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Carrying appartus for merchandise display elements

US4936471A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1988
Grant dateJun 26, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47F5/106
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The carrying apparatus for merchandise display elements is made up of substantially free-standing columns (2) with supporting bars (4) detachably fixed between neighboring columns. The said supporting bars are suspended by means of coupling devices at both their ends in coupling rings (3) of the columns (2) and contain along their surface openings (5) for receiving carrying members (6), in the form of coat hanger carriers (7, 7,') or shelf carriers (8, 8') etc., supporting the merchandise display elements. The columns (2) and the supporting bars (4) can be used to set up on the modular principle carrying apparatuses made in linear form, interrupted in any way, or with supporting bars extending in stellar form from a central columns (sic) (2).

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