Slotted display wall panel

Claim 2

A slotted display wall comprising a panel formed of material having horizontally extending vertically spaced slots constructed to allow the installation of cantilever brackets for support of articles, said panel having a predetermined thickness and parallel front and back substantially planar faces, said horizontally extending slots having a modified "T" shape open through said front face, said slots having a throat open to said front face and extending a depth toward said back face to an inner end, the inner end of said throat joining opposed walls, said opposed walls diverging from said throat in opposite directions to opposed extremities and being of increased thickness adjacent said extremities, said throat having a depth substantially less than the length of said opposed walls, a slot end wall joining said extremities of said opposed walls and extending therefrom toward said back face, said end wall joining an inner slot well spaced from and parallel to said panel back face.

Claim 3

A display wall as set forth in claim 1, wherein said end walls diverge as they extend from the associated of said opposed walls toward said inner slot wall.

Claim 4

A display wall panel as set forth in claim 2, wherein said panel is substantially 1/8 inch thick, said inner slot wall is substantially 1/8 of an inch from said back face, and said throat extends about 1/8 of an inch back from said front face.

Claim 5

A bracket and slotted display wall panel formed of material having horizontally extending slots constructed to allow the installation of cantilever brackets for the support of articles comprising a panel having a pre-determined thickness and parallel front and back substantially planar faces, a plurality of horizontally extending slots having a modified "T" shape open through said front face, said slots having a throat open to said front face including upper and lower sides and extending a depth toward said back face to an inner and, the inner end of said throat joining opposed walls, said opposed walls diverging from said throat in opposite directions to opposed extremities and being of increased thickness adjacent said extremities, said throat having a depth substantially less than the length of said opposed walls, a slot end wall joining said extremities of each of said opposed walls and extending therefrom towards said back face, said end walls joining an inner slot wall spaced from and parallel to said panel back face, said bracket including a cantilever portion and a mounting structure including: (a) an offset portion engageable with the lower side of said throat to vertically support said bracket (b) a lower portion engageable with said front face of said panel below the associated of such slots; and (c) an upper portion extending to an end engageable with the upper of said opposed walls at a location substantially spaced from said throat where the material thickness between said location and front face is substantially greater than the material thickness at said throat, engagement between said end of said upper portion resisting forward movements of the upper end of said bracket mounting structure and cooperating with the engagement between the lower portion of said bracket mounting structure to maintain a fixed angle of said bracket relative to said front planar face.

Claim 6

A bracket and slotted display wall panel formed of material having horizontally extending slots constructed to allow the installation of cantilever brackets for the support of articles comprising a panel having a pre-determined thickness and parallel front and back substantially planar faces, a plurality of horizontally extending slots having a modified "T" shape open through said front face, said slots having a throat open to said front face including upper and lower sides and extending a depth toward said back face to an inner and, the inner end of said throat joining opposed walls, said opposed walls diverging from said throat in opposite directions to opposed extremities and being of increased thickness adjacent said extremities, said throat having a depth substantially less than the length of said opposed walls, a slot end wall joining said extremities of each of said opposed walls and extending therefrom towards said back face, said end walls joining an inner slot wall spaced from and parallel to said panel back face, said bracket including a cantilever portion and a mounting structure including: (a) an offset portion engageable with the lower side of said throat to vertically support said bracket (b) a lower portion engageable with said front face of said panel below the associated of such slots; and (c) an upper portion extending to an end engageable with the upper of said opposed walls at a location substantially spaced from said throat where the material thickness between said location and front face is substantially greater than the material thickness at said throat, engagement between said end of said upper portion resisting forward movements of the upper end of said bracket mounting structure and cooperating with the engagement between the lower portion of said bracket mounting structure to maintain a fixed angle of said bracket relative to said front planar face.

Claim 7

A bracket and display wall panel as set forth in claim 4, wherein said panel is substantially 1/2 inch thick, said inner blot wall is substantially 1/8 inch from said back face, and said throat extends about 1/8 of an inch back from said front face.

Claim 8

A bracket and slotted display wall panel as set forth in claims 5, wherein said extremities of said opposed walls are about 3/16 of an inch from said front face.

Claim 9

A bracket and slotted display wall panel as set forth in claim 4, wherein when said bracket is installed on said panel, said lower portion of said mounting structure is spaced forward from said front face adjacent to the associated throat and engage the front face at a location substantially spaced from the associated throat.

