Claims
- 1. A display device in combination with a plurality of containers, the device comprising:
a first unitary molding comprising:
a generally transverse floor; a generally vertical forward wall having upper and lower extremities; left and right sidewall cooperating with the floor and forward wall to define a compartment holding the containers in a side-to-side array; and left and right generally vertical ears; an adapter having a removable installed condition extending rearward from the forward wall; and a plurality of suction cups carried by said ears for securing the device to a mounting surface.
- 2. The device of claim 1 wherein the adapter has a rearward surface with first portions protruding rearward of second portions, the first portions restraining lateral movement of adjacent ones of the containers.
- 3. The device of claim 1 wherein the first unitary molding further comprises:
a signage carrier extending transversely below the floor.
- 4. The device of claim 3 wherein the signage carrier has a major plate portion extending at an angle of between 5 and 30 degrees off vertical.
- 5. The device of claim 1 wherein the adapter is removable nondestructively of the first unitary molding.
- 6. The device of claim 1 wherein the adapter consists essentially of a second unitary molding.
- 7. The device of claim 1 in combination with a transparent wall of a refrigerator case door providing the mounting surface to which the device is attached.
- 8. The device of claim 7 wherein the first unitary molding is transparent.
- 9. A device comprising:
a body comprising:
a generally transverse floor; a generally vertical forward wall having upper and lower extremities; left and right sidewall cooperating with the floor and forward wall to define a compartment for holding a plurality of containers in a side-to-side array; and left and right generally vertical ears; and a plurality of suction cups carried by said ears for securing the device to a mounting surface, wherein:
the device further comprises an adapter having means for restraining lateral movement of the containers; and the body further comprises means for removeably securing the adapter in an installed condition extending rearward from the forward wall.
- 10. The device of claim 9 wherein the body further comprises means for carrying signage below the floor.
- 11. The device of claim 10 wherein the body consists essentially of a unitary plastic molding.
- 12. A method for using the device of claim 1, wherein the adapter is a first adapter and the plurality of containers is a plurality of first containers, the method comprising:
removing the plurality of first containers; removing the first adapter from its installed condition; installing a second adapter in place of the first adapter, the second adapter having first portions protruding rearward of second portions and at a second pitch different than a pitch of the first portions of the first adapter; and loading a plurality of second containers into the compartment in a side-to-side array, the second containers having transverse dimensions effective to be retained by the second adapter.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein:
the first and second containers are beverage containers.
- 14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
removing the device from the mounting surface before removing the first adapter; and securing the device back to the mounting surface after installing the second adapter.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/375,483, entitled “GLORIFIER” that was filed on Apr. 24, 2002, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety as if fully set forth herein.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60375483 |
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