Shower door assembly display

US10070739B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10070739-B2
Application numberUS-201414167230-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 29, 2014
Priority dateJan 29, 2014
Publication dateSep 11, 2018
Grant dateSep 11, 2018

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A retail shower door display assembly is provided with a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received within a retail store aisle. A first array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door glass pane of the first array has a height, a thickness and a width. A second array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door glass pane of the second array has a height, a thickness and a width that is different than the width of the first array of shower door glass panes. An array of shower door tracks is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door track of the array has a common length. An array of towel bars is oriented within the display unit. Each towel bar of the array has a common length.

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What is claimed is: 1. A retail shower door display assembly comprising: a point-of-sale display unit; a first array of shower door glass panes oriented within the display unit, each shower door glass pane of the first array having a height, a thickness and a width; a second array of shower door glass panes oriented within the display unit, each shower door glass pane of the second array having a height, a thickness and a width that is different than the width of the first array of shower door glass panes; only one array of shower door tracks oriented within the display unit, each shower door track of the array having a common length; and only one array of towel bars oriented within the display unit, each towel bar of the array having a common length. 2. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 1 wherein each shower door track of the only one array of shower door tracks is packaged separately. 3. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second arrays of shower door glass panes, the only one array of shower door tracks, and the only one array of towel bars are oriented sequentially in the display for user selection of a shower door glass pane first, a shower door track second, and subsequently a towel bar. 4. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 3 further comprising signage to explain a sequence for a customer to select components from the display assembly. 5. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 1 wherein an aperture pattern is formed in each of the first array of shower door glass panes to mount a towel bar to the aperture pattern. 6. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 5 wherein an aperture pattern is formed in each of the second array of shower door glass panes to mount a towel bar to the aperture pattern. 7. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 6 wherein the aperture pattern formed in the first array of shower door glass panes corresponds to the aperture pattern formed in the second array of shower door glass panes. 8. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 7 wherein each towel bar of the only one array has a mounting pattern to mount to the aperture pattern of the first and second arrays of shower door glass panes. 9. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 1 wherein the width of the second array of shower door glass panes is greater than the width of the first array of shower door glass panes. 10. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 9 wherein the common length of the only one array of shower door tracks is sized to correspond to a shower door opening for two of the second array of shower door glass panes. 11. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 10 wherein the only one array of shower door tracks is adapted to be shortened to correspond to a shower door opening for less than two of the second array of shower door glass panes. 12. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 10 wherein the first array of shower door glass panes is sized for a forty-eight inch shower door opening. 13. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 12 wherein the second array of shower door glass panes are sized for a sixty inch shower door opening. 14. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 13 wherein the common length of the only one array of shower door tracks is sized to be received in a sixty inch shower door opening. 15. The retail shower door display assembly of claim 14 wherein each shower door track of the only one array of shower door tracks is packaged separately. 16. A retail shower door display assembly comprising: a point-of-sale display unit; a first array of shower door glass panes oriented within the display unit, each shower door glass pane of the first array having a height, a thickness and a width; a second array of shower door glass panes oriented within the display unit, each shower door glass pane of the second array having a height, a thickness and a width that is different than the width of the first array of shower door glass panes; only one array of shower door tracks oriented within the display unit, each shower door track of the array having a common length; wherein an aperture pattern is formed in each of the first array of shower door glass panes to mount a towel bar to the aperture pattern; wherein an aperture pattern is formed in each of the second array of shower door glass panes to mount a towel bar to the aperture pattern; wherein the aperture pattern formed in the first array of shower door glass panes corresponds to the aperture pattern formed in the second array of shower door glass panes; and only one array of towel bars oriented within the display unit, each towel bar of the only one array having a mounting pattern to mount to the aperture pattern of the first and second arrays of shower door glass panes.

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  • Assembling or joining · CPC title

  • A47F7/0042Primary

    for flat articles, e.g. panels, tiles (A47F7/0014, A47F7/14, A47F7/16 take precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US10070739B2 cover?
A retail shower door display assembly is provided with a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received within a retail store aisle. A first array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door glass pane of the first array has a height, a thickness and a width. A second array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door gla…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47F7/0042. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 11 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).