Abstract:
A method of colour refurbishing metal display fixtures. A first step involves printing on a display film an image of a desired colour finish. A second step involves securing the display film to components of a metal display fixture

Description:
FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a method of colour refurbishing metal display fixtures. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Stores are periodically renovated. When those renovations involve the implementation of a new colour scheme, metal display fixtures in the store must be refurbished in a colour that complements the new colour scheme. At the present time all non-removable components are recoated either through a powder coating or electro-static painting process. All removable and replaceable components are either removed for recoating or replaced with components of the correct colour. More often than not, components that are not of the desired colour are hauled away for disposal. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0003]    There is provided a method of colour refurbishing metal display fixtures. A first step involves printing on a display film an image of a desired colour finish. A second step involves securing the display film to components of a metal display fixture. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0004]    These and other features will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to in any way limit the scope of the invention to the particular embodiment or embodiments shown, wherein: 
           [0005]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a display film being applied to a display fixture. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0006]    A method of colour refurbishing metal display fixtures generally identified by reference numeral  10 , will now be described with reference to  FIG. 1 . 
         [0007]    Structure and Relationship of Parts: 
         [0008]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , a metal display fixture  10  to be colour refurbished is provided. A display film  12  is being secured to a surface  14  of metal display fixture  10 . Display film  12  has an adhesive side  16  and a display side  18 . Display film  12  may be a polycarbonate film or polyethylene film, although it will be appreciated that display film  12  may be constructed out of other suitable materials. Display side  18  of display film  12  has an image of a desired colour finish printed on its surface area. Adhesive side  16  is adapted to adhere to any surface area by means of an adhesive. Adhesive side  16  adheres to surface  14 , securing display film  12  to surface  14 . 
         [0009]    Operation: 
         [0010]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , a method of colour refurbishing metal display fixture  10  includes printing a desired colour finish onto display side  18  of display film  12 . This printing may be done using a print press, although other suitable methods of printing may be used instead. Alternatively, a design may be printed on display film  12  instead of simply a different colour. An adhesive is applied to adhesive side  16  of display film  12 , and adhesive side  16  is applied to surface  14  of display fixture  10 . This may be done using strips (as shown in  FIG. 1 ) or properly fitted pieces (not shown) of display film  12 . By applying adhesive side  16  of display film  12  to surface  14 , display film  12  is secured to display fixture  10 . This allows a user to completely refurbish any display unit that requires refurbishing to alter its colour, change textures or update old styles. One of the advantages of using display film  12  instead of traditional methods, such as spray painting or powder coating, is that no spraying is required on site. Traditional methods of refurbishing, such as spray painting or powder-coating, usually release dangerous volatile organic compounds into the air, and therefore are not desirable to use in a store. In addition, display film  12  allows components to be updated, instead of replaced. This saves a user the cost of replacing components that, apart from their colour, are perfectly serviceable. Furthermore, display film  12  is more durable than finishes that come from traditional methods, such as spray painting or powder coating. Although an end of a metal display fixture has been chosen for illustration, it will be appreciated that the same method is being used to refurbish the canopy, the tank and all other components of the tank, both removable and non-removable, that are visible to the consumer. 
         [0011]    In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements. 
         [0012]    It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiments without departing from scope of the Claims.