U.S. patent number RE29,002 [Application Number 05/558,308] was granted by the patent office on 1976-10-12 for merchandising display assembly.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Stanley Works. Invention is credited to James A. Govang.
United States Patent |
RE29,002 |
Govang |
October 12, 1976 |
Merchandising display assembly
Abstract
A merchandising display assembly comprises a pegboard and a
display card disengageably secured upon one surface thereof. The
display card has a plurality of apertures which register with holes
of the pegboard, and merchandise hangers have engagement portions
which pass through the apertures and seat in the holes aligned
therewith. Most desirably, the display card is printed with an
advertising message and/or bears indicia for arrangement of the
merchandise on specific hangers associated therewith.
Inventors: |
Govang; James A. (Clinton,
CT) |
Assignee: |
The Stanley Works (New Britain,
CT)
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Family
ID: |
26948846 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/558,308 |
Filed: |
March 14, 1975 |
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Application
Number |
Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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Reissue of: |
261800 |
Jun 12, 1972 |
03799357 |
Mar 26, 1974 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
248/220.41 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F
5/0815 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
5/08 (20060101); A47F 007/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;211/59,57,54,6T
;248/DIG.3,223 ;40/143 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Britts; Ramon S.
Claims
Having thus described the invention, I claim:
1. In a merchandising display assembly, the combination comprising:
a substantially rigid mounting board having a multiplicity of
.Iadd.substantially identically configured and dimensioned
.Iaddend.mounting .[.recesses.]. .Iadd.holes evenly
.Iaddend.distributed over one surface thereof in a predetermined
.Iadd.regular .Iaddend.pattern .Iadd., said holes comprising
substantially entirely the apertures in said mounting
board.Iaddend.; at least one .Iadd.sheet-like .Iaddend.display
panel relatively thin with respect to said mounting board and
having a plurality of apertures therethrough aligned with a
cooperating plurality of said .[.recesses.]. .Iadd.holes
.Iaddend.of said mounting board, .[.said.]. .Iadd.the
.Iaddend.outer surface of said display panel having a plurality of
discrete areas of product identifying indicia thereon; securing
means disengageably securing said display panel upon one surface of
said mounting board with said apertures and mounting .[.recesses.].
.Iadd.holes .Iaddend.thereof aligned.Iadd., said securing means
comprising at least two fasteners extending through spaced
apertures in said display panel and disengageably seated in some of
said holes of said mounting board in registry therewith.Iaddend.;
and a plurality of .[.merchandise support members.]. .Iadd.hangers
of rigid, wire-like construction .Iaddend.having engagement
portions extending through said apertures and disengageably seated
in aligned .[.recesses.]. .Iadd.holes .Iaddend.of said mounting
.[.boards.]. .Iadd.board, said engagement portions projecting
radially from said aligned holes .Iaddend.and thereby mounting and
supporting said .[.support members.]. .Iadd.hangers .Iaddend.on
said mounting board, said .[.support members.]. .Iadd.hangers
.Iaddend.having .Iadd.elongated hook elements providing
.Iaddend.support portions extending outwardly from said one surface
of said mounting board and of the outer surface of said display
panel for the support of articles of merchandise thereadjacent with
said display panel interposed therebetween.
2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the pattern of said mounting
.[.recesses.]. .Iadd.holes .Iaddend.provides parallel rows and
columns with substantially uniform spacing between .[.recesses.].
.Iadd.holes .Iaddend.of the rows and of the columns. .[.
3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises at
least two fasteners, said fasteners extending through spaced
apertures of said display panel and being disengageably seated in
recesses of said mounting board in registry therewith..]..[.
4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of said support
members is a hanger of rigid, wire-like construction, said hanger
having an elongated hook element providing said support portion and
an element passing inwardly through one of said aligned apertures
and radially therefrom behind the opposite surface of said mounting
board to provide said engagement portion thereof..].
5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said assembly additionally
includes a variety of articles of merchandise, articles of one of
said varieties being supported by one of said .[.support members.].
.Iadd.hangers .Iaddend.adjacent each of said areas of indicia, and
said areas of indicia being specifically indicative of the
adjacently supported articles.
6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said assembly includes at least
a second of said display panels so secured upon said one surface of
said mounting board.
7. The assembly of claim 6 wherein said assembly additionally
includes at least two different types of articles of merchandise,
articles of one of said types being supported adjacent each of said
display panels, and said display panels bearing indicia on said
outer surfaces thereof specifically indicative of said articles
supported adjacent thereto.
Description
.Iadd.CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
.Iadd.This is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 3,799,357 granted Mar. 26,
1974. .Iaddend.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Perforated mounting boards, one brand of which is sold under the
trademark PEGBOARD by F.M. Thorpe Manufacturing Company of Lamar,
Missouri, are widely employed for merchandising purposes in point
of purchase displays due to the convenience and flexibility of
display arrangement and the desirable levels of support which they
afford. Such boards are used in combination with various types of
brackets or hangers having means enabling facile engagement in any
of the numerous holes thereof, and in most instances the mounting
boards are secured to walls or other vertical support structures.
Notwithstanding the obvious and well-recognized advantages of such
perforated board systems, in most cases they do not conveniently
provide means for changing advertising, thus necessitating reliance
upon a header or mounting card associated with each article for
that purpose. Moreover, the existing systems generally provide no
preestablished organizational format, which often results in the
rather haphazard and unattractive arrangement of the
merchandise.
