Product display shelving assembly
First Claim
1. A shelving assembly for displaying a product, the shelving assembly comprising:
- two spaced uprights;
a stretcher extending laterally between and supported by the uprights and mountable at any one of a plurality of mounting positions on the uprights;
an upper shelf for mounting on the stretcher;
a plurality of rigid suspension pieces, each of the suspension pieces having a middle portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and
a lower shelf positioned below the upper shelf and suspended from the upper shelf or the stretcher by the suspension pieces.
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Abstract
A product display shelving assembly according to some embodiments of the invention includes a pair of shelves in which one of the shelves is suspended from the other by a plurality of suspension pieces. Because the suspended shelf does not require a dedicated horizontal support member, a higher proportion of the shelving assembly'"'"'s frontal area can be used for displaying products as compared to many types of conventional display shelving. More products can be thus displayed in a given space, less inventory needs to be warehoused and customers can shop more conveniently. The product display may be embodied in new shelving assemblies or conventional display shelving assemblies can be adapted with assembly structure according to the present invention.
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51 Claims
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1. A shelving assembly for displaying a product, the shelving assembly comprising:
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two spaced uprights;
a stretcher extending laterally between and supported by the uprights and mountable at any one of a plurality of mounting positions on the uprights;
an upper shelf for mounting on the stretcher;
a plurality of rigid suspension pieces, each of the suspension pieces having a middle portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and
a lower shelf positioned below the upper shelf and suspended from the upper shelf or the stretcher by the suspension pieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A shelving assembly for displaying a product, the shelving assembly comprising:
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two spaced uprights;
a stretcher extending laterally between and supported by the uprights;
an upper shelf for mounting on the stretcher;
a plurality of rigid suspension pieces, each of the suspension pieces having a middle portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and
a lower shelf positioned below the upper shelf and suspended from the upper shelf or the stretcher by the suspension pieces;
wherein one of the suspension pieces has first and second end portions that each define an aperture, the first end portion being attached to the upper shelf by a fastener that cooperates with the first end portion aperture and the second end portion being attached to the lower shelf by a fastener that cooperates with the second end portion aperture. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A shelving assembly for displaying a product, the shelving assembly comprising:
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two spaced uprights;
a stretcher extending laterally between and supported by the uprights;
an upper shelf for mounting on the stretcher;
a plurality of rigid suspension pieces, each of the suspension pieces having a middle portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and
a lower shelf positioned below the upper shelf and suspended from the upper shelf or the stretcher by the suspension pieces;
wherein multiple suspension pieces are attached to the upper shelf around an outer periphery of the upper shelf and attached to the lower shelf around an outer periphery of the lower shelf. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A self-supporting shelving assembly for displaying a product, the shelving assembly comprising:
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two spaced uprights adapted to rest upon and extend upwardly from a floor surface;
a stretcher extending laterally between and supported by the uprights;
an upper shelf for mounting on the stretcher;
a plurality of rigid suspension pieces, each of the suspension pieces having a middle portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and
a lower shelf positioned below the upper shelf and suspended from the upper shelf or the stretcher by the suspension pieces. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A shelving assembly for displaying a product, the shelving assembly comprising:
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two spaced uprights;
a stretcher extending laterally between and supported by the uprights;
an upper shelf for mounting on the stretcher;
a plurality of rigid suspension pieces, each of the suspension pieces having a middle portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; and
a lower shelf positioned below the upper shelf and suspended from the upper shelf or the stretcher by the suspension pieces;
wherein the two spaced uprights extend to higher and lower elevations than the lower shelf. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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