement of gift wrap products. These and other aspects
and features of the invention are further described herein.
Adjacent or combined modules of a consolidated display may or may
not have the same type and arrangement of gift wrap products.
[0005] In accordance with one general aspect of the invention,
there is provided a consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display
module which has a generally vertically disposed panel having a
plurality of fixtures for supporting different types of gift wrap
products, including gift wrap sheets, gift bags, bows and ribbons;
each of the types of gift wrap products arranged in groups upon the
panel, and colors or themes of the gift wrap products being
coordinated.
[0006] In accordance with another general aspect of the invention,
there is provided a gift wrap display which has a plurality of gift
wrap display modules, each module having a generally vertically
oriented panel with fixtures attached thereto for supporting
different types of gift wrap products; the different types of gift
wrap products of each module arranged in groups upon the panel and
coordinated by color, whereby one type of gift wrap product
selected from a module can be used in color coordination with
another type of gift wrap product selected from the same
module.
[0007] In accordance with still another aspect of the invention,
there is provided a consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display
which is made up of multiple display modules, each display module
having a panel with fixtures supporting different types of gift
wrap products, each type of gift wrap product being grouped
together on the panel, and each of the types of gift wrap products
being color coordinated so that gift wrap products of different
types can be selected from the same display module and combined to
form a color coordinated gift wrap ensemble.
[0008] These and other aspects of the invention are herein
described in further detail as representative but not exclusive
examples of ways in which the broad principles of the invention can
be executed and practiced.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIGS. 1-4 and 7 are front elevations of a gift wrap product
display modules of the present invention;
[0010] FIGS. 5 and 6 are front elevations of a consolidated and
coordinated gift wrap display of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED AND ALTERNATE EMBODIMENTS
[0011] A consolidated and coordinated gift wrap display is
indicated generally at 10 in each of the FIGS. 1-7. The display 10
can be in the form of what is referred to herein as a module M
which is a collection and arrangement of a plurality of gift wrap
products within a defined area, such as the rectangular form
display shown in FIG. 1. In one representative form, the display
module M is made up of a stand or base 12 which provides a
foundation for the display for placement on retail floorspace.
Rising from the base 12 is a back wall or panel 14 which provides a
structure for engagement of product display hardware such as hooks,
hangers, racks, shelves, bracketry, all generally referred to as
fixtures, and the like as known in the art for gripping, holding or
suspending or supporting products in front of or upon panel 14. The
panel 14 can be any material suitable for attachment of the various
product display fixtures, and can be specifically configured such
as slat wall, metal roll form wall with an array of parallel
channels, a sheet form wall with openings, or an open lattice of
parallel wires or rods.
[0012] In this manner, a diverse and dense array of gift wrap
products include gift wrap sheets of paper or other material in
rolled form, gift bags of various sizes (e.g. relatively small and
relatively large), gift wrap sheets of paper or other material
which are folded, tissue paper, pre-formed bows (e.g. with adhesive
backing and attached to a hang tag), ribbons in strands or on
spools (spooled ribbon) on hang tags or in boxes or other
packaging, gift cards, novelty items such as trinkets, bobs, charms
or other items for attachment to a gift wrapped package, and any
other products which are useable as a component of a gift wrap
ensemble.
[0013] Each of the different types of gift wrap products are
generally grouped together upon the module M, such as rolled gift
wrap 20, e.g. supported horizontally as shown upon racks 21,
relatively large gift bags 30 suspended from a hanger 31 proximate
to roll wrap 20; bows 40 on hang-tags 41 suspended from hooks 42,
folded gift wrap paper products 50 including wrapping paper and
tissue paper upon shelves 51, roll ribbon 60 supported on racks 61,
gift cards 70 on hooks 71, gift wrap novelties 80 on hooks 81,
ribbon strands 90 on hook 91, and relatively smaller gift bags 32
suspended from hangers 33 in an upper region of the module M.
[0014] As further shown in FIGS. 2-4, the arrangement of this
collection and other collections of gift wrap items on the modules
M can be altered according to preferences and to accommodate items
of different sizes and shapes. For example, the number and types of
bows 40 can vary within the allotted space on the module. This
includes star-type bows 40 of different sizes, hanging ribbon-type
bows 43 of varying length and width, and any other type of bow
displayed also by attachment to a card suspended on hooks.
