Patent ID: 7950536

Claim:
A display system comprising: a first upright secured in a substantially vertical orientation, the first upright being substantially elongate and having a first plurality of slots, the first plurality of slots being aligned in a column on one side of the first upright; a second upright secured in an adjacent position to the first upright and in a substantially vertical orientation, the second upright being substantially elongate and having a second plurality of slots, the second plurality of slots being aligned in a column on one side of the second upright; a top hardware bar including: a body that is elongate and defines a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a front face, a channel, and a plurality of holes disposed lengthwise along the body; a first bracket secured to the first end of the body and releasably securable in the first plurality of slots of the first upright; and a second bracket adjustably secured within the channel at the second end of the body and releasably securable in the second plurality of slots of the second upright; a backer piece formed of sheet material, the backer piece having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the backer piece is secured directly to the body front face of the top hardware bar along the top portion of the backer piece such that the backer piece hangs from the top hardware bar and extends between the first and second uprights without overlapping the first and second plurality of slots; and at least one product fixture secured between the first and second uprights in corresponding ones of the slots of the first and second uprights, wherein the product fixture is disposed on a side of the backer piece opposite from the hardware bar and supports a product for display, wherein the body of the top hardware bar includes a top lip and a bottom lip, the top and bottom lips each being folded backward from the front face to define the channel, and wherein the second bracket includes an insert arm and a tab arranged substantially perpendicular to the insert arm, wherein the insert arm includes a slot for receiving a pin to adjustably secure the second bracket to the body of the top hardware bar, and further wherein the tab defines an arcuate outer edge and a stepped inner edge and is releasably securable within one of the plurality of slots of the second upright.