Multi-configurable end display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9232865-B2
Application number	US-201313906637-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2013
Priority date	May 31, 2013
Publication date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016

Abstract

An end display includes a base, an end panel coupled to a rear of the base, at least one channel mounted to the base and having an open top, a first wall panel and a spanner. The first wall panel is received by the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a display position and is removed from the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a storage position. The spanner is mounted to the end panel and includes at least one flange. The at least one flange has a first through hole for receiving a fastener that secures the first wall panel in the display position and a second through hole for receiving a fastener for securing at least the first wall panel in the storage position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An end display comprising:
a base;
an end panel coupled to a rear of the base;
at least one channel mounted to the base and having an open top;
a first wall panel that is received by the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a display position and is removed from the at least one channel when the first wall panel is in a storage position;
a spanner mounted to the end panel and including at least one flange, the at least one flange having a first through hole for receiving a fastener that secures the first wall panel in the display position and a second through hole for receiving a fastener for securing at least the first wall panel in the storage position.

2. The end display of claim 1 , wherein in the display position the first wall panel is oriented substantially perpendicular to the end panel.

3. The end display of claim 1 , wherein the at least one channel that is mounted to the base comprises a first channel having a pair of a opposing sides that receive the first wall panel in the display position and a second channel having a pair of opposing sides that receive a second wall panel in the display position, wherein the opposing sides of the first channel are oriented substantially perpendicular to the end panel and the opposing sides of the second channel are oriented substantially perpendicular to the opposing sides of the first channel.

4. The end display of claim 3 , wherein one of the pair of opposing sides of the second channel comprises a discontinuous section, wherein the discontinuous section is aligned with the pair of opposing sides of the first channel so that when the second channel receives a second wall panel in the display position, the second wall panel abuts with and is substantially perpendicular to the first wall panel in the display position.

5. The end display of claim 4 , wherein the opposing sides of the first channel comprise first ends and second ends, the first ends being spaced apart from the end panel by a distance and the second ends abutting the opposing side of the second channel that has the discontinuous section.

6. The end display of claim 5 , wherein when the first wall panel is in the storage position the first wall panel is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first channel and is located between the first ends of the opposing sides of the first channel and the end panel.

7. The end display of claim 6 , wherein when the second wall panel is in the storage position the second wall panel is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first channel and is located between the first ends of the opposing sides of the first channel and the first wall panel.

8. The end display of claim 7 , wherein the fastener that uses the second through hole in the spanner to secure at least the first wall panel in the storage position engages with the second wall panel to secure the second wall panel and the first wall panel in the storage position.

9. An end cap comprising:
an end deck;
an end frame coupled to a rear of the end deck and having a pair of uprights and a back wall extending between the pair of uprights;
a cross support having at least one flange, a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end is mounted to one of the pair of uprights of the end frame and the second end is mounted to the other of the pair of uprights of the end frame so the cross support extends across the back wall of the end frame;
a first in-line frame having first and second uprights and a wall member extending between the first and second uprights of the first in-line frame, wherein in a first display configuration the first in-line frame is mounted to the end deck such that a top of the first upright of the first in-line frame fastens to the at least one flange of the cross support and the wall member of the first in-line frame is substantially perpendicular to the back wall of the end frame;
a second in-line frame having first and second uprights and a wall member extending between the first and second uprights of the second in-line frame, wherein in the first display configuration the second in-line frame is mounted to the end deck such that the wall member of the second in-line frame abuts with the second upright of the first in-line frame and the wall member of the second in-line frame is oriented substantially perpendicular to the wall member of the first in-line frame;
wherein in a second display configuration the top of the first in-line frame is free from the at least one flange, the first in-line frame member is positioned adjacent to the second in-line frame such that the wall member of the first in-line frame and the wall member of the second in-line frame are in substantially parallel orientations and the first in-line frame and the second in-line frame are secured to the back wall of the end frame by fastening a top of the second in-line frame to the at least one flange of the cross support.

10. The end cap of claim 9 , wherein the at least one flange of the cross support comprises a depth that is greater at a center of the at least one flange than at ends of the at least one flange.

11. The end cap of claim 9 , wherein the top of the second in-line frame comprises a fastener that attaches to an open end of the second upright of the first in-line frame.

12. The end cap of claim 9 , further comprising a first channel mounted to the end deck and configured to receive and attach a bottom of the first in-line frame to the end deck, the first channel being oriented substantially perpendicular to the back wall of the end frame.

13. The end cap of claim 12 , further comprising a second channel mounted to the end deck and configured to receive and attach a bottom of the second in-line frame to the end deck, the second channel being oriented substantially perpendicular to the first channel.

14. The end cap of claim 9 , wherein the first in-line frame and the second in-line frame include a height that is less than a height of the end frame.

15. A method of configuring an end display, the method comprising:
configuring an end display having an end frame attached to a rear of an end deck into a first display configuration by:
mounting a first wall panel to an end deck by inserting a bottom of the first wall panel into a first elongated channel and securing an end of the first wall panel to a spanner on the end frame, the first elongated channel being oriented substantially perpendicular to a wall of the end frame; and
mounting a second wall panel to the end deck by inserting a bottom of the second wall panel into a second elongated channel and securing the second wall panel to an opposing end of the first wall panel, the second elongated channel being oriented substantially perpendicular to the first elongated channel.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
configuring the end display into a second display configuration by:
detaching the second wall panel from the opposing end of the first wall panel;
detaching the end of the first wall panel from the spanner; and
storing the first wall panel and the second wall panel adjacent to the end frame.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein storing the first wall panel and the second wall panel adjacent to the end frame comprises:
orienting the first wall panel and the second wall panel substantially parallel to each other and substantially parallel to the wall of the end frame; and
positioning the first wall panel and the second wall panel between an end of the first elongated channel and the end frame.

18. The method of cl

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Trinh Nick Q
• Mcdowell Daniel K
• Johnson Blake M

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

• Y10T29/49716

  Converting · CPC title

• A47F5/0807

  Display panels, grids or rods used for suspending merchandise or cards supporting articles; Movable brackets therefor (with fixed brackets A47F5/0876; packages comprising articles attached to cards B65D73/00; labels G09F) · CPC title