Cross-merchandising display fixture

• US 9,215,940 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2013
• Issued: 12/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Target Brands Inc. (Target Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Target Brands Inc. (Target Corporation)
• Inventors: Hawkins, Laura L.
• Primary Examiner(s): RODDEN, JOSHUA E
• Application Number:
  US14/018,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20150060384A1
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 211/54.1, 211/57.1, 211/113, 211/162, 211/186, 211/187, D66/751, D66/752
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0006 Hangers for hanging articles on bars, tringles, bracket arms or the like dress holders, e.g. for clothing, shoes, A47G25/00; packages for hanging B65D; lockable clothing holders E05B69/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/108 adapted for regular, e.g. daily, transport, filled with articles to a display area
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/116 Shelving racks

Abstract

A display fixture includes a shelf display including a main body having a front side and a backside, a plurality of shelves coupled to the front side of the main body and adapted to support merchandise and a back support attached to the backside of the main body and extending from the backside of the main body. The display fixture also includes a rack display including a frame having at least one substantially vertical member located on a first side of the rack display, at least one substantially vertical member located on a second side of the rack display and at least one arm coupled to the frame to support hanging merchandise. A plurality of fasteners secure the at least one substantially vertical member to the back support of the shelf display.

Claims

1. A display fixture comprising:

a permanent portion that supports merchandise and includes a frame having first end pieces, second end pieces and at least one cross member connecting the first end pieces to the second end pieces, wherein the first and second end pieces and the at least one cross member support the permanent portion in an upright configuration and wherein the at least one cross member includes a first end that protrudes outwardly from the first end pieces and a second end that protrudes outwardly from the second end pieces;

a temporary portion including a front that supports merchandise and a back that mates with the permanent portion; and

a plurality of fasteners that attach the temporary portion to one of the first end pieces and the second end;

wherein the back of the temporary portion includes a back support that has a hollow interior and an aperture that receives one of the first end and the second end of the at least one cross member of the permanent portion.

2. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the front of the temporary portion comprises a plurality of shelves that support merchandise.

3. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the permanent portion comprises a plurality of extendable arms that support hanging merchandise.

4. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the temporary portion comprises a plurality of components made of sheet material, the plurality of components being assembled together to form the temporary portion.

5. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the temporary portion comprises a main body that divides the front of the temporary portion from the back of the temporary portion.

6. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the aperture that receives one of the first end and the second end of the at least one cross member of the permanent portion extends through a back panel of the back support into the hollow interior of the back support.

7. A display fixture comprising:

a shelf display comprising;

a main body having a front side and a backside;

a plurality of shelves coupled to the front side of the main body and adapted to support merchandise;

a back support attached to the backside of the main body and extending from the backside of the main body;

a rack display comprising;

a frame having at least one substantially vertical member located on a first side of the rack display and at least one substantially vertical member located on a second side of the rack display;

at least one arm coupled to the frame to support hanging merchandise;

at least one cross member having a first end and a second end and coupling the at least one substantially vertical member on the first side of the rack display with the at least one substantially vertical member on the second side of the rack display, wherein the first end extends outwardly from the at least one substantially vertical member on the first side of the rack display and the second end extends outwardly from the at least one substantially vertical member on the second side of the rack display; and

a plurality of fasteners that secure one of the at least one substantially vertical member located on the first side of the rack display and the at least one substantially vertical member located on the second side of the rack display to the back support of the shelf display;

wherein the back support includes a back panel having a through hole that receives one of the first end and the second end of the at least one cross member of the rack display.

8. The display fixture of claim 7, wherein the plurality of fasteners comprises a plurality of assembled zip ties that extend through side panels of the back support and wrap around one of the at least one substantially vertical member located on the first side of the rack display and the at least one substantially vertical member located on the second side of the rack display.

9. The display fixture of claim 7, wherein the at least one arm coupled to the frame to support hanging merchandise comprises a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, wherein the horizontal portion receives hanging merchandise and the vertical portion telescopically engages with a substantially vertical receiving member.

10. The display fixture of claim 7, wherein the shelf display further comprises a left body attached to the front side of the main body and a right body attached to the front side of the main body, the left body and right body dividing the plurality of shelves into left corner shelves, center shelves and right corner shelves.

11. The display fixture of claim 10, wherein each of the left corner shelves, the center shelves and the right corner shelves comprise transparent fronts that prevent merchandise from falling off the shelves.

12. A method of assembling a display fixture, the method comprising:

obtaining a rack display made of metal that includes a frame comprising;

at least one substantially vertical member located on a first side of the rack display and at least one substantially vertical member located on a second side of the rack display;

at least one arm coupled to the frame to support hanging merchandise;

at least one cross member having a first end that protrudes outwardly from the at least one substantially vertical member located on the first side of the rack display and a second end that protrudes outwardly from the at least one substantially vertical member on the second side of the rack display;

erecting a shelf display made of sheet material that includes a front having a plurality of shelves that support merchandise and a back having a back support;

inserting one of the first end of the at least one cross member and the second end of the at least one cross member through an aperture located in a back panel of the back support of the shelf display; and

fastening the back support of the shelf display to one of the at least one substantially vertical member located on the first side of the rack display and the at least one substantially vertical member located on the second side of the rack display with a plurality of fasteners.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of fasteners comprise a plurality of zip ties that are inserted through the back support of the shelf display and are wrapped around one of the at least one substantially vertical member located on the first side of the rack display and the at least one substantially vertical member located on the second side of the rack display.