Table display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10278517-B2
Application number	US-201715606578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2017
Priority date	Sep 3, 2014
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

A display apparatus, such as a table, for display consumer products, such as electronic devices, is disclosed. The table may include a display cavity for displaying products. The display cavity may include a transparent glass panel defining a top portion thereof so as to allow consumers to view products housed within the display cavity. The table may include a lighting system configured to illuminate at least a portion of the display cavity. The table may also include a cooling system for maintaining or modifying the temperature within the display cavity. A rotatable display panel defining at least a portion of the bottom of display cavity may rotate from the bottom of the table to allow a user can access the products within the display cavity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A product display table for displaying products, the product display table comprising:
a table top, the table top comprising:
a top wall defining a table top surface and formed in part by a glass panel,
a display panel disposed below the glass panel and defining at least a portion of a bottom interior surface of a display cavity formed in the table top, and
a display cavity side wall extending between the glass panel and the display panel; and

display fixtures disposed within the display cavity and extending from the display panel, each display fixture configured to hold a product within the display cavity.

2. The product display table of claim 1 , wherein the display fixtures are arranged in rows extending along a length of the display panel.

3. The product display table of claim 1 , comprising a lighting system for illuminating at least a portion of the display cavity, the lighting system comprising:
a light source disposed around a perimeter of the display cavity; and
a lens disposed around the perimeter of the display cavity between the light source and the display cavity, wherein the lens is configured to diffuse light emitted from the light source.

4. The product display table of claim 3 , wherein the lens defines at least a portion of the display cavity side wall.

5. The product display table of claim 3 , wherein the lens extends around the entire perimeter of the display cavity.

6. The product display table of claim 3 , wherein the lens defines an upper portion of the display cavity side wall.

7. The product display table of claim 3 , wherein the lens is an acrylic lens.

8. The product display table of claim 3 , wherein the glass panel comprises a top glass layer defining a glass top surface, a bottom glass layer defining a glass bottom surface, and an ink film disposed between the top glass layer and the bottom glass layer.

9. The product display table of claim 8 , wherein the table top further comprises a ledge extending within the display cavity about a periphery of the display cavity,
wherein the glass bottom surface is supported by the ledge,
wherein the ink film overlaps the entire portion of the ledge extending into the display cavity, and
wherein the lens of the lighting system is disposed underneath the ledge.

10. The product display table of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of an underside of the ledge is coated with a non-reflective material.

11. The product display table of claim 1 , wherein the glass panel comprises a top glass layer defining a glass top surface, a bottom glass layer defining a glass bottom surface, and an ink film disposed between the top glass layer and the bottom glass layer.

12. The product display table of claim 11 , wherein the ink film is disposed only around a perimeter of the glass panel.

13. The product display table of claim 11 , wherein the glass panel comprises a glass side wall extending between the glass top surface and the glass bottom surface,
wherein the ink film extends a distance from the glass side wall towards a center of the glass panel, and
wherein the distance ranges from 16 mm to 20 mm.

14. The product display table of claim 11 , wherein the table top further comprises a ledge extending within the display cavity about a periphery of the display cavity, and
wherein the glass bottom surface is supported by the ledge.

15. The product display table of claim 14 , wherein the ink film overlaps the entire portion of the ledge extending into the display cavity.

16. The product display table of claim 14 , wherein the ink film extends from the glass side wall by a distance that is more than 150% of a distance that the ledge extends into the cavity and less than 250% of the distance that the ledge extends into the cavity.

17. The product display table of claim 11 , further comprising a lighting system for illuminating the display cavity underneath the glass panel.

18. The product display table of claim 11 , wherein the ink film is opaque.

19. The product display table of claim 11 , wherein there are no layers between the top glass layer and the bottom glass layer.

20. A product display table for displaying products, the product display table comprising:
a table top, the table top comprising:
a top wall defining a table top surface and formed in part by a glass panel,
a display panel disposed below the glass panel and defining at least a portion of a bottom interior surface of a display cavity formed in the table top, and
a display cavity side wall extending between the glass panel and the display panel; and

a lighting system for illuminating at least a portion of the display cavity, the lighting system comprising:
a light source disposed outside the display cavity and around a perimeter of the display cavity, and
a lens disposed around the perimeter of the display cavity between the light source and the display cavity, wherein the lens is configured to diffuse light emitted from the light source.

21. The product display table of claim 20 , wherein the lens defines at least a portion of the display cavity side wall.

22. The product display table of claim 20 , wherein the lens is disposed underneath a ledge that extends from the display cavity side wall into the display cavity.

23. The product display table of claim 22 , wherein the glass panel is supported by the ledge.

24. A product display table for displaying products, the product display table comprising:
a table top, the table top comprising:
a top wall defining a table top surface and formed in part by a glass panel,
a display panel disposed below the glass panel and defining at least a portion of a bottom interior surface of a display cavity formed in the table top, and
a display cavity side wall extending between the glass panel and the display panel,

wherein the glass panel comprises a top glass layer defining a glass top surface, a bottom glass layer defining a glass bottom surface, and an ink film disposed between the top glass layer and the bottom glass layer.

25. The product display table of claim 24 , wherein the glass panel comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the top glass layer and the bottom glass layer.

26. The product display table of claim 24 , wherein the ink film is opaque.

27. The product display table of claim 24 , wherein the ink film is disposed only around a perimeter of the glass panel.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Schwalbach Charles A
• Kumka David Samuel
• Yang Sheng
• Kosecoff David Benjamin
• Espiritu Cheryl Partido
• Mandon Kully Kraig
• Green Christopher M
• Siegel Jonathan P

Classifications

• H02J2105/44

  Portable electronic devices · CPC title

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/70

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• H02J7/50 Primary

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• A47F3/085

  around a horizontal axis (rotary display stands A47F5/03) · CPC title