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«2 United States Patent Zobel et al. (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 9,215,939 B2 Dec. 22, 2015 (S4) RETAIL FIXTURES (71) Applicant: Target Brands ws) Minneapolis, MN (72) Investors: Erin L. Zobel, Minneapolis. MN (US): ason W, Johnson, Wayzata, MN (US): Christopher A. Hammond, Edina, MN ws) (73) Assignee: ‘Target Brands, Ine., Minneapolis, MN ws) (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 ESC. 134Qb) by 163 days. (21) Appl. Nos 14/083,153 (22) Filed: Oct. 14,2013, ws) Prior Publication Data US 201510102001 AL Apr 16, 2015 (Gb Ince AGE 508 AMF 104 AMP 700 ANTE 77 ALTE 500. A47B 96002 AME 1/2 (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01), (2006.01), (2006.01) (2) AA7E 50884 (2013.01); ASTE 104 (2013.01): 447F $0025 (2013.01), A47F $0823 (2013.01), Ad7E 74S (2013.01); AATF 14021 (2013.01): ATE 77 (2013.01) AA7B 964027 (2013.01), A47F 1/12 (2013.01), ‘AA7E 508 (201301) (58) Fleld of Clasification Search CPC... AATB 81/00, A4TB 961027; AATF 510838: AATF 5/0884; AATF 104, ATE 7/005: AATE TIN; AATE 510025; AATF 5/0823: AA7E 70021; AATF 1/12; AATF 5/08; B2SH 3/08 USPC nou 211/85.28, 44, 60.1, 702, 85.18, 88.01, 211/90001, 90.02, 71.01; 2204476483: ‘3120245, 114, 234.4; 108/92 ‘See application ile for complete search history 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 105.269. T1870 Spencer 268486 A LOTSRD Lindner S36 A ‘11886 Lewis (Continued) OTHER PUBLICATIONS Ottce Acton from Canatian Patent Application No, 2.839,574 mailed Apr 10,2014 2 pages) (Continved) Primary Examiner — Joshua 1 Michener “Assistant Examiner — Devin Barnett (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Leanne Taveggia Farell; ‘Westman, Champlin & Kochler, PA. 6 ABSTRACT A display fixture has a bin with multiple sections. & clip ‘attached toa back panel ofthe bi has a aperture for cei ‘nga fastener to fasten te bin to peg board. A back support is mountedto thebin and hasa downwardly extending leg that js sized to fit between the peg board and a back suriace of a base thatthe displ fixture i seated upon, The bin ineludes lower tierof product sections defined in pat by'a front panel ‘and has a lower sign support with two Teps aftached to the front panel anda lower label holder connected between the ‘so legs such tht there i an open space defined between the to fogs and between atop ofthe front panel anda bottom of the lower label holder. The bin also ices aa upper ter oF product sections, 1511 Drawing Sheets US 9,215,939 B2 Page 2 66) References Cited p3wsi2 § 101992 Dass.oxs $2993 USS. 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Branch, Blanchot a Scribe eta Kasei Heineman il a an Trapani ta Rodrigues Tso Young Bera eal angry cl Tier ergo ota Brovak eta Hawkins Keefe Water Seatenday Anderson (OTHER PUBLICATIONS ce Action fom Canaan Patent Application No smaled Nov 72014 ( paps) * cited by examiner 21xs.as aa Sto. 21801 822 2108801 200736 2060736 2000736 206736 00736 2830574 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 1 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 U.S, Patent 2447 Dec. 22, 2015 | 2 106 272 |2t4| 242 249, Sheet 2 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 104 236 268) US 9,215,939 B2 Sheet 3 of 11 Dec. 22, 2015 U.S, Patent U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 4 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 402 252 a VT \ \IN yf 216 U.S. Patent Dee. 22, 2015 Sheet 5 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 FIG. 5 U.S. Patent Dee. 22, 2015 Sheet 6 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 FIG. 6 U.S. Patent Dee. 22, 2015 Sheet 7 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 FIG. 7 U.S. Patent Dee. 22, 2015 Sheet 8 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 315 802 810 313 12 268s] FIG. 8 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 9 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 900 908 204 t fof ep EX TT 2 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 22S x 290 s 1000 U.S. Patent Dee. 22, 2015 Sheet 10 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 U.S. Patent Dee. 22, 2015 Sheet 11 of 11 US 9,215,939 B2 1312 1310 1308 3 1306 1304 1302 FIG. 13 (| [| ! i (| [| [| (| [J i U U U a J J o UJ UJ U U 292 290: US 9,215,939 B2 1 RETAIL FIXTURES BACKGROUND In retail stores, produets are placed on display units 10 ‘make it easier for cdstomers to find and select the items they ‘vant, The display unite mst makeit easy fr customers to see the products, to determine the price of the produets and t0 remove the products fom the display units. Further, display units should entice customers