Patent ID: 7150360

Claim:
A modular display platform comprising: at least two sections of substantially the same shape, wherein each section is fixedly disposed next to at least one adjacent section in staggered relationship such that a perimeter of the at least two sections cooperate to form a stepped pattern for facilitating the abutting and interlocking of additional platforms at the perimeter, the at least two sections cooperating to include: a support surface for products disposed thereon extending generally over an area bounded by the perimeter; a sidewall disposed generally along at least a portion of the perimeter and extending in a direction generally transverse to that of the support surface from a proximal end of the sidewall adjacent to the support surface to a distal end of the sidewall for engaging an external mounting surface, the support surface and the sidewall cooperating to define a recess; and at least one standoff disposed within the recess and having a surface extending in a direction generally parallel to that of the sidewall from a proximal end of the standoff adjacent to the support surface to a distal end of the standoff for engaging the external surface in order to strengthen the support surface at locations inwardly of the perimeter.