Mattress display fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016000239-A1
Application number	US-201414323319-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 3, 2014
Priority date	Jul 3, 2014
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mattress display fixture that supports a plurality of horizontally oriented mattresses in a vertically stacked arrangement on shelves, with the mattresses vertically spaced from one another, for display to customers. The shelves of the display fixture are cantilever supported, with each shelf being of sufficient size to accommodate a mattress thereon. Each shelf slopes downwardly from a front side to a rear side thereof such that the front side is disposed at a vertical height greater than the rear side. The construction of the display fixture is such that it adequately supports the mattresses, yet is of minimal construction to minimize its aesthetic intrusion on the mattresses so that the customer's focus is primarily on the mattresses and not on the display fixture.

First claim

1 . A mattress display fixture, comprising:
a pair of generally vertically extending support members spaced apart from one another; each of the generally vertically extending support members includes an upper end and a lower end, a plurality of cut-outs formed therein and generally vertically spaced from one another between the upper end and the lower end, and a plurality of generally horizontally extending support beams integrally formed therewith at positions forwardly of and spaced from the cut-outs; a plurality of shelves removably supported by the generally vertically extending support members and cantilever supported therefrom, each shelf is of sufficient size to accommodate a mattress thereon, the shelves are generally vertically spaced apart from each other, and the shelves extend forwardly from the generally vertically extending support members; each shelf includes a rear side removably disposed within a respective one of the cut-outs, a front side opposite the rear side, and an intermediate portion between the rear side and the front side; and the intermediate portion of each shelf is supported by one of the generally horizontally extending support beams.

2 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , wherein each shelf comprises:
a pair of generally L-shaped members that are spaced from one another, each generally L-shaped member includes a leg portion and a base portion, and the generally L-shaped members are oriented so that the leg portions extend toward one another with the base portions extending generally vertically upward, the leg portions are positioned to support opposite lower sides of a mattress while the base portions limit side-to-side movements of a mattress when disposed on the shelf; a plurality of spacers fixed to the generally L-shaped members and spacing the generally L-shaped members from one another, the spacers include a rear spacer that is removably disposed within one of the cut-outs, a front spacer, and an intermediate spacer between the rear spacer and the front spacer; the rear spacer, the front spacer and the intermediate spacer are spaced from one another; and the spacers include upper surfaces that are approximately flush with upper surfaces of the leg portions.

3 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , wherein each of the generally vertically extending support members includes a support arm connected to the lower end thereof and extending forwardly therefrom, each support arm has a length that is approximately equal to a length of each shelf between the rear side and the front side.

4 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , wherein each of the generally vertically extending support members comprises:
a rear panel, a front panel spaced from the rear panel and being generally parallel thereto, an interior side panel extending forwardly from the rear panel toward the front panel, and an exterior side panel extending between the rear panel and the front panel generally parallel to the interior side panel; the front panel includes the plurality of generally horizontally extending support beams integrally formed therewith; and the interior side panel includes the plurality of cut-outs formed therein.

5 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , further comprising a sign support fixed to the shelves adjacent to the front sides thereof, the sign support extends generally vertically and presents a generally forwardly facing surface.

6 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , wherein a straight-line distance between the generally vertically extending support members is greater than a straight-line distance between the rear side and the front side of each shelf.

7 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , wherein the number of the generally horizontally extending support beams equals the number of the cut-outs.

8 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , wherein each shelf is free of direct support forwardly of the generally horizontally extending support beams.

9 . The mattress display fixture of claim 1 , wherein each shelf slopes generally downwardly from the front side to the rear side thereof such that the front side is disposed at a vertical height greater than the rear side.

10 . A display fixture configured to display mattresses, comprising:
a plurality of generally vertically spaced apart shelves each of which is of sufficient size to accommodate a mattress thereon; a pair of generally vertical support means to which the shelves are removably supported and that support the shelves in a cantilever manner; each generally vertical support means is a single-piece construction that includes a plurality of rear support structures and a plurality of forward support structures, each one of the forward support structures is positioned to cooperate with a respective one of the rear support structures thereby forming a plurality of support structure pairs, each support structure pair supporting one of the shelves; each of the rear support structures is configured to removably receive therein a rear portion of one of the shelves, and each of the forward support structures is configured to removably support an intermediate portion of one of the shelves; and for each support structure pair, each shelf includes a rear portion removably disposed within the rear support structure and each shelf includes an intermediate portion located forward of the rear portion that is removably supported by the forward support structure.

11 . The display fixture of claim 10 , wherein each of the forward support structures includes an upper surface, and the intermediate portions of the shelves are supported by the upper surfaces.

12 . The display fixture of claim 10 , wherein each shelf comprises:
a pair of members that are spaced from one another, each member includes a leg portion and a base portion, and the members are oriented so that the leg portions extend toward one another with the base portions extending generally vertically upward, the leg portions are positioned to support opposite lower sides of a mattress while the base portions limit side-to-side movements of a mattress when disposed on the shelf, and the leg portions are supported by the forward support structures; a plurality of spacers fixed to the members and spacing the members from one another, the spacers include a rear spacer that is removably disposed within one of the rear support structures, a front spacer, and an intermediate spacer between the rear spacer and the front spacer; the rear spacer, the front spacer and the intermediate spacer are spaced from one another; and the spacers include upper surfaces that are approximately flush with upper surfaces of the leg portions.

13 . The display fixture of claim 12 , further comprising a support arm connected to a lower end of each generally vertical support means and extending forwardly therefrom, each support arm has a length that is approximately equal to a length of each shelf between the rear spacer and the front spacer.

14 . The display fixture of claim 10 , wherein each of the generally vertical support means comprises:
a rear panel, a front panel spaced from the rear panel and being generally parallel thereto, an interior side panel extending forwardly from the rear panel toward the front panel, and an exterior side panel extending between the rear panel and the front panel generally parallel to the interior side panel; the front panel includes the plurality of forward support structures integrally formed therewith; and the interior side panel includes the plurality of rear support structures formed therein.

15 . The display fixture

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Denby Scott E
• Angvall Nick

Classifications

• A47B57/10

  the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves · CPC title

• A47B96/027

  Cantilever shelves · CPC title

• A47F7/30 Primary

  for furniture, e.g. beds, mattresses · CPC title