U.S. patent application number 11/820858 was filed with the patent office on 2008-12-25 for merchandise display assembly having a crossbar base assembly.
This patent application is currently assigned to BERKSHIRE FASHIONS, INC.. Invention is credited to Boris J. Duchatellier.
Application Number | 20080314849 11/820858 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40135378 |
Filed Date | 2008-12-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080314849 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Duchatellier; Boris J. |
December 25, 2008 |
Merchandise display assembly having a crossbar base assembly
Abstract
A merchandise display assembly having a vertical crossbar base
assembly and a display container mounted thereon for displaying
products above a conventional display rack, wherein the vertical
crossbar member base assembly is for mounting onto the hangrail
members of the display rack. The merchandise display assembly
includes a display container having a plurality of displaying
compartments for displaying product merchandise in the display
compartments, and a vertical crossbar base assembly having a first
vertical crossbar member and a second vertical crossbar member
being disposed perpendicular to each other. The first and second
vertical crossbar members include first and second rack-receiving
notches formed in the first and second lower sections of the first
and second vertical outer surfaces respectively, of each of the
first and second vertical crossbar members. The first vertical
crossbar member includes a lower receiving notch being centrally
positioned, and the second vertical crossbar member includes an
upper receiving notch being centrally positioned. The lower
receiving notch and the upper receiving notch of the first and
second vertical crossbar members are disposed for an interlocking
engagement with each other. The first and second rack-receiving
notches of the first and second vertical crossbar members are for
engaging and receiving therein the upper member of the display rack
for mounting the vertical crossbar base assembly thereon; and the
first and second upper surfaces of the first and second vertical
crossbar members, respectively, are for receiving the display
container thereon.
Inventors: |
Duchatellier; Boris J.; (New
York, NY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
EZRA SUTTON, P.A.;PLAZA 9 BUILDING
900 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 201
WOODBRIDGE
NJ
07095
US
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Assignee: |
BERKSHIRE FASHIONS, INC.
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Family ID: |
40135378 |
Appl. No.: |
11/820858 |
Filed: |
June 21, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/86.01 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F 3/142 20130101;
A47F 7/06 20130101; A47C 7/64 20130101; A47G 25/10 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
211/86.01 |
International
Class: |
A47F 5/00 20060101
A47F005/00 |
Claims
1. A merchandise display assembly having a vertical crossbar base
assembly and a display container mounted thereon for displaying
products above a conventional display rack, wherein said vertical
crossbar base assembly is for mounting onto the support members of
the display rack, comprising: a) a display container having a
plurality of display compartments for displaying product
merchandise in said display compartments; b) a vertical crossbar
base assembly including a first vertical crossbar member and a
second vertical crossbar member being disposed perpendicular to
each other; c) said first vertical crossbar member including a
first upper surface, a first vertical outer surface and a second
vertical outer surface; d) said second vertical crossbar member
including a second upper surface, a first vertical outer surface
and a second vertical outer surface; e) said first vertical
crossbar member including a first rack-receiving notch formed in a
first lower section of said first vertical outer surface and a
second rack-receiving notch formed in a second lower section of
said second vertical outer surface; f) said second vertical
crossbar member including a first rack-receiving notch formed in a
first lower section of said first vertical outer surface and a
second rack-receiving notch formed in a second lower section of
said second vertical outer surface; g) said first vertical crossbar
member including a lower receiving notch being centrally
positioned, and said second vertical crossbar member including an
upper receiving notch being centrally positioned; h) said lower
receiving notch and said upper receiving notch of said first and
second vertical crossbar members being disposed for interlocking
engagement with each other; i) said first and second rack-receiving
notches of said first and second vertical crossbar members for
engaging and receiving therein the upper member of the display rack
for mounting said vertical crossbar base assembly thereon; and j)
said first and second upper surfaces of said first and second
vertical crossbar members, respectively, for receiving said display
container thereon.
