WEEKENDER STYLE FLOOR DISPLAY
20210015273 ยท 2021-01-21
Inventors
Cpc classification
A47F5/16
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
A weekender style display and related methods are provided. The display transforms from a knockdown configuration to an erected configuration. The display includes shelf members that are supported at the front, back, and at each side.
Claims
1. A display comprising: (a) a rear panel comprising at least two support apertures; (b) two side panels; (c) a front panel; and (d) at least two shelf assemblies, each shelf assembly comprising a portion of the front panel, a shelf member panel, two side support panels, and a tab panel with a tab member, wherein (i) each support aperture can receive a tab member, (ii) each side support panel is separated from the shelf member panel by a fold line, (iii) each side support panel is separated from each of said two side panels by a fold line, (iv) each tab panel is separated from the front panel by a first cut line, and (v) each side panel is separated from a side support panel by a second cut line.
2. The display of claim 1, wherein (i) the shelf member panel is separated from the portion of the front panel by a front fold line, (ii) the shelf member panel is separated from the tab panel by a rear fold line, (iii) the front fold line is proximate to a front of the display, (iv) the rear fold line is proximate to a rear of the display, and (iv) the front fold line is parallel to the rear fold line.
3. The display of claim 1 further comprising at least four bottom panels, wherein (i) a first bottom panel is separated from the front panel by a fold line, (ii) a second and a third bottom panels are each separated from a side panel by a fold line, and (iii) a fourth bottom panel is separated from the rear panel by a fold line.
4. The display of claim 1, wherein the rear panel comprises a first rear sub-panel and a second rear sub-panel, and wherein the first rear sub-panel is separated from one of said two side panels by a fold line and the second rear sub-panel is separated from the other of said two side panels by a fold line.
5. The display of claim 4 further comprising at least five bottom panels, wherein (i) a first bottom panel is separated from the front panel by a fold line, (ii) a second and a third bottom panels are each separated from a side panel by a fold line, (iii) a fourth bottom panel is separated from the first rear sub-panel by a fold line, and (iv) a fifth bottom panel is separated from the first rear sub-panel by a fold line.
6. The display of claim 1, wherein the second cut line has a sigmoidal shape.
7. The display of claim 1 further comprising a top panel separated by a lateral fold line from the front panel; a bottom panel separated by a lateral fold line from the front panel; two top side panels separated by a fold line from the respective side panels and separated by a cut line from the top panel; two bottom side panels separated by a fold line from the respective side panels and separated by a cut line from the bottom panel.
8. The display of claim 1 comprising two opposed shelving scenes, wherein (i) each shelving scene comprises at least two shelf assemblies, (ii) each shelving scene shares the rear panel, (iii) the scenes are separated by the two side panels, and (iv) a first of said two opposed shelving scenes comprises a first front panel and a second of said two opposed shelving scenes comprises a second front panel.
9. The display of claim 8, wherein (i) a first side panel of said two side panels comprises two side sub-panels, (ii) a first side sub-panel of said two side sub-panels is separated from the first front panel by a fold line, (iii) the first side sub-panel is separated from the rear panel by a fold line, (iii) a second side sub-panel of said two side sub-panels has a free end and is separated from the second front panel by a fold line, (iv) a second side panel of said two side panels is a continuous panel and is separated from the first front panel by a fold line, and (v) the second side panel is separated from the second front panel by a fold line.
10. The display of claim 9, wherein the at least two shelf assemblies of a first shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes are coplanar to the at least two shelf assemblies of a second shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes.
11. The display of claim 9, wherein the at least two shelf assemblies of a first shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes are alternating to the at least two shelf assemblies of a second shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes.
12. The display of claim 1, wherein the display consists of a single piece of material.
13. The display of claim 12, wherein the material comprises corrugated cardboard.
14. A method of erecting a display, comprising: (a) providing the display of claim 4 in a knockdown configuration; (b) folding said rear sub-panels toward said side panels; (c) folding said side panels toward said front panel to form a box with an interior; (d) folding said bottom panels toward said interior; (e) folding said shelf member away from said interior until (i) said side support panels separate from said side panels at said second cut lines, and (ii) said tab panels separate from the front panel at said first cut lines; (f) folding said shelf member toward said interior; (g) folding said tab panels toward said interior; and (h) mating said tab panels with said support apertures in said rear panel.
