Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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FOLDABLE STEPPED DISPLAY STANDS
This invention relates to stepped display stands and particularly relates to
merchandise
display stands including a foldable display having a plurality of shelves in a
stepped
configuration and removably mounted on a foldable support base.
Display stands made of cardboard or corrugated paper board are widely used for
showing
varieties of merchandises. Such stands are convenient to erect, low cost to
produce and providing
adequate durability for repeated uses. A stand may also be made by stamping
its configuration on
a single cardboard and then folding the various parts of the configuration to
form the stand
having both the display tray and the integral support base. Pictures and
various decorations and
advertising information may be printed on the stand for attracting the
consumers's attention and
interest of the merchandise. One drawback of such display stand is that the
merchandise is placed
within a tray such that it is not visible to the consumers and the merchandise
is difficult to be
removed from the tray for selection and purchase. Such drawback is alleviated
by providing a
display portion in the form of a plurality of stepped shelves such that the
various items of the
merchandise placed on the stepped shelves are clearly visible and may be
conveniently selected
and removed for examination and purchase.
However, when the display shelves and the supporting base are integrally
formed with
one single cardboard configuration, it is cumbersome to erect by a single
person due to the
necessity to fold a plurality of parts while holding some of the parts that
have already been folded
in order to fold other parts. Furthermore, the entire integral display shelves
and supporting base
when unfolded to a collapsed condition for storage and transportation is
rather bulky for
packaging.
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It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a display stand
having separate
display portion in the form of a plurality of display shelves and foldable
support base which may
be mounted together quickly and easily.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a display stand
having a plurality of
display shelves formed with a single configuration on a single cardboard which
may be easily
erected and unfolded to a collapsed compact condition for storage and
transport.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a display stand
having a plurality of
shelves with reinforced shelves or platforms and side walls.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a configuration for
forming a
display stand having a plurality of shelves with reinforced platforms with
side walls in which
decoration or print may be provided on a single surface of the configuration
such that when the
various parts are folded to form the shelves, the decoration or print will
appear on the front
surface of the platforms as well as the side walls.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a configuration for
forming a
display stand having a plurality of shelves with reinforced platforms with
side walls in which
different decoration or prints may be provided on different parts of the
configuration such that
when the various parts are folded to form the shelves, various decoration or
prints will appear on
intended surfaces of the shelves and side walls.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a display stand
having separate
display portion and support base in which the support base is self erecting.
Other objects will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter
with reference to
the accompanying drawings in which
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Figure 1 is a perspective front elevation view of the display stand according
to the present
invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective front elevation view of the display stand showing
mounting tabs
in the unfolded condition which are operative for mounting the display shelves
portion and the
support base together.
Figure 3 is a perspective front elevation view of the support base of the
display stand.
Figure 4 is a perspective front elevation view of the display shelves portion
of the display
stand.
Figure 5 is a perspective front elevation view of the configuration provided
on a
cardboard which may be folded to form the display shelving portion of the
display stand.
Figure 6 is a perspective front elevation view of the display stand with both
the display
shelves portion and the support base in the collapsed folded condition for
storage and transport.
Figure 7 is a perspective front elevation view of the self erecting support
base.
Figure 8 is a cross sectional perspective elevation view of the self erecting
support base
along section line VIII-VIII of Figure 7.
Figure 9 is a perspective front elevation view of a second embodiment of the
display
stand having reinforced shelves or platforms and side walls.
Figure 10 is a perspective front elevation of the configuration formed on a
single
cardboard which may be folded to form the second embodiment of the display
stand of Figure 9.
Figure 11 is an isolated enlarged perspective front elevation view of the top
left portion of
the configuration showing how it may be folded to form a side wall of the
embodiment of Figure
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Figure 12 is an isolated enlarged perspective front elevation view of the top
left portion of
the configuration showing how the side extension portion is to be folded to
form the final
reinforced side wall with the same decoration or print all appearing on the
outer surface of the
platforms and the side walls.
Figure 13 is a perspective front elevation view of a third embodiment of the
display
portion of the stand having reinforced platforms and side walls with different
decorations and
prints appearing on the platforms and side walls.
Figure 14 is a perspective front elevation view of the configuration formed on
a single
cardboard for forming the display shelves of the third embodiment of Figure 13
with reinforced
platforms and side walls having different decorations and prints on their
outer visible surfaces.
Figure 15 is an isolated perspective elevation view of the top portion of the
shelving
showing the third embodiment with parts partially folded in the formation of
the side walls.