to purchase items that they may not have planned om buying before entering the store The discussion above is merely provided for general backs round information and isnot intended Wo be used a anid ia ‘determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. The ‘laimed subject mater is 01 Timited to implementations tat solve any or all disadvantages noted in the background. SUMMARY, A display fixture basa bin with muliple sections. A clip tached toa hack panel ofthe bin has an aperture fr eceiv= ing fastener to fasten the bin to apo board. A back support js mountedtothebinandhasa downwardly extending leg that is sized to it between the peg board and a back surlace of # base that the display fixture is seated upon. In furiher embodiments, a display fsture is provided that includes a lower tir of product sections and an uppe ie of product sections. The lower ter of prodct sections is defined ‘n part by a front panel and has a lower sign support with wo legs attached to the front panel and a lower label bolder ‘connected between the two legs such that there is an open. space defined between the two logs and betwoen atop ofthe font panel and a bottom othe lower label holder The upper tier of product sections is defined in part by front panel and has an upper sign support with two legs ataeed to the front pane] ofthe upper der of product sections and an upper label hhokder connected between the 40 legs suc that there isan ‘open space defined between the Wo legs and between atop of the front panel of the upper ter of product sections and & bottom ofthe upper label holder. In furher embodiments, a display system has a wrapping paper holder anda ribbon tray mounted wa display unit. The ‘rapping paper holder has at least one front section that ‘contains tubes of wrapping paper and at leastone Back section that contains tubes of wrapping paper. The ribbon tay is ‘mounted tothe display unit above the wrapping paper holder such that the ribbon tray extends from a back wall of the display unit over a top of at leat part of a tube of wrapping paper in the back section of the wrapping paper holder at & height from the tp ofthe he of wrapping paper that is Tess than a height of the tube of wrapping paper in the back section “This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of con= ‘cepts ina simplified form that ae further described below in the Detailed Description, This Summary isnot intended IMenify key features or essential Features ofthe elaimed sub- ject mater, nor sit intended to be used as an aid in determin Ing the seope ofthe claimed subject matter. BRIE DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. FIG. FIG FIG. HIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display system. 2 isa section view of the display system oF FIG. 1. 3 isa perspective view of a wrapping paper holder. ‘4 isa perspective view of a three-sided divider $s font view of the wrapping paper holder of PIG. 0 o 2 FIG, 6s a left side view of the wrapping paper holder of FIG.3 FIG. isa top view ofthe wrapping paper holder FIG. 3. PIG. 8 ea front view of a wrapping paper holder showing, ‘wrapping paper held therein FIG. 9 is a perspective view ofa ribbon tray. FIG. 10 js front view ofthe ribbon tray of FIG. 9 FIG. 11 isa top view ofthe ribbon tray of FIG. 9. FIG. 12 isa lft sido view of the ibbon tay of FIG. 9 FIG. 13 is front view of ribbon tay having rolls of sibbon stored therein. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Wrapping paper is challenging to display because it comes ‘on rolls and sales are dependent on the customers being able toseeas muchof the pattern ofthe wrapping paper as possible hile also being able to identify the price ofa particulae rol of wrapping paper quickly, In addition, there are large oum- bers of different patterns of wrapping paper that are made available during various times of the year and the various pattems need 1 be kept seperate from cach other so that the feonstmer ean quickly discem the available pattems in the store. In addition, consumers often neglect to buy ribbon for ‘wrapping paper because the ribbon is often displayed sepa- rately from the wrapping paper. As with wrapping paper, ribbon is a challenge to display since it often comes on rolls And since there are a large number of available sizes and colors of ribbon. Thus, displaying ribbon near wrapping papers thatthe available ribbon can he scen and the price oF each available ribbon can be quickly identified by the cus- tomer is challenging. Embodiments described below provide a display syste that allows tabes of wrapping paper to be displayed so that customers ean see the available pattems of wrapping paper