SHELF DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20120048817A1
• Filed: 08/25/2010
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Diageo North America Incorporated (Diageo PLC)
• Original Assignee: Diageo North America Incorporated (Diageo PLC)
• Inventors: Cox, George C., Babboni, Charles, Green, James R., Farinola, John
• Application Number:
  US12/868,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20120048817A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/59.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0068 Shelf extensions, e.g. fixed on price rail

Abstract

A shelf display device including a base in the form of a mat (11) with a hinged panel (13) attachable thereto. Hinged panel is biased by a spring (17) such that product (such as glass bottles B) can be pulled or pushed over said hinged panel which displays product/price information.

Claims

1. A shelf display device including a base with a hinged panel extending therefrom.

2. The shelf display device of claim 1 wherein the hinged panel is spring-biased.

3. The shelf display device of claim 2 wherein the spring-bias is in both (forwards and backwards) directions.

4. The shelf display device of claim 1 wherein the base is a mat and the hinged panel includes a connector element for mating with a front edge of the mat.

5. The shelf display device of claim 1 wherein there are multiple hinged panels.

6. The shelf display device of claim 1 wherein the base is a mat that includes perforations such that it can be customised to a shelf width or available product space in situ.

7. The shelf display device of claim 6 wherein the mat includes holes on its surface for receiving fasteners to be affixed with a metal s.

8. A method of displaying products using a shelf display device including a base mat with a hinged panel at an edge thereof, wherein the mat is placed on a shelf such that the hinged panel is located at the forward edge of said shelf and product is stocked behind the hinged panel.