IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,882,947
Granted Patent B2
US 11,882,947 · App. 17/762,240 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Product display

Inventor: Terry A. Chow (Toronto, CA)
Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
A47F5/116A47F5/114B65D5/52B65D5/526B65D5/5213B65D25/10
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Patent No.
US 11,882,947
App. No.
17/762,240
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for displays are disclosed. The display includes a header and a stand, where the stand may be configured to house a plurality of consumer products. The header is movable between a shipping configuration and a display configuration, wherein it is shorter in the shipping configuration and requires little assembly to move to the display configuration.

Claims (34)

1. A display comprising:

a stand adapted to support product for display in a retail location; and,

a header coupled to the stand and covering an exterior portion of the stand;

wherein the display is configured to go from a first configuration to a second configuration, and

wherein the display in the first configuration is shorter than the display in the second configuration.

2. The display of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration is a shipping configuration and the second configuration is a display configuration.

3. The display of claim 2 , wherein when the display is in shipping configuration it is approximately 40 inches or less tall.

4. The display of claim 1 , wherein the header is moveable relative to the stand.

5. The display of claim 4 , further comprising a tab, wherein the tab attached to the header enables the header to move relative to the stand.

6. The display of claim 5 , wherein the tab is perforated.

7. The display of claim 5 , wherein when the display is in the second configuration the tab is not visible.

8. The display of claim 1 , wherein the stand comprises a plurality of trays configured to support a product.

9. The display of claim 1 , wherein the display further comprises a shelf configured to hold at least one packaged good.

10. The display of claim 1 , wherein the display further comprises a locking mechanism.

11. The display of claim 10 , wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a tab on the stand and a tab on the header and when the two tabs are engaged the display is prevented from going into the first configuration.

12. The display of claim 1 , wherein the second configuration is at least 6 inches taller than the first configuration.

13. A method of assembling a merchandising header for a display wherein the merchandising header is formed from a single blank, the method comprising the steps of

pulling the merchandising header along an exterior portion of a stand such that a total height of the display increases.

14. A method of configuring an expandable display from a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising the steps of:

(a.) providing the expandable display comprising (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand;

(b.) pulling the header along an exterior portion of the stand such that the total height of the expandable display increases.

15. A method of configuring an expandable display from a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising:

(a.) providing the expandable display comprising (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand, where the display is contained in a container;

(b.) removing the container from the expandable display; and

(c.) pulling the header along an exterior portion of the stand such that the total height of the expandable display increases.

16. A method of configuring an expandable display from a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising:

(a.) providing the expandable display comprising (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand and (3) a perforated tab with two ends, wherein one end of the tab is engaged with the header and another end of the tab is engaged with a container; and

(b.) removing the container such that the expandable display is revealed.

17. The method of claim 16 , the method further comprising separating the tab along a score line during removal of the container.

18. A method of converting a display in a shipping configuration into a display configuration, the method comprising:

(a.) providing the display that comprises (1) a stand and (2) a header coupled to the stand, wherein the header encloses a portion of the stand; and

(b.) vertically pulling the header along the stand to reveal the stand that was enclosed by the header.

19. The method of claim 18 , the method further comprising:

(a.) stopping vertically pulling the header after a locking mechanism on the header has been engaged so that the header cannot move back to a previous configuration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2022
From: CHOW, TERRY A.
To: MARS, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 059326/0756 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62903181 · Sep 20, 2019
Related Publication 20220330724A1 · Oct 20, 2022