Patent ID: 8490800

Claim:
A product display rack comprising: a support frame; at least one shelf, wherein said shelf comprises a floor side, a front side, at least one edge side, and a hinge associated with said at least one edge side, wherein said floor side, said front side, said at least one edge side, and said hinge are integrally made, and said front side and said at least one edge side extends above the floor side, the at least one shelf having a center of gravity and the hinge affixed to the at least one shelf to the rear of the center of gravity, the hinge having a first nook on a first side of the hinge, a second nook laterally opposite the first nook on an opposite side to the first side, and a third nook on the opposite side of the hinge; an affixing device coupling said hinge to said support frame; wherein said hinge comprises at least two stable positions, a first stable position corresponding to a loading position wherein the affixing device engages a first nook and the laterally opposite second nook, and a second stable position corresponding to a displaying position wherein the affixing device engages the first nook and the opposite third nook, the shelf transformed from the display position to the loading position by first rotating the front side upward to disengage the third nook and to orient the shelf horizontally, then moving the shelf laterally backward toward the support frame to and engage the affixing device with the second nook, and wherein said hinge extends downward below said floor side; wherein said display rack further comprises a splitter, the splitter including laterally extending splitter rails coupled to each other in spaced apart relation with longitudinally extending rail couplers, and wherein said floor side of said at least one shelf comprises a gap, wherein said splitter rails are located above said gap.