Article divider assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9907415-B2
Application number	US-201514656848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2015
Priority date	Mar 13, 2015
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

An article divider assembly is provided with a support bracket adapted to be mounted to a retail display. A divider member extends from the support bracket and is sized to extend between a pair of articles at an upper region of the pair of articles to divide the articles without blocking an outward face of the articles. The divider member comprises a proximal end mounted to the support bracket and a distal end extending away from the support bracket. A display bracket is mounted to the distal end of the divider member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retail display assembly comprising:
a frame;
a first support bracket mounted to the frame;
a second support bracket mounted to the frame;
at least two incrementally spaced divider members, each of the at least two incrementally spaced divider members comprising a proximal end with a fixed connection to the first support bracket, each of the at least two incrementally spaced divider members comprising a distal end extending away from the frame, the first support bracket and the second support bracket, and each of the at least two incrementally spaced divider members being sized to extend between a pair of articles at an upper region of the pair of articles to divide the pair of articles without blocking an outward face of the pair of articles;
a stabilizer bracket mounted to the distal ends of the at least two incrementally spaced divider members that are extending from the same first support bracket without blocking the outward face of the pair of articles; and
a pair of articles provided in the retail display assembly adjacent to one of the at least two incrementally spaced divider members and spaced apart by the one of the at least two incrementally spaced divider members, each of the pair of articles having a thickness;
wherein the at least two incrementally spaced divider members are each spaced apart in a direction of the thicknesses of the pair of articles, by a distance that is greater than the thickness of one of the pair of articles; and
wherein the at least two incrementally spaced divider members provide leaning support only to the pair of articles provided in the display.

2. The retail display assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least two incrementally spaced divider members are each spaced apart the distance that is less than a combined thickness of the pair of articles.

3. The retail display assembly of claim 1 wherein the first support bracket comprises an upper support bracket; and
wherein the second support bracket comprises a lower support bracket.

4. The retail display assembly of claim 3 wherein at least one of the upper support bracket and the lower support bracket is adjustable relative to the other.

5. The retail display assembly of claim 3 wherein the at least two incrementally spaced divider members have a fixed connection with the lower support bracket.

6. The retail display assembly of claim 3 wherein the at least two incrementally spaced divider members are welded to the lower support bracket.

7. The retail display assembly of claim 3 wherein the at least two incrementally spaced dividers have a fixed connection with the upper support bracket.

8. The retail display assembly of claim 1 further comprising a display bracket mounted to the distal ends of the at least two incrementally spaced divider members.

9. The retail display assembly of claim 8 wherein indicia indicative of article information is provided on the display bracket.

10. The retail display assembly of claim 8 wherein the display bracket is angled relative to the at least two incrementally spaced divider members to face downward without blocking the outward face of the pair of articles.

11. The retail display assembly of claim 10 wherein the display bracket is provided with an outward display face that is angled downward with an included acute angle from horizontal.

12. The retail display assembly of claim 11 wherein the included acute angle is further defined as a seventy-five degree angle.

13. The retail display assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least two incrementally spaced divider members are provided above a center of gravity of the pair of articles.

14. The retail display assembly of claim 1 wherein the pair of articles comprises a shower door component.

15. An article divider assembly comprising:
a support bracket adapted to be mounted to a retail display;
a pair of divider members extending from the support bracket and each sized to extend between a pair of articles at an upper region of the pair of articles to divide the pair of articles, the pair of divider members being spaced apart to receive one article of the pairs of articles between the pair of divider members, wherein each divider member comprises a proximal end mounted to the support bracket and a distal end extending away from the support bracket; and
a display bracket mounted to the distal ends of the pair of divider members;
wherein the display bracket is provided with an outward display face that is angled downward with an included acute angle from horizontal without blocking an outward face of the pair of articles.

16. The article divider assembly of claim 15 wherein indicia indicative of article information is provided on the display bracket without the display bracket blocking the outward face of the pair of articles.

17. A retail display assembly comprising:
a frame;
at least one article divider assembly according to claim 15 mounted to the frame; and
a pair of articles provided in the display adjacent to at least one of the pair of divider members and spaced apart by the divider member, wherein one of the pair of articles is received between the pair of divider members.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Boehnen Patrick William
• Klein Matthew James

Classifications

• A47F5/08

  secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices · CPC title

• A47F5/105

  Adjustable partition panels for displaying articles (for furniture A47B96/1416; partition walls in buildings E04B2/78) · CPC title

• A47F7/0014 Primary

  for a horizontal stack of flat articles in an almost vertical position; Stabilising means therefor · CPC title

• A47F7/0021

  for long or non-stable articles, e.g. fishing rods, pencils, lipsticks or the like; Compartments or recesses as stabilising means (A47F7/14, A47F7/28, A47B81/005 take precedence) · CPC title

• A47F7/146

  the show stands or the like being provided with compartments or pockets (with theft prevention A47F7/0246) · CPC title