The present invention is a display stand device for displaying goods at retail locations. More specifically, the present invention stand is formed from cardboard or other rigid formable material, and has aligned holes for attaching goods thereto.
When products are sold at retail, they are often packaged for retail display. The packaging is typically accomplished with a corrugated cardboard box. The advantage of such packaging is that colorful or eye-catching printing can be applied to the cardboard, in addition to printing instructions, warnings, parts lists, and the like on the box. Moreover, parts, instructions and the like can also be included within the cardboard box.
The disadvantages of cardboard boxes are that they take up a lot of additional retail shelf space, typically do not permit the consuming purchaser to view the article being sold, and waste large amounts of cardboard which would normally be discarded.
It would be advantageous to provide a display stand for displaying goods at retail that reduces the amount of retail shelf space occupied, reduces the amount of wasted cardboard, while still allowing the vender to apply printing to the stand, permitting the consumer to view the article being sold at retail, and allowing the vender to include small parts.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features, and further scope of applicability of the present invention will be set forth in the detailed description to follow, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
The present invention is a display stand device for displaying goods at retail locations. The display stand of the present invention is formed from cardboard or other rigid foldable or formable material. The device is formed into a substantially triangular shape having a shelf-top panel, and connecting panel, a product display panel, and a tab in the back. The shelf-top panel sits on the shelf at the retail location. Extending upward from the shelf top panel, and nearly perpendicular thereto, is the connecting panel. Thereafter, extending downward from the upward panel and over the shelf top panel is the product display panel. As such, the shelf-top, connecting, and product display panel form a triangular shape. A tab panel extends upward from the shelf top panel and substantially perpendicular to it. A first hole is located in the shelf top panel, and a second hole in the product display panel. The two holes are aligned so that they line up when with each other when the invention is folded into its usable configuration. The product for display at retail also is provided with a hole which lines up with the two holes of the invention. A tie is employed to attach the product for display to the present invention display stand, which tie is fed through the two holes and thereupon through a corresponding hole on the product.
For a better understanding of the present invention, reference is made to the following description of an exemplary embodiment thereof, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
The present invention is a stand device for displaying goods at retail locations. More specifically, the present invention stand facilitates objects to stand and be displayed in an upright position, when the shape or configuration of the object at retail would not normally permit doing so. Furthermore, the present invention stand alleviates the requirement that the goods be fully packaged in boxes and yet still permits the shopper to view the goods in its entirety.
As shown in the accompanying figures, the present invention stand for retail display is depicted as it is used in connection with a wall file pocket (which wall file pocket is not claimed as an element of the present invention.) It will be noted that the wall file pocket as shown in broken lines in the figures tapers toward the bottom, and as such, would not readily stand upright for display in a retail situation. Of course, the present invention stand for retail display could be used with any other product for display at a retail location, whether an office supply product, or anything else which would not readily stand upright on its own.
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A first hole 26 is punched into the cardboard in the product support panel and a second hole 28 is punched or formed into the shelf top panel. The two holes will line up and be aligned with each other when the cardboard is folded into its display configuration.
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Looking still at the figures, it is shown that the two holes 26 and 28 which are formed in the cardboard (in the shelf top panel and the product support panel) are positioned so that they line up with each other when the stand device is folded into its triangular shape for utilization.
Extending upward from the rear of the shelf-top panel, is a vertical tab 24, which is substantially perpendicular to the shelf top panel. The tab is utilized to and abuts up against the rear of the article which is being displayed at retail.
It will be understood that the present invention can be formed in ways other than by folding corrugated cardboard. For example, the stand of the present invention can be molded from plastic so long as the proper shape as shown in the accompanying Figures is achieved.
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Now, the product for display can be placed at a retail location and it will stand upright with the shelf top panel sitting securely on the shelf at the retail location. The use of this invention is particularly advantageous when the product for display will not stand upright on its own. Furthermore, since the present invention is relatively small, packaging is saved as compared to placing the product into a box. Moreover, the product on display will be visible in its entirety. Even more, if the retail product is to include small parts, these small parts may be packaged and inserted into the space created in the interior of the cardboard triangle. In addition, advertising material, instructions, warning labels, package weights or the like may be printed onto the present invention display stand.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles and preferred embodiment of the invention. Furthermore, since numerous changes and modifications will readily occur to one skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction, operation and embodiment shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.