Figure 16 is an isolated perspective elevation view of the top portion of the
shelving
portion showing the folding of the additional portion to form the final
reinforced side wall of the
third embodiment shown in Figure 13.
With reference to the drawings in which same reference numerals designate like
parts in
the various views, the display stand 10 of the present invention comprises of
a separate display
shelving portion 11 and a support base 12. For simplicity of illustration, a
display stand having
three stepped shelves is shown as an example. The display shelving portion 11
may be formed by
stamping or cutting a configuration 13 as best shown in Figure 5 having a
substantially
rectangular top panel 14, second panel 15, third panel 16, fourth panel 17,
fifth panel 18 and
lower sixth panel 19. A horizontal fold line 20 is located between the top
panel 14 and the second
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panel 1 S. Similarly, a horizontal fold line 21 is located between the second
panel 1 S and the third
panel 16; a fold line 22 is located between the third panel 16 and the fourth
panel 17; a horizontal
fold line 23 is located between the fourth panel 17 and the fifth panel 18;
and a horizontal fold
line 24 is located between the fifth panel 18 and the lower sixth panel 19.
Two substantially
S triangular extension portions 25 and 26 are located at two sides of the top
panel 14. Two
mounting hooks 27 and 28 are formed at the upper edge adjacent to the outer
corner of the
extension portions 2S and 26. Similarly, two substantially triangular
extension portions 29 and 30
are located at the two sides of the fourth panel 17, and two mounting hooks 31
and 32 are located
at the upper edge adjacent to the outer corners of these extension portions 29
and 30; while two
substantially triangular extension portions 33 and 34 are located at the two
sides of the lower
sixth panel 19, and two mounting hooks 3S and 36 are located at the upper edge
adjacent to the
outer corners of these extension portions 33 and 34.
A vertical slot 37 is located adjacent the left side edge 38 of the top panel
14 and it is
directly aligned with the left side edge 39 of the second panel 1 S. A second
vertical slot 40 is
located adjacent the right side edge 41 of the top panel 14 and it is directly
aligned with the right
side edge 42 of the second panel 1 S. Similarly, a vertical slot 43 is located
adjacent the left side
edge 44 of the third panel 16 and it is directly aligned with the left side
edge 4S of the fourth
panel 17, and a vertical slot 46 is located adjacent to the right edge 47 of
the third panel 16 and it
is directly aligned with the right side edge 48 of the fourth panel 17; a
vertical slot 49 is located
adjacent the left side edge SO of the fifth panel 18 and it is directly
aligned with the left side edge
4S of the fourth panel 17, and a vertical slot 51 is located adjacent to the
right side edge S2 of the
fifth panel 18 and it is directly aligned with the right side edge 48 of the
fourth panel 17.
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A pair of parallel vertical slots 53 and 54 is located adjacent to the left
side edge 39 of the
second panel 15, and a pair of parallel vertical slots 55 and 56 is located
adjacent to the right side
edge 42 of the second panel 15. Similarly, a pair of parallel vertical slots
57 and 58 is located
adjacent to the left side edge 45 of the fourth panel 17, and a pair of
parallel vertical slots 59 and
60 is located adjacent to the right side edge 48 of the fourth panel 17; a
pari of parallel vertical
slots 61 and 62 is located adjacent to the left side edge 63 of the lower
sixth panel 19 and a pair
of parallel vertical slots 64 and 65 is located adjacent to the right side
edge 66 of the sixth lower
panel 19.
The shelving portion 11 may be formed by first folding the top panel 14
upwards along
the horizontal fold line 20 until it is perpendicular to the second panel 15.
The side extension
portions 25 and 26 may also be folded upwards along the side edges 39 and 42
until they are
perpendicular to the second panel 15. The mounting hooks 27 and 28 may then be
engaged with
the vertical slots 37 and 40 respectively to maintain the two panels 14 and 15
in the perpendicular
erected condition. Similarly, the third panel 16 may be folded upwards
relative to the fourth
panel 17 and the extension portions 29 and 30 are folded upwards with their
mounting hooks 31
and 32 engaging with the vertical slots 43 and 46 respectively in the third
panel 16 to maintain
these two panels in the perpendicular erected condition; and the fifth panel
18 is folded upwards
with respect to the lower sixth panel 19 and the extension portions 33 and 34
also folded upwards
with their mounting hooks 35 and 36 engaging respectively with the vertical
slots 49 and 51 to
maintain these panels in the perpendicular erected condition. The erected
shelving portion 11 is
best shown in Figure 4. The shelving portion 11 may be easily disassembled by
disengaging the
mounting hooks 27, 28, 31, 32, 35 and 36 from the respective vertical mounting
slots 37, 40, 43,
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46, 49 and 51, and then folding sequentially the fifth panel 18 over lower
sixth panel 19, the
fourth panel 17 over the folded fifth panel 18 and sixth panel 19, the third
panel 16 over the
folded fourth, fifth and sixth panels, folding the second panel 15 over the
folded third, fourth,
fifth and sixth panels, and lastly folding the top panel 14 over the now
folded second, third ,
fourth, fifth and sixth panels to a compact collapsed condition for storage
and transport.
