IP Library Granted Patent US 11,666,161
Granted Patent B2
US 11,666,161 · App. 17/518,653 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Modular merchandise display

Inventors: Scott Osiecki (Skaneateles, NY); Igor Chernyshev (Camillus, NY); Peter Maciulewicz (Auburn, NY); Donwoong Kang (Camillus, NY)
Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
A47F7/0042A47B96/067A47F5/0815A47F5/10A47F5/103A47F7/145A47F7/28
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,666,161
App. No.
17/518,653
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A modular merchandise display which allows for the integrated display of greeting cards and other social expression products. The system provides flexibility in the set up and modification of the retail display over time by offering product modules having a variety of holding mechanisms for retaining and displaying a wide range of products. Each product module operates independently from all others such that adding/removing/rearranging a product module does not affect or disrupt the other product modules on the display.

Claims (12)

1. A modular merchandise display comprising:

a first slotted upright and a second slotted upright opposite the first slotted upright, the first and second slotted uprights having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a first horizontal rail and a second horizontal rail opposite the first horizontal rail, the first horizontal rail attached between the first ends of the first and second slotted uprights, and the second horizontal rail attached between the second ends of the first and second slotted uprights, creating a substantially rectangular merchandise display frame;

a pegboard panel attached to the inside surface of the merchandise display frame;

a plurality of module bars attached between two slotted uprights of a merchandise display frame, over the pegboard panel, each of the plurality of module bars having one or more cutouts or tabs along the upper edge thereof;

a plurality of product modules;

a plurality of identical hanger hardware, each of the plurality of identical hanger hardware attached to a rear surface of each of the plurality of product modules, the plurality of identical hanger hardware being attached to the one or more cutouts or tabs along the upper edge of one of the plurality of module bars;

wherein the plurality of product modules are operative to each be selectively added or removed without disrupting other product modules attached to the plurality of module bars.

2. The modular merchandise display of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of product modules can be selected from the list of [ . . . ] a value bag module, plush shelving, gift bag module, roll wrap module, tissue paper module, and light box screen module.

3. The modular merchandise display of claim 1 further comprising one or more divider panels inserted vertically between two or more product modules.

4. The modular merchandise display of claim 1 further comprising a base deck to support the merchandise display frame.

5. The modular merchandise display of claim 4 , wherein the base deck is also a storage space.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2024
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067453/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2021
From: OSIECKI, SCOTT; MACIULEWICZ, PETER; KANG, DONWOONG; CHERNYSHEV, IGOR
To: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058116/0279 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63109470 · Nov 4, 2020
Related Publication 20220133062A1 · May 5, 2022
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