Display rack

• US 4,565,290 A
• Filed: 05/14/1984
• Issued: 01/21/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Armstrong World Industries Incorporated Lancaster PA
• Original Assignee: Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Schouten, Gerard M., Corrigan, James L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Britts, Ramon S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PUROL, SARAH L
• Application Number:
  US06/609,998
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 211/40, 211/41, 211/50, 211/126, 211/194, 40/611, 40/618, 40/10 R, 312/111, 220/23.4
• US Class Current: 211/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/0042 for flat articles, e.g. panels, tiles A47F7/0014, A47F7/14, A47F7/16 take precedence

Abstract

The display rack is formed from a number of modules which consist of molded plastic framing units having projecting guide pins which permit the units to be interconnected. The side edge of each unit adjacent the guide pins is open, while the remaining edges of the unit are provided with raised border means. Therefore, tile or literature to be displayed can be slipped into the framing unit and when the modules are attached together, all edges of a display are framed. The unit gives the appearance of a single unit rather than a unit formed form a plurality of modules.

Claims

1. A flat display assembly comprising:

(a) a first part having at least two recessed display surfaces with each surface having three raised border means,

(b) a second part forming the fourth raised border means for each recessed display surface,

(c) said first and second part being made of a self-supporting material,

(d) said first part having two recessed areas, one area being large enough to hold a sample floor tile and the other area being substantially smaller to hold descriptive material on the floor tile,

(e) said first part having a raised border means on three sides thereof, and a raised border means extending across said first part parallel to the two raised border means, said last mentioned raised border means defining said two recessed areas, each having three raised sides formed by said raised border means,

(f) said first part, having a fourth side thereof that does not have a raised border means, having a tab means extending along the entire length of said fourth side and said tab means having there along means for receiving and holding said fourth raised border means in position, and

(g) said second part being a strip affixed to the tab means of the first part to form the fourth raised border means so that both recessed areas have raised sides completely thereabout.

2. The display assembly of claim 1 wherein:

(a) the means for receiving and holding said fourth raised border means are projections on said tab means, and

(b) said projections engage grooves on the underneath of said fourth raised border means to hold said border means in position.

3. The display assembly of claim 1 wherein:

(a) a third part is provided and this third part is similar to said first part in construction except it is one-half the width of said first part and will hold only one-half a sample floor tile,

(b) said first part having said third part placed adjacent its side without the raised border so that the one side of the third part forms the fourth raised border means for each recessed display surface of said first part, and

(c) said second part forming a fourth raised border means for each reduced size recessed display surface of said third part.

4. The display assembly of claim 1 wherein:

(a) a plurality of first part units are placed in a side-by-side relationship,

(b) a second part is positioned adjacent the right most first part, and

(c) said assembled first parts and said second part are placed on a conventional store display shelf.