IP Library Granted Patent US 12,054,322
Granted Patent B2
US 12,054,322 · App. 16/525,743 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Product display with self-deploying header

Inventor: Wayne H. Kuhn (Palos Park, IL)
Assignee: WESTROCK CONTAINER, LLC
B65D5/5246A47F5/114B31D1/0043B65D5/4204B65D5/5286B65D2519/00273
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,054,322
App. No.
16/525,743
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display system includes a tray portion configured to hold and display product and a display header which is movably coupled to the tray portion. The display header includes a header board connected to a header mount via a rigid stem. The display header is movable from a retracted shipping position to an extended display position. An actuator movably couples the header mount and the stem to a wall of the tray portion by applying a biasing force which automatically pivots the header mount and stem to an upright position thereby placing the display header into the extended display position.

Claims (13)

1. A display system comprising:

a tray portion configured for holding and displaying a product; and

a display header movably coupled to the tray portion, wherein the display header includes a header board connected to a header mount via a stem, wherein the stem comprises at least two spaced apart apertures,

an actuator movably coupled to the header mount and the stem, wherein the actuator comprises two opposing ends, wherein each of the at least two spaced apart apertures are each adapted to receive a respective end of the actuator, wherein the display header is movable from a retracted shipping position to an extended display position; and wherein the actuator movably couples the header mount and the stem to a wall of the tray portion by applying a biasing force which automatically pivots the header mount and the stem to an upright position thereby placing the display header into the extended display position.

2. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display header includes a product indicia display area, wherein the product indicia relates to products stored in the tray portion.

3. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display system is sized to fit on a shelf or a countertop at a retail location.

4. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator is an elastic member.

5. The display system according to claim 4 , wherein the elastic member is an elastic cord with a barb attached to each respective end to secure the elastic cord to the tray portion.

6. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing force causes the header board and stem to pivot about a pivot axis to an upright position.

7. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator applies the biasing force to the header board and the header mount downward toward a floor of the tray portion to engage the stem with the wall of the tray portion to couple the header mount to the tray portion in the extended display position.

8. The display system according to claim 1 , further comprising an external casing which encloses the system and provides a retention force to the header board to hold the display in the retracted shipping position.

9. The display system according to claim 8 , wherein the header board is configured to automatically self-deploy from the retracted shipping position to the extended display position with the external casing removed.

10. The display system of claim 1 wherein the actuator further comprises a center portion extending between two spaced apart apertures across the display header and the two opposing ends extending outwardly from rear of the display header.

Assignments (2)
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Oct 1, 2019
From: KAPSTONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
To: WESTROCK CONTAINER, LLC
Reel/Frame 050594/0158 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: KUHN, WAYNE H.
To: KAPSTONE CONTAINER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049994/0533 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62711860 · Jul 30, 2018
Related Publication 20200031516A1 · Jan 30, 2020
Cited By (1)
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