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Display stand merchandise tray

a display stand and merchandise technology, applied in the field of merchandise trays, can solve the problems of awkward assembly and complex construction of common merchandise trays, and achieve the effects of convenient and quick mounting, simple assembly, and simple construction

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-10
MOSS GEOFFREY ALAN +1
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[0007]It is another object of the present invention to provide a merchandise tray which is simple in construction and yet may be readily and quickly mounted to the display stand. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a merchandise tray which is simple to assemble by only one person.

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Such merchandise trays are not intended for holding heavier weight merchandise having a plurality of item in which each item is heavier than for example 250 grams, since the mounting arms are unable to support the weight of the merchandise in the tray.
Furthermore, common merchandise trays are complex in construction and awkward to assemble and they often require more than one person to assemble.

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[0021]With reference to the drawings, the merchandise tray 10 according to the present invention is generally rectangular in shape having a rectangular base 11, generally triangular side walls 12 and 13, vertical rectangular rear wall 14, and vertical rectangular front wall 15. The rear wall 14 is preferably higher than the front wall 15. Two generally L-shaped mounting arms 16 and 17 are formed at the upper rear corner of the side walls 12 and 13 respectively and they extend rearwardly beyond the rear wall 14. The side walls 12 and 13 have sloping upper edges 18 and 19 sloping downwardly and forwardly from the mounting arms 16 and 17 to the top of the front wall 15 to provide easy viewing from the two sides of the merchandise tray of the merchandise items placed therein. A horizontal reinforce tab 20 is formed at the base of the rear wall 14 and preferably located at the middle position therein as best shown in FIG. 2.

[0022]The L-shaped mounting arm 16 has a vertical abutting arm p...

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Abstract

A merchandise tray is mountable detachably or removably on a display stand to support relatively heavy weight merchandise items placed therein. The tray has two L-shaped mounting arms insertable into vertical mounting slots formed at the edge portions of the front panel of the display stand. At least one reinforce tab is formed at the rear wall of the tray, which engages with a horizontal mounting slot formed in the front panel of the display stand to provide additional support of the weight of the merchandise items.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to merchandise trays mountable on a display stand for displaying merchandise having relatively heavy weight.[0003]2. Background Art[0004]Heretofore merchandise trays have been mounted on a vertical display stand in which both the display stand and the merchandise trays are made of cardboard or corrugated board. The display stand may either be of the type having a vertical planar panel supported by an easel to rest in a vertical position or a stand having a triangular side elevation with a rectangular front planar panel. The trays are provided with mounting arms which will engage with mounting openings formed in the planar panel of the display stand. A plurality of such trays may be mounted to the front panel for displaying light weight merchandise consisting of many items in which each item is less than 100 grams. Such merchandise trays are not intended for holding heavier weight merchandise havin...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G29/00
CPCA47F5/116
Inventor MOSS, GEOFFREY ALANMINISTER, DAVID BRIAN
Owner MOSS GEOFFREY ALAN
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