The support base 12 is also formed with a single configuration stamped with a
single
piece of cardboard. The configuration has a first panel 67 having horizontal
stepped top edges 68,
69 and 70 separated by vertical side edges 71 and 72; a rectangular panel 73
extending sideways
from the vertical right side edge 74 of the first panel 67, a third panel 75
which is a mirror image
of the first panel 67 and having horizontal stepped top edges 76, 77 and 78
which are separated
by vertical side edges 79 and 80; a rectangular fourth panel 81 extending
sideway from the
vertical right side edge 82 of the third panel 75. An extension vertical
mounting edge portion 83
is formed at the left side edge of first panel 67 so that the support base 12
may be fabricated by
adhering the extension vertical mounting edge portion 83 with the vertical
right side edge of the
fourth panel 81 as best shown in Figure 3. The width of the top edges 68 and
76 are equal to one
another as well as the distance between the fold lines 20 and 21 of the
shelving portion 12.
Similarly, the width of the top edges 69 and 77 are equal to one another as
well as the distance
between the fold lines 22 and 23 of the shelving portion 12; and the width of
the top edges 70
and 78 are equal to one another as well as the distance between the fold line
24 and the lower
edge 24A of the lower sixth panel 19.
The height of the vertical edges 71 and 79 are equal to one another as well as
the distance
between the fold lines 21 and 22 of the shelving portion 12; and the height of
the vertical edges
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72 and 80 are equal to one another as well as the distance between the fold
lines 23 and 24.
A mounting tab 84 extends upwards from the top edge 68 and a mounting free end
portion 85 is formed at its upper end portion. Similarly, a mounting tab 86
having a mounting
free end portion 87 extends upwards from the top edge 76; a mounting tab 88
having a mounting
free end portion 89 extends upwards from the top edge 69; a mounting tab 90
having a mounting
free end portion 91 extends upwards from the top edge 77; a mounting tab 92
having a mounting
free end portion 93 extends upwards from the top edge 70; and a mounting tab
94 having a
mounting free end portion 95 extends upwards from the top edge 78.
A rectangular extension portion 96 may be provided along the upper edge 97 of
the
rectangular panel 73.
A vertical fold line 98 is provided at the middle of the first panel 67 as
well as the
mounting tab 88; and a similar vertical fold line 99 is provided at the middle
of the third panel 75
as well as the mounting tab 90. The base portion 12 may be folded to a compact
collapsed
condition for storage and transport as best shown in Figure 6 by pushing the
stepped panels 67
and 75 towards each other and folding them inwards along the vertical fold
lines 98 and 99.
The shelving portion 11 may be easily and quickly mounted on the support base
12 by
placing the shelving portion 11 over the latter such that the mounting tabs
84, 86, 88, 90, 92 and
94 engage with the mounting slots 53, 56, 57, 60, 61 and 65 respectively. The
shelving portion
11 and the support base 12 may then be fixedly mounted together by inserting
the mounting free
end portions 85, 87, 89, 91, 93 and 95 into the mounting slots 54, 55, 58, 59,
62 and 64
respectively.
The entire erected stand may be disassembled easily and quickly by simply
disengaging
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the mounting tabs of the support base from the mounting slots of the shelving
portion 1 l and
then folding the shelving portion 11 and support base 12 to the collapsed
condition as described
above for storage and transport.
