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Free standing article display apparatus
Assignee: USG Interiors LLC
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Filing: 1983-01-25
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Granted: 1984-03-06
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Expires: 2003-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A free standing article display apparatus includes detachable panel and post combinations which may be rapidly assembled and disassembled to provide a wide variety of forms and configurations for accommodating and matching the area and motif of a display floor or sales area.
Inventors
- 👤 Melvin W. Cook
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F11/00; A47F11/02; E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/7407; E04B2/7416; E04B2/7433; E04B2/7437
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A free standing article display apparatus, comprising: a display panel having an edge and means for securing an article for display adjacent a face of said panel; an edge channel mounted along said edge of said panel including a web spaced outwardly apart from said panel edge and a pair of flanges engagable with opposite faces of said panel; spacer means for providing an open space between said panel edge and said channel web, said web including at least one aperture therein for receiving a fastener; an upstanding post having a longitudinally extending recess in one face thereof for receiving said edge channel on said display panel; and at least one fastener extending between said recess of said post and said web of said channel for securing said post along said edge of said panel, said fastener including head means adapted to fit within said space and engage said channel web in interlocking relation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A free standing article display apparatus, comprising: a display panel having an edge and means for securing an article for display adjacent a face of said panel; an edge channel mounted along said edge of said panel including a web spaced outwardly apart from said panel edge and a pair of flanges engagable with opposite faces of said panel; spacer means for providing an open space between said panel edge and said channel web, said web including at least one aperture therein for receiving a fastener; an upstanding post having a longitudinally extending recess in one face thereof for receiving said edge channel on said display panel; and at least one fastener extending between said recess of said post and said web of said channel for securing said post along said edge of said panel, said fastener including head means adapted to fit within said space and engage said channel web in interlocking relation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The display apparatus of claim 1 wherein said spacer means comprises wall means struck from said web projecting outwardly toward said one panel edge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The display apparatus of claim 1 wherein said aperture in said channel web is key-hole shaped and is dimensioned to pass said head means of said fastener in a large portion thereof and provide an edge abutment for holding engagement with said head means along a small portion thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
The display apparatus of claim 3 wherein said small portion of said key-hole aperture is spaced longitudinally of said large portion along said web whereby relative longitudinal movement between said post and channel after initial passage of said head means into said space through said large portion is effective to establish said interlocking relation with said head means adjacent said small portion of said key-hole aperture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The display apparatus of claim 1 wherein said fastener comprises a screw having a shank engaged in said post with said head means including a stop surface spaced from an adjacent surface of said post by a distance greater than the thickness of said channel web.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The display apparatus of claim 3 wherein said spacer means comprises wall means struck from said web around at least a segment of said large portion of said keyhole shaped aperture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The display apparatus of claim 3 wherein said small portion of said key hole shaped slot includes opposite sides sloped outwardly of an outer face of said channel web for guiding said head means toward an end of said small portion of said slot to tightly secure said post and panel together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The display apparatus of claim 1 wherein said post includes a plurality of longitudinal recesses on different sides for receiving an edge channel of a display panel joined to said post.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The display apparatus of claim 8 wherein said recesses are on opposite sides of said post.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The display apparatus of claim 8 wherein said recesses are on adjacent intersecting sides of said post.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The display apparatus of claim 8 wherein said recess is provided on each side of said post.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The display apparatus of claim 8 wherein said recesses are provided on opposite and adjacent intersecting sides of said post.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The display apparatus of claim 8 including at least one of said fasteners in each recess, said fasteners in different recesses being staggered longitudinally of one another.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The display apparatus of claim 8 including a plurality of said panels having an edge channel mounted thereon and engaged in a recess of said post.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The display apparatus of claim 14 including brace means extending between said panels for securing the same in selected angular relation outwardly away from said post.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
The display apparatus of claim 1 including a plurality of said panels having an edge channel mounted thereon and engaged in stacked relationship in said recess of said post, each panel being secured by at least one of said fasteners with said post.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The display apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for securing an article for display includes at least one groove formed in said panel face.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The display apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for securing an article for display includes at least one groove on opposite faces of said panel.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The display apparatus of claim 17 including a plurality of said grooves in horizontal parallel relation at vertically spaced positions on said panel.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The display apparatus of claim 17 wherein said groove is outwardly open on said one face and includes a wide section inwardly thereof for receiving an article support element.
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