Patent ID: 8534472

Claim:
A tower rack assembly for holding merchandise comprising: a plurality of separate panel sections configured to be contiguously conjoined in an end-to-end manner to form a radially symmetrical tower assembly structure having an open first upper end and an open second lower end, wherein each of the plurality of panel sections comprises: a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge, wherein the first vertical edge on each of the plurality of panel sections comprises a substantially flat flap, wherein the plurality of panel sections form the tower assembly when the flap on the first vertical edge of each of the plurality of panel sections overlaps with the second vertical edge of an adjacent panel section of the plurality of panel sections; at least two contiguous, substantially flat side panels between the first vertical edge and the second vertical edge, wherein a first of the at least two contiguous, substantially flat side panels is contiguous with the flap of the first vertical edge, and wherein each of the at least two contiguous, substantially flat side panels and the flap are disposed at an angle with respect to each other; a first vertical border demarcating the first of the at least two contiguous, substantially flat side panels from the flap; at least one second vertical border, each second vertical border demarcating one of the at least two contiguous, substantially flat side panels from a contiguous one of the at least two contiguous, substantially flat side panels; and vertical slits defined periodically within the panel section along a vertical length of the first vertical border and along a vertical length of the at least one second vertical border, wherein the vertical slits comprise openings within the vertical borders; and one or more removable trays that are reversibly attachable to the side panels, wherein the one or more removable trays each include first and second side hooks that are configured to insert into the vertical slits, wherein a first of the one or more removable trays is capable of simultaneously attaching to two different panel sections of the plurality of panel sections when the plurality of panel sections are conjoined to form the tower assembly structure such that: the first side hook of the first removable tray inserts into a vertical slit defined within the first vertical border of a first of the plurality of panel sections; and the second side hook of the first removable tray simultaneously inserts into a vertical slit defined within a first of the at least one second vertical border of a second of the plurality of panel sections.