Claim 10

In combination, a slotted displayed wall panel and a cantilever bracket mounted thereon, said combination comprising a wall panel formed of a material having horizontally extending slots constructed to allow the installation of said cantilever brackets for supporting articles, said panel having a predetermined thickness and parallel front and back substantially planar faces, a plurality of horizontally extending vertically spaced slots having a modified "T" shape, said slots each having a throat open to said front face including upper and lower sides and extending a depth toward said back face to an inner and, the inner and of said slot joining opposed walls, said opposed walls diverging from said throat in opposite directions to opposed extremities and being of increased thickness adjacent said extremities, said throat having a depth substantially less than the length of said opposed walls, a slot end wall joining said extremities of each of said opposed walls and extending therefrom toward said back face, said end walls joining an inner slot wall spaced from and parallel to said panel back face, said bracket including a cantilever portion and a mounting structure, said mounting structure including: (a) an offset portion engaging said lower side of said throat to vertically support said bracket; (b) a lower portion spaced from said front face adjacent to the associated of said throats and engaging said front face at a location spaced below the associated of said throats; and (c) an upper portion extending to an end engaging the upper of said opposed walls at a location substantially spaced from said associated throat where the material thickness between said location and front face is substantially greater than the material thickness at said throat.

Claim 11

In combination, a slotted displayed wall panel and a cantilever bracket mounted thereon, said combination comprising a wall panel formed of a material having horizontally extending slots constructed to allow the installation of said cantilever brackets for supporting articles, said panel having a predetermined thickness and parallel front and back substantially planar faces, a plurality of horizontally extending vertically spaced slots having a modified "T" shape, said slots each having a throat open to said front face including upper and lower sides and extending a depth toward said back face to an inner and, the inner and of said slot joining opposed walls, said opposed walls diverging from said throat in opposite directions to opposed extremities and being of increased thickness adjacent said extremities, said throat having a depth substantially less than the length of said opposed walls, a slot end wall joining said extremities of each of said opposed walls and extending therefrom toward said back face, said end walls joining an inner slot wall spaced from and parallel to said panel back face, said bracket including a cantilever portion and a mounting structure, said mounting structure including: (a) an offset portion engaging said lower side of said throat to vertically support said bracket; (b) a lower portion spaced from said front face adjacent to the associated of said throats and engaging said front face at a location spaced below the associated of said throats; and (c) an upper portion extending to an end engaging the upper of said opposed walls at a location substantially spaced from said associated throat where the material thickness between said location and front face is substantially greater than the material thickness at said throat.

Claim 12

A display wall as set forth in claim 1, wherein each opposed wall is substantially planar and angled toward said back face.

Claim 13

A display wall as set forth in claim 1, wherein each opposed wall is formed in a single plane and uniformly increases in thickness from substantially said throat to substantially said opposed extremities.

Claim 14

A display wall as set forth in claim 4, wherein each opposed wall is substantially planar and angled toward said back face.

Claim 15

A display wall as set forth in claim 4, wherein each opposed wall is formed in a single plane and uniformly increases in thickness from substantially said throat to substantially said opposed extremities.

Claim 16

A slotted display wall comprising a panel formed of material having horizontally extending vertically spaced slots constructed to allow the installation of cantilever brackets for support of articles, said panel having a predetermined thickness and parallel front and back substantially planar faces, said horizontally extending slots having a modified "T" shape open through said front face with a slot width and a slot depth extending a distance equal to about 1/3 the slot width toward said back face to an inner end, the inner end of said throat joining opposed walls, said opposed walls diverging from said throat in opposite directions to opposed extremities and being of increased thickness adjacent said extremities, a slot end wall joining said extremities of said angled walls and extending therefrom toward said back faces, said end wall joining an inner slot wall spaced from and parallel to said panel back face.

Claim 17

A slotted display wall comprising a panel formed of material having horizontally extending vertically spaced slots constructed to allow the installation of cantilever brackets for support of articles, said panel having a predetermined thickness and parallel front and back substantially planar faces, said horizontally extending slots having a modified "T" shape open through said front face with a slot width and a slot depth extending a distance equal to about 1/3 the slot width toward said back face to an inner end, the inner end of said throat joining opposed walls, said opposed walls diverging from said throat in opposite directions to opposed extremities and being of increased thickness adjacent said extremities, a slot end wall joining said extremities of said angled walls and extending therefrom toward said back faces, said end wall joining an inner slot wall spaced from and parallel to said panel back face.