A support base 12 may be made self erecting by providing a pivotal panel 100
mounted
S in a diagonal manner within the base. A vertical edge 101 of the pivotal
panel 100 is mounted at
the joined vertical edge between the panels 67 and 81 and it extends to the
opposite corner to
engage with the fold line 74. An extension tab 102 is formed at its vertical
edge adjacent to the
fold line 74. The extension tab 102 will engage with a retaining opening 103
formed at the fold
line 74, so that in the erected condition the extension tab 102 will engage
with the retaining
opening 103 to maintain the base in the erected condition. An elastic cord 104
is provided
between the pivotal panel 100 and the fold line 74 comer of the support base
12 as best shown in
Figure 8. The support base 12 may be folded to a collapsed condition by
pushing the opposite
corners of the base outwards to disengage the extension tab 102 from the
retaining opening 103
and then also pushing the panels 67 and 75 outwards to fold along vertical
fold lines 98 and 99.
The elastic cord 104 will be in a tension state when the support base 12 is
folded in the collapsed
condition so that the support base may be easily erected by merely allowing
the tension of the
elastic cord 104 to pull the pivotal panel 100 back to the diagonal position
to unfold the support
base as well as to maintain it in the erected condition.
A second embodiment of the shelving portion 11 having reinforced shelves as
well as
side walls is shown in Figure 10. The configuration provided in the cardboard
for forming the
shelving portion 11 includes a first horizontal reinforcing panel 105 located
between the second
panel 15 and third panel 16, and a second horizontal reinforcing panel 106 is
located between the
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fourth panel 17 and fifth panel 18. Trapezoidal reinforcing side panels 107,
108, 109, 110, 111
and 112 are provided at the side edges 38, 41, 44, 47, 50 and 52 respectively
and extending
sideways outwardly therefrom. Alternatively, these side panels may have a
triangular shape. The
mounting openings 38, 40, 43, 46, 49 and 51 are formed in the reinforcing side
panels 107, 108,
109, 110, 111 and 112 along the side edges 38, 41, 44, 47, SO and 52, instead
of in the panels 14,
l6,and 18 as in the previous embodiment described above, as best shown in
Figure 10.
The extension portion extending sideway from the left edge 39 is further
divided into two
triangular portions 113 and 114 separated by a common fold line 115. The
triangular portion 114
is juxtaposed to the side edge 39 of the panel 15. Similarly, the extension
portion extending
sideway from the right edge 42 of the panel 15 is further divided into two
triangular portions 116
and 117 divided by a common fold line 118. A rectangular cut out 119 is formed
at the upper
edge of the triangular portion 114 and a mounting tab 120 is provided at the
upper edge of the
triangular portion 113. The length of the rectangular cut out 119 is equal to
the length of the
vertical mounting slot 37. Similarly, a rectangular cut out 121 is formed at
the upper edge of the
triangular portion 116 and a mounting tab 122 is formed at the upper edge of
the triangular
portion 117.
The extension portion extending sideway from the left edge 45 of panel 17 may
have the
same configuration as that of panel 15 but it is preferably divided into a
triangular portion 123
juxtaposed to the left edge of the panel 17 and an outer trapezoidal portion
124 having a common
fold line 125 between them. Similarly, the extension portion extending sideway
from the right
edge of panel 17 is divided into a triangular portion 126 and an outer
trapezoidal portion 127
having a common fold line 128. A rectangular cut out 129 is formed at the
upper edge of the
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triangular portion 123 and a mounting tab 130 is provided at the outer edge of
the trapezoidal
portion 124, and a rectangular cut out 131 is formed at the upper edge of the
triangular portion
126 and a mounting tab 132 is provided at the outer edge of the trapezoidal
portion 127.
Similarly, the extension portion extending sideway from the left edge 63 of
the lower
panel 19 includes a triangular portion 133 and a trapezoidal portion 134
divided by a common
fold line 135. A rectangular cut out 136 is formed at the upper edge of the
triangular portion 133
and a mounting tab 137 is provided at the outer edge of the trapezoidal
portion 134.
The extension portion extending outwards from the right side edge of the panel
19 is
divided into a triangular portion 138 and a trapezoidal portion 139 having a
common fold line
140. A rectangular cut out 141 is formed at the upper edge of the triangular
portion 138 and a
mounting tab 142 is provided at the outer edge of the trapezoidal portion 139.
