Produce display stand
A monolithic display stand for the point-of-sale display of produce manufactured out of a closed cell foam material and of solid construction, with a raised central region and vertically oriented divider panels. 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 onto the top surface, among and between the divider panels. The divider panels hold the produce onto the device, with the raised central region providing a visually pleasing support for the produce, while the foam construction of the stand protects the produce from damage.
1. A device for displaying produce, comprising:
a monolithic, flexible display member constructed entirely of a foam material, and having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a left surface, a right surface, and four divider panels;
with the top surface having a central region, a front region, and a rear region, said top surface being adjacent to the front, rear, left, and right surfaces,
said front region of the top surface located between the front surface and the central region and being upwardly inclined from the front surface towards the central region of the top surface,
said rear region of the top surface located between the rear surface and the central region and being upwardly inclined from the rear surface towards the central region of the top surface, and
said central region of the top surface located between the front surface and the rear surface and
being oriented substantially horizontally,
the bottom surface being substantially planar, said bottom surface being adjacent to the front, rear, left, and right surfaces,
the front surface being substantially planar, said front surface being adjacent to left and right surfaces,
the rear surface being substantially planar, said rear surface being adjacent to the left and right surfaces,
the left surface being substantially planar, and
the right surface being substantially planar;
with each of the four divider panels being elongate and extending upward from the top surface, each said divider panel being oriented substantially vertically and spaced apart from each other divider panel, wherein one of the four divider panels is a front divider panel, one of the four divider panels is a rear divider panel, and the remaining two divider panels are center divider panels,
with the front divider panel located substantially along a front edge of the display member contiguous with the front surface,
the rear divider panel located substantially along a rear edge of the display member contiguous with the rear surface, and
the two center divider panels located between the front divider panel and the rear divider panel each center divider panel being spaced apart from the front and rear divider panels and from the other center divider panel,
with each of the four divider panels extending laterally from the left surface to the right surface
each of the four divider panels oriented substantially parallel to each other divider panel,
each of the four divider panels substantially the same width as each other divider panel, and
each of the four divider panels substantially the same thickness as each other divider panel;
with said central region of the top surface located between the two central divider panels,
said front region of the top surface located between the front divider panel and the central divider panel located nearest the front divider panel, and
said rear region of the top surface located between the rear divider panel and the central divider panel located nearest the rear divider panel.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the front region of the top surface is larger in area than the rear region of the top surface.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the front region of the top surface is larger in area than the central region of the top surface.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the front region of the top surface is substantially planar, the central region of the top surface is substantially planar, and the rear region of the top surface is substantially planar.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the front region of the top surface is curved smoothly upward, the central region of the top surface is curved smoothly upward, and the rear region of the top surface is curved smoothly upward.
6. A device for displaying produce, comprising:
a monolithic, flexible display member constructed entirely of a closed cell foam material, and having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a left surface, a right surface, a front divider panel, a rear divider panel, a first central divider panel, and a second central divider panel,
with the top surface being adjacent to the front, rear, left, and right surfaces,
the bottom surface being substantially planar and having a plurality of cavities formed into it, said bottom surface being adjacent to the front, rear, left, and right surfaces,
the front surface being substantially planar, said front surface being adjacent to left and right surfaces,
the rear surface being substantially planar, said rear surface being adjacent to the left and right surfaces,
the left surface being substantially planar and substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, to the front surface, and to the rear surface,
the right surface being substantially planar and substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, to the front surface, and to the rear surface, and
each of the divider panels is elongate and extends upward from the top surface, each said divider panel being oriented substantially vertically and spaced apart from each other divider panel, each of the four divider panels extends laterally from the left surface to the right surface, each of the four divider panels is oriented substantially parallel to each other divider panel, each of the four divider panels is substantially the same width as each other divider panel, each of the four divider panels is substantially the same thickness as each other divider panel, and each of the four divider panels has a rounded top edge,
with the front divider panel located substantially along a front edge of the display member contiguous with the front surface,
the rear divider panel located substantially along a rear edge of the display member contiguous with the rear surface,
the first central divider panel located between the front divider panel and the second central divider panel, and
the second central divider panel located between the rear divider panel and the first central divider panel,
wherein a front region of the top surface is located between the front divider panel and the first central divider panel, a rear region of the top surface is located between the rear divider panel and the second central divider panel, and a central region of the top surface is located between the two central divider panels,
with the front region of the top surface being substantially planar and upwardly inclined from the front divider panel towards the first center divider panel, the rear region of the top surface being substantially planar and upwardly inclined from the rear divider panel towards the second center divider panel, and the central region being substantially planar and oriented substantially horizontally, and
the front region of the top surface being larger in area than either the rear region of the top surface or the central region of the top surface.