FOLDABLE PRODUCT DISPLAY STAND
The present invention relates to a foldable, light-weighing, easily-assembled display stand with lower production and labor costs, formed by easily mountable-dismountable cardboard, paperboard, rubber or plastic-based parts for use in displaying items of various type and size at shopping malls, supermarkets, stores, shops, fairgrounds, etc.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a foldable, light-weighing, easily-assembled display stand with lower production and labor costs, composed of easily mountable-dismountable cardboard, paperboard, rubber or plastic-based parts for use in displaying items of various type and size at shopping malls, supermarkets, stores, shops, fairgrounds, etc.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.
Displaying goods is one of the most widely-used methods used for introduction and marketing. Thus, displaying the products allows customers to directly see and scrutinize them. This also enhances the appeal of a product. Display stands according to the prior art are made of metal- and plastic-based materials. They are produced in different size and forms in line with the types and size of products to be displayed.
The current production of stands made of metal-based materials is quite laborious and costly. Longer production periods of metal stands not only lengthen their lead time, but enhance their labor and production costs as well. Other facts that metal raw materials are expensive and not easily-processed render suchlike stands producible only by trained staff or firms qualified in this field.
Display stands made of plastic-based materials, in turn, are produced by means of methods such as plastic injection and the components obtained are then assembled to yield the final form of stand. Making use of plastic injection method for producing stand components lowers down production costs as compared to the case of metal stand production, but when the stands are disassembled it becomes problematic to store their components. Additionally, production via plastic injection can only be performed by companies having plastic injection machinery and moulds. Being of light-weight as compared to metal stands, these stands, however, are not foldable. Like metal stands, they occupy large spaces when they are disassembled. Considering the space occupied by each component of disassembled stands makes it clear that the space requirement increases with stands having relatively more components. This fact leads both to storing- and transporting-related problems.
In addition, advertising and promotional information are printed on display stands. Suchlike advertising and promotional information produced by printing, however, cannot be seen exactly by customers, thereby reducing the effect aimed on customers. In order to avoid this, visual components such as posters, and advertisements are attached to stands. Such posters and advertising materials, however, do wear, fade, tear and lose their function in time.
No patent application has been found in relation to a foldable display stand according to the patent search made. A utility model application 2005/01665 filed at the Turkish Patent Institute relates to a stand for displaying and storing goods to be displayed, comprising at least one receptacle member coupled to displayed goods, into which the latter are put, and at least one display aperture on the receptacle member.
Another utility model application 2008/02605 filed at the Turkish Patent Institute, in turn, relates to a display stand for storing, displaying and putting up for sales solid food products with granular structure, such as dry legumes and dried nuts and fruits, under hygienic conditions, without being affected from the outer environment and for both illuminating and keeping warm such food products with an illumination on the stand.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe object of the present invention to develop a foldable, light-weighing, easily-assembled display stand with lower production and labor costs, composed of easily mountable-dismountable cardboard, paperboard, rubber or plastic-based components for use in displaying goods of various type and size at shopping malls, supermarkets, stores, shops, fairgrounds, etc., in order to eliminate the drawbacks encountered in the prior art.
The advantages provided with the foldable display stand according to the present invention are listed below:
Raw material costs (inputs) for the stand are substantially reduced by producing the subject foldable display stand from materials like cardboard, paperboard, rubber, etc..
Labor costs are reduced, together with the reduction in raw material (input) costs.
The need towards expensive and complex plastic injection machines and metal-processing machines for stand production is eliminated. The need for qualified staff is also eliminated.
Production times are shortened, thus lead times are reduced.
The body and side wings of the stand are made to be easily foldable, so that the space occupied by the stand when not used is minimized and its transportation is facilitated. The folding operation can be made by anyone in an easy manner.
The stand's advertising and promoting efficiency is enhanced by visual elements applied thereto by means of offset printing, etc., so that the stand and the products displayed thereon are made more appealing to the eye.
Relevant environmental pollution risks are completely prevented by producing the subject foldable display stand from recyclable materials (paper, cardboard, etc.).
1. Foldable product display stand
2. Rear wall
2.1 Horizontal folding line
3. Handle
4. Side wall
5. Shelf
6. Side wing
7. Connection member
8. Connection hole
9. Upper lug
10. Folding line of upper lug
11. Vertical folding line
12. Horizontal folding line
13. Side lug
14. Shelf connection slot
15. Connection hole
16. Folding line of side lug
17. Folding line of side wing
18. Body
19. Shelf folding line
20. Shelf connection protrusion
21. Side wing lug
22. Folding line of the side wing lug
23. Notch piece
24. Notch piece folding line
25. Rubber notch
26. Rubber member passage hole
27. Shelf front lug
28. First folding line
29. Second folding line
30. Fastening hole
31. Side connection plate
32. Fastening hole
33. Rubber member
34. Lower connection plate
35. Rubber hole
36. Rubber member
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe present invention relates to a foldable, light-weighing, easily-assembled product display stand (1) with lower production and labor costs, composed of easily mountable-dismountable cardboard, paperboard, rubber or plastic-based parts for use in displaying items of various type and size at shopping malls, supermarkets, stores, shops, fairgrounds, etc..
