Merchandising system
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1. A feature rack comprising in combination:
- (a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface;
(b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip;
(c) a plurality of display accessory support elements each extending above the front lip of a respective one of the pocket recesses and each supported by a respective one of the various pocket recesses, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, and wherein each of the display accessory support elements has an inclined bottom surface that rests on the bottom surface of a corresponding pocket and abuts a front edge of that pocket.
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Abstract
A low cost modular merchandising system includes vacuum-formed feature racks with a rectangular array of front pocket recesses which can be used to support graphic inserts, products displayed for sale, and a wide variety of merchandising accessories including support pedestals, shelves, product/graphics support elements, backlit display elements, and microswitches that respond to removal of a supported article to control lights, burglar alarms, inventory computer, etc.
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26 Claims
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1. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of display accessory support elements each extending above the front lip of a respective one of the pocket recesses and each supported by a respective one of the various pocket recesses, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, and wherein each of the display accessory support elements has an inclined bottom surface that rests on the bottom surface of a corresponding pocket and abuts a front edge of that pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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3. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of display accessories supported by various pocket recesses, respectively, wherein one of the display accessories is a product/graphic support element that includes a flat first panel that rests on and is inclined at the same angle as the bottom surface of a first pocket recess, a vertical second panel in front of the first pocket recess, and a contoured web connected to a front edge of the flat first panel and a top edge of the vertical second panel, the web abutting the front lip to retain the product/graphics support element in the pocket recess. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of display accessories supported by various pocket recesses, respectively, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, wherein a display accessory includes a shelf, the shelf having a horizontal shelf surface and support means engaging one of the recess pockets for supporting the shelf. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of display accessories supported by various pocket recesses, respectively, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, wherein one of the display accessories includes a lamp enclosed in a housing with a bottom surface resting on the inclined bottom surface and wires extending from a power source through a small hole in the recess pocket to the lamp.
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21. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of display accessories supported by various pocket recesses, respectively, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, wherein one of the display accessories includes a microswitch and a thin flexible housing encapsulating the microswitch, and wires from the microswitch extending through a hole in a pocket recess to an electrical device controlled by the microswitch, whereby placing a product on display in the pocket recess on the flexible housing actuates the microswitch and controls the electrical device.
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22. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of display accessories supported by various pocket recesses, respectively, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, wherein one of the display accessories includes a display unit with a vertical face, the display unit having a housing supporting the vertical face and a support means extending over the front lip for engaging at least one pocket recess to support the display unit, the support means including a flat surface that rests on and is inclined at the same angle as the bottom surface of a pocket recess. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of display accessories supported by various pocket recesses, respectively, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, wherein one of the display accessories includes a horizontal shelf that extends across the array and includes a plurality of supporting means resting in a plurality of horizontally aligned recess pockets. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A feature rack comprising in combination:
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(a) a vertical panel having a vertical front surface; (b) an array of pockets disposed on the front surface, each pocket including a pocket recess formed by a bottom surface, first and second sides, and a front lip; (c) a plurality of product support elements each extending above the front lip of a respective one of the pocket recesses and each supported by a respective one of the various pocket recesses, wherein each of the bottom surfaces is inclined downward from a rear edge to a front edge, and wherein each of the product support elements has an inclined bottom surface that rests on the bottom surface of a corresponding pocket and abuts a front edge of that pocket.
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