Patent ID: 8813979

Claim:
A product display unit for providing the consumer with an opportunity to position a major part of the consumer's body against the product being displayed comprising: a stand having a height, a length, a top, and a bottom, the stand comprising: a first substantially vertical support at one end of the product display unit that supports the stand against a surface, with the first vertical support being substantially centrally positioned at one end of the product display unit, a second substantially vertical support at the opposite end of the product display unit that supports the stand against a surface, with the second vertical support being substantially centrally positioned at one end of the product display unit, with the length defined between the first and second supports, at least two cross supports extending lengthwise between the first and second vertical supports to couple the first and second vertical supports together in the vicinity of the top of the stand, said at least two cross supports lying in substantially the same, non-vertical plane, with said at least two cross supports having attachment points associated therewith that are spaced from one another, wherein the attachment points being attachment holes; and a plurality of products having a first end and a second end, a length and a width, with the width defined between the first end and the second end, with said first and second ends being substantially fixedly and non-movably coupled to the at least two cross supports at the attachment points such that the first end is coupled to one of the cross supports and the second end is coupled to the another of the cross-supports and the plurality of products are maintained in spaced relation relative to one another along the length of the stand at the attachment points and normally non-removable, wherein the height of the stand and a spacing between the plurality of products allows the consumer to position a major part of the consumer's body below the top of the stand and adjacent each of the products in order to feel the products being displayed.