Multi-tier tower

• US 4,901,872 A
• Filed: 07/15/1988
• Issued: 02/20/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Display-Design GmbH Fur Moderne Verkaufsforderungsmittel und Raumausstattung Weberstrasse
• Original Assignee: Display-Design GmbH Fur Moderne Verkaufsforderungsmittel and Raumausstattung
• Inventors: Lang, Franz J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Blair M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Talbott, David L.
• Application Number:
  US07/220,023
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 211/133, 211/188, 211/194, 211/11, 108/93, 108/91, 108/111, 108/144, 220/23.6, 220/4 C, 220/4 D
• US Class Current: 211/126.12
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 87/0223 Shelves stackable by means of poles or tubular members as distance-holders therebetween

Abstract

In a multi-tier tower for goods display, at least two platforms (10) arranged one above the other are detachably connected with one another by a plurality of spacing supports (12). Along a forward edge (16) of a base plate (14) of the respective platforms there is provided a first wall (18) directed substantially downwards therefrom and along a second edge (21) of the base plate (14) there is provided a second wall (22) directed substantially upwards. The base plate (14) is inclined downwards from the first edge to the second edge.

Claims

1. A multi-tier tower for goods display, comprising:

at least two platforms (10), each platform comprising a base plate 14 surrounded by a framing wall arrangement (18, 22, 24, 24'"'"'), each base plate having an upper main face, and a lower main face, the platforms arranged one above the other and detachably connected with one another by a plurality of spacing supports (12),

means for providing a standing surface for setting up said tower on a substantially horizontal standing base,

said framing wall arrangement (18, 22, 24, 24'"'"') comprising along a first edge (16) of the base plate (14), a first wall (18) directed substantially downwards therefrom such that said upper main face is substantially open along said first edge (16) in a direction extending beyond said first edge (10) perpendicularly with respect to said first edge (16) and parallel to said upper main face, and along a second edge (21) of the base plate (14), a second wall (22) directed substantially upwards therefrom such that said lower main face is substantially open along said second edge (21) in a direction extending beyond said second edge (21) perpendicular with respect to said second edge (21) and parallel to said lower main face, said base plate (14) being inclined downward from said first edge (16) to said second edge (21), when the standing surface is supported on the standing base,

said framing wall arrangement (18, 22, 24, 24'"'"') further comprising two side walls (24, 24'"'"') of wedge shaped configuration above said upper main face,

a lower edge (26) of each side wall (24, 24'"'"') extending substantially horizontally, when the standing surface is supported on the standing base,

an upper edge (28) of each side wall (24) extending substantially rectilinearly from the level of said upper main face (14) in the region of said first edge (16) to an upper edge (30) of said second wall (22), when the standing surface is supported on the standing base,

said base plate (14) possessing a substantially rectangular outline,

adjacent platforms (10) being connected with one another by a total of four spacing supports (12) of which two are arranged in the vicinity of the first wall (18) and two are arranged in the vicinity of the second wall (22),

each side wall (24, 24'"'"') being provided with two double sockets (32,

     34) for the reception of the lower end of an upper spacing support (12) and the upper end of a lower spacing support (12),

said double sockets (32,

     34) being divided each by a middle wall (32e, 34e) into upper and lower socket pockets (32 I, 32 II, 34 I, 34 II),

the middle walls (32e) of said double sockets (32, 32'"'"') in the vicinity of said first wall (18) and the middle walls (34e) of said double sockets (34, 34'"'"') in the vicinity of said second wall (22) being situated in each case in one common horizontal plane, when the standing surface is situated on the standing base, such that all spacing supports (12) of adjacent platforms (10) have equal lengths.

2. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterized in that the standing surface is formed by lower edges (26) of the side walls (24, 24'"'"') and at least one of the lower edge of the first wall (18) and the rear edge (21) of the base plate (14) of the lowermost platform (10).

3. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterised in that securing means (20) for publicity material carriers are fitted on the first wall (18).

4. A multi-tier tower according to claim 3, characterised in that the securing means (20) are formed by an upwardly open exchange frame for the insertion of a publicity material carrier.

5. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterised in that the double sockets (32, 34) extend in each case over the height of the side wall (24, 24'"'"') at the respective point of the side walls (24, 24'"'"').

6. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterized in that the double sockets (32, 34) are formed as socket tubes.

7. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterised in that the spacing supports (12) and the double sockets (32, 34) are each polygonal in cross-section and in that in each case a defining wall (32b, 34b), close to a side wall, of a double socket (32, 34) lies in the pertinent side wall plane.

8. A multi-tier tower according to claim 7, characterised in that the spacing supports (12) and the double sockets (32, 34) have a quadrilateral cross-section.

9. A multi-tier tower according to claim 8, characterised in that the spacing supports (12) and the double sockets (32, 34) each possess a cross-section of equilateral trapezium form and in that of the defining walls of the double sockets (32, 34) in each case two (32a, 32b, 34a, 34b) are parallel to the respective side wall (24), while two further walls (32c, 32d, 34c, 34d) diverge towards the outside of the relevant side wall (24),

10. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterised in that the double sockets (32, 34) on the one side wall (24) and the double sockets (32'"'"', 34'"'"') on the other side wall (24'"'"') are staggered in relation to one another in pairs in the longitudinal direction of the side walls (24, 24'"'"').

11. A multi-tier tower according to claim 10, characterised in that the double sockets (32, 34, 32'"'"', 34'"'"') are staggered in relation to one another by pairs so far that when two multi-tier towers assembled from identical parts are set up together, the sockets (32, 34, 32'"'"', 34'"'"') of adjacent side walls (24, 24'"'"') abust against one another in the longitudinal direction of these side walls and the first edges (16) of the base plates (14) of adjacent platforms (10) are aligned with one another.

12. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterised in that the base plate (14) is stiffened on its under side by a stiffening rib (36) which extends between two double sockets (32, 32'"'"') which belong together in a pair.

13. A multi-tier tower according to claim 1, characterised in that the base plate (14) is stiffened on its under side by transversely and/or longitudinally extending stiffening ribs (36, 80).