Reconfigurable magnetic display fixture and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10869561-B2
Application number	US-201916728954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2019
Priority date	Dec 28, 2018
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

A display fixture includes a magnetic focal wall and an auxiliary support member. The magnetic focal wall includes a magnetic panel, which is substantially planar, and a perforated panel, which is substantially planar and defines a plurality of perforations. The magnetic panel defines a front surface. The perforated panel is coupled with the magnetic panel such that the perforated panel extends in a substantially parallel plane with and in front of the magnetic panel. The auxiliary support member is configured to support a product thereon away from the magnetic focal wall and includes a magnet on a rear side thereof sized to fit within any one of the plurality of perforations such that the magnet of the auxiliary member is magnetically coupled with the magnetic panel through one of the plurality of perforations and the auxiliary support member extends forwardly from the perforated panel supported by the magnetic focal wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retail display fixture comprising: a magnetic focal wall including:
a magnetic panel being substantially planar and producing a magnetic field, the magnetic panel defining a front surface, and
a perforated pegboard panel being substantially planar and defining a plurality of perforations extending entirely through the perforated pegboard panel, each of the plurality of perforations is of a substantially identical size and shape, wherein the perforated pegboard panel is coupled with the magnetic panel such that the perforated pegboard panel extends in a substantially parallel plane with and is positioned in front of the magnetic panel, and the magnetic panel extends behind each of the plurality of perforations; and
a cylindrical auxiliary support peg configured to support a product thereon away from the magnetic focal wall, the auxiliary support peg including a cavity formed within a rear end of the auxiliary support peg, a magnet nested within the cavity and secured to the auxiliary support peg by a fastener that extends through the magnet, wherein the rear end of the auxiliary support peg is sized to fit within any one of the plurality of perforations such that the magnet of the auxiliary peg is magnetically coupled with the magnetic panel through one of the plurality of perforations and the auxiliary support peg extends forwardly from the perforated pegboard panel supported solely by the magnetic focal wall.

2. The retail display fixture of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of perforations is an array of perforations including substantially linear rows and substantially linear columns of perforations.

3. The retail display fixture of claim 1 , wherein the perforation pegboard panel is characterized by an absence of magnetism.

4. The retail display fixture of claim 1 , wherein each perforation of the plurality of perforations defines a perforation perimeter edge contacting an outside surface of the auxiliary support peg to supplement a magnetic coupling between the auxiliary support peg and the magnetic focal wall.

5. The retail display fixture of claim 1 , in combination with a product hung from the auxiliary support peg.

6. The retail display fixture of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic focal wall includes an adhesive tape coupling the magnetic panel to the perforated pegboard panel.

7. The retail display fixture of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive tape is an adhesive foam tape coupled directly to the perforation pegboard panel and the magnetic panel and spacing the perforation pegboard panel from the magnetic panel such that the perforation pegboard panel contacts the auxiliary support peg forwardly from the magnetic panel.

8. The retail display fixture of claim 7 , wherein the magnetic panel and the perforated pegboard panel are positioned to extend substantially coplanarly with one another.

9. The retail display fixture of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic focal wall additionally includes an electrical contact strip positioned between the magnetic panel and the perforated pegboard panel such that the electrical contact strip is exposed through the perforated pegboard panel via corresponding perforations.

10. The retail display fixture of claim 9 , wherein:
the auxiliary support peg additionally includes:
an electrically powered feature on a front end of the auxiliary support peg, and
an electrical contact, the electrical contact being in electrical contact with the electrical contact strip when the auxiliary support peg is magnetically coupled to the magnetic focal wall.

11. The retail display fixture of claim 10 , wherein the perforated pegboard panel is an electrical ground and contacts an electrical ground included on the auxiliary support peg.

12. The retail display fixture of claim 10 , further comprising a power source providing electrical current to the electrical contact strip, wherein when the power source is turned on and the auxiliary support peg is magnetically coupled with the magnetic focal wall, the electrically powered feature is activated.

13. The retail display fixture of claim 12 , wherein the electrical contact strip extends at least one of vertically being exposed via a column of the corresponding perforations and horizontally being exposed via a row of the corresponding perforations.

14. The retail display fixture of claim 12 , wherein the electrically powered feature is a light, and the light is illuminated when the power source is turned on and the auxiliary support peg is magnetically coupled with the magnetic panel.

15. The retail display fixture of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary support peg includes a circumferential groove opposite the magnetic focal wall for receiving a product.

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Arradondo Christine
• Clark Jeremy A

Classifications

• A47F5/0823 Primary

  Article supports for peg-boards · CPC title

• H01F7/0252

  PM holding devices (H01F7/021, H01F7/0215, H01F7/0226 take precedence) · CPC title

• A47F5/00

  Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features · CPC title

• A47F3/001

  Devices for lighting, humidifying, heating, ventilation · CPC title

• A47F5/08

  secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices · CPC title