Display system with counter section

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9713377-B2
Application number	US-201514860430-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2015
Priority date	Jun 29, 2010
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

A display counter section includes a lower base portion, an upper base portion, and a light. The upper display portion defines a hollow interior, and includes translucent panels and a metal top. The translucent panels enclose the hollow interior of the upper display portion. The metal top extends over the hollow interior and the translucent panels such that the display counter section is configured to only display products on a top of the metal top. The top of the metal top defines a plurality of uniformly shaped sockets to receive a plurality of product display racks. The light is maintained within the hollow interior backlighting the translucent from the hollow interior by the light.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display system comprising:
a first display counter section comprising:
a lower base portion, and
an upper display portion including translucent panels that are each frosted, the translucent panels collectively extending from a first outermost edge of the upper display portion to a second outermost edge of the upper display portion to define a light chamber substantially covering a top of the lower base portion,
a top panel that is metal and includes a plurality of uniformly shaped sockets to receive a plurality of differently configured jewelry display racks that have downwardly extending portions configured to mate with the sockets such that the first display counter section is configured to only display jewelry on top of the top panel of the first display counter section, wherein:
the top panel extends over the light chamber and the translucent panels such that the top panel and the translucent panels collectively fully surround the light chamber over the lower base portion,

a light selectively maintained in the light chamber to backlight the translucent panels; and

a corner section adjacent the first display counter section, the corner section being void of the transparent or translucent panels and having an overall height less than an overall height of a remainder of the first counter, wherein the corner section includes a corner section lower base portion, which has a substantially identical outer appearance as the lower base portion of the first display counter section and is caped by a top corner panel, the top corner panel forming the topmost surface of the corner section.

2. The display system of claim 1 , further comprising a single piece metal support frame including one or more legs, wherein the lower base portion is attached to the single piece metal support frame such that the single piece metal support frame maintains the lower base portion spaced from and above a surface separate from and supporting the display system.

3. The display system of claim 1 , further comprising the plurality of differently configured jewelry display racks each being coupled with a different corresponding one of the plurality of uniformly shaped sockets by placing the downwardly extending portion of each of the plurality of differently configured jewelry display racks into the different corresponding one of the plurality of uniformly shaped sockets.

4. The display system of claim 3 , wherein the downwardly extending portion of each of the plurality of differently configured jewelry display racks securely fits within any one of the plurality of uniformly shaped sockets.

5. The display system of claim 1 , further comprising a display spinner positioned on the topmost surface of the corner section such that the display spinner extends upwardly from the topmost surface of the corner section above topmost surfaces of the first display counter.

6. The display system of claim 5 , wherein:
the topmost surface of the corner section defines a plurality of corner section sockets,
the display spinner defines a bottom surface and rods extending downwardly from the bottom surface thereof, and
the rods of the display spinner are each secured within a different one of the plurality of corner section sockets to secure the display spinner to the corner section.

7. A display system comprising:
a counter section having a lower base portion and an upper display portion, the upper display portion of the counter section comprising translucent panels enclosing a hollow interior, the translucent panels being frosted, and;
a light maintained within the hollow interior such that the translucent panels are backlit from the hollow interior of the counter section via the light;
wherein:
the upper display portion includes a metal top extending over the hollow interior and the translucent panels, which extend around an entire periphery of lower base portion, to surround the light,
the metal top includes a plurality of uniformly shaped sockets to receive a plurality of differently configured jewelry display racks that have downwardly extending portions configured to mate with the sockets such that the system is configured to only display jewelry above the metal top;
the lower base portion includes a drawer in an interior of the lower base portion; and
the counter section includes a metal support frame, formed separately from and attached to the lower base portion, including one or more legs maintaining the lower base portion spaced from and above a supporting surface separate from the display system, and the display system includes a corner section adjacent the counter section, the corner section being void of the translucent panels and having an overall height less than an overall height of a remainder of the counter section, wherein the corner section includes a corner section lower base portion, which has a substantially identical outer appearance as the lower base portion of the counter section and is caped by a top corner panel, the top corner panel forming the topmost surface of the corner section.

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Arne Erica Marie
• Stukenberg Joseph

Classifications

• A47B13/12 Primary

  Transparent tops {, e.g. with lighting means under the table top} · CPC title

• A47F9/00

  Shop, bar, bank or like counters (show cases or show cabinets A47F3/00; safety transaction partitions, e.g. movable pay plates, E05G7/00) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• A47F3/005

  with glass panels · CPC title

• A47B13/06

  of metal {(A47B13/023 takes precedence)} · CPC title