2. A merchandise display assembly in accordance with claim 1,
wherein said display container includes a display housing having a
base member.
3. A merchandise display assembly in accordance with claim 2,
wherein said base member includes a pair of opposing tab-receiving
locking openings.
4. A merchandise display assembly in accordance with claim 1,
wherein said first vertical crossbar member includes a pair of
opposing upper locking tab members being adjacent to said first and
second vertical outer surfaces of said first vertical crossbar
member, respectively.
5. A merchandise display assembly in accordance with claim 4,
wherein each of said upper locking tab members of said first
vertical crossbar members are received within each of said opposing
tab-receiving locking openings of said base member of said display
housing for mounting said display container onto said vertical
crossbar base assembly.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a merchandise display rack
having a vertical crossbar base assembly and a display container
thereon for displaying products, clothing, hats, gifts and the
like, above a conventional display rack. More particularly, the
vertical crossbar base assembly is for mounting onto hangrail
members of the display rack for securely supporting thereon the
display container having products therein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Clothing and merchandise display racks for retail stores and
department stores for displaying products on hanging racks are well
known in the art. Display containers for displaying other products
above the hangrail of the hanging racks are problematic and suffer
from several undesirable limitations. For example, such display
containers have complex mounting structures and they do not place
the products in a position where they can be easily and readily
viewed by a consumer who is standing adjacent to the display rack.
Also, many of these display containers are not capable of
displaying a desired amount of products/items above the hangrail
and still comply with display requirements of most mass marketing
department stores. Further, many retail stores have height limits
on how far products and signage supported on a display rack can
extend above the floor. Common limits restrict products to
fifty-four inches above the floor and signage to seventy-two inches
above the floor. Accordingly, there is a need for a product display
system that overcomes the above deficiencies and provides a
convenient way to display products to consumers in a manner that
causes consumers to be interested in purchasing the products and to
facilitate product stocking.
[0003] There remains a need for a new and innovative
merchandise/product display assembly that includes a display
container for displaying products, clothing, hats, gifts, and toys
that are mounted on a vertical crossbar base assembly and, in turn,
the vertical crossbar base assembly is mounted onto hangrail
members of a conventional rectangular-shaped display rack. Further,
the merchandise display assembly is configured for easy assembly
and to maximize product storage for displaying products above the
display rack at an optimum position for viewing and access by the
consumer.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
[0004] Merchandise display racks, rotary display stands, product
display systems, display stands and merchandising bins and the like
having various designs, configurations, structures and materials of
construction have been disclosed in the prior art. For example,
U.S. Application No. 2004/0055982 to JENNINGS discloses a product
display system configured for displaying products such as hats
above a conventional clothing rack. The display system includes a
base assembly for supporting the other system components above the
rack, a plurality of product display trays supported on the base
assembly for displaying the products, and a sign assembly supported
on the base assembly for displaying product information and
advertising indicia. The display system enables cross-merchandising
at the point of sale by utilizing previously unusable space above
the conventional circular rack while still complying with display
requirements of most mass marketing retail stores. The base
assembly is formed of wire bars that form modular truss sections
and interconnect to form a sloped tray-supporting surface that
extends radially beyond the perimeter of the rack to place the
products supported thereon at an optimum position for viewing and
access by the consumer. The display trays are uniquely configured
to enable them to be arranged in a polygonal arrangement on the
base assembly to maximize product storage. This prior art
publication does not disclose or teach the design, configuration
and structure of the merchandise display assembly of the present
invention.
[0005] U.S. Pat. No. 4,060,214 to METCALF discloses a merchandise
display stand for use as a countertop stand for displaying
merchandise, in which a tubular support pole is held in an
operationally upright position by a ground engaging base or
pedestal and mounts at least one support member from which
merchandise display racks or baskets are suspended outwardly about
the support pole. This prior art patent does not disclose or teach
the design, configuration and structure of the merchandise display
assembly of the present invention.
