Cash wrap greeting card display

US11096507B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11096507-B2
Application numberUS-202016993655-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 14, 2020
Priority dateAug 16, 2019
Publication dateAug 24, 2021
Grant dateAug 24, 2021

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Abstract

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The present invention provides a flexible greeting card display assembly. The display includes a plurality of adjacent card pockets and flexible attachment plate which allows the display to be attached to various surfaces within a retail environment.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A greeting card display comprising: a vertical wire support or spine that comprises 2 parallel, spaced apart vertical wires; one or more attachment plates attached to the vertical wire support or spine; a plurality of greeting card pockets attached along the vertical wire support or spine, each of the plurality of greeting card pockets comprising an inverted u-shaped base which extends upward at each end to form two vertically arranged wires which are perpendicular to the base at one end, and at the other end extend outward in opposing directions to form a backwards c-shaped mouth; wherein the plurality of greeting card pockets are arranged in groups of 2, each group of 2 having a first greeting card pocket and a second greeting card pocket, with the second greeting card pocket being attached to the two vertically arranged wires of the first greeting card pocket; and wherein the attachment plates can accommodate various attachment mechanisms including hanger brackets, tree clips, wood screws, wall anchors, wing nut and lock washer and zip ties. 2. The greeting card display of claim 1 , wherein the base of the second pocket is longer than the base of the first pocket. 3. The greeting card display of claim 1 , wherein at least one attachment plate is located above the plurality of greeting card pockets. 4. The greeting card display of claim 1 , wherein the base of both the first and second greeting card pockets are positioned in a forward sloped arrangement, with the second greeting card pocket forming a steeper slope than the first greeting card pocket.

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  • the show stands or the like being made of wire, tubes or metal strips · CPC title

  • made of tubes or wire · CPC title

  • A47F7/145Primary

    Terraced shelves · CPC title

  • made of tubes or wire ({A47F5/0807 takes precedence} foldable or adjustable A47F5/13) · CPC title

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What does patent US11096507B2 cover?
The present invention provides a flexible greeting card display assembly. The display includes a plurality of adjacent card pockets and flexible attachment plate which allows the display to be attached to various surfaces within a retail environment.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
American Greetings Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47F7/145. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 24 2021 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 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).