MXPA01004730A - Products display of easy access and self-supported. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention refers to a display structure where the displayed products are classified so as to present a better access in points of sale. The present invention has the advantages of presenting a ground-base display embodying a simple structure, which can be folded so that it can be transported in a cost effective manner from the manufacturing plant to the points of sale. Said structure enables different articles to be classified in two coordinate axes and preserves the classification upon the normal use of the display, said structure being useful for maintaining the display unit and the support portion attached together, thereby avoiding any degree of freedom with regard to the joint. The structure basically consists in a base and a displaying tray arranged on said base, said tray being characterized in that it comprises three type of templates, the first template corresponding to the tray itself, the second template corresponding to longitudinal partitions, and the third te mplate corresponding to transversal partitions.

Description

EASY ACCESS PRODUCTS EXHIBITOR, AUTOSOPORTABLE FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is related to a different structure of exhibitor, where the items to be exhibited have the possibility of being classified for better access in the points of sale.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION An article display is a mechanical structure, or electromechanical, fixed or movable, that allows to contain articles for the public to see them and can easily take them to make a purchase.

Despite its simplicity, fixed exhibitors must comply with certain characteristics to perform their function in the best way. For example, it should allow to put the products at an appropriate height, depending on whether it is going to be placed on a counter or on the floor, so that the buyer can, with a single gesture, take the product for purchase.

As it is a relatively cheap material, it uses cellulose cardboard sheets with or without laminate, plastic sheets or any other related material. To give body to these sheets, the exhibitor must have a certain structure that confers rigidity on the whole and thus prevents collapse, when this structure is carrying out its function. ' If the exhibitor is going to be located on the floor, understanding in its structure a base of a certain height, will allow the exhibitor to facilitate its installation. On the other hand, it is very important that said exibitors are collapsible to reduce the loading spaces when these exhibitors are transported from the production centers to the points of sale and for their elimination, when this must be carried out. '..' '"-|| For this voluntary collapse, lines of weakening of the material are made, where turns of the leaves can be carried out and the required bends allowed.

These weakening lines, which at some moments are indispensable, when folding. exhibitor for transport, at other times should be reinforced so that they do not fold and the structure is broken when, for example, this the exhibitor performing its function. To do this, the structure of the templates, which when folded in a certain way form the exhibitor, must include elements of stiffening in these lines.

An example of a floor-based display with the possibility of folding is disclosed in US Patent 4,726,476, where Smit shows a display stand of items at the points of sale, and where at the top there is a box with the goods attached. pre-packed items and in the lower part a self-supporting base is included. Said structure allows that when raising the box above the base, the self-erecting base, by the action of an energy storage element, for example, a spring. It is this element of energy storage, which gives rigidity to the structure and prevents its involuntary folding.

Said display has the drawback of being very complex, the disadvantage also having an element that can be released at any time, or tearing the points or lines of contact with the walls of the folded base, or losing its memory due to the duration of its state activated. On the other hand, in said document, Smith does not teach the assembly form of the parts, which is not obvious either based on the information contained in the text and figures of said document.

Another example of a display of this type is disclosed and protected in US Patent No. 4,991,804, where lannucci discloses and claims a display comprising a display portion and a support portion. The display portion includes folding panels that are movable from a first to a second position, or display position, under the contact of the collapsible panels with the supporting portion, with the supporting portion retaining and supporting the collapsible panels in the second. position or exhibition position.

This document, although it teaches the best way to assemble it, does not completely solve the problem by allowing only the folding of the base (support portion), in the longitudinal direction, in the form of a bellows, remaining in its folded position, quite long. Said structure also has the disadvantage of having the display portion only in the form of steps, which greatly reduces the possibility of physical separation of different types of articles, and when said articles have the configuration that allows them to roll on the sides , you can get to form a mixture of different types of items, losing the classification and order.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION One of the objectives of the present invention is to make available a display unit based on the floor, with a simple structure, which allows it to be folded in order to transport it economically.

In the simplest form, the display element will be formed by the template that will form the tray and the series of templates that will form the longitudinal and transverse divisions, with the longitudinal and transverse divisions being the same.

