Modular wall system for displaying a product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11166572-B2
Application number	US-201815907998-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2018
Priority date	Aug 21, 2015
Publication date	Nov 9, 2021
Grant date	Nov 9, 2021

Abstract

A system for displaying a product is disclosed. The system includes a wall having a recess therein and a display structure that defines the recess. The display structure extends through a front surface of the wall and includes a frame having a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels. The top and bottom panels are longer than the side panels. The system further includes a plurality of modular display units disposed within the display structure. Each modular display unit extends from the bottom panel to the top panel. At least a first one of the modular display units includes a frame open to a front exterior of the display structure and at least a second one of the modular display units is not open to the front exterior of the display structure. The system further includes a plurality of display elements disposed within the plurality of display units.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retail environment having a side wall extending from a floor to a ceiling, the retail environment comprising:
a display structure built into and extending along the side wall, the display structure having a frame and a cavity open to a front side of the wall, the frame defining the outer periphery of the cavity, the cavity being recessed within the frame, the cavity having a total cavity length N, the total cavity length N being configured in increments of n; and
at least two modular display units disposed within the cavity, the modular display units having a unit length of n, 2n, 3n, or 4n, the total length of all the modular display units being equal to the total cavity length N, at least two of the modular display units having different display characteristics formed at least in part by products presented for sale in different configurations,
wherein the modular display units are reconfigurable within the cavity,
wherein at least a first one of the modular display units has a length of n, and
wherein at least a second one of the modular display units has a length of 2n.

2. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein the at least two modular display units comprises nine modular display units.

3. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein n is five feet.

4. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein N is at least fifty feet.

5. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein the side wall further comprises electrical infrastructure that provides power to the modular display units.

6. The retail environment of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the modular display units comprises a graphic light box that comprises a fabric graphic panel and a light source disposed behind the fabric graphic panel.

7. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a bottom panel defining a bottom of the cavity,
wherein the retail environment further comprises a plurality of trays disposed on the bottom panel,
wherein the plurality of trays are movable along the bottom panel, and
wherein the at least two modular display units are disposed on the plurality of trays.

8. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a bottom panel defining a bottom of the cavity, and
wherein the retail environment further comprises:
tracks disposed on an inner surface of the bottom panel; and
a rolling system disposed on an outer surface of a bottom of each modular display unit, wherein the rolling system interfaces with the tracks to allow the display units to slide along the bottom panel.

9. The retail environment of claim 8 , wherein the frame comprises a top panel defining a top of the cavity, and
wherein the retail environment further comprises:
tracks disposed on an inner surface of the top panel; and
a rolling system disposed on outer surface of a top of each modular display unit, wherein the rolling system interfaces with the tracks to allow the display units to slide along the top panel.

10. The retail environment of claim 1 , further comprising a rear panel, wherein at least one of the modular display units is mounted to the rear panel.

11. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein each of the modular display units comprises a frame defining the outer periphery of the modular display unit.

12. The retail environment of claim 11 , wherein frame of each of the modular display units extends between a top wall and a bottom wall of the display structure frame such that a top wall of each modular display unit frame is adjacent to the top wall of the display unit frame and a bottom wall of each modular display unit frame is adjacent to the bottom wall of the display structure frame.

13. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein a height of the display structure is between 50% and 75% of a height of the side wall, and wherein a distance from a bottom of the side wall and a bottom of the display structure is at least 1 foot.

14. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein the modular display units comprise display stands.

15. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein at least a third one of the modular display units has a length of 4n.

16. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the modular display units comprises a television, and wherein at least one of the modular display units comprises products presented for sale.

17. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein the modular display units are positioned side-by-side adjacent to each other.

18. The retail environment of claim 1 , wherein each of the modular display units is not disposed above or below another display unit, and
wherein a portion of the side wall is disposed above and below the modular display units.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Agnoli Vasco
• Andrus James
• Brown Sam
• Feeney James Casey
• Green Christopher M
• Mandon Kully Kraig
• Peak Christopher Daniel
• Siegel Jonathan P
• Behling Stefan
• Smeds Kevin Fenton
• Deffenbaugh Andrew Charles
• Ranes Gregory James
• Schwalbach Charles A
• Yang Sheng
• O'Brien Graham

Classifications

• A47F5/10 Primary

  Adjustable or foldable {or dismountable} display stands {(foldable racks in general A47B43/00; dismountable racks in general A47B47/00; assemblies of elements of the same kind, e.g. stackable A47B87/00; publicity panels G09F15/0068)} · CPC title

• E04F19/08

  Built-in cupboards; Masks of niches; Covers of holes enabling access to installations ({inspection openings in bathtub aprons A47K3/1615; covers for electrical distribution boxes H02G3/14; movable ceiling parts E04B9/003; removable wall partitions E04B2/74; } clean-out doors of chimneys F23J) · CPC title

• A47F11/02

  Removable walls {, scaffolding or the like}; Pillars; Special curtains or the like · CPC title

• A47F3/004

  adjustable, foldable or easily dismountable · CPC title

• A47F3/063

  with pull-out receptacles, e.g. drawers · CPC title