The shelving portion 11 of the display stand 10 of the second embodiment may
be formed
by first folding the first panel 14 upwards relative to the second panel 15
along the horizontal
fold line 20 until they are perpendicular to each other. The extension portion
25 and 26 are folded
upwards relative to the panel 15 until the triangular portions 114 and 116 are
perpendicular to the
panel 15 with the upper edge of the triangular portions 114 and 116 now facing
rearward to abut
with the side edges 38 and 41 respectively. The reinforcing side panels 107
and 108 are then
folded forwards as shown in Figure 11 to cover over the triangular portions
114 and 116
respectively. The vertical slots 37 and 40 engage with the rectangular cut
outs 119 and 121 to
provide two vertical side mounting openings now facing sideways from the rear
edge of the
folded reinforcing side panels 107 and 108. The triangular portions 113 and
117 may then be
folded outwards along the fold lines 11 S and 118 as best shown in Figure 12
to wrap over the
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already folded reinforcing side panels 107 and 108 and they may be mounted in
place by bending
the mounting tabs 120 and 122 to insert into the two vertical side mounting
openings so as to
provide the reinforced side walls 25 and 26 for panel 15.
The reinforcing panel 105 may now be folded upwards relative to the panel 15
along the
horizontal fold line 143 until it lies juxtaposed to the front portion of the
under-surface of the
panel 15 to provide reinforcement to the upper shelve of the display.
After the upper shelve has been formed as described above, the panel 16 is
folded
downwards relative to the reinforcing panel 105 along horizontal fold line 21
until panels 16 and
105 are perpendicular to one another. The panel 17 is then folded upwards
relative to the panel
16 along horizontal fold line 22 until panels 16 and 17 are perpendicular to
one another so that
the panel 16 forms the vertical rear wall and the panel 17 formed the platform
respectively of the
second shelve of the display 10. The reinforced side wall of the second shelve
are formed by first
folding the triangular portions 123 and 126 of the side extension of the panel
17 upwards relative
to the panel 17 along vertical fold lines 45 and 48 respectively until the
triangular portions 123
and 126 are perpendicular to the panel 17 and their rear edges are in abutment
with the now
vertical panel l6.The openings 43 and 46 now form two mounting openings along
the rear edges
of the second shelve. The reinforcing side panels 109 and 110 are then folded
forwards to lie
juxtaposed to the outer surface of the triangular portions 123 and 126
respectively and the cut
outs 129 and 137 at the upper edges of the triangular portions 123 and 126 are
aligned with the
openings 43 and 46 respectively. The reinforced side walls of the second
shelve are finally
formed by folding the trapezoidal portions 124 and 127 downwards to wrap over
the reinforcing
side panels 109 and 110 respectively and the trapezoidal portions 124 and 127
are secured in the
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place by bending the mounting tabs 130 and 132 inwards to engage with the side
openings 43
and 46 respectively.
The reinforcing panel 106 is then folded upwards relative to the panel 17
until it lies
juxtaposed to the front portion of the under-surface of the panel 17 to
provide the reinforcement
for the second shelve of the display.
The lower shelve may now be formed in the manner similar to the second shelve
by first
folding the panel 18 forwards relative to the reinforcing panel 106 along the
horizontal fold line
145 until they are perpendicular to one another and the panel 18 will be
positioned vertically to
form the rear wall of the lower shelve. The panel 19 is then folded forwards
relative to the panel
18 along horizontal fold line 24 until they are perpendicular to one another.
The triangular
portions 133 and 138 of the side extensions of panel 19 are folded upwards
along fold lines 63
and 66 respectively until they are perpendicular to the panel 19 and their
rear edges contact the
side edges of the panel 19. The reinforcing panels 111 and 112 are folded
forwards to lie in
contact with the outside surface of the triangular portions 133 and 138
respectively and the
openings 49 and 51 aligned with the cut outs 136 and 141 respectively form two
side mounting
openings at the rear edge of the shelve. The trapezoidal portions 134 and 139
are folded along
fold lines 135 and 140 respectively to wrap over the reinforcing panels 111
and 112 respectively
and they are secured in place by bending the mounting tabs 137 and 142 to
engage with the side
openings 49 and 51.
The reinforcing shelving 11 is mounted to the support base 12 in the manner
similar to
the first embodiment described above. Since all exposed surfaces of the
shelving of this
embodiment are formed by the same front surface of the shelving configuration
provided on the
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cardboard, decorative material such as print or color may be simply provided
on the single front
surface of the configuration.