In another of the modalities, the display element is formed by three types of templates, the template that will form the tray, which will form the longitudinal divisions and the templates that will form the horizontal divisions.

In the preferred embodiment, the template that will form the tray comprises a central element, four lateral elements and four lateral reinforcement elements.

The transverse templates in this preferred embodiment have an upper edge, a lower edge, a right side edge and a left side edge. At the upper and lower edges, the plank has a series of slits and at the side edges it has two tabs with a central slot in the line of attachment of the tabs with the central part of the template. Parallel to the upper and lower edges, the template comprises a central longitudinal thinning line, on which the template is folded to form the transverse divisions.

In the preferred embodiment, the templates for the formation of the longitudinal divisions are two, one double to form, when properly folded, two divisions, and another simple that when folded forms a longitudinal division.

With respect to the support element (base), we will say that it is formed by two templates "a" and "b", both comprising an upper end, a lower end, a left side end and a right side end. Both templates have a series of compressed lines, or thinning lines of the material, vertical and horizontal, to allow a certain turn, to unfold and fold the merchandiser.

One of the templates forming the base comprises, at the upper end, of the segment that will form the rear face, a projection of several segments that will join at their free edge with the display portion. These segments of the projection will be formed by several transversal lines of thinning.

The other template, on the upper edge of the segment that when assembling the merchandiser constitutes the front face, locates a flange that will be joined by its free edge with the display portion.

On the right side edge, both templates have an adhesive bonding tab that will allow joining the two templates to form the body of the base or support.

Finally, the merchandiser comprises a cocktail that is releasably inserted in the rear part of the merchandiser, at its upper end.

In its folded state, when the base is folded in its longitudinal and transverse thinnings, the display presents the appearance of any box containing the items to be displayed inside.

In order to better understand the characteristics of the invention, the present description, as an integral part thereof, is accompanied by the drawings, which are illustrative but not limiting, which are described below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 illustrates the template that will form the tray of the display component. of the exhibitor.

Figure 2a illustrates the template that will form, when folded, the double longitudinal division ..

Figure 2b shows the appearance of the template that will form, upon folding, the simple longitudinal division.

Figure 2c shows the templates of the transverse divisions that will be formed when folding.

Figure 3 shows in an exploded view the elements of the display tray, with its semi-folded elements for the understanding of the assembly process of the display comprising the teachings of the present invention Figure 4 illustrates the display portion already armed with the tray, and the divisions.

Figures 5a and 5b illustrate the two templates that will form the base of the exhibitor object of the present description, when joined by their tabs.

Figure 6 illustrates the appearance that the base takes when the two templates of Figure 5a and 5b are joined.

Figure 7 shows the conventional perspective appearance of the jib of the present invention.

Figure 8 shows the template that integrates the crest of the. exhibitor This cap is a template with advertising print or any other information and through two slots is inserted into two parts of the display.

For a better understanding of the invention, a detailed description will be made of some of the modalities thereof, shown in the drawings that are attached to the present description for non-limiting illustrative purposes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The characteristic details of a modality of this novel exhibitor is shown in the attached figures that are detailed below.

Figure 1 illustrates the template that will form the display tray. This template is formed by component 1, which will form the bottom of the display component. In each of its edges, top, bottom, left and right edge, the component of the bottom 1 has segments 2, 3, 4 and 5 , which will form the corresponding side walls, when bending 90 ° upwards by the thin lines that mark the separation between the bottom segment and the side walls. : .| ·. || | | | 11" The side walls 3 and 4 have flanges 10, transverse to their longest part, which, when forming the walls, will also bend 90 ° towards the interior of the tray. These tabs, when bent, inward, are parallel to the plane of the inner face of the walls 2 and 5, making contact with them.

The outer edge of the walls 3 and 4 is joined, forming a single piece, to the corresponding reinforcing walls 6 and 7. These reinforcing walls 6 and 7 have projections 12 which when folded will correspond to the grooves 11, in which will be inserted to form a padlock.