And so tha eustomers ean quickly identify the prices of dif ‘orent groups of wrapping paper. The system also provides casy access to hoth wrapping paper and risbon while present- ng the ribbon in lose proximity to the wrapping paper so that ccstomers are reminded to purchase ribbon whet purchasing ‘wrapping paper. FIG. providesa perspective view ofa display sytem 100 In display system 100, a display fiture'display unitiwrap- ping paper holder 102 and a ribboa trayidisplay fixture 104 ‘are mounted on a display unit 108 that includes pegboard back all 106 aod a base 206, Tubes of Wrapping paper 110 are positioned inand onganized by wrapping paper holder 102 \hile rolls of ribbon 112 are positioned in and organized by ribbon tray 104, FIG. 2 provides section view of display system 100 slong line 2-2 of the perspective view of FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the splay ribhons and most of the tubes of wrapping paper have been removed for clarity ‘As shown in FIG. 2, display unit 108 includes vertical support 200-which supports pegboard/back wall 106, Display ‘nit 108 also inchides hase 206 that is supported by sie 202 and by toe kick 204. Base 206 has a hack surface 208 facing pegboard 106, Pegboard 106 includes an assortment of {through holes (not shown for laity), which in some embed iments are arranged in rows and coiumns. Wrapping paper holder 102 is seated upon a tp surface of base 206 In FIG. 2, portions of wrpping paper holder 102 are ited that include thse intemal support strictures 21 212 and 214, two dividers 216 and 218, a lower sign support 220, an upper sign support 224, a back supportbottom bracket 226, and an tachment assembly 228, US 9,215,939 B2 3 Interal stricture 210 inclndes a front wall or fet panel 230, a lower lier Door 232 and a lower back wall 234. In ‘seconiance with one embodiment, intemal structe 210 is made fom a single sheet of plastic material having two folds therein such that front wall 230 is orthogonal to owe tee floor 232 and back wall 24 is onhoganl to wer ier Bae 232 Intemal structure 212 includes a font wall 236 and an Upper tier Noor 238. In accordance with one embodiment, ‘mera structure 212 is made ofa single pice of plastic that has been bent such tht front wall 236 is orogonal to upper tier oor 238, Intemal structure 214 includes lower support 239, back wall 240, an singled top 242 und aback panel 244 Inadgition, itemal streture 214 includes support tabs 246 ‘and 248 which connect to side panel 302. Internal structure 214i preferably’a single shoot of plastic material that i bent ‘at substantially 90° between bottom suppor 239 and hack. pane] 240, is bent at an angle of substantially 112° between back panel 240 and angled top 242, and is bent at an angle of substantially 68* between angled top panel 242 and back panel 244, Inacconlance withoneembodiment, cach oFinter 2 hal stractares 210, 212 and 214 and side panel 302 are made ‘of clear or partially clear polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG). Upper tier floor 23s positioned above lower ir floor 232 such that wrapping paper tes supported by upper tie for 238 will extend above wrapping paper tubes supported by lower tier oor 232 Divider 216 includes. center panel 282 that is fastened 10 font wall 236 by fasteners 284 and 256. Divider 218 inclodes ‘center panel 260 that is Fastened to back wall 240 of internal Strvcture 214 by fistoners 262 aod 264, Tack supporbottom bracket 226 includes a horizontal leg 266 and a downwardly extending leg 268, which in one ‘embodiments substantially orthogonal to horizontal leg 266, Horizontal leg 266 is ataches to side 302 and side 300 (FIG. 3) along bottom portions of sides 302 and 304 that are folded Jnward toward each other substantially onhogonal tothe ver tical portions of sides 302 and 300, Downwaedly extending leg 268 extends dewmnwardly between hack surface 208 of base 206 anda front surface of pegboard 106, Dovsnwardly ‘extending leg 268 therchy prevents the bottom of wrapping paper holder 102 from shifting away from pegboard 106. Tastening mechonism 228 iachades a clip 270 extending from a top 274 of back panel 244, Clip 270 includes an ‘aperture 271 (FIG. 3).A fastener 272 passes through aperture 2271 anda hole in pegboard 106 in order to festen clip 270 10 pegboard 106. Fibbon ray 108 inchades a back wall 282, bortom surface 284, front wall 286 abel support wall 288, label holders 290 and 292, side walls 280 and 980 (FIG. 9) and mounting mechanisms 294, 900 (FIG. 9) and 908 (FIG. 8). Mounting ‘mechanism 294 has an attachment base 298 attached to back wall 282anda hook 296 extending from atachent base 298. Hook 296 passes through a