Convertible gondola display for stores

Claim 1

A convertible gondola island display for stores comprising a unit molded base of structural foam plastic material and of rectangular shape in plan having a monoplanar flat top platform, and a honeycomb downwardly opening skeleton body depending therefrom, including parallel spaced monoplanar side and end support walls and a series of interconnected right angularly related partitions therebetween, said walls and partitions being of uniform height with their lower edges in a single plane; said partitions and end walls defining therebetween a pair of open-ended spaced upright tubular passages of rectangular cross section at opposite ends and throughout the height of said platform and body; upright tubular supports of similar cross section nested and disposed within said passages and frictionally retained therein, and extending above said platform; a cap extending between and overlying said supports and secured thereto; said top platform having therein a pair of spaced outwardly opening slots at their ends merging with said passages; and a pair of upright parallel back panels nested within and between said tubular supports and cap and at their lower ends nested and retained within said slots respectively, inwardly directed panel retainers projecting from said tubular supports retainingly engaging said panels along their height.