Gateway display fixture with transom display unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9978295-B1
Application number	US-201715446580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 1, 2017
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A gateway display fixture includes first and second side display unit and a transom display unit. The first side display unit includes a first primary frame including two threaded cavities along a top surface thereof. The second side display unit is spaced from the first side display unit. The transom display is unit selectively coupled with and extends across each of the first display unit and the second side display unit to form a pathway under the transom display unit. The transom display unit includes a bottom segment having a first pair of coupling apertures near a first end of the bottom segment. The display fixture is adjustable between a first configuration, where the first side display unit extends substantially in line with the transom display unit, and in the second configuration, where the first side display unit is rotated out of line with the transom display unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gateway display fixture comprising:
a first side display unit including two threaded cavities along a top surface of the first side display unit, wherein the first side display unit extends substantially vertically away from a floor;
a second side display unit extending substantially vertically away from the floor to a top surface of the second side display unit, the second side display unit being laterally spaced from the first side display unit; and
a transom display unit selectively coupled with each of the first side display unit and the second side display unit to form a walkable pathway under the transom display unit between the first side display unit and the second side display unit, the transom display unit including a bottom segment having a first pair of coupling apertures near a first end of the bottom segment;
wherein the display fixture is adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration, in the first configuration, the first side display unit extends substantially in line with the transom display unit and is coupled to the transom display unit via two fasteners each extending through a different one of the first pair of coupling apertures and a different one of the two threaded cavities, and in the second configuration, the first side display unit is rotated out of line with the transom display unit and is coupled to the transom display unit via a single fastener extending through only one of the first pair of coupling apertures and only one of the two threaded cavities.

2. The gateway display fixture of claim 1 , wherein:
the bottom segment of the transom display unit includes a second pair of coupling apertures near a second end of the bottom segment opposite the first end of the bottom segment,
the second side display unit includes a second two threaded cavities along a top surface of the second side display unit, and
at least one second fastener is secured to at least one of the second two threaded cavities through at least one of the second pair of coupling apertures to selectively secure the second side display unit to the transom display unit.

3. The gateway display fixture of claim 2 , wherein in the first configuration of the display fixture, the at least one second fastener is two second fasteners and each of the second fasteners is secured to a different one of the second two threaded cavities via a different one of the second pair of coupling apertures such that the second side display unit extends in line with the first side display unit and the transom display unit.

4. The gateway display fixture of claim 3 , wherein in the second configuration of the display fixture, the at least one second fastener is a single second fastener secured to one of the second two threaded cavities via one of the second pair of coupling apertures such that the second side display unit extends with an angled orientation relative to the transom display unit.

5. The gateway display fixture of claim 1 , wherein:
the transom display unit includes a transom frame and a panel,
the transom frame includes the bottom segment, a top segment opposite the bottom segment, and side segments extending between the top segment and the bottom segment to define an opening between the top segment, the bottom segment, and the side segment,
the transom frame defining a slot extending entirely through the top segment and through interior-facing surfaces of each of the side segments and the bottom segment, and
the panel extends across the opening and defines a perimeter edge that is received in the slot adjacent each of the top segment, the bottom segment, and the side segments.

6. The gateway display fixture of claim 5 , wherein:
the bottom segment includes a bottom surface opposite the interior-facing surface of the bottom segment,
the first pair of coupling apertures each extend through the bottom surface,
the slot terminates before extending through the bottom surface, and
the interior-facing surface of the bottom segment includes a different cutout immediately adjacent the slot providing a wider pass-through for inserting each the two fasteners through the slot and into one of the first pair of coupling apertures.

7. The gateway display fixture of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side display unit includes a primary frame and a footed support,
the primary frame including the top surface and the two threaded cavities, and
the footed support is coupled to the primary frame opposite the top surface of the primary frame and includes two footplates transversely extending relative to the primary frame to support the first side display unit on the floor.

8. The gateway display fixture of claim 7 , wherein:
the footed support includes coupling channels extending vertically upwardly from the two footplates,
the primary frame includes two upright members each extending along a substantial entirety of the overall height of the primary frame, and
each of the two upright members is received within and secured to a different one of the coupling channels of the footed support.

9. The gateway display fixture of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side display unit includes a principle frame portion and an auxiliary frame portion,
the principle frame portion includes two upright members, a top cross bar, and a bottom cross bar collectively defining an opening therebetween, and a panel maintained within and substantially covering the opening,
the auxiliary frame portion extends from one of the two upright members in a direction opposite the other one of the two upright members and has a height substantially equal to a height of the principle frame portion,
the auxiliary frame portion includes a vertical member spaced from the one of the two upright members and a second top cross bar extending from the one of the two upright members to the vertical member, and
the two threaded cavities are each formed in a top surface of the auxiliary frame portion.

10. The gateway display fixture of claim 9 , wherein the transom display unit is only coupled with the first display unit via the auxiliary frame portion of the first side display unit.

11. The gateway display fixture of claim 9 , wherein an open window is defined between the one of the two upright members and the vertical member.

12. The gateway display fixture of claim 9 , wherein:
the first side display unit includes an intermediate cross bar and a toe kick plate,
the intermediate cross bar extends from one of the two upright members to the other of the two upright members and is positioned between the top cross bar and the bottom cross bar,
the toe kick plate extends between and is positioned adjacent to each of the bottom cross bar, the intermediate cross bar, and the two upright members.

13. The gateway display fixture of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side display unit includes two upright members, a front top cross bar, a rear top cross bar, and a panel maintained between and covering an opening between the two upright members,
the rear top cross bar extends between the two upright members and has a Z-shaped cross section defining a rear first leg aligned with a rear-facing surface of each of the two upright members, an rear offset forwardly extending from a bottom of the rear first leg, and a rear second leg extending downwardly from the rear offset opposite the rear first leg,
the front top cross bar extends between the two upright members and has a Z-shaped cross section defining a front first leg aligned with a front-facing surface of each of the two upright members, an front offset extending rearwardly from a bottom of the front first leg, and a front second l

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Denby Scott E
• Clark Jeremy A

Classifications

• A47F11/02

  Removable walls {, scaffolding or the like}; Pillars; Special curtains or the like · CPC title

• A47F8/00

  Dummies, busts or the like, e.g. for displaying garments (tailors' dummies A41H5/00; {artificial limbs A61F; dolls in general A63H}) · CPC title

• G09F15/0062

  collapsible · CPC title

• G09F15/0056 Primary

  portable display standards · CPC title

• G09F15/005

  for orientation or public information · CPC title