hole in pegboard 106 and in ‘combination with hack wall 282 and back surfaces of side ‘walls 280 and 980, supports ribbon tray 14 on pegboard 106. Label holders 290 and 292 are supported on label support wall 288, For example, label holder are supported by adhesive in ‘aeconlance with one embodiment, As shown in FIG, 2, ribbon display tray 104 extend fom pegboard 106 over wrapping paper holder 102 such that ib- bondisply try 104 extends over the top ofat least part ofthe top of a wrapping paper tube such as Wrapping paper tube 201. In particular, ibbon display tray 104 extends a distance 297 past a front surface of back wall 240 of wrapping paper holder 102, In addition, ribbon display tray 104 is located @ height 29S above the op of wrapping paper ube 291 which s 0 o 4 smaller haa a height 298 of wrapping paper tube 291. Note that because ofthe short distance in height between the top of the wrapping paper tube and the bottom of display tray 104, if splay tray 104 extended further out from pegboard 106, it ‘wonld not be possible to remove the tubes af wrapping paper from wrapping paper holder 102. Further, if ribbon display {ray 104 were mounted higher on pegboard 106, consumers ‘would aot be able to reach the bon in ribbon display tray Tod as easily or would nat be able to see the ribbon as clearly Thus, by extending display ribbon tray 104 over a portion of but not all of wrapping paper holder 102, itis possible wo position ribbon display tray 104 lower to provide aocess to ‘bbon display tray 104 without interfering with the custom es ability o remove wrapping paper from wrapping paper holder 102 FIG. 3 provides a perspective view of wrapping holder 102, FIG. provides a font view thereof, FIG. 6 provides a left side view of thereof, the right side view being a miror image, and FIG. 7 provides a top view thereof. The back views of ‘Wropping paper hokder 102 and the bottom view of wrapping paper holder 102 are nt shown because they are unadoms and are unnecessary to an understanding of the invention. IG. provides a perspective view of a divider, AS shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3, wrapping paper holder 102 includes a second fastening mechanism consisting oF a clip 370 with an apertare 371. In addition, lower sign support 220 and upper sign support 224 are shown in FIG. 3 as including addtional structural elements. Lower sign support 220 includes two logs 330 and 332 and a label holder 804, Leg 382 extends between front pranel 230 and label holder 304 and includes side wall 308 snd front wall 309, Front wall 309 is connected to front panel 230 and side ‘wall 308 connectedto side panel 302 eg 380 extends rom {ont panel 230 to label holder 304 and includes a front wall 313 and a side wall 312, Side wall 312 is connected to side ‘Wall 300 and front wall 313 is connected to front panel 230. abel holder 304 is tached to the tops of legs 330 and 332 and extends Betveen legs 330 and 332, Lower sign support 220i structured stich that a space 350 is present between an ‘upper surface of front pane! 230 and a lower surlace of label bolder 304 and hetween an edge of leg 390 and an edge of leg 32. This space provides a viewing area where wrapping paper held in the lower tir of wnipping paper holder 102 ca be viewed. ‘Upper sign support 224 includes leg 336, leg 334, and label holder 306. Leg 334 includes a side wall 314 and front wall [315 where side wall 314 sartached to side Wall 300 and front ‘wall 315 istached o front wall 286, Leg 336 includes front ‘Wall 311 and a side wall 310 with side wall 310 attached t0 side wall 302 and font wall 311 attached to front wall 236 Label holder 36 is attached tothe top of legs 334 and 336 and extends betwen leys 334 and 336. Thestructureof upper siga support 224 is such that label holder 306 is above aad sepa- ‘ated from a top of font wall 23630 that a space 382 is open between label holder 306 and front wall 286 and betwen aa cedge of leg 334 and an edge of leg 336, ‘As shown in FIG. 3, wrapping paper bolder 102 includes, ourdividr structures 216,218, 316 ae 318, which in aceor dance with sone embodiments are substantially clear. Inone particular embodiment, each of divider structures 216, 218, 516 and 318 are made from clear PETG, FIG. 4 provides @ perspective view of clear divider structure 216. The stuctnre ‘fiver 216 the same as the srvetueof dividers 218, 16 and 318. Divider structure 216, also refered to as a three sided vider oF a three panel divider includes a center portion! ‘eater panel part 252 and two side portons/side patel 250 US 9,215,939 B2 5 ‘and 251 on opposing sides of center portion 282 a extend ing Irom folds 402 ane 400, respectively, between