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Commodity display device - Tamatoshi Co., Ltd.
United States Patent 7086542
Catching grooves 2d, 2e are formed in a turning space 2f of a catching protrusion bar 2b, engagement projections 3c, 3d are formed on a standing part 3b of a catching member 3a, and the standing part 3b is inserted into the turning space 2f, so that the engagement projections 3c, 3d are respectively engaged with the catching grooves 2d, 2e by the own weight of the catching member 3a.
Tomonari, Nobuyuki (Tokyo, JP)
Kosugi, Kenji (Tokyo, JP)
10/758158
Tamatoshi Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
A47F5/08; A47B96/06; A47F5/00
211/94.02, 248/224.51, 248/224.61, 211/94.01, 211/162
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1. A commodity display device, comprising: a wall surface member and a hanging shelf member engaged with the wall surface member; the wall surface member comprising, an installation part having a vertical surface disposed to be attached to a wall surface; a catching protrusion bar protruded and overhung from the vertical surface of the installation part, expanded downward to form a semicircular flection with a leading end of the catching protrusion bar up; a first catching groove formed with the leading end of the catching protrusion bar and an inside; a second catching groove formed at a height almost equal to the leading end of the catching protrusion bar on the vertical surface of the installation part; a turning space formed above the leading end of the catching protrusion bar and the first catching groove; and an opening formed between the installation part and the leading end of the catching protrusion bar and having an opened lower side; the hanging shelf member comprising: a support member for supporting an exhibited commodity, the support member having at least one end; and a catching member vertically installed on the end of the support member; the catching member having a standing part formed to bend a leading end of the catching member toward a support member side forming an L shape; a first engagement projection formed at a leading end of the standing part and projected toward the support member side; and a second engagement projection formed by a protrusion extending from a back surface of the standing part, wherein the first engagement projection is first inserted with turning into the opening of the wall surface member, the first engagement projection engages with the first catching groove, the second engagement projection engages with the second catching groove, and the catching member comes into close contact with the vertical surface of the installation part.
The wall surface member 2 is formed by forming a catching protrusion bar 2b, which overhangs from a long vertical wall surface 2a, on the vertical wall surface 2a which is attached to the wall surface 1 or the like of a shop or the like, extending the catching protrusion bar 2b to form a semicircular flection 2c downward so to form a catching groove 2d on the inside wall of the flection 2c and forming a catching groove 2e on the inside wall of the vertical wall surface 2a so to form a turning space 2f. The hanging shelf member 3 has a catching member 3a vertically formed at a leading end of a support member 4 for supporting commodities or the like to be displayed, a leading end of the catching member 3a bent into an L shape to form a standing part 3b, and engagement projections 3c, 3d formed on the bent part and the pointed part of the standing part 3b.
The wall surface member 2 and the hanging shelf member 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3.
The wall surface member 2 which is attached to the wall surface 1 has the catching protrusion bar 2b, which overhangs from the vertical wall surface 2a, formed on the long vertical wall surface 2a as shown in FIG. 3. The catching protrusion bar 2b is integrally formed in plural numbers, for example two or three, on the vertical wall surface 2a in a longitudinal direction. The catching protrusion bar 2b is extended downward to form the semicircular flection 2c so to form the turning space 2f having the catching grooves 2d, 2e on its inside wall. At the bottom of the catching protrusion bar 2b, an opening 2g for inserting the standing part 3b of the hanging shelf member 3 is formed between the vertical wall surface 2a and the leading end of the catching protrusion bar 2b.
The top end of the wall surface member 2 has a small thickness, and countersunk screw holes 5, which have a two-stage inside diameter and depth, are formed at the top end of the wall surface member 2. A setscrew 6 for fixing the wall surface member 2 to the wall surface 1 or pillars of a shop and the like is inserted through the countersunk screw hole 5 as shown in FIG. 2. The head of the setscrew 6 is buried in the countersunk screw hole 5. As shown in FIG. 3, a catching protrusion bar 2b having a circular catching face is horizontally formed in the neck of the uppermost catching projection.
