Mirror display assembly and retail display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11559148-B2
Application number	US-201615331287-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2016
Priority date	Feb 5, 2016
Publication date	Jan 24, 2023
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023

Abstract

A retail display system is provided with a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received in a retail store aisle. A first and a second plurality of mirror panes are oriented within the display unit, which are formed from different material compositions. A mirror display assembly is provided with samples from the first and second pluralities of mirror panes to visually demonstrate the material composition difference between the first plurality of mirror panes and the second plurality of mirror panes. The mirror display assembly is provided with a support with a base. An image surface is mounted upon the base. A first sample mirror pane is mounted to the support and oriented at an angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface. A second sample mirror pane is mounted to the support and oriented at an angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retail display system comprising:
a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received in a retail store aisle;
a first plurality of mirror panes oriented within the display unit;
a second plurality of mirror panes oriented within the display unit, wherein the second plurality of mirror panes are formed from a different material composition than the first plurality of mirror panes;
an upright surface of the display unit with an opening;
an unpackaged mirror assembly mounted to the upright surface; and
a mirror display assembly mounted within the opening of the upright surface, the mirror display assembly comprising:
a base extending rearward from the upright surface opening,
a rear wall connected to the base and spaced rearward from the opening of the upright surface,
a hood extending from the rear wall spaced apart from the base,
a pair of spaced apart sidewalls connected to the base and the rear wall and extending upward to the hood,
wherein the base, the hood, and the pair of sidewalls collectively provide an opening into the mirror display assembly,
an image surface mounted upon the base,
a visible light source mounted to the hood and directed to the image surface,
a sample from the first plurality of mirror panes mounted to the rear wall and oriented at an angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface, and
a sample from the second plurality of mirror panes with a different material composition than the sample from the first plurality of mirror panes, the sample from the second plurality of mirror panes mounted to the rear wall and oriented at an angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface;

wherein the hood extends over the image surface to the upright surface opening;
wherein the sample from the first plurality of mirror panes and the sample from the second plurality of mirror panes are directly mounted to a common surface of the rear wall, coplanar, abutting, and adjacent each other to demonstrate a difference in how the sample from the first plurality of mirror panes and the sample from the second plurality of mirror panes render light color hues or tones;
wherein the sample from the first plurality of mirror panes and the sample from the second plurality of mirror panes are oriented adjacent each other to visually demonstrate the material composition difference between the first plurality of mirror panes and the second plurality of mirror panes;
wherein the sample from the first plurality of mirror panes and the sample from the second plurality of mirror panes are not spaced apart by a distance to visually demonstrate the material composition difference between the first plurality of mirror panes and the second plurality of mirror panes, and to demonstrate a difference in how the first mirror pane sample and the second mirror pane sample render lighter color hues or tones;
wherein the pair of spaced apart sidewalls, the rear wall, and the hood partially enclose the mirror display assembly to obstruct the direct and indirect viewing of the light source; and
wherein a viewing opening is defined between the base, the pair of sidewalls, and the hood.

2. The retail display system of claim 1 , wherein the sample from the first plurality of mirror panes is oriented at a fixed angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface; and
wherein the sample from the second plurality of mirror panes is oriented at a fixed angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface.

3. The retail display system of claim 1 , further comprising instructional indicia provided on the upright surface of the display unit to inform a customer to select a mirror pane and associated hardware.

4. The retail display system of claim 3 , wherein the mirror display assembly viewing opening is provided within the instructional indicia.

5. The retail display system of claim 4 , wherein the mirror display assembly comprises a housing defined by the base, the rear wall, the hood, and the pair of sidewalls, mounted to the display unit.

6. The retail display system of claim 1 , wherein the rear wall is oriented at a first acute angle relative to the base.

7. The retail display system of claim 6 , wherein the image surface is oriented at a second acute angle relative to the rear wall that is less than the first acute angle.

8. The retail display system of claim 1 , wherein the visible light source comprises a light emitting diode.

9. The retail display system of claim 1 , further comprising a motion detector in cooperation with the light source to illuminate the light source in response to detection of motion proximate to the mirror display assembly.

10. The retail display system of claim 1 , wherein the image surface includes at least one color with a Munsell Color System level of at least five in lightness.

11. The retail display system of claim 1 , wherein the sample from the first plurality of mirror panes is oriented at a fixed acute angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface; and
wherein the sample from the second plurality of mirror panes is oriented at a fixed acute angle relative to the image surface to reflect the image surface.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Martin Ryan Patrick
• Mathison Jeffrey John
• Forrest Earl David

Classifications

• F21W2131/405

  for shop-windows or displays · CPC title

• A47G1/16

  Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like · CPC title

• A47G2001/1673

  having illumination means · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V33/0028

  Decorative household equipment, e.g. plant holders or food dummies · CPC title