center portion 252 and side portions 250 and 281, In aevordance ith one embodiment, olds 400 and 402 are such that side portions 280 and 251 are substantially orthogonal to center Portion 252. The fronts of side portions 250 and 251 are ‘connected togeter by two strips 253 and 255. Strips 253 and, 255 conmect side portions 250 and 251 along less than the ‘entirety of those sie portions. By connecting the side pore tions along less than the entirety ofthe side portions, strips 253 and 285 do not obscure the view of the wrapping paper hala betveen side portions 250 and 261. As shown more clearly in FIG. 8, label holder 304 is above ‘and separate from top surfaeS00o front wall 230 and label hhokler 306 is above and separate from a top surface 502 of front wall 236, Label holders 34 and 306 coatain labels that provide pricing infomation such as the price size and name ‘of the wrapping paper held in each section of wrapping paper hhokier 102. For example, labels $00, 502, 504, $06 and S08 ‘rein label holder 04 und labels S10, $12, S14, 516 and S18, in label holder 306 "As shovin in FIG. 6 label holder 306 is vertically offset fiom lel holder 34 by vertical offset distance 602 and is horizontally offset from lubel holder 304 by a horizontal ‘flict distance 600. Horizontal offset distance 600 provides, oom i front of label hokler 306 to place tubes of wrapping paper in te lower tier of wrapping paper holder 102 ‘As shown in FIG. 7, wrapping paper bolder 102 includes rows or ets of sections inelikling row 722 also refered o as lower tierof product sections ora front row of sections and, row 724 also referred toa an upper ier of product ssctions oF back row of sections, Froat row of sections 722 inclodes front scctions 702, 704, 706, 708 and 710 which are defined hy dividers 216 and 316, Divider 216 consists of center porto 282 and side portions 280 and 281, which are connected ‘ogether by stip 252, Divider 316 consists of center portion {42, side portions 340 and 344 and connecting strip 43. Side ‘walls 250, 251, 340 and 344 separate front setions 702,704, 7106, 708 and 70 from each ater. Center portions 252 and 342 of dividers 216 and 316, respectively, are mounted to font wall 236 by fasteners 284 and 345, respectively. Front ‘wall 236 forms a back of sections 702,704, 706, 708 snd 710, Front sections 702, 704, 706, 708 and 710 are behind front Jabel holder 304 and in oat of back label holder 306. Back row oF upper tier of product sections 724 includes back sections 712, 714, 716, 718 and 720, which are defined by dividers 218 and 318, Divider 218 inchades center portion 260, opposing side portions 258 and 261, and connecting strip 287. Center portion 260 is mounted to back wall 240 by fastener 262. Divider 318 consists of center portion 348, ‘opposing se portions 346 snd 351, and connecting strip 353, ‘Center portion 348 is mounted to back wall 240 by fastener 349, Side walls 258, 261, 346 and 351 divide the upper ter Jno back soctions 712, 714, 716, 718 and 722. IG. 8 shows a front view of wrapping paper holder 102, “with tubes of wrapping paper 80, 806 and 808. Tube 805 is positioned in font section 710, tube 806 is positioned in back section 716 and tube 808 js positioned in back section TH. Tube 805 has top portion 812 thatextends above label holder [304 by a distance 802 and the top of tube 805 is below label holder 306 by distance 800, Thus, the vertical offset between label holder 304 and 306 is enough to avoid having abel holder 306 obscured by tubes of wrapping paper suchas tube 805 in one of the front sections. Tubes 806 and 808 have ‘op portions B18 and 814, respectively. that extend a distance [84 over the top of label holder 306, Distances S02 and 804 provide enough rom to accommodate a person'sharal so that 0 o 6 ‘person may'easily grab a tube of wrapping paper Thus, a fstomer does not have to reach down behind label holders 304 and 306 in order wo firmly grab a tube of wrapping paper ‘vith the entirety oftheir hands ‘Wrapping paper tube 805 also includes an exposed area S10 that is exposed hetween label holder 304 and font 230. ‘Wrapping paper tube 806 includes two exposed areas 820 an 822, Pxposed area 822 is between label holder 304 and front ‘wall 236. Exposed area 820 js between label holder 306 and label holder 304, Tube of wrapping paper 808 includes an exposed area 816 betveut label bolder 306 and label holder 5304, Tube of wrapping paper 808 is aor exposed below label holder 304 because it is blocked by center portion 252 of ivider 216. Fxposed aress 810,816, 820 and 822 provide the ceusiomer with 2 better view of the pater of the wrapping paper and ths make iteasier fora customer