The walls 2 and 5 also have another series of flanges 8 and 9, on the outer edges opposite the joining line with the segments 2 5. The conformation of these flanges is such that they form grooves in which the flanges will slide. longitudinal divisions of the tray.

The fixing of the side walls in their vertical position will be done based on the lashing that is made of the flanges 8, 9 and 10 by the corresponding reinforcement segments and the reinforcement segments will be tied by the insertion of the projections 12 into the slots eleven. - Figure 2a illustrates the template that will form, when folded, the double longitudinal division. This template has a series of thinning lines LA and a series of slots R. The folds of the thinning lines will be made in such a way that the central thinning line LAC, remain in the upper part and the outer segments SE and the segments intermediates IF they are parallel to the background plane.

Figure 2b shows the appearance of the template that will form, upon folding, the simple longitudinal division. This template will be in all similar to that of figure 2a, with the difference that it has a single line of central thinning, which when folded, like the other lines of central thinning, will remain in the upper plane Figure 2c show the templates of the transverse divisions that will be formed when folding. This template includes grooves open to the outside RDT, transverse tabs PDT, closed grooves RPDT. The PDT tabs are folded 90 ° outwards. The longitudinal thinning line LAL will serve to allow the fold itself to match the closed grooves RPDT and the open grooves RDT, of the halves divided by said line LAL.

Figure 3 shows in an exploded view the elements of the exibition tray, with its semi-folded elements for understanding the assembly process of the exhibitor comprising the teachings of the present invention. In this drawing the display tray 30, the longitudinal divisions 31 and 32 and the transverse divisions 33 can be seen.

Figure 4 illustrates the display portion or display tray, with the divisions, already completely assembled with their different elements, the tray 30, the transverse divisions 33 and the longitudinal divisions 32.

Figures 5a and 5b illustrate the two templates that will form the base of the exhibitor object of the present description, when joined by their tabs. To fulfill its function, these templates have a series of transverse thinning lines LAT and another series of longitudinal thinning lines LAL. Within these lines of longitudinal thinning we have a couple of special lines that are the longitudinal thinning lines of bellows LALF that are what allow, when the merchandiser is armed, fold the base bringing the front wall to the back and reduce the dimension of the base in terms of width.

The LAL longitudinal thinning lines allow to form the left and right lateral wall and the anterior wall PFB and posterior PPB of the base.

For the union of the two templates to form the base, each template has respective PUB binding tabs, which, by means of adhesive, or any other suitable means, will fix the templates together forming a quadrilateral prism.

For the union of the base with the display tray, these templates comprise a certain conformation in their upper end of the side walls, so that in them the tray rests, in an inclined position, also having flanges, of the rear wall of the base. the base, the PPPB tab and the front wall of the base, the PPFB tab, for attaching the tray to the base adhesively. The flange of the rear wall of the base PPPB, has at its free end adhesive segment PA. The front wall flange PPFB, all is adhesive. As can be seen, the base has a stop where the tray is secured so that it does not slide down.

The flange of the rear wall of the base PPPB has a series of transverse thinnings that allows, without leaving completely free the display tray, keep it always attached to the base.

The lines of transverse thinning LAT is what allows the base to fold in these lines to reduce its dimensions along to occupy less space in this direction.

The height of the walls of the base is variable so that when the display is installed it is inclined towards the front.

On the side walls, intercepting the LALF longitudinal bellows thinning line, there is at least one CFA arc cut, which results in an LFA arc-shaped tongue, which can be bent inwards when the base is erected, achieving thereby to maintain without folding the aforementioned bellows longitudinal thinning line. Figure 6 illustrates the appearance that the base takes when the two templates of Figure 5a and 5b are joined. In this figure, the front wall of the PFB base can be seen, the LALF longitudinal bellows thinning line of one of the side walls. The front wall of the PFB base and its PPFB flange.

Figure 7 shows the conventional perspective appearance of the merchandiser of the present invention, with base 71 already fully erected and display tray 72.