15. The method of claim 14 comprising adhering an outer edge of one of said rear sub-panels to an outer edge of the other of said rear sub-panels to form the rear panel.
16. A method of erecting a display, comprising: (a) providing the display of claim 9 in a knockdown configuration; (b) folding said rear panel toward said first side sub-panel; (c) folding said second side sub-panel toward the second front panel; (d) folding said second front panel toward said second side panel; (e) folding said second side panel toward said first front panel; (f) inwardly folding said bottom panels; (g) folding said shelf members away from said rear panel until (i) said side support panels separate from said side panels at said second cut lines, and (ii) said tab panels separate from the front panel at said first cult lines; (h) folding said shelf member toward said rear panel; (i) folding said tab panels toward said interior; and (j) mating said tab panels with said support apertures in said rear panel.
17. The method of claim 16 comprising adhering an outer edge of said rear panel to a midline of the second side panel.
18. The method of claim 17 comprising adhering the free end of the second side sub-panel to the first side sub-panel to form the first side panel.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein at least two shelf assemblies of a first shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes are coplanar to the at least two shelf assemblies of a second shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes.
20. The display of claim 18, wherein at least two shelf assemblies of a first shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes are alternating to the at least two shelf assemblies of a second shelving scene of the two opposed shelving scenes.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] A preferred embodiment of the invention, illustrative of the best mode in which the applicant has contemplated applying the principles, is set forth in the following description and is shown in the drawings and is particularly and distinctly pointed out and set forth in the appended claims.
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[0027] The present invention comprises a display having a base and a plurality of shelf assemblies, each formed from a single piece of material. The base includes a plurality of panels separated by respective fold lines so as to facilitate moving the display from a knockdown configuration to an erected configuration. Each shelf assembly includes a shelf member flanked by opposed side support panels, the shelf assembly being moved between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration as the display is moved between the knockdown configuration and the erected configuration, respectively. In some embodiments, the display is moveable to one or more flat configurations, such as by folding and gluing one or more panel together such that the display maintains a relatively low profile to facilitate shipping and storage while being readily moveable to an erected configuration.
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[0030] In the embodiment shown, each side panel is hingedly coupled to each shelf assembly 200 at a line of weakness 225 (each a support hinge 225), such as, e.g., an 8-point roundtop rule foldable crease, each support hinge 225 extending from the fold line 124a and/or 124b separating the side panel from the front panel to a lateral mid-point 240a/b in the middle of the side panel. In this way, the support hinge 225 does not extend into the rear portion 122a, 122b of the respective side panel. In one embodiment, the support hinge 225 shown extends 45 degrees from horizontal when the display is erected. Each side panel 120a, 120b defines opposed cut lines 260 (such as the S-shaped cuts shown) associated with each shelf assembly, the cut lines extending from the fold line 124 separating the side from the front to mid-point 240 on the side panel where the support hinge 225 ends.
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[0032] Each shelf member defines opposed left and right side edges, each such side edge being hingedly coupled to a respective left and right side support panel 220. In some embodiments, each support panel 220 is defined by an area positioned between a cut line (such as the S-shaped cuts shown), a support hinge 225, and a longitudinal fold line (a side hinge 215) separating the shelf member 210 from the support panel 220. In some such embodiments, the side hinge 215 is colinear with a longitudinal fold line 124a and/or 124b that separates the front panel 110 from a respective side panel when the display is in the knockdown configuration.
[0033] The shelf member 210 is configured to deform as the shelf assembly 200 moves between its stowed and deployed configurations, thereby facilitating simultaneous bending at the support hinge 225 and the side hinge 215. In some embodiments, the shelf member 210 includes two relief hinges 214, such as fold lines or the like, to facilitate deformation of the shelf member 210. In some such embodiments, the relief hinge 214 is formed by a line of weakness extending diagonally from a front corner of the shelf member 210 towards a mid-region of the rear edge of the shelf member. Preferably, the relief hinge 214 line is located and oriented at an angle congruent to an angle of the support hinge 225.
