Product display system with support structures for holding product in locked and unlocked conditions
US6170674A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F7/0042
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A locking product display system has structures for supporting planar rigid objects in a display arrangement, and where at least some of the objects are locked into the display and cannot be removed. In one embodiment, upper and lower channels engage edges of the displayed article and side panels retain the article within the channels. In another embodiment end edges of a planar displayed object are supported by fixed wall support devices and capture within a channel formed by a hinge-mounted and fastener-secured member of the support device. In each embodiment, the product support structure hold one item in a locked position, and a second item in a removable position.
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