Display stand and set

Abstract

A display stand (1) and an assembly (100) comprising: a base (2); a first wall (4) extending from the base (2); item support elements (10) projecting from a first surface (8) of said first wall (4) and comprising at least one plate-shaped body (12) and / or at least one tube-shaped body (14); a second wall (6) extending along a second surface (16) – opposite said first surface (8) – of said first wall (4), wherein the second wall (6) and the first wall (4) are spaced so as to delimit a gap (18). At least said first wall (4), said second wall (6), said item support elements (10), and optionally said base (2) are independently made of paper material. Figure to be published with the abstract: Figure 1

Description

Title of the invention: Display stand and assembly Technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of the presentation of articles at a point of sale. In particular, the present invention relates to a display at least partially (for example: entirely) made of one or more paper materials. Prior art

[0002] The use of displays is widespread in large-scale distribution. For specific campaigns or promotional sales, or simply to expand a store's exhibition space, additional displays are installed - in addition to normal shelves - on which the products are displayed.

[0003] Many systems for hanging products on displays are also known. Most of them must be made of polymer material in order to guarantee rapid hanging on the display (for example, hanging by pressure) and a sufficiently high support capacity so as not to collapse under the weight of the products.

[0004] The use of polymer material hanging systems is, however, considered unsatisfactory by industry operators, because it constitutes an additional burden when the display has to be taken out of service. Indeed, it is necessary either to disconnect the hooks one by one to separate them during selective waste collection (workload), or to throw away a display made up of different materials as unsorted waste (environmental burden).

[0005] In view of the above, it would be desirable, in mass distribution, to have new displays which can be assembled in a short time, which are durable during use and which are capable of overcoming the disadvantages raised in relation to the prior art.

[0006] The Applicant, following a long and intense research and development activity, has developed a display stand and an assembly capable of providing an adequate response to the existing limitations, drawbacks and problems. Summary of the invention

[0007] The aim of the invention is to solve the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art by providing a display stand and assembly which are particularly effective and comfortable to use.

[0008] The subject of the present invention is a display stand 1 comprising a base 2; a first wall 4 extending from the base 2 along a display stand axis X; article support elements 10, projecting from a first surface 8 of said first wall 4 and comprising at least one plate-shaped body 12 and / or at least one tube-shaped body 14; and a second wall 6 extending along a second surface 16 - opposite said first surface 8 - of said first wall 4, wherein said second wall 6 and said first wall 4 are spaced apart so as to define a space 18. At least said first wall 4, said second wall 6, said article support elements 10 and, optionally, said base 2 are independently made of paper material. Either the plate-shaped body 12 is inserted through thicknesses S1, S2 of the first wall 4 and the second wall 6, or the tube-shaped body 14 is inserted through the first wall 4 only, but does not pass through, or only partially passes through, the second wall 6.

[0009] The expression "independently made of paper material" means that the second wall 6, the article support elements 10 and, optionally, the base 2 can be made of the same paper material, or that for each of these components a different paper material can be chosen.

[0010] Also the subject of the present invention is an assembly 100 comprising said display stand 1 and one or more articles 30 supported by said one or more of said article support elements 10 by means of a slot or hole 32, or a hook of said article 30 engaged with said article support element 10. Advantageous effects of the invention

[0011] The invention has the following advantages.

[0012] Advantageously, the article support elements which are the subject of the present invention can be assembled easily and quickly on the display stand.

[0013] Advantageously, the article support elements have been designed to fulfill their support function permanently, even in the presence of numerous articles for each support.

[0014] Advantageously, the display which is the subject of the present invention is entirely made of one or more paper materials, so that it does not require any particular measure or operation to be eliminated in the selective collection of paper.

[0015] Advantageously, the display stand which is the subject of the present invention is designed to support articles of any weight, although lightweight articles (for example, weighing less than 50 g each) constitute a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Preferred embodiments

[0016] According to different embodiments, the tube-shaped body 14 is inserted in a through manner into the first wall 4 and rests against the second wall 6.

[0017] According to one embodiment, the paper material is chosen from: cardboard, pressed cardboard, corrugated cardboard, flat cardboard or thermoformed cellulose.

[0018] According to an additional embodiment, the first wall 4 and the second wall 6 are parallel to each other.