[0006] U.S. Pat. No. 3,266,634 to TINTARY discloses a rotary
display stand for use as a merchandise display stand which is
intended to serve both as a means for displaying merchandise and as
a device for maintaining a relatively large stock of said
merchandise in immediate proximity and accessibility to the display
thereof. The display stand is adapted to display and stock various
types of small articles of hardware. This prior art patent does not
disclose or teach the design, configuration and structure of the
merchandise display assembly of the present invention.
[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 2,678,253 to ROSENBERG discloses a rotary bin
having an upright central shaft and a series of bin sections
mounted at different levels on the shaft, each with capacity for
rotation relative to the shaft and independently of the others.
This prior art patent does not disclose or teach the design,
configuration and structure of the merchandise display assembly of
the present invention.
[0008] None of the aforementioned prior art references disclose or
teach a merchandise display assembly having a display container
detachably mounted on a vertical crossbar base assembly and wherein
the vertical crossbar base assembly is detachably mounted onto
hangrail members of a display rack.
[0009] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a merchandise display assembly having a display container
with a plurality of individual display compartments therein for
displaying products, hardware, clothing, hats, gifts, toys,
cosmetics and the like above a conventional rectangular-shaped
hanging rack, and a vertical crossbar base assembly for detachably
mounting onto hangrail members of the rectangular-shaped hanging
rack for securely supporting thereon the display container having
products therein. Another object of the present invention is to
provide a merchandise display assembly having a vertical crossbar
base assembly that includes first and second vertical crossbar
members being disposed in a perpendicular configuration to each
other such that the vertical crossbar base assembly is detachably
mountable onto hangrail members of the display rack.
[0010] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
merchandise display assembly where the base member of the display
container engages and is held in place by locking tabs on the first
vertical crossbar member of the vertical crossbar base assembly,
such that the display container is detachably mounted on the first
locking tabs and mounting surfaces of the first and second vertical
crossbars, respectively.
[0011] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
merchandise display assembly that is easy to assemble and to mount,
and easy to clean and maintain when in operational use at a retail
or department store.
[0012] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
merchandise display assembly having no moving parts that is easy to
use and is durable and easily cleaned for repeated use by the
merchandiser.
[0013] A further object of the present invention is to provide a
merchandise display assembly that can be mass-produced in an
automated and economical manner and is readily affordable by the
merchandiser.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0014] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided
a merchandise display having a vertical crossbar base assembly and
a display container mounted thereon for displaying products above a
conventional display rack, wherein the vertical crossbar base
assembly is for mounting onto hangrail members of the display rack.
The merchandise display assembly includes a display container
having a plurality of display compartments for displaying product
merchandise in the display compartments; and includes a vertical
crossbar base assembly having a first vertical crossbar member and
a second vertical crossbar member being disposed perpendicular to
each other. The first vertical crossbar member includes a first
rack receiving notch formed in a first lower section of the first
vertical outer surface and a second rack-receiving notch formed in
a second lower section of the second vertical outer surface; and
the second vertical crossbar member includes a first rack-receiving
notch formed in a first lower section of the first vertical outer
surface and a second rack-receiving notch formed in a second lower
section of the second vertical outer surface. The first vertical
crossbar member includes a lower receiving notch being centrally
positioned, and the second vertical crossbar member includes an
upper receiving notch being centrally positioned. The lower
receiving notch and the upper receiving notch of the first and
second vertical crossbar members are disposed for an interlocking
engagement with each other. The first and second rack-receiving
notches of the first and second vertical crossbar members are for
engaging and receiving therein the hangrail members of the display
rack for mounting the vertical crossbar base assembly thereon; and
the first and second upper surfaces of the first and second
vertical crossbar members, respectively, are for receiving the