[0015] As is apparent from the foregoing description, the product
content of a single module M constitutes a wide array of gift wrap
products, i.e., all of the materials and items necessary to create
a complete coordinated gift wrap ensemble for a gift or package. As
will be further described, multiple modules M, having different
collections and arrangements of gift wrapping projects, can be
combined in series to form a larger gift wrap display. Each display
module M can have a unique theme, defined by color or subject
matter or both. For example, a module for feminine gift wrapping
may have a plurality of gift wrap items and objects which have
complimentary shades of pink or pastel coloring and appropriate
designs. The various gift wrap products, paper, ribbon, bows, gift
bags, cards, etc. are thus coordinated by color or theme or
otherwise to create a gift wrap ensemble. Because the coordinated
items are all contained within a module M, they are readily
discernable in a combined or consolidated display made of multiple
modules, wherein each module has a different gift wrapping color or
theme.
[0016] FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment of a consolidated and
coordinated gift wrap display of the invention, wherein multiple
modules M1, M2 and M3 are arranged side-by-side or in series for
placement along an aisle of a store. This grouping of multiple
modules M forms a consolidated display. As apparent from FIG. 5,
the grouped locations of the described gift wrap items in each of
the modules M1-M3 is generally the same, with some variation in
sizes and shapes of items within some of the groups. For example,
all of the various bows on each of the modules are located above
the roll wrap 20 and below the smaller gift bags 32, yet within
this grouping the collection, type and size of bows may vary among
the modules. The same is true with respect to the groupings of
smaller gift bags 32, spooled ribbon 60, gift cards 70, and gift
wrap novelties 80. The principal distinguishing characteristic of
each module M is a color scheme or theme which is unique from the
other modules of the display. The modules of the display are thus
coordinated, by color or theme or both, or other attributes. In
many instances the color scheme is related to the occasion theme of
the module, such as for example gift wrap items with shades of
silver and white for wedding presents, shades of blue for presents
for males, shades of pink for females, bright primary colors for
juveniles, pastels for Easter occasion gifts, etc. The coloration
of the various gift wrap items of each module need not be all
within the same spectrum but more importantly coordinated in some
respect. For example, in a module wherein the primary or most
visually prominent color is silver, there may be coordinated items
which are white, gold, pink or aqua which coordinate well with the
silver theme. Although each module may have items of many different
colors in this regard, each module nonetheless has a primary color
scheme by which it is discernable from the other modules of the
display. This, in addition to the compact presentation of a wide
assortment of coordinated gift wrap items within each module,
greatly facilitates the selection and sale of a complete gift wrap
ensemble, resulting in higher sales of gift wrap items.
[0017] FIG. 5 illustrates three modules M arranged in series, while
the invention is of course applicable to less or many more modules
arranged in side-by-side series or in any other arrangement for any
retail environment. Also, the relative sizes of the modules M may
vary in height and width. For example, FIG. 6 illustrates a module
M' which has a greater width than modules M1-M3, which accommodates
three sections of roll wrap rack displays, with bows displayed
above the lateral roll wrap racks, larger gift bags displayed above
the central roll wrap racks, and the smaller gift bags displayed in
a continuous arrangement across the entire width at the top of the
module. Larger module dimensions such as shown in FIG. 6 are able
to accommodate larger gift wrap items such as large and oversized
gift bags which are centrally displayed, and longer rolls or gift
wrap. This expands the versatility of the consolidated display by,
for example, having one or more modules devoted to display of items
of extraordinary size or shape. This, in addition to color scheme
and theme, also serves as a visual distinction of a module in a
consolidated display.
[0018] A consolidated display of the invention may further include
one or more modules M which have a gift wrap product collection and
arrangement which is very different from adjacent or combined
modules. For example, FIG. 7 illustrates a module M'' which has a
different collection and arrangement of gift wrap items, such as
roll wrap 20 which is displayed in an upright configuration and in
different lengths, large and small gift bags 30, 32 also displayed
in an upright configuration, gift cards 70, bows 40, roll ribbon 60
and folded paper products 50 in vertically suspended packages or
upon shelves or trays attached to panel 14. The different
collection and arrangement of these items within module M''
distinguishes it from the other modules of a display, and also
serves as a different format for display of gift wrap products of a
different classification, such as value priced items, in comparison
to those of the rest of the display.
[0019] The invention thus provides a consolidated and coordinated
gift wrap display made up of multiple modules M, each of which has
a distinct visual characteristic defined by coordinated colors,
designs and/or themes, and which presents dense groupings of
coordinated gift wrap products to the consumer so that a complete
gift wrap ensemble can be easily selected. The selection process is
facilitated by the color/theme grouping which initially directs a
shopper to the appropriate part or module of the consolidated
display. Also, the close arrangement of complimentary and
coordinated gift wrap items, such as bows being located right next
to wrapping paper, and tissue being located right next to gift
bags, encourages the selection and purchase of these separate but
coordinated items. The display also encourages purchase of extras
such as gift cards and accessories which, if not displayed in close
proximity, might not occur to the shopper to find and purchase.
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