Patent ID: 6363640
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A method of transforming the appearance of a display merchandiser into a three-dimensional representation of a particular object other than the three-dimensional representation of the display merchandiser itself, said display merchandiser including a plurality of shelf members and a plurality of upright support members, the method comprising the steps of:(a) selecting the shape of a particular object other than the shape of the display merchandiser itself into which the appearance of the display merchandiser will be transformed; (b) forming a plurality of sheet-like members which are separate and apart from the display merchandiser itself and which will be representative of the appearance of the particular object selected in step (a) above when said sheet-like members are attached to the display merchandiser; and (c) attaching said sheet-like members to various portions of the display merchandiser in such a manner that said sheet-like members interact with each other and with the display merchandiser to transform the appearance of the display merchandiser into a three-dimensional representation of the object selected in step (9) above.