Product display support systems and methods

• US 20060196841A1
• Filed: 04/17/2006
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mobile Merchandisers Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mobile Merchandisers Incorporated
• Inventors: Price, Jerry, Wells, Paul S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,374,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/86.01
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/00 Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
• 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: H01F 7/0252 PM holding devices H01F7/021, H01F7/0215, H01F7/0226 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 211/01 Magnetic article holder

Abstract

A support system for supporting a product for retail display comprises an accessory, a rear portion, a front portion, and a magnetic portion. The accessory is adapted to support the product for retail display. The front portion supports the accessory and is rigidly connected to the rear portion. The magnetic portion is adapted rigidly connected to the rear portion. When the rear portion extends at least partly along a top surface of a metal structure, the front portion extends at least partly along a display surface thereof. The rear portion is supported by the top surface of the metal structure to transfer to the metal structure downward loads on the front portion. The magnetic portion is magnetically attracted to the top surface of the metal structure to inhibit movement of the front portion away from the display surface.

Claims

1. A support system for supporting a product for retail display from a metal structure comprising a top surface and a display surface, the support system comprising:

an accessory adapted to support the product for retail display;

a rear portion;

a front portion rigidly connected to the rear portion;

a magnetic portion rigidly connected to the rear portion; and

whereby

the front and rear portions are rigidly connected such that, when the rear portion extends at least partly along the top surface, the front portion extends at least partly along the display surface;

the front portion is adapted to support the accessory;

the rear portion is adapted to be supported by the top surface of the metal structure to transfer to the metal structure downward loads on the front portion; and

the magnetic portion is adapted to be magnetically attracted to the top surface of the metal structure when the rear portion extends at least partly over the top surface to inhibit movement of the front portion away from the display surface.

2. A support system as recited in claim 1, in which the front portion extends at substantially a right angle to the rear portion.

3. A support system as recited in claim 1, in which the front portion is adapted to support at least one accessory on which the product is arranged.

4. A support system as recited in claim 3, in which the accessory is a wire support.

5. A support system as recited in claim 1, in which the accessory comprises a shelf bracket.

6. A support system as recited in claim 1, in which the front portion defines a plurality of slots for receiving tabs extending from the accessory.