Electronic shelf label protective cover

• US 5,575,100 A
• Filed: 06/23/1994
• Issued: 11/19/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Original Assignee: AT&T Global Network Services LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Marvin, Russel H., Carr, Donald W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Silbermann, Joanne
• Application Number:
  US08/264,398
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• Field of Search: 40/642, 40/661, 40/653, 40/5
• US Class Current: 40/642.02
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/201 Enclosures enveloping completely the labels G09F3/203 - G09F3/207 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/204 specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/208 Electronic labels, Labels integrating electronic displays

Abstract

An electronic shelf label protective cover whose size is independent of the size of an electronic display module for displaying price information, and whose size is sufficient to contain a display tag containing information other than price. In a first embodiment, the protective cover is made of translucent or transparent plastic and includes a primary cover member having first and second ends, a first resilient side member coupled to the first end for grasping the first side of the electronic display module, a second side member coupled to the second end, a top side member extending from the second side member and coupled to the primary cover member, a bottom side member extending from the second side member and coupled to the primary cover member, a resilient top holder extending downwardly from the top side member and coupled to the primary cover member for grasping the second side of the electronic display module, and a resilient bottom holder extending upwardly from the bottom side member and coupled to the primary cover member for grasping the second side of the electronic display module. A second embodiment is also disclosed having a primary cover member and first and second resilient side members for grasping the first and second sides of the electronic display module.

Claims

1. An electronic shelf label system comprising:

an electronic display module for displaying price information having first and second sides and a front side;

a transparent protective cover having a size independent of the size of the front side of the electronic display module, and including a primary cover member having first and second ends, a resilient first side member coupled to the first end of the primary cover member for grasping the first side of the electronic display module, a second side member coupled to the second end of the primary cover member, a top side member extending from the second side member and coupled to the primary cover member, a bottom side member extending from the second side member and coupled to the primary cover member, a resilient top holder extending downwardly from the top side member and coupled to the primary cover member for grasping the second side of the electronic display module, and a resilient bottom holder extending upwardly from the bottom side member and coupled to the primary cover member for grasping the second side of the electronic display module; and

a display tag, held in place between the protective cover and the electronic display module by the top and bottom holders, for displaying information other than price, without obscuring the price, having a size independent of the size of the front side of the electronic display module, wherein the size of the display tag is sufficient to display the information other than price, and wherein the size of the protective cover is sufficient to contain the display tag.

2. An electronic shelf label system comprising:

an electronic display module for displaying price information having first and second sides and a front side;

a protective cover having a size independent of the size of the front side of the electronic display module including a primary cover member having first and second ends, a resilient first side member coupled to the first end of the primary cover member for grasping the first side of the electronic display module, a second side member coupled to the second end of the primary cover member, a top side member extending from the second side member and coupled to the primary cover member, a bottom side member extending from the second side member and coupled to the primary cover member, a resilient top holder extending downwardly from the top side member and coupled to the primary cover member for grasping the second side of the electronic display module, and a resilient bottom holder extending upwardly from the bottom side member and coupled to the primary cover member for grasping the second side of the electronic display module; and

a display tag between the electronic display module and the protective cover, having a size independent of the size of the front side of the electronic display module, for displaying information other than price without obscuring the price information.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the protective cover is made of transparent plastic.

4. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the protective cover is made of translucent plastic.

5. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the size of the display tag is sufficient to display the information other than price.

6. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the size of the protective cover is sufficient to contain the display tag.

7. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the display tag and protective cover are produced in a plurality of sizes of electronic price display modules.

8. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the display tag is made of paper.