Shelf sign holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9640094-B2
Application number	US-201414445544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2014
Priority date	Jul 29, 2014
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

A sign holder includes a sign sleeve having a width and being defined by a viewing flange, a base flange and a first joint that couples the viewing flange to the base flange. At least one protruding member has a width and is coupled to and extends from the base flange at an at least one second joint. Each protruding member includes a leg portion and at least two hook portions coupled to the leg portion at an at least one third joint. The leg portion is oriented relative to the base flange by a first angle and each hook portion is oriented relative to the leg portion by a second angle. The width of the sign sleeve is greater than the width of the at least one protruding member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sign holder comprising;
a sign sleeve being defined by a viewing flange, a base flange and a first joint that couples the viewing flange to the base flange, wherein the base flange includes a free end;
at least one protruding member having a distal end and being coupled to and extending from the base flange at an at least one second joint, each protruding member including a leg portion and at least two hook portions coupled to the leg portion at an at least one third joint, the leg portion being oriented relative to the base flange by a first angle and each hook portion being oriented relative to the leg portion by a second angle; and
wherein a distal end of each hook portion is a part of the free end of the base flange.

2. The sign holder of claim 1 , wherein a portion of an interior surface of the base flange is biased against at least a portion of an interior surface of the viewing flange so as to retain an in-store marketing sign in the sign sleeve.

3. The sign holder of claim 1 , wherein a distal end of each protruding member is continuous with a free end of the base flange.

4. The sign holder of claim 3 , wherein the distal end of each protruding member comprises at least one curved edge located between the at least two hook portions and the at least one curved edge engages with a portion of a display fixture.

5. The sign holder of claim 1 , wherein the viewing flange, the base flange, the first joint, the at least one protruding member and the at least one second joint are made of a single, continuous piece of sheet material.

6. The sign holder of claim 1 , wherein the first angle comprises an acute angle.

7. The sign holder of claim 1 , wherein the second angle comprises an obtuse angle.

8. The sign holder of claim 1 , wherein the at least one protruding member comprises a first protruding member and a second protruding member, wherein the first protruding member is spaced apart from the second protruding member.

9. A sign holder comprising:
a single, continuous piece of sheet material having a first surface and an opposing second surface and comprising:
a main panel;
a return panel fixed to the main panel by a first bend and extending from the first bend to a free end, wherein a portion of the return panel is biased against a portion of the main panel so as to retain an in-store marketing sign in a pocket that is defined by the main panel, the first bend and the return panel; and
wherein the return panel includes at least one mounting portion that is oriented out-of-plane from a remaining portion of the return panel by at least one second bend and extends from the at least one second bend to at least one distal end, wherein the second bend is located between the first bend and the free end of the return panel.

10. The sign holder of claim 9 , wherein a portion of the first surface of the sheet material that is located along the return panel is biased against a different portion of the first surface of the sheet material that is located along the main panel.

11. The sign holder of claim 9 , wherein each mounting portion of the return panel comprises a leg, at least one third bend and at least one prong, the leg being defined between the second bend and the at least one third bend and the at least one prong being defined between the at least one third bend and the distal end.

12. The sign holder of claim 11 , wherein the first surface of the sheet material located along the leg of each mounting portion is oriented at an acute angle from the first surface of the sheet material located along a remaining portion of the return panel.

13. The sign holder of claim 11 , wherein the first surface of the sheet material located along each prong of each mounting portion is oriented at an obtuse angle from the first surface of the sheet material located along the leg of each mounting portion.

14. The sign holder of claim 11 , wherein an edge of the return panel comprises at least one curved edge located between two prongs, the at least one curved edge engages with a portion of a display fixture.

15. The sign holder of claim 9 , wherein the main panel and the return panel comprise a width that is greater than a width of the at least one mounting portion.

16. The sign holder of claim 9 , wherein the at least one mounting portion of the return panel comprises a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, wherein the first mounting portion is spaced apart from the second mounting portion.

17. A method of altering a display fixture comprising:
inserting at least one protruding member of a sign holder into a through slot in a shelf of a display fixture, the sign holder including a sign sleeve defined by a viewing flange, a base flange and a first joint that couples the viewing flange to the base flange, wherein the at least one protruding member includes a leg portion coupled to the base flange by a second joint, at least one hook portion and at least one third joint that couples the leg portion to the at least one hook portion; and
engaging the at least one hook portion of the at least one protruding member with a bottom edge of a protrusion that downwardly extends from a bottom surface of the shelf to hold the sign holder in place.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising inserting a sign into the sign sleeve of the sign holder.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein inserting the sign into the sign sleeve of the sign holder comprises inserting the sign into one of a pair of opposing sides of the sign sleeve or a top side of the sign holder.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein engaging the at least one hook portion of the at least one protruding member with the bottom edge of the protrusion that downwardly extends from the bottom surface of the shelf further comprises engaging at least one curved edge that is located between two hook portions of the at least one protruding member with a nub that is located on the bottom edge of the protrusion.

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Trinh Nick Q
• Kivi Judd S
• Dougherty Kristin A

Classifications

• G09F23/06

  the advertising matter being combined with articles for restaurants, shops or offices (on paper articles G09F23/10) · CPC title

• G09F2007/1856

  characterised by the supporting structure · CPC title

• G09F7/18 Primary

  Means for attaching signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure · CPC title

• G09F2007/1873

  characterised by the type of sign · CPC title