IP Library Granted Patent US 10,357,119
Granted Patent B2
US 10,357,119 · App. 15/828,108 · Granted Jul 23, 2019

Display units for product testers

Inventors: Brett R. Kalm (Stratford, CT); Karla Lopez (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: The Royal Promotion Group, Inc.
A47F7/286A47F1/125A47F5/0025A47F5/105A47F7/0021
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Patent No.
US 10,357,119
App. No.
15/828,108
Granted
Jul 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product display tester unit is provided to allow for the efficient and effective display of goods, such as creams, lotions, and serums. The display tester unit comprises a fluted panel, a ledge and a base. The display tester unit may be used as part of a display system, and its components are reversibly associated within one another.

Claims (24)

1. A product display tester unit comprising:

(a) a base comprising: a first front surface having a first bottom edge and a first top edge, the first front surface slopes upward from the first bottom edge to the first top edge; a first rear surface having a second top edge and a second bottom edge; and a receiving region located between the first front surface and the first rear surface, wherein the receiving region comprises a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is generally planar and the first surface has a first width and a first rear edge, wherein the first surface of the receiving region slopes downward across the first width from the first top edge to the first rear edge, wherein the second surface of the receiving region has a third bottom edge and a third top edge, wherein the second surface of the receiving region slopes upward from the third bottom edge to the third top edge, wherein a recess is defined between the first rear edge of the first surface of the receiving region and the second surface of the receiving region;

wherein the first top edge of the first front surface is located at a first height above a plane defined by a bottom of the base, wherein the second top edge of the first rear surface is located at a second height above the plane defined by the bottom of the base, wherein the third top edge of the second surface is located at a third height above the plane defined by the bottom of the base, wherein an upper portion of the first rear edge of the first surface of the receiving region is located at a fourth height above the plane defined by the bottom of the base, and a bottom portion of the recess is located at a fifth height above the plane defined by the bottom of the base, wherein each of the second height and the third height is higher than the first height, and wherein the fifth height is below the fourth height;

(b) a ledge, wherein the ledge has a first ledge surface and a second ledge surface, wherein the first ledge surface has a first upper edge and a first lower edge, wherein the second ledge surface has a second width and a second rear edge, wherein the first ledge surface slopes upward from the first lower edge to the first upper edge and the second ledge surface slopes downward from the first upper edge to the second rear edge, wherein the second width is smaller than the first width; and

(c) a fluted panel having a third width, a second front surface, a second rear surface, a top surface, and an engagement element at a bottom of the fluted panel, wherein the second front surface of the fluted panel defines a plurality of alternating peaks and valleys, wherein the peaks are protrusions each having a fourth width and at least a first thickness, wherein the fourth width is substantially equal to the third width, wherein each valley is a cavity formed between a corresponding pair of consecutive peaks from said plurality of peaks, wherein the engagement element has a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness;

wherein the ledge is removably placed on top of the first front surface of the base and the first surface of the receiving region, wherein the fluted panel removably rests on and abuts the second surface of the receiving region with the engagement element being inserted within the recess and located between the first rear edge of the first surface of the receiving region and the second surface of the receiving region; wherein the valleys are configured to receive a plurality of cosmetic items therein.

2. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein the second height is the same as the third height.

3. The product display tester unit of claim 1 in combination with a first cosmetic item and a second cosmetic item from said plurality of cosmetic items, wherein the first cosmetic item has a first cosmetic width,

wherein the second cosmetic item has a second cosmetic width, and wherein the first cosmetic width is different from the second cosmetic width.

4. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein the third width of the fluted panel is greater than a distance from the third bottom edge of the second surface of the receiving region to the third top edge of the second surface of the receiving region.

5. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein the first ledge surface of the ledge is configured to cover the entire first front surface of the base.

6. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein a distance between each pair of consecutive peaks from said plurality of peaks is between ⅛th of an inch and 3 inches.

7. The product display tester unit of claim 6 , wherein the distance between each pair of consecutive peaks from said plurality of peaks is between ⅜th of an inch and 1½ inches.

8. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein each peak has a smooth surface.

9. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein each peak has a textured surface.

10. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein there is a uniform spacing between each pair of consecutive peaks from said plurality of peaks.

11. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein the first rear surface slopes downward from the second top edge to the second bottom edge.

12. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein the ledge is configured to contact the fluted panel.

13. The product display tester unit of claim 1 , wherein the ledge is spaced from the fluted panel and the second rear edge of the ledge is 1/64th of an inch to 1 inch away from the fluted panel.

14. A product display system comprising:

(a) the product display tester unit of claim 1 ;

(b) a merchandising tray; and

(c) a shelf wherein the product display tester unit and the merchandising tray are located on the shelf.

15. The product display system of claim 14 , wherein the merchandising tray further comprises a pusher system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: KALM, BRETT R.; LOPEZ, KARLA
To: THE ROYAL PROMOTION GROUP, INC. DOING BUSINESS AS RPG
Reel/Frame 044267/0789 →
Continuity (1)
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