display container thereon.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Further objects, features and advantages of the present
invention will become apparent upon the consideration of the
following detailed description of the presently-preferred
embodiment when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
[0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the merchandise display
assembly of the preferred embodiment of the present invention
showing a display container having a header card, and the vertical
crossbar base assembly having a first vertical crossbar member and
a second vertical crossbar member that are perpendicular to each
other in the same horizontal plane;
[0017] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the merchandise display
assembly of the preferred embodiment of the present invention
showing a vertical crossbar base assembly having a first vertical
crossbar member and a second vertical crossbar member in an
assembled state;
[0018] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the merchandise
display assembly of the present invention showing the first
vertical crossbar member having a lower notch being mounted to the
second vertical crossbar member having an upper notch;
[0019] FIG. 4 is an perspective view of the merchandise display
assembly of the present invention showing the display container
having a plurality of individual display compartments;
[0020] FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the of the merchandise
display assembly of the present invention showing the base wall
having a pair of opposing locking tab openings therethrough;
[0021] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the merchandise display
assembly of the present invention showing a display container with
a plurality of individual display headers and a plurality of
individual display compartments;
[0022] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the merchandise
display assembly of the present invention showing the display
container having hats within each of its display compartments being
mounted to the upper crossbar base surfaces of the vertical
crossbar base assembly;
[0023] FIG. 8 is a an exploded perspective view of the merchandise
display assembly of the present invention showing the display
container and the vertical crossbar base assembly being mounted to
the hangrail members of the hanging rack;
[0024] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the merchandise display
assembly of the preferred embodiment of the present invention
showing a display container on a vertical crossbar base assembly
mounting onto hangrail members of a clothing rack being in an
assembled state and in a fully operational mode; and
[0025] FIG. 9A is an enlarged perspective view of the merchandise
display assembly of the preferred embodiment of the present
invention showing one of the rack-receiving notches positioned on
one of the hangrail members of the hanging rack.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 10
[0026] The merchandise display assembly 10 and its component parts
of the preferred embodiment of the present invention are
represented in detail by FIGS. 1 through 9 and 9A of the patent
drawing. The merchandise display assembly 10 is used for the
displaying of products 12, hardware, clothing, hats, gifts, toys,
cosmetics and the like for merchandising to consumers, such that
the merchandise display assembly 10 is detachably mounted on an
upper hangrail 14 of the conventional square-shaped hanging rack
16, as depicted in FIGS. 8 and 9 of the drawings.
[0027] The merchandise display assembly 10 includes a detachable
display container 20 mounted on a vertical crossbar member base
assembly 40. The display container 20 includes a display housing 22
being substantially rectangular in shape. The display housing 22
includes a base member 24 having side walls 26a, 26b, 26c and 26d
for forming an interior compartment 28. The interior compartment 28
includes a plurality of individual display compartments 30a, 30b,
30c, and 30d having middle walls 32 and 33 for separating display
compartments 30a to 30d. Middle walls 32 and 33 can be replaced by
header wall cards 34 and 35 having indicia 36 thereon for also
separating display compartments 30a to 30d. Additionally, display
compartments 30a to 30d also include side wall openings 38a, 38b,
38c and 38d for placing or removing product 12 within display
compartments 30a to 30d, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 of
the drawings. The base member 24 includes a pair of opposing tab
receiving openings 25a and 25b. The display container 20 can
include other geometric shapes, such as a square, a circle or an
oval depending upon the size and shape of the clothing rack 16.
Also, rack 16 may be of various shapes, such as circular, oval,
square or rectangular. Further, the merchandise display assembly
10, and its component parts, including display container 20 and the
vertical crossbar member base assembly 40 may be made from
construction materials selected from the group consisting of wood,
cardboard, plastic, lightweight metals (such as aluminum) and
combinations thereof.
