Patent ID: 8985352
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A47B,A47F,F21V

Abstract:
1. A modular merchandise display system, which comprises: a frame, the frame having a pair of spaced apart, parallelly disposed, first and second indexing members, each of the first and second indexing members having an axial length and a thickness, and a plurality of spaced apart openings formed through the thickness thereof and situated at along the axial length thereof; and a plurality of merchandise supporting units, the merchandise supporting units being mountable on and removable from the pair of first and second indexing members, each merchandise supporting unit having a front side, a rear side situated opposite the front side, and opposite first and second lateral sides, at least a first locator protrusion mounted on the rear side and extending outwardly therefrom and being in proximity to the first lateral side, and at least a second locator protrusion mounted on the rear side thereof and extending outwardly therefrom and being in proximity to the second lateral side, the at least first locator protrusion being spaced apart from the at least second locator protrusion a predetermined distance so that the at least first locator protrusion is alignable with and receivable by an opening of the plurality of openings formed in the first indexing member, and so that the at least second locator protrusion is alignable with and receivable by an opening of the plurality of openings formed in the second indexing member; wherein at least one of the at least first locator protrusion and the at least second locator protrusion has an open side thereon, and a latch barb received thereby and movable within the locator protrusion, the latch barb being positionable in at least a first position wherein the latch barb is engageable with one of the first indexing member and the second indexing member to secure a respective merchandise supporting unit to the one of the first indexing member and the second indexing member, and in a second position wherein the latch barb is disengageable with the one of the first indexing member and the second indexing member to permit a respective merchandise supporting unit to be removed from the one of the first indexing member and the second indexing member; and wherein at least one of the merchandise supporting units is a module generally being in the shape of a parallelepiped or cuboid, the module having a top wall, a bottom wall disposed opposite the top wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall disposed opposite the first lateral side wall, a rear wall joined to the top wall, bottom wall and first and second lateral side walls, and at least a partially open front side disposed opposite the rear wall, each of the rear wall and the top wall of the module having an outer surface, and the bottom wall having an inner surface, the at least first locator protrusion and the at least second locator protrusion being mounted on the rear wall of the module and extending outwardly from the outer surface thereof, each of the at least first locator protrusion and the at least second locator protrusion having an open side thereon, and a latch barb received thereby and movable within the at least first locator protrusion and the at least second locator protrusion, the module including a first latch bar and a second latch bar, the latch barb of the at least first locator protrusion being mounted on the first latch bar, and the latch barb of the at least second locator protrusion being mounted on the second latch bar, the first and second latch bars being situated on the rear wall of the module and being reciprocatingly movable relative thereto to position the latch barbs of the at least first locator protrusion and the at least second locator protrusion in one of the first position and the second position.