Canopy for an upright display

Claim 1

A canopy for use in combination with a merchandise display having a base, two elongated spaced vertical display uprights extending upwardly from said base and defining an open space therebetween, and at least one generally horizontal shelf carried by the vertical uprights and spaced upwardly from the base, said canopy comprising a generally rectangular sheet metal front panel having a forward face, a rearward face and a pair of side edges, an upper flange bent from said front panel at an angle of about 90° thereto and extending rearwardly along substantially the entire length of said front panel, and a lower flange bent from said front panel at an angle of about 90° thereto and extending rearwardly along substantially the entire length of said front panel, two generally rectangular sheet metal side panels each having a forward face, a rearward face, and first and second side edges, an upper flange bent from each of said side panels at an angle of about 90° thereto and extending rearwardly along substantially the entire length of each of said side panels, and a lower flange bent from each of said side panels at an angle of about 90° thereto and extending rearwardly along each said side panel from adjacent said first side edge thereof, said upper and lower flanges of said side panels adjacent said first side edge of each side panel being juxtapositioned with the upper and lower flanges respectively of said front panel, rivet means permanently pivotally joining said juxtapositioned flanges of said side and front panels such that said side panels can be pivotally folded toward the front panel for storage or transport, and away from said front panel when in use, means adapted to join said side panels to said canopy uprights along said second side edges of said side panels, and a rectangular light diffuser mounted atop and at least partially supported from said upper flanges of said side panels.