IP Library Granted Patent US 8,783,476
Granted Patent B2
US 8,783,476 · App. 13/590,917 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Cladded fixture

Inventors: Brett Woodley (Wilmette, IL); Michael Grund (Arlington Heights, IL)
Assignee: Opto International, Inc.
A47B95/043A47B13/083E04F19/028E04F19/02
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Patent No.
US 8,783,476
App. No.
13/590,917
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The display fixture system comprises a framework on which a removable cover is secured. Each visible structural member of the framework is covered with a removable cover or cladding in which the vertical members are held in place by the horizontal members. Each vertical and horizontal member is also independently held to the framework by a magnet or other fastener. By virtue of being easily removable, each of the vertical and horizontal members may be decorated according to an easily changeable theme or color.

Claims (14)

1. A display fixture comprising a structural frame, said structural frame having vertical support posts and horizontal members connecting the vertical support posts; a first set of decorative cover members secured to said structural frame, a second set of decorative cover members, said first set of decorative cover members being removable from said frame for replacement with the second set of decorative cover members, said first set of decorative cover members being different in surface decoration only from said second set of decorative cover members, each of said first and second set of decorative cover members completely covering an outward face of said vertical support posts and horizontal members.

2. The display fixture of claim 1 wherein said first set of decorative cover members include a plurality of c-shaped longitudinal elements for covering a visible portion of said structural frame.

3. The display fixture of claim 1 wherein said decorative cover members include a horizontal cover member for covering an outwardly facing portion of said horizontal members and a vertical cover member for covering an outwardly facing portion of said vertical support posts.

4. The display fixtures of claim 3 wherein one of said horizontal cover members secures a vertical cover member to the frame.

5. The display fixture of claim 3 wherein said horizontal cover member secures a second of said horizontal cover members to the frame.

6. The display fixture of claim 1 wherein said structural frame is metal and a decorative cover member is secured to said structural frame by a magnet.

7. The display fixture of claim 6 wherein said horizontal cover member has a notch in which a second horizontal cover member fits and is secured.

8. The display fixture of claim 1 , posts and said horizontal members each being covered by and removably fastened to a vertical decorative cover member and a horizontal decorative cover member respectively.

9. The display fixture of claim 8 comprising four vertical support posts and three horizontal frame members to form an H or an I structure when viewed from above.

10. The display fixture of claim 9 wherein the three horizontal frame members comprise a cross bar and two end bars, said two end bars each having an end cover that further secures a cross bar cover.

11. The display fixture of claim 8 wherein said vertical and horizontal decorative cover elements are removably secured to said vertical support post and said horizontal frame member by magnets.

12. The display fixture of claim 8 comprising three vertical support posts and two horizontal frame members to form an T structure when viewed from above.

13. The display leg fixture of claim 12 wherein there are two horizontal decorative cover elements, comprising a cover member and a cross bar cover member and the cross bar cover member secures the vertical cover members.

14. The display fixture of claim 8 further including at least two vertical support posts and a panel between the two vertical support posts.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2025
From: OPTO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073210/0934 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 14, 2013
From: OPTO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 031014/0086 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2012
From: WOODLEY, BRETT; GRUND, MICHAEL
To: OPTO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 028822/0880 →
Continuity (1)
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