Figure 8 shows the template that integrates the cap of the exhibitor. Important parts of this tuft, in addition to its configuration, are the insert slots 80 in the display, the longitudinal thinning lines 81, the transverse thinning line 82 and the transverse groove 83 of the tuft.

The unfolding process of the novel merchandiser described in this, part of its folded state, when the base is bent by its longitudinal and transverse thinning lines. First, the exhibitor having the appearance of any box surrounded by folded cardboard sheets, the transverse thinning lines are unfolded to longitudinally understand the base, and subsequently the longitudinal thinning lines are unfolded to give the truncated pyramid shape to the base, and forming the surface on which the exhibiting element is directly supported, this element is seated and the lateral flanges are bent, thus forming the merchandiser.

The invention has been sufficiently described so that a person with average skill in the art can reproduce and obtain the results that we mentioned in the present invention. However, any person skilled in the art who is competent in the present invention may be able to make modifications not described in the present application, however, if for the application of these modifications in a de-terminated structure or in the process of manufacture thereof, the subject matter claimed in the following claims is required, said structures shall be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims (1)

R E l V I N D I C A C I 0 N E S Having sufficiently described the invention, it is considered as a novelty and therefore it is claimed as property what is expressed and contained in the following claim clauses.

1. Exh.ibid.or give products easy access self-supporting. of the type formed by a base and a display tray on said base, characterized in that the display tray is composed of three types of templates, the corresponding one. the tray itself, corresponding to the longitudinal divisions and those of the transversal divisions; the template of the tray is formed by a central element, four lateral elements on its periphery and two lateral reinforcement elements attached to the lateral elements on its outer edge; in the connecting lines of the central element with the lateral elements, grooves are included; the reinforcements of one of the. opposite pairs of lateral elements consist of eyebrows that make grooves where they will slide, and lodge the ends of the divisions; the opposing reinforcements, in the axis orthogonal to the previous pair, consist of some segments comprising on their outer edge coinciding flanges, when the tray is assembled, with the grooves of the connecting line of the corresponding lateral elements, with the central element.; Display of easily accessible, self-supporting products, as claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the longitudinal divisions are formed by folding a template comprising longitudinal grooves, by their transverse thinning lines; between said thinning lines there are the thinning lines that divide the mentioned grooves transversely into two, and when folding the template to form the divisions, these lines remain in the upper part and in the grooves the transverse divisions can be introduced. Display of easily accessible, self-supporting products, as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further characterized in that the templates that will form the transversal divisions have a thinning line with a longitudinal line that divides the template into two equal halves; at its ends parallel to the transverse axis, the template has eyebrows with central closed grooves, in the dividing line between eyebrow and central body of the template; at the edges parallel to the longitudinal axis, the template has a series of open slots. Display of easy-access, self-supporting products, as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the base is formed by two seedlings, one formed by the front face and one of the side faces and the other formed by the back face and the other side face; the insole formed by the front face and one of the side faces has a series of transverse thinning lines and an upper flange which adheres to the external lower face of the display tray; the insole formed by the back face and the other side face, has a projection on the upper end of the back face, with a series of transverse thinning lines and at its end an adhesion flange which will be joined, by any means of attachment , to the front face of the exhibitor's display tray. Display of easy-access self-supporting products, as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the base, on its side faces, intercepting the bellows longitudinal thinning lines, is one or more cuts that form a tongue that, when lowered, stiffens the line and no longer folds, maintaining the shape of the armed display. R E S l | N E N The present invention is referred to an exhibitor structure, where the items to be exhibited have the possibility of being classified for their better access in the points of sale. The advantages of the present structure is to make possible an exhibitor based on the floor, with a simple structure, which allows folding to be able to transport in an economic way said exhibitors of the manufacturing plant to the points of sale; This structure allows the classification of different articles in the two coordinate axes and also allows to keep said classification with the normal use of the exhibitor and keeping the display portion and the support portion in constant union avoiding any degree of freedom in terms of the Union. The structure consists basically of a base and a display tray on said base, characterized-why the display tray is composed of three types of templates, the. correspondent; to the tray itself, corresponding to the longitudinal divisions and those of the transversal divisions. , "|-.