SALES DISPLAY STANDS FOR PACKAGED GOODS, ESPECIALLY PACKAGED CHOCOLATES

• US 3,598,246 A
• Filed: 11/15/1968
• Issued: 08/10/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1968
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Galli Manfredo
• Original Assignee: Galli Manfredo
• Inventors: GALLI MANFREDO
• Application Number:
  US04/776,165
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• US Class Current: 211/49.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0025 having separate display containers or trays on shelves or on racks
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/04 Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type A47F5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/112 hand-folded from sheet material
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/0028 with one compartment or recess for each article A47F7/0035 takes precedence

Abstract

A sales display stand for packaged sweet stuffs (candies) consists of a substantially upright flat support mounted on a pedestal with sloping top surfaces the support having a series of vertically spaced flaps on both sides obliquely projecting outwardly and upwardly. A candy package is attached at one end to each flap by slitting between the lid and base of the package a sufficient portion to be hooked over the flap. The lowermost package of the stack thus secured rests on the sloping base.

Claims

1. A sales display stand for packaged goods, said stand comprising one substantially upright flat holder, and attachment means connected to said holder for supporting said packaged goods, said attachment means including a series of vertically spaced flaps fixedly secured on said holder, said flaps each being engageable with one side of one of said packaged goods the vertical spacing between said flaps being uniform and at least as great as the thickness of the packaged goods, said stand further comprising a base supporting said upright holder, said holder including a vertical series of webs defining H-sections, the uniformly spaced flaps obliquely projecting outwards and upwards from both sides of each of the webs.

2. A sales display stand according to claim 1 in which each flap engages one package between the lid and the lower portion of said package.

3. A sales display stand according to claim 2 in which each flap is adapted for being inserted into a package having said lid which can be partially detached from the bottom portion of the package.

4. A sales display stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein said flaps are constituted by at least two parallel flaps extending obliquely from one side of each of said webs and one flap extending obliquely from the other side of each of said webs.

5. A sales display stand as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base is constituted by two spaced foot portions extending parallel to one another and transversely of said webs.

6. A sales display stand as claimed in claim 5 including lateral projections connected respectively to each of said foot portions and extending in coplanar relationship with said webs and with one another.

7. A sales display stand as claimed in claim 5 wherein said foot portions include respective upper edges constituted as supports for a lowermost package.

8. A sales display stand as claimed in claim 7 wherein said foot portions are generally triangular.