Combination display rack and rolled goods

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a combination display rack and rolled goods showing a first embodiment of my new design encompassing a pair of racks disposed on opposite walls;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of a combination display rack and rolled goods showing a second embodiment of my new design encompassing a single rack disposed on one wall, which is the only difference from the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a further enlarged front and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a further enlarged top plan view of one end portion thereof, with several of the components swung into alterate positions; and,

FIG. 5 is a further enlarged front elevational view of one end thereof, with several of the components swung into alterate positions.

The broken-line disclosure of walls, ceiling, floor and human form in the views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  • Display system utilizing permanently mounted pipes, 1502 Fabrics (Retail Store), High Point, North Carolina, believed by inventor to be used as early as 1975. Declaration of Gary W. Loflin. Prior Commercial Embodiment illustrated in sketch provided by Applicant; used, e.g., at 1502 Fabrics (Retail Store), High Point, North Carolina, believed by inventor to be used as early as 1981.
Patent History
Patent number: D377129
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 1995
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 1997
Inventor: Gary W. Loflin (Thomasville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Law Firm: Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson, P.A.
Application Number: 0/35,248
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6520