[0019] According to another embodiment, one or more article support elements 10 comprise a form and / or force coupling with at least one (for example, only one) of the first wall 4 and the second wall 6, so as to prevent or limit an extraction of said article support element 10 from the first wall 4.

[0020] Preferably, the first wall 4 comprises at least one first through seat 20 having a generically or substantially ellipsoidal section.

[0021] According to a preferred embodiment, a first axial end 14' of the tube-shaped body 14 is flattened or deformed so as to be insertable into the first through-seat 20 in a first position, and so as not to be extractable from the first through-seat 20 in a second position in which the tube-shaped body 14 is at least partially rotated - around its own tube axis T - relative to the first position.

[0022] For example, an angle of rotation between the first position and the second position is between 45° and 135°, preferably between 70° and 110°, more preferably around 90°.

[0023] According to a preferred embodiment, the second wall 6 comprises at least one second through seat 22. More preferably, the second wall 6 comprises a second through seat 22 and an additional through seat 22 next to the second through seat 22.

[0024] Preferably, a first axial end portion 12' of the plate-shaped body 12 comprises at least one undercut portion 24 configured to bear against the thickness S2 of the second wall 6.

[0025] The plate-shaped body 12 is preferably made of several layers 26 of paper material. More preferably, this paper material is folded back on itself along at least one first fold line 28 extending in a longitudinal direction L of the plate-shaped body 12. For example, the layers 26 of paper material are two, three or four in number.

[0026] According to a preferred embodiment, the tube-shaped body 14 is made of layers of paper material wound in cylindrical spirals around a tube axis T of said tube-shaped body 14.

[0027] According to one embodiment, the article support elements 10 form an angle α with said first surface 8, preferably an acute angle. For example, such an angle α is between 20° and 85°, preferably between 25° and 80°, more preferably between 35° and 75°, even more preferably between 40° and 72°, even more preferably between 42° and 70°, for example approximately 43°, 45°, 47°, 55°, 60°, 63°, or 66°.

[0028] According to different embodiments, the slot or hole 32 is chosen from: a euro hole, a double euro hole, a delta hole or a round hole.

[0029] The diameter of such a round hole is preferably between 10 mm and 14 mm, more preferably between 11 mm and 12 mm, even more preferably approximately 11.5 mm.

[0030] The advantages of the invention will emerge even more clearly from the detailed description which follows, made on the basis of the attached drawings, which are provided by way of example and are therefore not limiting. Description of figures

[0031] [Fig-1]: front view of a display stand, object of the present invention, according to a mode of possible embodiment, in which part of the elements of the article support have been omitted in order to show the second crossing seats;

[0032] [Fig.2]: display of [Fig.l] in longitudinal section;

[0033] [Fig.3]: enlarged perspective view of a display stand according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] [Fig.4]: enlarged perspective view of an assembly, according to a possible embodiment, comprising the display stand of [Fig.l];

[0035] [Fig.5]: plan view of a plate-shaped body according to a possible embodiment;

[0036] [Fig.6]: enlarged perspective view of a rear surface of the display in a phase of assembly of an article support element. Detailed description

[0037] [Fig.l] shows a display stand 1 comprising a base 2 from which extends - along a display stand axis X - a first wall 4. The first wall 4 is connected to the base 2. The base 2 rests on a support plane P, for example a path surface.

[0038] The first wall 4 delimits a first surface 8 and an opposite second surface 16. Along the second surface 16 extends a second wall 6, at a distance from the first wall 4 so as to delimit a space 18. In the embodiment of [Fig. 1], the second surface 16, the second wall 6 and the space 18 are not visible, but are shown in [Fig. 2].

[0039] The first wall 4 and the second wall 6 are connected at least by a first connecting wall 36 arranged at the top - according to the orientation of the figures - and by second connecting walls 38 arranged on the sides. The first connecting wall 36 and the second connecting walls 38 also delimit the space 18 with the first wall 4 and the second wall 6.

[0040] Preferably, the second connecting walls 38 project forward beyond the first surface 8 so as to delimit a display compartment 42. More preferably, the display compartment is circumscribed at the bottom by an upper surface 40 of the base 2.

[0041] [Fig.2] shows that the first wall 4 delimits a plurality of first through openings 34, and / or a plurality of first through seats 20, which pass through a thickness SL thereof. The first through openings 34 and / or the first through seats 20 are occupied by article support elements 10, for example an article support element 10 for each first through opening 34 or first through seat 20.

[0042] The article support elements 10 are partially housed in the space 18 and project from the first surface 8 forming an angle α with this first surface 8, preferably an acute angle.

[0043] The article support members 10 comprise at least one plate-shaped body 12, or at least one tube-shaped body 14, or a combination of at least one plate-shaped body 12 and at least one tube-shaped body 14.

[0044] The plate-shaped body 12 is inserted in a through manner into a first through opening 34, through the thickness S1 of the first wall 4, and through a thickness S2 of the second wall 6 which delimits a second through seat 22. Thus, a first axial end portion 12' of the plate-shaped body 12 projects posteriorly relative to the second wall 6.

[0045] The first axial end portion 12' of the plate-shaped body 12 comprises at least one undercut portion 24 configured to bear against the thickness S2 of the second wall 6. Preferably, the first axial end portion 12' comprises a pair of opposite undercut portions 24. By means of the undercut portion 24, a coupling of shape and / or force is achieved with the second wall 6, so as to prevent or limit an extraction of the plate-shaped body 12 from the second wall 6.

[0046] The tube-shaped body 14 is inserted in a through manner into the first wall 4 only but does not pass through, or only partially through, the second wall 6. Preferably, a first axial end 14' of the tube-shaped body 14' rests against an internal surface 44 of the second wall 6, being for example placed in a seat provided for this purpose on the second wall 6 opposite space 18. The tube-shaped body 14 therefore maintains its own orientation thanks to this support.

[0047] [Fig.3] shows two tube-shaped bodies 14, one of which (arranged at the top) is inserted through a first through-seat 20 of the first wall 4, and the other of which (arranged at the bottom) is extracted from its first through-seat 20. The first through-seat 20 has a generically or substantially ellipsoidal section.

[0048] The first axial end 14' of the tube-shaped body 14 is flattened or deformed so that it can be inserted into the first through-seat 20 in a first position, which is the position illustrated in [Fig. 3]. The tube-shaped body 14 can, however, rotate into a second position about its own tube axis T (e.g. by approximately 90°) relative to the first position, so that it can no longer be extracted from the first through-seat 20 in the second position. By virtue of the aforementioned conformations of the first through-seat 20 (ellipsoidal) and the first axial end 14' (flattened or deformed), a form and / or force coupling is achieved with the first wall 4, so as to prevent or limit an extraction of the tube-shaped body 14 from the first wall 4.

[0049] [Fig.4] shows an assembly 100 comprising an article 30 supported by an article support member 10. The article 30 comprises or defines a slot or hole 32, for example a euro hole, through which said article 30 is threaded onto a free end 10' of the article support member 10 so as to hang from the display stand 1.

[0050] [Fig. 5] shows a plate-shaped body 12 consisting of several layers 26 of paper material, in particular three in number, in which these layers are spread out and do not overlap each other. The paper material is folded back on itself along at least two first folding lines 28 which extend in a longitudinal direction L of the plate-shaped body 12. Preferably, the first folding lines 28 are parallel to each other.

[0051] The axial end portion 12' of the plate-shaped body 12 comprises an intermediate portion 46 separated from one of the layers 26 of paper material by a second fold line 52, and a tab 48 separated from the intermediate portion 46 by a third fold line 54.

[0052] [Fig.6] shows the plate-shaped body 12 of [Fig.5] associated with the display stand 1 seen from the rear surface 50 of the latter. The intermediate portion 46 and the tab 48 project from the rear surface 50 through the second through seat 22.

[0053] The intermediate portion 46 is folded (for example upwards) along the second folding line 52, and the tab 48 is folded along the third folding line 54 towards the second wall 6, so as to be inserted into a second additional through seat 22 of the second wall 6.

[0054] Even if not previously specified, a person skilled in the art may consider, using typical industry expertise, varying or replacing some of the above aspects with other technically equivalent elements.

[0055] These variations or replacements also fall within the scope defined by the following claims.

[0056] Furthermore, each variation illustrated in connection with a particular embodiment may be made independently of the other variations described. List of reference signs

[0057] 1 display stand

[0058] 2 base

[0059] 4 first wall

[0060] 6 second wall

[0061] 8 first surface or front surface

[0062] 10 article support elements

[0063] 10' a free end of the article support element

[0064] 12 plate-shaped bodies

[0065] 12' first axial end portion of the plate-shaped body

[0066] 14 tube-shaped bodies

[0067] 14' first axial end of the tube-shaped body

[0068] 16 second surface

[0069] 18 space

[0070] 20 first crossing seat

[0071] 22 second through seat or second additional through seat

[0072] 24 undercut portion

[0073] 26 layer of paper material

[0074] 28 first fold line

[0075] 30 article

[0076] 32 hole

[0077] 34 first through opening

[0078] 36 first connecting wall or upper connecting wall

[0079] 38 second connecting wall or lateral connecting wall

[0080] 40 upper surface

[0081] 42 display compartment

[0082] 44 internal surface

[0083] 46 intermediate portion

[0084] 48 tab

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[0095] 50 rear surface 52 second fold line 54 third fold line 100 together a angle formed between the article support elements and the first surface L longitudinal direction SI thickness of the first wall S2 thickness of the second wall P support plane T tube axis X display axis, preferably dominant display development axis

Claims

Claims

1. Display stand (1) comprising: • a base (2); • a first wall (4) extending from the base (2) along a display axis (X); • article support elements (10), projecting from a first surface (8) of said first wall (4) and comprising at least one plate-shaped body (12) and / or at least one tube-shaped body (14); • a second wall (6) extending along a second surface (16) - opposite said first surface (8) - of the first wall (4), wherein the second wall (6) and the first wall (4) are spaced apart so as to delimit a space (18);wherein at least said first wall (4), said second wall (6), said article support members (10), and optionally said base (2) are independently made of paper material, and wherein: • said plate-shaped body (12) is inserted through the thicknesses (S1, S2) of the first wall (4) and the second wall (6); or • said tube-shaped body (14) is inserted through the first wall (4) only but does not pass through, or only partially passes through, the second wall (6).;

2. Display according to the preceding claim, wherein one or more article support elements (10) comprise a coupling of form and / or force with at least one, for example only one, between the first wall (4) and the second wall (6), so as to prevent or limit an extraction of said article support element (10) from the first wall (4).

3. Display stand according to the preceding claim, wherein the first wall (4) comprises at least one first through seat (20) having a generically or substantially ellipsoidal section, and wherein a first axial end (14') of the tube-shaped body (14) is flattened or deformed so as to be able to be inserted into the first through seat (20) in a first position, and in such a way as not to be able to be extracted from the first through seat (20) in a second position in which the tube-shaped body (14) is at least partially rotated - around its own tube axis (T) - relative to the first position.

4. Display stand according to any one of claims 2-3, wherein the second wall (6) comprises at least one second through seat (22), and wherein a first axial end portion (12') of the plate-shaped body (12) comprises at least one undercut portion (24) configured to bear against the thickness (S2) of the second wall (6).

5. A display according to any preceding claim, wherein the paper material is selected from: cardboard, pressed cardboard, corrugated cardboard, flat cardboard or thermoformed cellulose.

6. A display according to any preceding claim, wherein said plate-shaped body (12) is made of a plurality of layers (26) of paper material, for example two, three or four in number, said paper material being folded back on itself along at least a first fold line (28) extending in a longitudinal direction (L) of the plate-shaped body (12).

7. A display according to any preceding claim, wherein said tube-shaped body (14) is made of layers of paper material wound in cylindrical helices around a tube axis (T) of said tube-shaped body (14).

8. A display unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the article support members (10) form an angle (a) with said first surface (8) of between 20° and 85°, preferably between 25° and 80°, more preferably between 35° and 75°, even more preferably between 40° and 72°, even more preferably between 42° and 70°, for example approximately 43°, 45°, 47°, 55°, 60°, 63°, or

9. uu . An assembly (100) comprising a display stand (1) according to any preceding claim, and one or more articles (30) supported by said one or more of said article support members (10) by means of a slot or hole (32), or a hook 11 of said article (30) engaged with said article support element (10).

10. Assembly according to the preceding claim, in which said slot or said hole (32) is chosen from: a euro hole, a double euro hole, a delta hole, a round hole, said round hole preferably having a diameter between 10 mm and 14 mm, more preferably from 11 mm to 12 mm, even more preferably about 11.5 mm.