Methods And Systems For Displaying A Product

• US 20140106608A1
• Filed: 10/15/2012
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: HOWARTH, Richard P., Hamm, Wesley Bryan, Tio, Federico F., Thaler, Frank Craig, Heirakuji, Russell John Kaaihue
• Granted Patent: US 9,474,392 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/531
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/0246 for rectangular articles, e.g. books, cassettes on the article itself E05B73/0023
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A display system may include a retaining puck for retaining a product, the retaining puck including a main body having a side surface and a bracket recess, wherein at least a portion of the side surface is continuous except for the bracket recess, and a bracket having a mounting flange configured to mate with the bracket recess, wherein the mounting flange is received by the bracket recess, and an outer surface of the mounting flange is aligned with the continuous portion of the side surface of the main body.

Claims

1. A retaining puck for retaining a product, the retaining puck comprising:

a main body having a side surface and a bracket recess, wherein at least a portion of the side surface is continuous except for the bracket recess; and

a bracket having a mounting flange configured to mate with the bracket recess, wherein the mounting flange is received by the bracket recess, and an outer surface of the mounting flange is aligned with the continuous portion of the side surface of the main body.

2. The retaining puck of claim 1, wherein the continuous portion of the side surface defines a portion of a cylindrical shape.

3. The retaining puck of claim 1, wherein the side surface of the main body and the outer surface of the mounting flange together define a cylindrical shape.

4. The retaining puck of claim 1, wherein the side surface of the main body and the outer surface of the mounting flange have the same radius of curvature.

5. The retaining puck of claim 1, wherein the mounting flange has an inner surface that has a different shape from the outer surface of the mounting flange.

6. The retaining puck of claim 5, wherein the inner surface is defined by one or more flat surfaces, and

wherein the outer surface is defined by a continuously curved surface.

7. A display system, comprising:

the retaining puck of claim 1; and

a display stem having an outer surface defining a shape at its proximal portion that corresponds to a shape defined together by the side surface of the main body of the retaining puck and the outer surface of the mounting flange.

8. The display system of claim 7, wherein the side surface of the main body, the outer surface of the mounting flange, and the outer surface of the proximal portion of the display stem together define a cylindrical shape.

9. The display system of claim 7, wherein a diameter of the side surface of the main body and the outer surface of the mounting flange at a distal end of the puck main body is the same as a diameter of the outer surface of the display stem at a proximal end thereof.

10. The display system of claim 7, wherein the outer surface of the display stem at its proximal portion is aligned with the outer surface of the mounting flange and the side surface of the main body of the retaining puck when the retaining puck is coupled to the display stem.

11. The display system of claim 7, comprising:

a product connector cable having a product cable plug coupled to the retaining puck, wherein the product cable plug is configured to receive power or data through the coupling with the retaining puck and to transmit the power or data to a product coupled to a product connection end of the product connector cable.

12. A display system, comprising:

a retaining puck having a main body having a side surface; and

a display stem having an outer surface defining a shape at its proximal portion that corresponds to a shape defined by the side surface of the retaining puck,

wherein the outer surface of the display stem at its proximal portion is aligned with the side surface of the main body of the retaining puck when the retaining puck is coupled to the display stem.

13. The display system of claim 12, wherein the outer surface of the display stem at its proximal portion and at least a portion of the side surface of the retaining puck together define a cylindrical shape.

14. The display system of claim 12, further comprising a bracket having a mounting flange, wherein an outer surface of the mounting flange is aligned with a portion of the side surface of the main body.

15. The display system of claim 14, wherein the side surface of the main body and the outer surface of the mounting flange together define a cylindrical shape.

16. A method for displaying a product, the method comprising:

fixing a product to a retaining puck, wherein the retaining puck comprises;

a main body having a side surface and a bracket recess, wherein at least a portion of the side surface is continuous except for the bracket recess; and

a bracket having a mounting flange configured to mate with the bracket recess,

wherein the mounting flange is received by the bracket recess, and an outer surface of the mounting flange is aligned with the continuous portion of the side surface of the main body; and

aligning the side surface of the main body of the retaining puck and the outer surface of the mounting flange with an outer surface of at least a proximal portion of a display stem.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising positioning a mating surface of the retaining puck in contact with a mating surface of the display stem.