to make choi bout which wrapping paper fo purchase. Sections 702, 704, 706, 708, 710, 712, 714, 716, 718 and “720allow wrapping paper to be grouped together based onthe pattem of the Wrupping poper. By onzanizing the wrapping paperbased onits pattems, wrapping paper holder 102 makes ‘teaser for consumers to identify all ofthe available patterns {or sale and ths makes it easier for a cansimer to make a choice of which wrapping paper to purchase. Further, since teach section has a corresponding price label 500, 502, 504, 506, S08 S10, S12, 514, $16, and S18 that is positioned Jmmediately in roat ofthe section near where the customer will grab wrapping paper. information about the wrapping paperin each section, sich as pricing and size information, is ‘easily determined by the customer so that the customer ean ‘make an informed decision about which wrepping paper to purchase FIG. 9 provides perspective view of ribbon display tray 104, FIG, 10 provides a front view thereof, FIG. 11 provides 4 top view thereof and FIG. 12 provides a left side view thereo, the right side view being & minor image. The back view and the bottom view are not provided because they are ‘unadorned and unnecessary to an understanding of the inven- ‘Ribbon display tray 104 includes back wall 282, bottom surface 284, front wall 286, label support wall 288, label holders 290 and 292, side walls 280 and 980 and mounting ‘mechanisms 294, 900 and 908. Mounting mechanism 294 includes a mounting base 298 that is mounted to back wall 282 and wo hooks 296 and 297 designed to be placed ia respective holes in pegboard 106, Similarly, mounting ‘mechanisms 900 aad 908 clude mounting bases 902 ad 910, respectively, ann hooks 994, 906, 912 and 914, Inaceor dance with one embodiment, Ihel holders 290 and 292 are ‘mounted on label support wall 288 though adhesive tape. In accordance with one embodiment, back wall 282, bottom Surlace 284, front wall 286, label support wall 288 and side ‘Walls 280 aa 980 are constructed from clear or substantially clear PETG. Back wall 282 is at an angle 1200 (FIG. 12) t0 otlom surface 284, wherein angle 1200 is substantially 100° in one embodiment. Front Wall 286 ist an angle 1202 to bottom surface 284. In accordance with some embodiments angle 1202 is substantially 90°. Thus, bottom surface 284 slants dowavvard when ribbon display tray 104 is mounted on peg- ‘hoard 106 allowing ols of ribbon supported on botoas sur face 284 0 rol forward to front wall 286, thereby making it ‘easier for customers to remove ribbon from display tay’ 104. abel holders 290 and 292 are mounted such that label bolder 292 shove label holder 290 and both label holder 290 And label holder 292 extend substantially the entire width 1000 of ribbon display tray 104, As shown in FIG. 13, each US 9,215,939 B2 1 Jabel holder 290 and 292 contains a plurality of labels such as labels 1300 and 1304 in label holder 292 and labels 1302 and 1306 ia label holder 290, shown in FIG. 13, the labels ia Jabel holder 290 are horizontally offset long horizontal axis 1310 rom labels 1300 and 1304 of label holder 292. By utilizing this horizontal offset, i is possible to provide more Jabels forthe ribbon in ribbon display tray 108. For example, Jnbel 1300 can be far ribbon 1308, label 1302 can be for ribbon 1310, label 1304 canbe for ribbon I312and abel 1306 ‘ean be for ribbon 1314, By uilizing the horizontal offset of the labels in the two label holders, a wider variety of ribbon ‘ean be placed in ribbon display tray 104 while sill providing ‘different labeling foreach of variety of ribbon, “Although elements have been shawn or described as sepa rate embodiments above, portions ofeach embodiment may bbe combined with all o part of other embodiments described above. “Although elements have been shown in solid lines, oe oF more of elements may be removed within the seope of the invention. In particular, one or more ofthe dividers, the label holder, the labels, the eps, the mounting mechs nisms, andior the bottom bracket may be removed within the scope of the present invention Although the subject matter has been described in lan- guage specific to structural features andor methodological ‘ets it st be understood thatthe subject matter defined the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific Features or aets described above, Rabe, the specifi features ind acts deseribed abowe are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims. ‘What is claimed is 1.4 display unit comprising: lower tier of product sections defined in pact by a font panel and having a lower sign support with two legs attached to the lront panel and « lower label holder connected between