Businesses use a variety of types of display structures to present products and related information to customers for purchase. These display structures support both the product and shelf-type price label holders that receive printed material indicating the product price. An example display structure includes display shelves having price label holders.
The discussion above is merely provided for general background information and is not intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
A label holder includes a main body made of an opaque material and having a main panel. The main panel includes a top end, a bottom end and a plurality of bends that define the main panel into a plurality of connected sections. The plurality of connected sections include a first substantially vertical section having a front facing surface that is spaced behind a front facing surface of a second substantially vertical section by a depth of a substantially horizontal section. A sign sleeve is at least partially made of a transparent material and includes a main flange having at least a portion that is substantially planar and a return flange coupled to the main flange at a joined end. The return flange extends upward from the joined end and terminates along and is biased against the portion of the main flange that is substantially planar. A back surface of the main flange of the sign sleeve is coupled to the front facing surface of the first substantially vertical section of the main panel such that the sign sleeve is located between the front facing surface of the second substantially vertical section and a plane that is in alignment with the front facing surface of the second substantially vertical section.
A shelf assembly includes a shelf label holder engaged with a sign channel that extends along a front edge of a display shelf so as to hide the sign channel of the display shelf from view and present the display shelf with a flat front edge. The shelf label holder includes a main panel made of an opaque material and having a top end, a bottom end, a plurality of bends that define the main panel into a plurality of connected sections. The plurality of connected sections include at least two substantially vertical sections having front facing surfaces that are offset from each other by a substantially horizontal section so that the front facing surface of a first substantially vertical section is located along a plane that is behind a plane that the front facing surface of a second substantially vertical section is located along. A pocket is at least partially made of a transparent material and is coupled to the front facing surface of the first substantially vertical section of the main panel.
A method of altering a front edge of a display shelf is described. A shelf label holder is provided that has a main body made from an opaque material. The main body includes a main panel and having a top end, a bottom end, a plurality of bends that define the main panel into a plurality of sections. The plurality of sections include at least two substantially vertical sections having front facing surfaces that are offset from each other by a substantially horizontal section so that the front facing surface of a first substantially vertical section is located along a plane that is behind a plane that the front facing surface of a second substantially vertical section is located along. A sign sleeve is coupled to the front facing surface of the first substantially vertical section. The main body of the shelf label holder is attached to the front edge of the display shelf using supports that extend from the plurality of sections to engage with a sign channel on the front edge of the display shelf so as to hide the sign channel of the display shelf from view and present the display shelf with a flat front edge.
This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. The claimed subject matter is not limited to implementations that solve any or all disadvantages noted in the background.
In a business, such as a retail store, display shelves are used to display products. Standard or existing display shelves include sign channels on their front edges. The sign channels are concave holders that house display price label(s) and are tilted at an upward angle so that customers can better view the displayed price label(s). As will be described in detail below, a concave sign channel is altered to look like a squared off shelf with a flat front edge by engaging a shelf label holder with the sign channel on the standard or existing display shelf. The engagement of the shelf label holder with the display shelf modifies or hides the existing front edge so that the appearance of the display shelf is uniform with other types of displays in the area.
The shelf label holder includes an opaque main body and an at least partially transparent sign sleeve or pocket for receiving printed media. The opaque body couples to and extends along the sign channel on the front of a shelf to make the front edge of the display shelf appear flat. Further, the opaque body when attached to the sign channel extends below the sign channel to make the front edge of the display shelf appear thicker. The at least partially transparent pocket is coupled to and extends along a front of a portion of the opaque body.
In the illustrated embodiment, main body 102 includes a main panel 106 having a top end 108, a bottom end 110 and a plurality of bends that divide main panel 106 into a plurality of connected sections. A top section 112 is defined between top end 108 and a first bend 114 and is oriented substantially horizontally. A first substantially vertical section 116 is defined between first bend 114 and a second bend 118. A ledge section 120 (
In the illustrated embodiment, sign sleeve or pocket 104 includes a main flange 134 having at least a portion that is substantially planar and a return flange or flap 136 that is coupled to main flange 134 at a joined end 138. Together main flange 134, return flange or flap 136 and joined end 138 define the sleeve or pocket for receiving printed media. At least return flange or flap 136 is made of a transparent material such that the printed media can be clearly viewed. In another embodiment, however, both main flange 134 and return flange 136 are made of a transparent material. Except for a top portion 140 of main flange 134, main flange 134 extends substantially planar as illustrated in
Return flange 136 extends from joined end 138 in a generally up-turned or upward manner and terminates along main flange 134 at a height 149 (
Sign sleeve 104 is coupled to or attached to first substantially vertical section 116 of main body 102. More specifically and under one embodiment, back surface 144 of main flange 134 is coupled to or adhered to a front facing surface 117 of first substantially vertical section 116. Therefore, first substantially vertical section 116 includes a height 152 (
In one embodiment, a plurality of supports 156 and 158 are coupled to or are formed continuous with or integrally with main body 102 to engage shelf sign holder 100 with a sign channel on a front edge of a display shelf. First support 156 extends from a bottom surface 160 of top section 112, which is substantially horizontal, to a free end 162. In particular, first support 156 extends from bottom surface 160 of top section 112 at a distance 155 from top end 108. First support 156 includes a bend 161 that divides first support 156 into two legs 157 and 159. Together legs 157 and 159, bend 161 and end 162 form first support 156 into an up-turned hook. Second support 158 is located below first support 156 and extends from a back surface 164 of first substantially vertical section 116 to a free end 173. Second support 158 includes a first bend 165 and a second bend 166 that divides second support 158 into three legs. First leg 161 is defined between back surface 164 of first substantially vertical section 116 and first bend 165. Second leg 163 is defined between first bend 165 and second bend 166. Second leg 163 includes a nub 167 located on the backside of second leg 163 that protrudes downward. Extending from second bend 166 is a third leg 169 that follows an up-turned curve so that third leg 169 turns approximately 180 degrees to an elbow 171 and then extends further into a down-turned hook ending at free end 173. The plurality of supports 156 and 158 will be discussed in more detail below.
To engage or attach shelf label holder 100 to display shelf 272, a bottom of nub 167 on second leg 163 of second support 158 catches a bottom of sign channel 273 and third leg 169 of second support 158 wraps around a back of sign channel 273 such that elbow 171 presses against the back surface of sign channel 273. In addition, the up-turned hook of first support 156 engages with a top of sign channel 273. More specifically, first end 108 of main panel 102 in combination with first leg 157 of first support 156 mate with bull nose 275 of shelf 274 while free end 162 of first support 156 catches a top of sign channel 273. With both first support 156 and second support 158 engaged with sign channel 273, shelf label holder 100 is firmly secured to sign channel 273.
As previously described, after shelf label holder 100 is engaged with sign channel 273 of display shelf 272, a printed medium can be placed in or inserted into sign sleeve or pocket 104 of shelf label holder 100 as described above. Still further, after shelf label holder 100 is engaged with sign channel 273 of display shelf 272, the return section 132 of main panel 102 and its angled oriented position helps prevent product located on a shelf below from “catching” the bottom of main panel 102 as it is pulled off the shelf.
Although elements have been shown or described as separate embodiments above, portions of each embodiment may be combined with all or part of other embodiments described above.
Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.