A third embodiment of the shelving portion 11 having full reinforcement of its
various
parts is shown in Figures 13 through 16. In this embodiment, A vertical
reinforcement panel 146
is provided for reinforcing the panel 14 so as to form a reinforced vertical
rear wall of the upper
shelve of the shelving portion 11. The reinforcement panel 146 is formed in
the configuration by
an additional rectangular panel extending upwards from the upper edge 161 of
the panel 14 as
best shown in Figure 14 so that the upper edge I61 provides a horizontal fold
line between the
reinforcing panel 146 and panel 14. Two mounting tabs 147 and 148 are formed
at the upper free
edge of the reinforcing panel 146. Two horizontal slot openings are formed in
panel 15 along the
horizontal fold line 20. Vertical slot openings 153, 154, I57, 158, I62 and
163 are formed in
panels 15, 17 and 19 respectively along their side edges. Mounting tabs 151
and 152 are formed
at the outer edge of the triangular portions 113 and 117 respectively of the
side extension
portions of the panel 15 and mounting tabs 155, 156, 159 and 160 are formed at
the lower edge
of the trapezoidal portions 124, 127, 134 and 139 respectively.
The upper shelve of the third embodiment is formed by first folding the
reinforcement
panel 146 forwards along the horizontal fold line 161 until it lies in front
and in contact with the
panel 14 to form the reinforced rear wall of the upper shelve. The
reinforcement panel 146 is
maintained in place by engaging the mounting tabs 147 and 148 with the
horizontal mounting
openings 149 and 150 respectively in the panel 15 as best shown in Figure 16.
The panel 15 is
then folded upwards relative to the panel 14 until the two panels 14 and 15
are perpendicular to
one another. The reinforcing side panels 107 and 108 are folded forwards until
they are
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perpendicular to both the panels 14 and 15 and are aligned with the side edges
of the panel 15.
The triangular portions 114 and 116 of the side extension portions of the
panel 15 are folded
upwards until they are in contact with the outer surface with the
reinforcement side panels 107
and 108 respectively. The reinforced side walls of the upper shelve may then
be formed by
folding the triangular portions 113 and 117 inwards to wrap over the
reinforcing side panels 107
and 108 respectively and they are secured in this mounted position by engaging
the mounting
tabs 151 and 152 with the vertical slot openings 153 and 154 respectively.
The reinforcing panel 105 is folded to lie underneath the front portion of the
panel 15
similar to the second embodiment above to provide the reinforcement for the
upper shelve.
The rear wall and the platform of the second shelve are formed by folding the
panel 16
relative to reinforcing panel 105 to form its vertical rear wall and panel 17
relative to panel 16 to
form its horizontal platform.
The reinforced side walls are formed by first folding the reinforcing side
panels 109 and
110 forwards until they are perpendicular to both panels 16 and 17 and are
aligned with the side
edges of the panel 17 respectively. 'The triangular portions 123 and 126 are
then folded upwards
relative to the side edges of the panel 17 until they are in contact with the
outer surface of the
reinforcing side panels 109 and 110. The trapezoidal portions 124 and 127 are
folded inwards to
wrap over the reinforcing side panels 109 and 110 and they are secured in
place by engaging the
mounting tabs 155 and 156 with the mounting openings 157 and 158 respectively.
The horizontal reinforcing panel 106 is folded upwards until it lies in
contact with the
undersurface of the front portion of the panel 17 to provide the reinforcement
of the second
shelve.
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The rear wall and the horizontal platform of the lower shelve are formed by
folding the
panel 18 relative to reinforcing panel 106 along horizontal fold line 145 and
also by folding the
panel 19 relative to panel 18 along fold line 24 similar to that in the second
embodiment as
described above.
The reinforced side walls of the lower shelve are formed in the manner similar
to the side
walls of the second shelve by first folding the reinforcing side panels I 11
and I 12 forwards until
they are perpendicular to both panels 18 and 19 and are aligned with the side
edges of the panel
19. The triangular portions 133 and 138 are folded upwards along the side
edges of panel 19 until
they lie in contact with the outer surface of the reinforcing side panels 111
and 112. The
trapezoidal portions 134 and 139 are then folded inwards to wrap over the
reinforcing side panels
11 l and 112, and they are secured in place by engaging the mounting tabs 159
and 160 with the
mounting openings 162 and 163 respectively.
An additional panel 164 is formed in the configuration extending outwards from
the
lower edge I65 of the panel 19. This additional panel 164 is folded downward
until it lies
underneath the front portion of the panel 19 and it may be secured to the
panel 19 with adhesive
so as to provide the reinforcement of the lower shelve.
While the present invention has been shown and described in the preferred
embodiments
thereof, it will be apparent that various modifications can be made therein
without departing
from the spirit and essential attributes thereof, and it is desired therefore
that only such
limitations be placed thereon as are imposed by the appended claims.
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