the two legs such that there is an ‘open space defined hetwoen the two legs and between 2 top ofthe front pane! and bottom af the lower label holder; ‘an upper tier of predict sections defined in part by a font ‘panel and having an upper sign support with two legs attached to the front panel of the upper ter of prodct sections and an upper label holder connected between the Go legs such tha there is an open space defined ‘erweenthetwo legsand between op ofthe font panel of the upper ter of product sections anda bottom of the ‘upper label holder, and atleast one fist divider structure located in the lower ier of ‘product sections between the front panel of the lower tier And the front panel of the upper tic nd made of single, entinvous piece of material having three parts inelud= ing a center part and two side parts folded relative wo the center part to oppose each other and including front ‘edges that define an open fron, wherein the centerpartis attached to the front panel ofthe upper tor, the side parts divide the lower tier ino atleast three sections, 2 lower portion of the front exes abut the front panel ofthe lower tierandan upper portion ofthe font edges abut the lower label holder, snd ‘wherein the front edges that define the open front are con- ‘nected together with a bottom strip proximate a bottom ‘of the atleast one fist divider and top step proximate ‘top ofthe atleast one first divider, the bottom strip is spaced apart from the top strip and is completely hidden FBohind the font pane ofthe lower ier ant the top strip is completely hidden behind the lower label holder. 0 o 8 2. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the front pane! of the upper tier of produet sections defines a back of the lower ter of product sections 3. Thedlisplay nit ofelaim 1 further comprising a support ‘ntached to the display unit and having aleg extending down- ‘ward from a bottom ofthe display wit 4. The display unit of claim 1 further comprising atleast, ‘one second divider strocture made of a single, continuous piece of material having three pants ineluding a center part ‘and two side parts folded relative tothe center part to oppose eel other and including front edges that define an open front, ‘wherein the center part of the atleast one second divider structure is attached to a hack wall ofthe upper tie, the side paris of the ut least one second divider structure divide the ‘Upper ter into atleast three sections, a lower portion of the ‘ront edges ofthe at least one second divider structure abut the front panel of the upper ter and an upper portion ofthe front ‘edges of the atleast one second divider steeture abut the ‘upper label holder. 5. A display unit comprising front section defined by a front wall and a floor, wherein the front section inchides a pair of legs attached to an inside surface othe Iront wall and extending above atop ofthe front wall to fee ends and a font label holder ‘connected between the free ends ofthe par of legs 80 there isan open space between the top of the Front wall, ‘and bottom ofthe fron abel holder, and a back section defined by a front wal that also defines 3 portion ofa hack of the front section, a back wall and floor, werein the back section includes a pair of legs attached to an inside surfee of the front wall ofthe back sectionand extending above a topof the font wall of the bak section to fee ends and a back label holder eon= nected hetween the free ends of the pair of legs of the ‘back sections thereisan open space between the top of the front pane! ofthe back section and a bottom ofthe ‘back label holder, wherein the front scction comprises at least one clear dividermadeofa single, continuous piee of lear mate~ Fial having frst panel attached t Uae font wall ofthe hack section, second and third panels folded relative to the frst panel and lacing each other to divide the fat section into atleast three bins aad front edges that define ‘an open front, the at least one clear divider ofthe front section extends from the floor ofthe font section, above the top edge of the front wall of the front section and terminates behind the front label holder between the bottom of the front label holder and a top of the frst Iabel holder and the front edges ofthe at least one clear divider ofthe front section abut the front wall ofthe fot section and the frnt label holder ‘wherein the lor ofthe back seetion is located hove the floor of the front section and wherein the back label holder is located above the fro abel oder. 6. The display unit of claim 5 wherein the back section ‘comprises at least one clear divider made af a single, contin ‘us piece of clear material having fst