[0028] The vertical crossbar base assembly 40, as shown in FIGS. 3
and 4, includes a first vertical crossbar member 42 and a second
vertical crossbar 62. The first vertical crossbar member 42
includes a first lower receiving notch 43 being centrally
positioned and the second vertical crossbar member 62 includes a
first upper receiving notch 63 being centrally position, as shown
in FIG. 2 of the drawings. The first vertical crossbar member 42
and second vertical member crossbar 62 are joined together by
receiving notches 43 and 63, respectively, and connected at a
center midpoint C.sub.MP, such that each of the crossbars are
disposed in a perpendicular configuration P to each other. Each of
the first and second vertical crossbar member 42 and 62 are joined
and connected at the center midpoint C.sub.MP for forming first and
second section surfaces 44 and 64, respectively, by joint receiving
notches 43 and 63, respectively. The first vertical crossbar member
42 includes a first sectional surface 44, having a first outer
section 46 and a second outer section 48. Additionally, the first
and second outer sections 46 and 48 of the first vertical crossbar
member 42 include upper locking tab members 47 and 49,
respectively. The upper locking tab members 47 and 49 are received
within the tab receiving openings 25a and 25b, respectively, of the
base member 24 of display housing 22, as depicted in FIGS. 4 and 6
of the drawings, for holding the base member 24 of display
container 20 on the first and second sectional surfaces 44 and 64,
respectively, of first and second vertical crossbar members 42 and
62 (see FIG. 6). The first vertical crossbar member 42 includes a
first receiving notch 50 formed in a first bottom section 52 of the
first outer section 46 and a second receiving notch 54 formed in a
second bottom section 56 of the second outer section 48. The second
vertical crossbar member 62 includes a first rack receiving notch
70 formed in a first bottom section 72 of the first outer section
66 and a second rack receiving notch 74 formed in a second bottom
section 76 of the second outer section 68.
[0029] Further, the first midsection surface 44 of the first
vertical crossbar member 42 includes a first receiving surface
S.sub.R1 for receiving the display container 20 thereon (the length
L of display container 20), and the first midsection surface 66 of
the second vertical crossbar member 62 includes a second receiving
surface S.sub.R2 for receiving the display container 20 thereon
(the width W of display container 20). The first notches 50 and 70,
and second notches 54 and 74 of the first and second vertical
crossbar member 42 and 62, respectively, are for engaging and
receiving within the notches 50, 70, 54 and 74 of hangrail members
14a, 14b, 14c and 14d, respectively, of clothing rack 16 for
mounting the vertical crossbar base assembly 40 and the detachable
display container 20 thereon, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 and 9A of
the drawings.
[0030] It is understood that the first and second vertical crossbar
42 and 62 of the vertical crossbar member base assembly 40 can be
made of various members types of materials such as wood, cardboard,
lightweight plastics, lightweight metals (aluminum) or combinations
thereof.
[0031] The physical dimensions of the display container are as
follows: The width W is 18 inches, the length L is 18 inches and
the height is 6 inches. Each of the individual product display
compartments 30a to 30d have a width and length of 81/2 inches and
a depth of 6 inches. Each of the divider walls 32 to 33 have a
thickness of one half inch. Middle divider walls 32 and 33 have a
height of 6 inches and, a width and length of 81/2 inches. The
header wall cards 34 and 35 have a height of 12 inches, a width and
length of 81/2 inches and a wall thickness of one half inch.
[0032] Each of the first and second vertical crossbar members 42
and 62 have a height (H) of 14 inches, and length (L) of 14 inches
and a width (W) of 3 inches. Each of the locking tab members 47 and
49 have a height of 2 inches, a length of 1 inch and a width of 3
inches. Each of the vertical outer surfaces 46, 48, 66 and 68 have
a surface area S.sub.1 of (H) 14 inches by (W) 3 inches for 42
square inches. The first upper surface 44 has a surface area
S.sub.2 of (L) 12 inches by (W) 3 inches for 36 square inches. The
second upper surface 64 has a surface area S.sub.3 of (L) 51/2
inches by (W) 3 inches times two for 33 square inches. Each of the
rack-receiving notches 50, 54, 70 and 74 have a height of 2 inches
and a width of 1 inch. The lower receiving notch 43 of the first
vertical crossbar member 42 has a height of 7 inches and a width of
3 inches and the upper receiving notch 63 of the second vertical
crossbar member 62 has a height of 7 inch, a width of 3 inches a
depth of 3 inches.
