Title: Display supporting merchandise section divider

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1. A merchandise section divider for supporting one of a plurality of display units and comprising a divider frame, a divider panel within the frame, said panel and frame defining a divider of substantially flat, planar configuration, a display unit, a pair of static mounts on the frame extending within the plane defined by the divider for releasably attaching a static display unit to the frame, a pair of pivot mounts on the frame extending within the plane defined by the divider for releasably attaching a pivotal display unit, and attachment means on each display unit adapted to join a pair of said mounts for releasably alternatively attaching a display unit to the divider.

2. A section divider in accordance with claim 1 wherein said pair of static mounts comprises spaced, parallel brackets and said attachment means comprises a pair of bracket mates of like spacing on said static display unit.

3. A section divider in accordance with claim 2 wherein each of said brackets comprises an upright rod and each of said bracket mates comprises a downwardly opening cup.

4. A section divider in accordance with claim 2 wherein said static display unit further comprises an indicia-receiving plate.

5. A section divider in accordance with claim 4 wherein said static display unit further comprises lighting means for said indicia-receiving plate.

6. A section divider in accordance with claim 1 wherein each pivot mount comprises a horizontally extending support fixed to the divider frame, a bearing on said support, and an attachment bracket extending from said bearing.

7. A section divider in accordance with claim 6 wherein said pivotal display unit comprises a central column, an attachment bracket joint at each end of said column, and at least one shelf on said column adapted to receive merchandise to be displayed.

8. A section divider in accordance with claim 1 wherein each pivot mount comprises a horizontally extending support, said supports of said pivot mounts being vertically spaced; a bearing, an attachment bracket extending from each bearing toward the other horizontally extending support, and a power unit adapted to rotate one of said attachment brackets and fixed to one of said supports.

Other info:

Inventors: Peggs, Albert L. (San Dimas, CA, US)

Application Number: 803043
Filing Date: 1977-06-03
Publication_date: 1978-09-05
Assignee: The Peggs Company Inc. (Azusa, CA)
Primary Class(es): 211/1.53 211/2, 211/131.1, 211/163, D6/509
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

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483024	Sep, 1892	Stewart	211/163.
991541	May, 1911	Rapoport	211/1.
1637998	Aug, 1927	Egan	211/1.
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3468428	Sep, 1969	Reibold	211/144.
3679066	Jul, 1972	Leffeld	211/163.
3960275	Jun, 1976	Haughton et al.	211/182.

Other Refs: 599,649636,3841,444,184359,146

Jun, 1960	CA
Jan, 1928	FR
May, 1966	FR
Sep, 1922	DE

Primary Examiner: Holko, Thomas J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Gribble; Wm. Jacquet