panel attached to the back wall of the back section and a second panel folded relative to the frst pane that divides the back section into at Teast two bins "7. Thedisplay unit of claim 6 wherein the at least one clear vider of he back section extend from the floor a the back section, above the top edge of the front wall of the back section and terminates behind the back abel holder heron the bottom of the hack label holder and top ofthe back label bolder, US 9,215,939 B2 9 8. The display unit of claim 6 wherein the at least one cleat divider ofthe back section further comprise tied panel so that the second panel and the third panel divide the back section into atleast three bins 9, The display unit of claim 8, wherein the fot edges of the second and third pane! of te at least one clear divider of the front section comprises are fastened together by at last ‘one stip, 10. The display unit of elaim 8, whercin the back section ‘comprises at Teast one clear divider having a center panel that js fastened to the back wall ofthe back section and fist and second side panels located on opposing sides ofthe center panel and the Fonts of the first and second side panels being Jastened rogether by at Feast one strip. 11. A wrapping holder display comprising: flower tier defined by'a front pane! and a Hoo, wherein attached to aa inside surface ofthe front panel incldes 4 pairof legs extending above a top ofthe foat panel free ends and a lower tier label holder eonnected between the free ends of the pair of legs so there isan ‘open space between the top of the front panel and & btm ofthe lower tor label holder, ‘an upper tier defined by a font panel that also defines 2 portion ofa back of the lower ter, « back panel and Noe; wherein atached to an inside surface ofthe upper tier includes a pair of legs extending above a top of the font panel of the upper tier to free ends and an uppertier label holder connected between the free ends of the pair oflegs ofthe upper ierso there isan openspace between the top ofthe front panel of the upper tier anda bottom ‘of the upper tier label holier at least one divider located in the lower tier to divide the Tower ter into bins for holding elongated merchandise, wherein the a least one divider Inested inthe lower ict Je oF single, coutiawous material having a bottoms edge, atopedgeapairof front edges, center panel 60 Side panels folded relative tothe center panel and an ‘open oat, wherein the divider located in the loser iet Tongituinaly extends from the bottom edge located on the oor of the ower ter to the top edge that terminates ‘herween the bottom of the lower tie label holdee and 10 {op ofthe lower tier label holder and the divider located in the lower ter laterally extends from the center panel ‘coupled tothe front panel of the upper ter the pair of front edges cated adjacent to and bend the lower ier label holder ancl at least one divider located in the upper tier to divide the upper tie into bins for holding elongated merchandise, ‘whterein the at east one divider located inthe upper ier ismadeofa single, continuous material having aotiom, ‘edge, atop edge, a par of front edges, center panel, (0 side panels folded relative to the center panel and aa ‘open font, wherein the divider located in the upper ier ‘extends from the bottom edge located an the flor of the "upper tir tothe top edge that terminates between the bottom of the upper ter label bolder and stop of the upper tir labol holder and the divider located in the upper tier laterally extends from the center panel ‘coupled tothe back panel of the upper ter to the pair of front edges located adjacent to and bend the upper ier label holder ‘wherein the a least one divider located inthe lower tees Positioned behind and along the lower label hokder such thatthe ower label holder extends beyond the at least ‘one divider located inthe ower ter: ‘wherein the at least one divider located in the upper tees positioned behind and along the upper label oder such thatthe upper label holder extends beyond the atleast ‘one divider Ioeated inthe upper tier. 12. The wrapping holder display of claim 11 wherein the ‘oor of the upper tie is located above the floor of the lsser tier, 13. The wrepping holder display of claim 11 wherein the ‘upper ter label holder is located above the lower ter label bolder, 14, The wrapping holder display of claim 11, wherein the atleastone divider located inthe lower tor is made of asingle, ‘ontnvons elear material 15, The wrapping holder display of claim 11, wherein the atleast one divider located in the upper ter sma of single, ‘continous clear material,

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