Assortments of items are commonly supplied to the merchant affixed
to stand-up display cards and the like, which do afford some
benefits in terms of advertising space and prearrangement. However,
because no provision is made for replacement of purchased
merchandise, the supply of items in greatest demand will frequently
be the first to become exhausted from such a card, leaving only the
less popular items on display. Moreover, the weight and number of
articles which such cards are capable of supporting are very
limited.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a
novel merchandising display assembly utilizing a perforated
board-type support wherein a display panel may be used with a
replenishable supply of articles.
It is also an object of the invention to provide such an assembly
enabling the display of an assortment of articles of merchandise in
a highly attractive, convenient, simple and inexpensive manner.
A more specific object is to provide a novel assembly for the
display of merchandise which affords the convenience and supportive
advantages of perforated board systems, while at the same time
providing highly effective advertising and/or organizational
features.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It has now been found that the foregoing and related objects of the
present invention are readily attained in a merchandising display
assembly comprising, in combination, a mounting board, at least one
relatively thin display panel, securing means disengageably
securing the display panel to the mounting board, and a plurality
of merchandise support members. The mounting board has a
multiplicity of mounting recesses distributed over one surface
thereon in a predetermined pattern, and the display panel has a
plurality of apertures therethrough which are aligned with a
cooperating plurality of the recesses of the mounting board. The
securing means mounts the display panel upon one surface of the
mounting board with the apertures and mounting recesses thereof in
alignment. Engagement portions of the support members extend
through the apertures of the display panel and are disengageably
seated in the aligned recesses of the mounting board, so as to
mount them thereon. The support members have support portions which
extend outwardly from the "one" surface of the mounting board and
of the outer surface of the display panel, thereby enabling the
support of articles of merchandise thereadjacent with the display
panel interposed therebetween.
Normally, the mounting recesses of the mounting board will be
distributed in a pattern of parallel rows and columns with
substantially uniform spacing between recesses of the rows and of
the columns, and the outer surface of the display panel desirably
has indicia provided thereon. The display panel is conveniently
secured to the mounting board by the use of at least two fasteners
which extend through spaced apertures of the display panel and are
disengageably seated in recesses of the mounting board in registry
therewith. .[.In preferred embodiments, at least one of the.].
.Iadd.The .Iaddend.support .[.members.]. .Iadd.member .Iaddend.is a
hanger of rigid, wire-like construction; such a hanger will have a
thin elongated hook element providing the support portion and, to
provide the engagement portion, an element which passes inwardly
through the aligned apertures and radially therefrom behind the
opposite surface of the mounting board.
The outer surface of the display panel may have a plurality of
discrete areas of indicia thereon, and the assembly may
additionally include a variety of articles of merchandise. In such
a case, articles of one variety will be supported by one of the
support members adjacent each of the areas of indicia, with the
areas of indicia being specifically indicative of the adjacently
supported articles. Most desirably, the assembly includes at least
a second display panel secured upon the "one" surface of the
mounting board in the same manner as the first-mentioned panel.
Such an assembly may additionally include at least two different
types of articles, with articles of one type being supported
adjacent each of the display panels. In such an assembly, the
display panels will bear indicia on their outer surfaces which are
specifically indicative of the articles supported adjacent
thereto.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 of the drawing is a fragmentary front elevational view of a
merchandising display assembly embodying the present invention and
having an assortment of articles mounted thereon;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof; and
FIG. 3 is an exploded isometric view of a portion thereof.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENT
Turning now in detail to the appended drawing, therein illustrated
is a merchandising display assembly embodying the present invention
and consisting of a mounting board or perforated board 10 having a
multiplicity of small holes 12 distributed in a uniform rectangular
pattern thereover. A rectangular display panel or card 13 is
provided with an aperture 14 (only one of which is seen) adjacent
each of its upper corners, through which is inserted a pin 16
having an expandable snap portion 18, which is seated in one of the
holes 12 of the perforated board 10 to disengageably secure the
card 13 thereagainst. The card 13 has an area 20 for printing
(e.g., of advertising matter), and discrete areas, such as 22,
provide legends or pictorial representations of the particular
items to be located thereover or thereadjacent.
The assembly also includes a multiplicity of support members or
hangers, generally designated by the numeral 24, of conventional
design and generally fabricated from a relatively heavy gauge wire
to afford adequate strength. Each hanger consists of a first piece
integrally providing an outwardly extending hook element 26 and a
downwardly extending leg 28, and a second piece affixed thereto and
providing outwardly extending arm portions 30 with upturned
engagement portions 32 at each end thereof. As will be appreciated,
the apertures 34 (which are the same size as apertures 14 and are
separately designated only for purposes of illustration) are so
spaced on the card 13 (in parallel rows and columns with uniform
spacing therebetween) that they register with holes 12 in the
perforated board 10, to permit insertion of the upturned portions
32 therethrough with the hangers 24 tilted upwardly from their
normal supported positions. Pivoting the hangers 24 about an axis
through the arm portions 30 causes the upturned portions 32 to
engage the rear face of the pegboard 12 and depending leg 28 to
bear upon the front face. The leg 28 and upturned portions 32
cooperatively resist downward force and thereby enable a
considerable weight of merchandise to be supported on the hook
portion 26.
To illustrate the manner of use, an assortment of so-called
"blister" packages, generally designated by the numeral 36, and
several tools 42 are supported by the assembly. The card 38 of each
package 36 has an elongated aperture 40 in which the hook portion
26 of one of the several hangers 24 is inserted, and the tools 42
are hung in a similar manner. As can be seen, a number of items are
thereby supported in stacked relationship upon the hangers 24 for
individual removal, and it will be appreciated that an area of
indicia (such as 22) underlies each stack of packages 36 and the
tools 42 to prescribe their locations.
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