Multi-story tower for goods display

Claim 1

A multi-story tower for goods display, comprising a plurality of carrier elements (10,18) vertically spaced from one another, and a plurality of vertically extending spacer support columns (12) connecting two successive carrier elements (10,18) with one another, said carrier elements (10,18) having a bottom (21,28) and a substantially rectangular circumference when regarded in vertical direction with two mutually opposite first circumferential edges (23) and two mutually opposite second circumferential edges (25), said carrier elements (10,18) further being provided with at least two stiffening ribs (24;30,34) on the respective bottom (21,28), said stiffening ribs (24;30,34) extending parallel with respect to said first edges (23) and being inwardly spaced from respective first edges (23) by equal distances, said stiffening ribs (24;30,34) extending towards said second edges (25), four tubular reception sockets (20) each with a substantially vertical axis and a circular external circumference being provided at said second edges (25), such that respective axes of said sockets (20) are in horizontal alignment with respective longitudinal axes of said stiffening ribs (24;30,34), said sockets (20) being interconnected with said stiffening ribs (24;30,34) at respective ends thereof in substantially vertical planes extending along said stiffening ribs (24;30,34) and containing the axes of respective tubular sockets (20), each said tubular socket (20) being further connected with the respective second edge (25) by two outwardly concave interconnection bows (27), said interconnection bows (27) adjoining substantially tangentially the external circumference of said sockets (20) on the one hand and the respective second edge (25) on the other hand, the interconnection bows (27) of each socket (20) being substantially symmetrical with respect to the respective stiffening rib (24;30,34) when regarded in vertical direction, said tubular sockets (20) receiving respective ends of respective lower and upper spacer support columns (12), said spacer support columns (12) permitting an observation of the respective bottom (21,28) in a direction parallel to said first edges (23) on both diametrically opposed sides of the respective spacer support columns (12).