IP Library Granted Patent US 9,629,484
Granted Patent B2
US 9,629,484 · App. 14/456,836 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Greeting card endcap panel kit

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,629,484
App. No.
14/456,836
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An end cap display panel which can be attached to a larger fixture alongside an end cap display shelf. The end cap panel display attaches directly to a slotted upright of the larger display and shares the pre-existing slots on the vertical upright with the shelf attachment mechanism so that the shelves can be attached, removed or reconfigured without interference from the end cap display panel. The end cap display panel also provides a plurality of trays which can be snap-fit together to form various display configurations for retaining and displaying a plurality of groups of identical greeting cards. The display takes advantage of previously unutilized space while providing a robust, flexible, modular option for the display of greeting cards or other merchandise alongside end cap shelving.

Claims (13)

1. An end cap panel comprising:

at least two trays which are removably attached directly to one another, each of the at least two trays being operative to contain at least one group of stacked greeting cards therein;

a mounting bracket which is removably attached to at least one of the at least two trays, the mounting bracket operative to be inserted into one or more slots of a slotted upright alongside an end cap shelf which is also attached to the same slotted upright;

wherein the end cap shelf and the mounting bracket are attached to at least one of the same slots of the slotted upright; and

wherein a front face of the at least two trays is positioned perpendicular to a front face of the end cap shelf and alongside a side edge of the shelf.

2. The endcap panel of claim 1 , wherein the end cap panel is prevented from pivoting about the slotted upright.

3. The end cap panel of claim 1 , wherein the shelf can be removed or reconfigured without interference from the end cap panel.

4. The end cap panel of claim 1 , wherein the shelf can be removed or reconfigured without removing the end cap panel from the slotted upright.

5. The end cap panel of claim 1 , wherein the end cap panel is not attached to the shelf.

6. The end cap panel of claim 1 , wherein the at least two trays can each contain three different groups of stacked greeting cards.

7. The end cap panel of claim 1 , wherein a tray is prevented from pivoting about one of the pair of slotted uprights.

8. The end cap panel of claim 1 further comprising a front pocket panel attached to each of the at least two trays.

9. The end cap panel of claim 1 further comprising a partial front panel attached to each of the at least two trays.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045915/0841 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: AGC HOLDINGS, LLC; AGC, LLC; AGCM, INC.; AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION; A.G.C. INVESTMENTS, INC.; A.G. EUROPE, INC.; A.G. INDUSTRIES, INC.; AG INTERACTIVE, INC.; A.G. (UK), INC.; AGP KIDS, INC.; CARDSTORE, INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS PHOTOWORKS, INC.; CARLTON CARDS RETAIL, INC.; CREATACARD, INC.; CREATACARD INTERNATIONAL LEASING INC.; CLOUDCO, INC.; CUSTOM HOLDINGS, INC.; GIBSON GREETINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; JOHN SANDS (AUSTRALIA) LTD.; JOHN SANDS (N.Z.) LTD.; JOHN SANDS HOLDING CORP.; MEMPHIS PROPERTY CORPORATION; MIDIRINGTONES, LLC; PAPYRUS-RECYCLED GREETINGS, INC.; PLUS-MARK LLC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLUS MARK, INC.; THOSE CHARACTERS FROM CLEVELAND, INC.; PRGCO, LLC; RPG HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045917/0006 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 12, 2018
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045307/0476 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2014
From: BROZAK, EMORY
To: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033509/0398 →