IP Library Granted Patent US 6,935,514
Granted Patent B2
US 6,935,514 · App. 10/776,885 · Granted Aug 30, 2005

Downrod display

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Patent No.
US 6,935,514
App. No.
10/776,885
Granted
Aug 30, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A point of purchase display which is modular in design. A point of purchase display for use by a retailer to display ceiling fan downrods of various lengths in a slightly sloping upright position. Compartments for various lengths of downrods are placed side by side and one above the other to maximize use of floor space and for shopper convenience.

Claims (11)

1. An upright open front display for ceiling fan downrods comprising:

a plurality of side by side sections with open fronts,

an upper compartment and a lower compartment in each of said sections, each of said compartments including a floor and said compartments being unequal in vertical dimension to accommodate downrods of different lengths,

an upward extending rear wall in each of said compartments sloping rearwardly from vertical in a bottom to top direction, and

laterally spaced and adjustable dividers in each of said compartments; each of the compartments in each of the sections having a rod extending therein whereby the dividers in each compartment are supported on the respective rod with the dividers being adjustable within the respective compartment; said floors, rear walls and dividers serving to support downrods placed therein in a substantially upright position.

2. The display of claim 1 wherein said upper compartment in one of said sections is the shortest in vertical dimension and wherein said lower compartment in said one section is the tallest in vertical dimension.

3. The display of claim 1 wherein each section has an upper compartment which is shorter in vertical dimension than its lower compartment.

4. The display of claim 2 including laterally extending product identification rails at the bottom of each of said compartments, said rails sloping rearwardly in a bottom to top direction when viewed from the front of the display.

5. The display of claim 1 including a product identification sign extending laterally across the top of said sections.

6. The display of claim 1 wherein said rear wall of said upper compartment is not coplanar with said rear wall of the lower compartment of the corresponding section.

7. The display of claim 1 having three side by side sections, each section having an upper compartment that is shorter in vertical dimension than its lower compartment, said compartments being unequal in vertical dimension.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 28, 2009
From: CRAFTMADE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WOODARD--CM, LLC; TRADE SOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DUROCRAFT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; C/D/R INCORPORATED; PRIME/HOME IMPRESSIONS, LLC; DESIGN TRENDS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 023708/0143 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 2, 2006
From: TRADE SOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: LACKEY, ROBERT W.
Reel/Frame 018471/0028 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2006
From: RWL CORPORATION
To: TRADE SOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 018433/0390 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2004
From: LACKEY, ROBERT W.; BECKMANN, ROBERT CHARLES
To: RWL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015526/0578 →