Patent ID: 6108956
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A mounting system for mounting a sign to a shelf system, the shelf system including at least a pair of support posts and a shelf extending transverse to the support posts, the mounting system comprising:a display portion having first and second generally parallel, spaced apart runners connected to one another by a pair of spaced apart connecting members defining a sign receiving region, the display portion including at least one of a shelf mounting bracket receiving region, a wall surface mounting bracket receiving region and a wall top mounting bracket receiving region,the shelf mounting bracket receiving region including a mounting portion for mounting the display portion to a shelf mounting bracket,the wall surface mounting bracket receiving region including an elongated opening in at least one of the connecting members intermediate the runners, the opening extending along a portion of the connecting member and adapted to receive a wall surface mounting bracket,the wall top mounting bracket receiving region including a notch in one of the runners at an end thereof, the notch extending along a portion of the runner, the notch adapted to receive a wall top mounting bracket; andat least one of the shelf mounting bracket for mounting the display portion to the shelf, the wall surface mounting bracket for mounting the display portion to the support posts and the wall top mounting bracket for mounting the display portion to the support posts, the shelf mounting bracket including a shelf rest for resting on the shelf, the shelf rest including engaging projections for engaging the shelf and a hinge pivotally mounting the shelf mounting bracket to the display portion for pivoting the display portion between the first and second position, wherein one of the connecting members includes a tab and wherein the shelf mounting bracket includes a display engaging member for engaging the tab for releasably locking the display portion in the first position, the tab and display engaging, member being releasable from one another to pivot the display portion to the second position.