US4319731A
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Merchandise display assembly
Assignee: Armstrong Store Fixture Corp
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Filing: 1980-11-10
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Granted: 1982-03-16
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Expires: 2000-11-10
Abstract
Abstract An improved information display assembly with a cantilevered arm and a detachable means for displaying indicia at the free end of the arm is disclosed. The free end of the arm has a horizontal member extending therefrom at a right angle. There is a transverse groove on the upper surface of the arm. This groove is on the free end of the arm and is parallel with the horizontal member. The detachable display means mounts onto this horizontal member and arm. This display means has a planar member with a front face upon which indicia is displayed and a rear face from which extend two parallel arms with a flange extending from the free end of the upper arm. When the display means is mounted on the cantilevered arm, the parallel arms are contiguous with the upper and lower surfaces of the cantilevered arm and horizontal member and the flange engages the transverse groove.
Inventors
- 👤 William Pfeifer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/08; A47F5/0807; A47F5/0869
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
235 words
In an information display assembly of the type including a cantilevered arm and a means for displaying indicia at the free end of the cantilevered arm, the improvement wherein the cantilevered arm comprises: a shaft with at least one transverse groove near the free end of the shaft, and a horizontal member extending at a right angle from the free end of the shaft, parallel with said groove and wherein the means for displaying indicia is removably attached to said shaft and comprises: a planar member having a front face upon which indicia is displayed, a rear face and upper and lower resilient, planar, generally rectangular arms extending transversely from the rear face in generally parallel spaced relationship with a flange at the free end of at least one of the said arms extending toward the other arm, said arms, flange and groove being so dimensioned that when the display means is attached to the cantilevered arm with said planar member generally perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, said upper and lower arms straddle said horizontal member and the shaft, and said flange engages said transverse groove in said shaft with a friction fit and overlaps said horizontal member to secure said display means against rotation about the axis of the cantilevered arm and the axis of the horizontal member and against rotation in the plane containing the cantilevered arm and the horizontal member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
235 words
In an information display assembly of the type including a cantilevered arm and a means for displaying indicia at the free end of the cantilevered arm, the improvement wherein the cantilevered arm comprises: a shaft with at least one transverse groove near the free end of the shaft, and a horizontal member extending at a right angle from the free end of the shaft, parallel with said groove and wherein the means for displaying indicia is removably attached to said shaft and comprises: a planar member having a front face upon which indicia is displayed, a rear face and upper and lower resilient, planar, generally rectangular arms extending transversely from the rear face in generally parallel spaced relationship with a flange at the free end of at least one of the said arms extending toward the other arm, said arms, flange and groove being so dimensioned that when the display means is attached to the cantilevered arm with said planar member generally perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, said upper and lower arms straddle said horizontal member and the shaft, and said flange engages said transverse groove in said shaft with a friction fit and overlaps said horizontal member to secure said display means against rotation about the axis of the cantilevered arm and the axis of the horizontal member and against rotation in the plane containing the cantilevered arm and the horizontal member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The improved information display assembly of claim 2 wherein the shaft of the cantilevered arm includes an upper and lower surface and the transverse groove is in the upper surface of the shaft and said flange depends from the upper arm of the label holder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improved assembly of claim 1 wherein an offset portion having a bearing surface projects from said horizontal member in the plane defined by said shaft and said horizontal member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The improved assembly of claim 3 wherein the offset portion has a cammed surface extending from the bearing surface of said offset to said horizontal member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The improved assembly of claims 2 or 4 wherein the cantilevered arm is manufactured from a length of round wire defining an upper and lower surface and said transverse groove is in said upper surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improved assembly of claim 2 or 4 wherein the shaft is of noncircular cross-section defining an upper and lower surface and said transverse groove is in said upper surface.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-03-15 | 1985-09-14 | 1986-03-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-03-15 | 1989-09-14 | 1990-03-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-03-15 | 1993-09-14 | 1994-03-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |