Under-Shelf Display Mount With Resilient Clip for Shelf Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing point of purchase display systems face challenges in prominently displaying sale tags or price signs due to limited space at the front edge of shelves, and current mounting arrangements are prone to disengagement and occupy usable space, limiting product stacking capacity.
Innovation Solution
A display system featuring a mount with a resilient engagement member located beneath the shelf, utilizing flexible connectors and fingers to securely attach a display member to the shelf without obstructing the top surface, ensuring easy visibility and removal of signs and products while preventing accidental disengagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a display hanger is mounted on the front portion or top surface of a shelf using a laterally extending foot, then the display tag can be prominently displayed, but the mounting arrangement occupies usable space on the shelf, limiting the number of products that can be stacked
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the mounting location from the traditional front surface or top surface of the shelf to the bottom surface of the shelf. This dimensional change allows the display hanger to be supported from below, eliminating the need for lateral feet that occupy shelf space, while still achieving prominent display of sale tags through the protruding display member.
2Loss of information
If a display hanger is mounted on the front portion of a shelf, then the sale tag is visible, but the mounting arrangement allows the front end of the device to be tipped up, making possible inadvertent disengagement
Solution Approach 1:
By relocating the mounting from the front surface to the bottom surface of the shelf, the patent creates a more stable attachment geometry. The display hanger is supported from below rather than being balanced on the front edge, preventing the tipping-up motion that causes disengagement while maintaining tag visibility through the protruding display member.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient portion acts as a flexible element that provides continuous contact pressure against the shelf bottom surface. This flexibility allows the mounting to accommodate minor shelf irregularities while maintaining reliable attachment, preventing inadvertent disengagement through constant engagement force.
3Ease of operation
If a resilient portion is used to releasably secure the display system to the shelf, then the display member can be easily attached and removed, but the engagement must be sufficiently strong to prevent accidental disengagement
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient portion functions as a flexible element that can be compressed during installation and then expands to provide continuous engagement force. This allows easy attachment by simple insertion while maintaining reliable holding strength through elastic recovery, and enables easy removal by compressing the resilient portion to release the engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient portion changes its physical state between compressed and relaxed conditions. During installation, it is compressed to allow engagement; during normal operation, it maintains expanded state for strong holding; during removal, it is compressed again to release. This parameter change enables both ease of operation and reliable engagement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure, space-efficient means to display sale tags and products, preventing disengagement and maximizing shelf space for product stacking, ensuring better visibility and usability.
Implementation Method 1
The resilient portion is made of a resilient material and has a configuration which provides frictional engagement with the display shelf
Implementation Method 2
The connectors each include a finger for selectively engaging suitably shaped and positioned openings in the display shelf
Implementation Method 3
provides frictional engagement with the display shelf
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention generally relates to a display system for a display shelf having a top surface and a bottom surface. The display system includes an engagement member and a display member. The engagement member is located substantially beneath the display shelf and includes a resilient portion for releasably securing the display system to the display shelf. The display member is connected to and protrudes away from the engagement member.