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Article display rack

Assignee: Mondelez International Inc
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Filing: 1973-02-12
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Granted: 1977-02-15
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Expires: 1993-02-12
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Abstract

Abstract A package display and support rack for mounting on shelves formed of wire rods found in refrigerators with glass doors such as used in convenience food stores. The display racks are inexpensively assembled from readily available or easily manufactured components and include forwardly projecting support feet attached at their heels or rear ends to the bottom ends of upright side members of the rack. The support feet have clamps on their distal ends for clamping attachment to at least one wire rod of a shelf.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas E. Seipel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:09
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/10; A47F5/13; A47F5/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 291 words
A display rack for mounting on shelves formed of wire rods comprising a pair of end uprights formed of right angle members with one leg of each extending forwardly and with the other legs of said uprights extending inwardly toward each other in approximately the same plane, a plurality of support bars extending horizontally between said end uprights, a plurality of article supporting rods mounted at their rear ends on said horizontal support bars and projecting forwardly therefrom, a pair of foot members each of which is attached at its heel to the bottom of one of said uprights so as to extend forwardly therefrom, and clamping means at the distal end of each foot for clamping the distal end to at least one of said wire rods of a shelf, each of said foot members having a vertical right-angle formation at said heel thereof interfitting the upright to which it is attached, each of said clamping means having an upstanding J-bolt, a clamp member carried on the lower end of each said bolt and adapted to be drawn up under at least one wire rod so as to clamp the same between the underside of said foot member and said clamp member, each of said foot members being a sheet metal stamping with a vertical fore-and-aft main section and a second vertical right angle formation on the distal end of each foot member, said fore-and-aft main section providing one leg of each of said first and second right angle formations and the remaining legs of said formations on each foot member extending inwardly toward the other foot member, and the J-formation on each bolt hooking downwardly in a notch in the upper edge of one of said fore-and-aft main sections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 291 words
A display rack for mounting on shelves formed of wire rods comprising a pair of end uprights formed of right angle members with one leg of each extending forwardly and with the other legs of said uprights extending inwardly toward each other in approximately the same plane, a plurality of support bars extending horizontally between said end uprights, a plurality of article supporting rods mounted at their rear ends on said horizontal support bars and projecting forwardly therefrom, a pair of foot members each of which is attached at its heel to the bottom of one of said uprights so as to extend forwardly therefrom, and clamping means at the distal end of each foot for clamping the distal end to at least one of said wire rods of a shelf, each of said foot members having a vertical right-angle formation at said heel thereof interfitting the upright to which it is attached, each of said clamping means having an upstanding J-bolt, a clamp member carried on the lower end of each said bolt and adapted to be drawn up under at least one wire rod so as to clamp the same between the underside of said foot member and said clamp member, each of said foot members being a sheet metal stamping with a vertical fore-and-aft main section and a second vertical right angle formation on the distal end of each foot member, said fore-and-aft main section providing one leg of each of said first and second right angle formations and the remaining legs of said formations on each foot member extending inwardly toward the other foot member, and the J-formation on each bolt hooking downwardly in a notch in the upper edge of one of said fore-and-aft main sections.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-02-15 1980-08-16 1981-02-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-02-15 1984-08-16 1985-02-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-02-15 1988-08-16 1989-02-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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