As illustrated in
Side walls (4) have the same structure with each other. At the upper region of side walls (4) are formed upper lugs (9), which can be moved to make a folding movement around the folding lines (10) of the upper lugs. When desired, the side walls (4) can be folded around a vertical folding line (11) (during a stand assembly). As a result of this folding, the width of side walls (4) is reduced to its half size. Similarly, horizontal folding lines (12) are formed on the side walls (4) to be in alignment with a horizontal folding line (2.1) of the rear wall (2). In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, preferably two horizontal folding lines (2.1, 12) are each formed on the rear wall (2) and side walls (4). This number can optionally be increased or decreased.
The assembly of the rear wall (2) and side walls (4) is performed by superimposing the connection holes (15) provided respectively on the side lugs (13) and side walls (4) and then by passing connection members (7) through these holes (15). The connection member (7) may be a screw made of a plastic-based material.
The central part of the shelf (5), in turn, is provided with two shelf connection protrusions (20). These shelf connection protrusions (20) are fitted to shelf connection slots (14) provided at the rear wall (2), such that the connection between the shelves (5) and the rear wall (2) is ensured.
A shelf front lug (27) is formed on the front of the shelf (5). The shelf front lug (27) can be folded around a first folding line (28) and a second folding line (29).
Some plastic- and rubber-based extra equipment is used for producing the shelves (5) and they are then folded accordingly. Detailed information is provided below for these equipment and operations.
As illustrated in
Similarly, a lower connection plate (34) is used, that is mounted onto the shelves (5) as the latter is formed. Two rubbers (36) are passed first through the slots provided at the lower connection plate (34) and then through the fastening holes (35). As a result of these operations, the appearance of the lower connection plate (34) turns out to be the one illustrated in
Following the operations above, the shelf front lug (27) is folded by means of the first folding line (28) and the side connection plate (31) is mounted to the lower part of the shelf front lug (27), as illustrated in
As illustrated in
The side wings (6) of the shelves (5) are fastened to the inner side of side walls (4) by means of connection members (7). The external side of the side wings (6) of the shelves (5) makes contact with the inner side of the side walls (4), such that the shelf-side wall connection is made by means of connection members (7) passed through the connection holes (8) on the side wings (6).
Claims
1. A foldable product display stand for use in displaying items of various type and size at shopping malls, supermarkets, stores, shops, fairgrounds, and other retail locations, comprising:
- a rear wall,
- two side walls mounted to said rear wall, and
- shelves assembled to the rear wall and side walls,
- wherein side lugs are formed at the sides of the rear wall, the side lugs being foldable by side lug folding lines, the side lugs and side walls being fastened to each other by connection members,
- wherein shelf connection protrusions are formed on shelves and shelf connection slots are formed at certain intervals along a height of the rear wall so as to correspond to said shelf connection protrusions,
- wherein foldable side wings of the shelves are mounted onto the side walls by connection members so that the outer sides of side wings make contact with the inner sides of side walls, and
- wherein the shelves are mounted to the side walls in a foldable manner, by fastening respective rubber members fitted to a lower connection plate mounted onto the shelf body to respective connection members provided on the side walls.
2. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, further comprising:
- horizontal folding lines formed on the rear wall for folding the the rear wall.
3. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein connection holes are formed at certain intervals on the side lugs of the rear wall for fitting the connection members thereto.
4. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a handle, formed on the upper part of the rear wall, allowing to easily hold and carry the display stand.
5. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein upper lugs are formed at the upper region of side walls, said upper lugs being rotatable to make a folding movement around respective upper lug folding lines.
6. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein the side walls can optionally be folded around a vertical folding line while the stand is assembled.
7. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein horizontal folding lines are formed on the side walls to be in alignment with a horizontal folding line of the rear wall.
8. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, further comprising:
- connection holes formed on the side walls so as to correspond to other connection holes provided on the side lugs.
9. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein screws comprised of a plastic-based material are preferably used as said connection members.
10. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, further comprising:
- connection holes provided on the side lugs of the shelves for fitting said connection members into said holes.
11. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein a side wing lug is formed on one side of the side wings of the shelves and wherein a notch piece is formed on the other side of said side wings.
12. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein said notch piece can be folded around a notch piece folding line and is provided with rubber notches thereon.
13. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein a shelf front lug is formed at the front of the shelf and wherein said shelf front lug is foldable around a first folding line and a second folding line.
14. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein, after the shelf front lug is folded around the first folding line, a side connection plate is mounted to the lower part of said shelf front lug.
15. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein, after said side connection plate is mounted, the body is folded into two by the shelf folding line and finally the side wings of the shelf are folded to come to a vertical position with respect to the body by side wing folding lines.
16. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein, after the side wings are folded in a vertical manner with respect to the body, the rubber members attached to the side connection plate are fitted to rubber notches provided on the side wings.
17. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein the rubber members fitted to the lower connection plate are passed through rubber member passage holes provided on the body.
18. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein the rear wall, side walls, and the shelves are produced from completely recyclable paper-based materials.
19. The foldable product display stand according to claim 1, wherein visual elements for advertising and promotion are provided at the rear surface of the rear wall, side walls, and of the shelves by printing.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 22, 2010
Publication Date: Oct 18, 2012
Inventor: Mustafa Kabakci (Istanbul)
Application Number: 13/518,375
International Classification: A47F 1/04 (20060101);