[0034] In some embodiments, the shelf assembly 200 includes a tab panel 250 extending from a rear edge of the shelf member 210, each tab panel defining one or more tab member 255. The rear of the shelf member 210 is separated by a fold line 252 from the tab panel 250, thereby facilitating rotation of the same. Each rear tab panel 250 is configured to interface with a respective support aperture 150 when the display is in the erected configuration, wherein a tab member 255 inserts through its respective support aperture 150, thereby providing vertical support for a rear portion of the shelf member.
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[0042] The process of converting the display from the knockdown configuration to the erected configuration is substantially similar to the process discussed with respect to other embodiments, but also includes folding the top panel 310 and top side panels 320a and 320b along the lateral fold lines 312 and 322a and 322b, respectively, and affixing the panels to each other, via tabs and holes, adhesive, or other similar means.
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[0047] In some embodiments, a shelf assembly 200 includes fold lines and/or cut lines and/or cut outs which correspond to locking tabs 630. In such embodiment, said locking tabs 630 are configured to engage with a corresponding receiving element 620, such as an aperture defined by an intermediate panel, a rear panel, or the like (each a vertical panel) (e.g., back wall 610). In some embodiments, the receiving element 620 includes a support flap 640, such as a support flap formed from the vertical panel, the support flap 640 being hingedly coupled to the vertical panel 610 such that the receiving element 620 is moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the closed configuration, the receiving element 620 defines a support slot that is configured to receive a tab member 630 from each of two opposed shelf assemblies 200 (front and rear shelf member), such as by allowing the tab members 630 to extend past each other. In the open configuration, the receiving element 620 defines a large aperture that is configured to allow the tab members to move in and out of the support slot, the large aperture being formed by folding the support flap 640 away from the vertical panel 610, thereby defining a void in the vertical panel. In some embodiments, the support flap 640 is configured to restrain the tab members 630 in the support slot when the receiving element 620 is in the closed configuration, thereby moving the display to a locked configuration.
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[0051] In some embodiments, a shelf assembly 200 includes fold lines and/or cut lines and/or cut outs which correspond to locking tabs 670. In such embodiment, said locking tabs 670 are configured to engage with a corresponding receiving element 680. In some embodiments, said receiving element 680 is associated with one or more fold lines and/or cut lines and/or cut outs, which in some embodiments are located on an intermediary element 810. In some embodiments, said receiving elements 680 receive only a single tab 670, while in other embodiments said receiving elements 680 are configured to receive more than one tab 670. In some such embodiments, said receiving elements 680 are configured to receive more than one tab 670 from any given direction, and/or said receiving elements 680 are configured to receive more than one tab 670 from opposing directions. Thus, said intermediary element 810 with its receiving elements 680 is capable of supporting one or more opposing shelf members 210 by receiving one or more locking tabs 670 and subsequently supporting said one or more shelf members 210.
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[0053] The present invention further includes a process for moving a multi-sided display from a knockdown configuration to an erected configuration. For the embodiments having an intermediary element 610 or 810 or the like, the process includes additional and/or different considerations beyond those discussed above for single-sided displays. In some embodiments, the process includes securing the intermediate element between two or more shelving scenes 510a and/or 510b. In some embodiments, the shelving scenes comprise one or more shelf members 210, each shelving member having one or more locking tabs 630 or 670. In some embodiments, the intermediary element 610 or 810 is situated between the two shelving scenes 510a and 510b such that said locking tabs 630 or 670 align with one or more receiving elements 620 or 680 of the respective intermediary element 610 or 810. In some embodiments, the process includes mating or joining the one or more receiving elements 620 or 680 to the one or more locking tabs 630 or 670 such that the intermediary element serves as a back wall 610 or 810 for one or more shelf members 210 of the display. In some embodiments, the assembled configuration results in pairwise opposing shelf members 210, while in other configurations the assembled configuration results in opposing, alternating height shelf members 210.
[0054] In some embodiments, the process includes moving a receiving element 620 to an open configuration so as to allow one or more tab member 630 to move into engagement with a respective tab slot. In some embodiments, the process includes moving the receiving element 620 to a closed configuration, thereby preventing or otherwise habiting the tab member 630 from moving out of the respective tab slot.
[0055] The foregoing and other objects are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not meant in a limiting sense. Many possible embodiments of the invention may be made and will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and accompanying drawings comprising a part thereof. Various features and subcombinations of invention may be employed without reference to other features and subcombinations. Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein is set forth by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of this invention and various features thereof.