Produce display device
A one piece display stand for the point-of-sale display of produce, such as bananas, manufactured out of a closed cell foam material and of solid construction, with generally flat sides and bottom and a top surface having a number of concave troughs for holding the produce. The display stand is used in a retail setting by first being placed onto a table or other means of support, and then having produce placed within the concave troughs of the top surface. The troughs hold the produce in a visually pleasing manner, while the foam construction of the stand protects the produce from damage.
1. A method of manufacturing a display member for a produce display device from closed cell foam material using compression molding technology, the method comprising:
using a liquid mixture of closed cell foam material,
using a mold, whereby the mold is comprised of a rectangular base member, four rectangular side members in connection perpendicularly to each other and to the rectangular base member, and a rectangular top member in connection perpendicularly to the four rectangular side members such that the six rectangular members create a closed container, where the inner surfaces of the rectangular base and side members are flat and the inner surface of the rectangular top member consists of a convex trough pattern, and where the mold contains an aperture providing access into the interior of the mold and through which the liquid mixture of closed cell foam material is inserted into the mold,
inserting the liquid mixture of closed cell foam material into the mold,
heating and applying pressure to the liquid mixture of closed cell foam material within the mold causing the liquid mixture to expand and solidify and completely fill the mold,
removing the solid closed cell foam material from the mold, and
cooling the solid closed cell foam material.