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US4179033A
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Modular rack for displaying merchandise
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-02-27
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Granted: 1979-12-18
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Expires: 1998-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A modular rack is formed of two identical end members each with three vertically spaced openings. The end members are interconnected by tubular storage compartments which fit within each of the openings. A rectangular display card is fitted into a vertical slot laterally adjacent each of the end openings in at least one of the end members with the display card being adapted to carry a sample of the merchandise within the adjacent compartment. Additional rack units can be stacked on top of one another or can be connected together in endwise adjacency. When racks are connected in endwise adjacency the vertical slots of the two abutting end members can be coaligned so that a splicing board can be interfitted into the slots to lock the abutting end members together.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick J. Mitchell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:10
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/16; A47F7/17; A47F7/175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A display rack for holding cylindrical objects such as rolls of wall coverings and displaying samples of the objects in a store showroom comprising: multiple upright freestanding, lightweight, individual, freely movable tube support means, each having at least one circular opening whose axis is in a horizontal plane, and positioned adjacent one another to form a multiple, rack assembly, separate, independent horizontal circular tube means fitted in said tube support means so as to form a horizontal object supply storage compartment having a lower object supporting surface lying lengthwise of said tube means for receiving said cylindrical objects, and display means external to and operatively associated with each storage compartment visible to the passing customer and adjacent an end of each storage compartment whereby samples of the objects being stored in each tube means can be conveniently displayed adjacent the end of the respective storage compartment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A display rack for holding cylindrical objects such as rolls of wall coverings and displaying samples of the objects in a store showroom comprising: multiple upright freestanding, lightweight, individual, freely movable tube support means, each having at least one circular opening whose axis is in a horizontal plane, and positioned adjacent one another to form a multiple, rack assembly, separate, independent horizontal circular tube means fitted in said tube support means so as to form a horizontal object supply storage compartment having a lower object supporting surface lying lengthwise of said tube means for receiving said cylindrical objects, and display means external to and operatively associated with each storage compartment visible to the passing customer and adjacent an end of each storage compartment whereby samples of the objects being stored in each tube means can be conveniently displayed adjacent the end of the respective storage compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
98 words
The display rack of claim 1 said tube support means being end members, said circular openings in said end members passing completely through the end members and including a counterbore in each end member coaxial with said circular openings and having a diameter approximately equal to the outside diameter of said circular tube means so that the tube means is held tightly within the counterbore and wherein the inside diameter of the tube means is equal to the diameter of said openings so that the surfaces of the tube means is flush with the surface of the opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The display rack of claim 1, said tube support means being end members, said display means protruding outwardly of at least one end member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The display rack of claim 3, at least one of said end members having vertical slots sidewise adjacent to each opening, said display means including a separate display card inserted partially into each said slot and extending outwardly along a plane parallel to the axis of said tube means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The display rack of claim 3, including third and fourth end members identical to said first and second end members, the second and third members abutting one another with said openings coaligned, second tube means interconnecting the openings of the third and fourth end members, means splicing the abutting end members together, and including second display means protruding from said fourth end member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The display rack of claim 5, each said end member having a vertical slot aligned laterally adjacent an end opening, said splicing means including a board partially inserted into coaligned slots of the abutting second and third end members.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The rack of claim 6, each opening of each end member being offset laterally from the center of the end member toward the side of the end member opposite the vertical slot, the fourth end member being rotated 180 degrees to have its vertical slot lying on the opposite side of the center of the tube means from the vertical slot of the first end member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The display rack of claim 3, said tube support means being aligned side-by-side and each inclined relative to a vertical plane to provide a staggered array of adjacent tube support means each with a protruding display means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The display rack of claim 3, each end member including three vertically spaced said openings, and tube means interconnecting each of the openings.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-12-17 | 1983-06-18 | 1983-12-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-12-17 | 1987-06-18 | 1987-12-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-12-17 | 1991-06-18 | 1991-12-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |