Stackable locking display and dispensing structure
US5399005A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B3/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A structure for the display and dispensing of tickets whereby top and bottom units are demountably attachable in a stackable arrangement. Each unit is of box-like configuration having a floor, a roof, a pair of sidewalls and an open rear end. A door is pivotally attached at a lower portion of the rear end and semi-permanently attachable in an opposite upper portion of the rear end of the unit to serve as a rear wall for the unit when in a closed position. The bottom unit has a front flange on the bottom portion of the front wall extending downward and rearward into a cavity in the top portion of the front wall to provide a forwardly extending lip portion engageable by the front flange of the top unit when the units are in a stacked relationship. The top unit also has a rear flange on its lower rear portion that extends through at least one opening in the roof of the bottom unit. The rear flange extends downwardly and rearwardly such that it may be engaged by a forwardly extending flange on the upper end of the door of the top unit when such door is in a closed position to lock the two units together in a semi-permanent relationship.
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