Title: Merchandise display unit

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1. A merchandise display unit embodying a pair of spaced apart uprights detachably connected to adjacent ends of parallel, spaced apart shoe members which extend generally perpendicular to at least one upstanding side plate with the outer end of each said shoe member terminating adjacent one end of said side plate, the improvement comprising:

a. adjacent parallel plates defining a shoe member with each of the plates having a clip-like member formed integrally with the outer end thereof with the inner surfaces of adjacent clip-like members having upstanding recesses therein which face each other,

b. an inturned flange-like member carried by each end of said side plate and disposed to pass between said adjacent clip-like members, and

c. at least one laterally extending projection carried by said inturned flange-like member in position to snap into an adjacent upstanding recess between adjacent clip-like members so that said inturned flange-like member is attached to said clip-like members.

2. A merchandise display unit as defined in claim 1 in which said upstanding recesses are generally semi-cylindrical, as viewed in horizontal cross section.

3. A merchandise display unit as defined in claim 1 in which a plurality of said projections are carried by said inturned flange-like member in longitudinally spaced relation to each other.

4. A merchandise display unit as defined in claim 3 in which said projections are punched out sections from said inturned flange-like member.

5. A merchandise display unit as defined in claim 1 in which said uprights are hollow and are detachably connected to each other by means comprising:

a. an elongated tie bar extending between said hollow uprights with each end of said tie bar being in the form of a generally channel-shaped member having depending flanges,

b. T-shaped slots in the sides of said uprights which face each other with each of said T-shaped slots having an upper horizontal portion of a size to receive said channel-shaped member and a subjacent vertical portion connected to said horizontal portion, and

c. oppositely disposed, outwardly opening slots in said depending flanges of said channel-shaped member in position to receive portions of said hollow upright adjacent the vertical portions of said T-shaped slots.

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Inventors: Oztekin, Muammer A. (Birmingham, AL, US)

Application Number: 707231
Filing Date: 1976-07-21
Publication_date: 1977-10-25
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 211/189 108/108, 211/182
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3044632	Jul, 1962	Schild	108/108.
3081718	Mar, 1963	Schoffner	108/108.
3164230	Jan, 1965	Adams	52/493.
3209709	Oct, 1965	Shoffner	108/108.
3263821	Aug, 1966	Klene et al.	108/108.
3271918	Sep, 1966	Phillips	52/493.
3358848	Dec, 1967	Johnsson	211/190.
3415030	Dec, 1968	Phillips	52/493.
3461630	Aug, 1969	Lovullo	52/493.
3530625	Sep, 1970	Ollinger	52/493.
3601256	Aug, 1971	Bowers et al.	108/108.

Other Refs: 224,853

Dec, 1962	OE

Primary Examiner: Frazier, Roy D.
Assistant Examiner: Gibson, Jr., Robert W.
Attorney: Thompson, Jr.; Woodford R.