Scalloped rack or shelf for floral merchandiser

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-02
AIR INNOVATIONS
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[0007] Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a shelving system for f

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In the prior art, the typical racks that have an open rectangular recess or cutout do not hold the round containers in place very well, as they can roll and move sideways, e.g., from customer handling or from moving the entire merchandiser.
The racks with fixed circular openings do not have any flexibility as to how the containers can be arranged or distributed on the rack within the floral display cabinet.
The racks with fixed circular openings do not have any flexibility as to how the containers can be arranged or

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[0024] With reference to the drawing Figures, FIG. 1 shows a number of scalloped display shelves 10 arranged on a pair of vertical standards 12, which can be on the back wall of a floral display cabinet (not shown) of the type illustrated and disclosed in my Design Pat. No. D496,053. Each shelf 10 has a right-side and left-side strut 14 that fits into the respective vertical standard 12, and can be adjusted both in the pitch angle of the shelf 10 and in the distance of the shelf from the standards 12 and back wall. Each shelf 10 in this embodiment has a top panel 16 that is generally horizontal, left and right side walls 18 each of generally trapezoidal shape, a back wall 20 that is generally vertical, and a flange or lip 22 along the lower edge of the back wall 20.

[0025] The top panel 16 of each of the shelves has an elongated scalloped or wavy cutout 24 formed of a series of overlapping circular voids, and defining a series of lateral positions for round containers of vases 26, a...

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A rack or shelf for a floral display cabinet has a scalloped cutout that holds a number of round or conic vases or flower containers. The scalloped shape allows the containers to be held in a number of configurations. The containers do not shift or slide if the merchandiser is bumped or moved. The tip or pitch angle of the shelf can be adjusted. A cover for the shelf allows the shelf to be used as a solid flat shelf for supporting items from the bottom.

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[0001] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Pat. Appln. 60 / 605,802, Sep. 1, 2004, which is incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention concerns floral display cabinets and merchandisers, and is more particularly directed to a shelf or shelving system for holding a number of round or conic containers. The invention is concerned with a shelf that can be used with the floral merchandisers as shown and described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29 / 189,833, High-Profile Refrigerated Floral Merchandiser Unit, now U.S. Pat. No. D496,053, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. [0003] The shelves can be mounted on a back vertical wall of floral display cabinet, and the round containers or vases, which each may hold water plus a quantity of cut flowers, rest in a row in a recess or recesses formed in the shelf. The containers are supported from their sides on the cutout or recess, so that the bottoms of the contai...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G7/02
CPCA47G7/044A47F7/0078
Inventor WETZEL, MICHAEL L.CUNNINGHAM, GARY A.
Owner AIR INNOVATIONS
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