Tilt back merchandise display stand

Abstract

A tilt back merchandise display stand has a front panel tilted at the top rearwardly to its rear panel. The stand has two triangular side panel foldable inwardly along two vertical middle fold lines. A horizontal fold line formed at the middle position of the stand so that the stand may be folded into a collapsed condition. A single large rectangular merchandise display shelving or two separate merchandise display shelving may be mounted to the front panel with S-shaped hooks mounted to open mounting slots formed at the top edge and at the horizontal fold line of the front panel. A plurality of separate merchandise display trays with upper L-shaped tabs may also be mounted to the front panel with a plurality of vertical mounting slots formed along its side edges. The display stand is self-erectable with the provision of an elastic cord mounted between a brace panel and the rear panel within the stand.

1 . A tilt back merchandise display stand comprising: 
 a rectangular vertical rear panel,    a rectangular front panel, said front panel being tilted rearwards towards said rear panel at a top edge therein,    two triangular side panels foldable vertically along a middle vertical fold line therein whereby said side panels are foldable until said rear panel and front panel are juxtaposed to one another,    a horizontal fold line located at a generally middle position of said rear panel, said side panels, and said front panel whereby said display stand is foldable along said horizontal fold line after said side panels having folded, to a collapsed condition,    a brace panel located within said stand, said brace panel having one edge therein mounted to a selected one of said front panel and said rear panel, said brace panel being pivotable in a cantilever manner to a transverse position within said stand,    a mounting tab formed at a second edge of said brace panel and located opposite to said one edge of said brace panel,    a latching slot formed at said selected one of said front panel and said rear panel opposite to said mounting tab, said mounting tab of said brace panel being engageable with said latching slot for maintaining said brace panel in said transverse position,    two spaced open mounting slots formed at said upper edge of said front panel.    
   
   
       2 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 1  including two additional open mounting slots formed at said horizontal fold line of said front panel.  
   
   
       3 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 2  wherein said brace panel is mounted to said front panel in a cantilever manner within said stand and said latching slot is formed in said rear panel.  
   
   
       4 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 3  including a scored rectangular pattern formed in an upper portion of said front panel, said rectangular pattern having three scored sides and foldable side and a scored mounting tab located opposite to said foldable side, said scored rectangular pattern being pushable inwards of said stand relative to said foldable edge therein to form a second brace panel within said upper portion of said stand, a second latching slot formed in said rear panel and located directly opposite to said foldable edge of said rectangular pattern, said mounting tab of said second brace panel being engageable with said second latching slot for maintaining said second brace panel in a transverse position within said upper portion of said stand.  
   
   
       5 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 4  including two generally S-shaped mounting hooks slidably mounted to said top edge in said open mounting slots of said front panel, a rectangular merchandise display shelving having a plurality of merchandise location shelves therein, said merchandise display shelving having a rear panel with two rear mounting slots formed therein, said merchandise display shelving being mountable to said front panel of said display stand by slidably engaging said rear mounting slots with said S-shaped mounting hooks mounted on said front panel.  
   
   
       6 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 5  wherein said merchandise display shelving has a rectangular frame, and a plurality of horizontal mounting slots are formed on two vertical side walls of said rectangular frame.  
   
   
       7 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 6  including a plurality of merchandise display trays located within said rectangular frame to form a plurality of shelving, each one of said trays having a rectangular tray with a higher rear panel and a lower front panel, and two side walls having a sloping upper edge sloping from said rear panel to said front panel, and a mounting tab extending downward from a lower edge of said side walls, each one of said merchandise display tray being mountable within said frame by engaging said mounting tab from said side walls therein to said horizontal mounting slots directly located on opposite side walls of said frame.  
   
   
       8 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 7  including a reinforced rectangular column located between said merchandise display trays mounted within said frame.  
   
   
       9 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 8  wherein said merchandise display shelving comprises a top merchandise display shelving and a separate lower merchandise display shelving, said top merchandise display shelving being mounted to said front panel with said S-shaped mounting hooks, and said lower merchandise display shelving being mounted to said front panel by two additional mounting hooks mounted at said additional opening mounting slots of said front panel.  
   
   
       10 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 1  including a plurality of vertical mounting slots formed along two edges of said front panel, said vertical mounting slots being spaced, and being positioned directly opposite to one another in said two edges.  
   
   
       11 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 10  including a plurality of separate merchandise display trays removably mounted to said vertical mounting slots of said front panel, each one of said separate display trays having a construction similar to said display tray of said shelving with additional L-shaped tabs extending rearwardly and upwardly from a top rear portion of both side walls therein, said separate display trays being removably mountable to said front panel of said display stand by engaging said L-shaped tabs with selected vertical mounting slots located on directly opposite positions of said side edges of said front panel of said display stand.  
   
   
       12 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 1  including an elastic cord connected between said brace panel and said rear panel of said display stand, said elastic cord being in an elastic tension when said brace panel is pivotal downwards to lie juxtaposed to said front panel for folding said stand to a collapsed condition.  
   
   
       13 . A tilt back merchandise display stand according to  claim 1  including a second scored generally rectangular pattern formed in a lower portion of said front panel, said second scored generally rectangular pattern having three scored sides and a pivotable side pivotable relative to said front panel, and said second scored generally rectangular pattern having a lower portion and an upper portion, a mounting tab formed at an upper edge of said upper portion, a horizontal latching slot formed in said front panel and located below said second scored generally rectangular pattern, said second scored generally rectangular pattern being severable along said three scored sides from said front panel and then foldable outward of said front panel relative to said pivotable side until said lower portion therein located perpendicular to said front panel and said upper portion therein bent subsequently downwards in a skewed position with said mounting tab engaging with said horizontal latching slot whereby said upper portion forming an abutment at said lower portion of said front panel.  
   
   
       14 . A tilt back merchandise display stand comprising: 
 a rectangular vertical rear panel,    a rectangular front panel, said front panel being tilted rearwards towards said rear panel at a top edge therein;    two triangular side panels foldable vertically along a middle vertical fold line therein, said stand being foldable to a collapsed condition along said vertical fold line of said side panels until said front panel and said rear panel are juxtaposed to one another,    a brace panel located within said stand and having one side therein pivotally mounted to said front panel, and a tab formed at a second side located opposite to said one side,    a horizontal latching slot formed in said rear panel and located directly opposite to said one side of said brace panel,    a elongated elastic cord located within said stand and having one end mounted to an upper surface of said brace panel and a second end mounted to an upper location of said rear panel, said brace panel being pivotable in a cantilever manner downward against elastic force of said elastic cord to lie juxtaposed to said front panel for folding said stand to said collapsed condition,    a horizontal fold line formed at a generally middle position of said rear panel, said side panels and said front panel around said stand, said stand in said collapsed condition being further foldable along said horizontal fold line,    two spaced open mounting slots formed at an upper edge of said front panel,    two additional open mounting slots formed at said horizontal fold line of said front panel.