All the catching protrusion bars 2b have the same shape and dimensions to have an overhang form and the opening 2g at the bottom, and the turning space 2f is formed in a position to oppose the wall surface member 2 and to continue from the opening 2g.
Then, the hanging shelf member 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The hanging shelf member 3 has the catching member 3a formed vertically at the leading end of the support member 4 for supporting commodities and the like to be displayed, the end of the catching member 3a bent into an L shape to form the standing part 3b, and the engagement projections 3c, 3d formed on the bent part and the pointed part of the standing part as shown in FIG. 4. Thus, the engagement projection 3d of the hanging shelf member 3 is formed by protruding from the back surface of the standing part bent in the L shape and having a slope on the side of the catching member 3a. The standing part 3b which is erected into the L shape at one end has a shape and dimensions so to be insertable into the turning space 2f through the opening 2g. The leading end of the standing part 3b and the base bottom surface of the standing part 3b are formed to have the engagement projections 3c, 3d as the engagement members which can be engaged with the catching grooves 2d, 2e within the turning space 2f. The turning space 2f as a whole has a shape with dimensions slightly larger than and similar to the standing part 3b.
Therefore, the leading end of the catching member 3a including the standing part 3b has a shape and dimensions so to be movable with some allowance within the opening 2g and the turning space 2f of the catching projections bar 2b.
The catching member 3a can also be formed to have a shelf board 15 as a commodity supporting member protruded into a substantially T shape as shown in FIG. 7.
Subsequently, the catching member 3a is fitted to the catching protrusion bar 2b of the wall surface member 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the end of the standing part 3b of the catching member 3a is positioned in the opening 2g of the catching protrusion bar 2b at an angle that the catching member 3a becomes substantially horizontal.
Subsequently, the catching member 3a is turned to guide the standing part 3b in the arrow direction from the opening 2g deep into the turning space 2f and pivoted in the turning space 2f of the catching protrusion bar 2b as shown in FIG. 6.
By turning in the arrow direction, the catching member 3a changes from the vertical state to a state parallel with the wall surface member 2 as shown in FIG. 6. And, the standing part 3b is within the turning space 2f, and the bottom surface of the catching member 3a (the left side surface in FIG. 6) comes substantially into contact with the wall surface member 2. Therefore, the support member 4 becomes substantially vertical to the wall surface member 2. Here, when the turning operation is ended, the catching member 3a lowers slightly by its own weight, and the engagement projections 3c, 3d are fitted into the catching grooves 2d, 2e. Therefore, the standing part 3b is stably held without dropping out of the turning space 2f. Thus, commodities can be placed on, displayed on or hanged from the support member 4, which is vertically protruded with respect to the catching member 3a.
The hanging shelf member can also be placed on the support member 4 and held to be horizontal as well as vertical with respect to the wall surface member 2. And, even when the commodities are placed on it, the catching member 3a does not come off the catching protrusion bar 2b, and the commodities can be safely exhibited or displayed. And, the catching member 3a can be removed simply and quickly from the wall surface member 2 by reversing the procedure shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6.
The hanging shelf member 3, which is attached to the catching protrusion bar 2b, is not detached from the catching protrusion bar 2b unless the catching member 3a is turned an angle so to become substantially horizontal as shown in FIG. 5. Therefore, even if the hanging shelf member 3 is turned a prescribed angle when commodities are suspended from the support member 4, the hanging shelf member 3 is not detached from the catching protrusion bar 2b. Thus, the commodities can be exhibited or displayed efficiently.
As shown in FIG. 8, the shelf hanging member 3 may be configured by dividing to have catching parts 3a, 3a and holding parts 3e, 3e, extending a support rod 16 from each of them and disposing a support member 17 at the center. In this case, the catching parts 3a, 3a have the standing part which is configured in the same way as in FIG. 4. And, the standing part has the same function and effect.
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