OPERATION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0033] As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the merchandise display
assembly 10 operates in the following manner: The user initially
opens a container box (not shown) and removes the display container
20 and the crossbar base assembly 40, in order for the user to
assemble the individual display container 20 and the vertical
crossbar member base assembly 40. Next, the user assembles the
plurality of display compartments 30a to 30f using divider walls
38a to 38d within the interior compartment 28 of display housing
22, using either middle wall 32 or header card wall 34 having
indicia 36 thereon. The user then assembles each of the first and
second vertical crossbar members 42 and 62, such that the first and
second vertical crossbar member are joined and mated together by
joining the central positioned upper and lower receiving notches 43
and 63 at a center midpoint C.sub.P, where each of the vertical
crossbar members 42 and 62 are disposed in a perpendicular
configuration P to each other. Also, each of the first and second
vertical crossbar members 42 and 62 are joined and mated together
at the center point C.sub.P of lower and upper receiving notches 43
and 63, respectively. The user then places the display container 20
onto of the crossbar base assembly 40 such that each of the upper
locking tab members 47 and 49 of the first and second vertical
crossbar member 42 and 62 engage and received within tab receiving
openings 25a and 25b, respectively of base member 24 of display
housing 22 for allowing the display container 20 to be held in
place. Then, the user places the rack-receiving notches 50, 70, 54
and 74 of vertical crossbar members 42 and 62 onto the hangrail
members 14a, 14b, 14c and 14d, respectively, of clothing rack 16,
as depicted in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9 and 9A of the patent
drawings. In the last step, the user places the product, such as
hats 12, within each of the individual product display compartments
30a to 30d, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, so the merchandise display
assembly 10 is in full operational use.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0034] Accordingly, an advantage of the present invention is that
it provides for a merchandise display assembly having a display
container with a plurality of individual display compartments
therein for displaying products, hardware, clothing, hats, gifts,
toys, cosmetics and the like above a conventional square-shaped
hanging rack, and a vertical crossbar member base assembly for
detachably mounting onto the hangrail members of the hanging rack
for securely supporting thereon the display container having
products therein.
[0035] Another advantage of the present invention is that it
provides for a merchandise display assembly having a vertical
crossbar base assembly that includes first and second vertical
crossbar member being disposed in a perpendicular configuration to
each other in the same horizontal plane, such that the vertical
crossbar member base assembly is detachably mountable onto the
hangrail members of a display rack.
[0036] Another advantage of the present invention is that it
provides for a merchandise display assembly where the base member
of the display container engages and is held in place by locking
tabs on the first vertical crossbar member of the vertical crossbar
member base assembly, such that the display container is detachably
mounted on the first locking tabs and mounting surfaces of the
first and second vertical crossbar members, respectively.
[0037] Another advantage of the present invention is that it
provides for a merchandise display assembly that is easy to
assemble and to mount, and easy to clean and maintain when in
operational use at a retail or department store.
[0038] Another advantage of the present invention is that it
provides for a merchandise display assembly having no moving parts
that is easy to use and is durable and easily cleaned for repeated
use by the merchandiser.
[0039] A further advantage of the present invention is that it
provides for a merchandise display assembly that can be
mass-produced in an automated and economical manner and is readily
affordable by the merchandiser.
[0040] A latitude of modification, change and substitution is
intended in the foregoing disclosure, and in some instances, some
features of the invention will be employed without a corresponding
use of other features. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the
appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent
with the spirit and scope of the invention herein.
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