Display stand merchandise tray

Abstract

A merchandise tray is mountable detachably or removably on a display stand to support relatively heavy weight merchandise items placed therein. The tray has two L-shaped mounting arms insertable into vertical mounting slots formed at the edge portions of the front panel of the display stand. At least one reinforce tab is formed at the rear wall of the tray, which engages with a horizontal mounting slot formed in the front panel of the display stand to provide additional support of the weight of the merchandise items.

1 . A merchandise tray for mounting to a display stand for displaying merchandise items placed therein, comprising:
 a rectangular base, vertical front wall and vertical rear wall and two generally trapezoidal side walls, said rear wall being higher than said front wall, and said side wall having a sloping top edge sloping forwardly and downwardly from said rear wall to said front wall,   two L-shaped mounting hooks extending outwardly and rearwardly from two upper corners of said side walls beyond said rear wall, said mounting hooks having a vertical abutting arm portion extending vertically perpendicular to a main body portion of said mounting hooks,   at least one horizontal reinforce tab extending rearwards beyond said rear wall.   
   
   
       2 . A merchandise tray according to  claim 1  wherein said at least one horizontal reinforce tab is integrally formed in said rectangular base and extending rearwards from a rear edge of said rectangular base. 
   
   
       3 . A merchandise tray according to  claim 2  wherein said mounting hooks are insertable into vertical mounting slots formed at two edge portions of said display stand for mounting said merchandise tray to said stand. 
   
   
       4 . A merchandise tray according to  claim 3  wherein said reinforce tab is engageable with at least one horizontal mounting slot formed at a front panel of said display stand for supporting the weight of merchandise items placed within said merchandise tray. 
   
   
       5 . A merchandise tray according to  claim 4  wherein said vertical abutting arm portion of said mounting hooks is foldable to lie juxtaposed to a main body of said mounting hooks prior to being inserted into said mounting slots of said display stand for permanently mounting said merchandise tray to said display stand. 
   
   
       6 . A merchandise tray according to  claim 1  wherein a plurality of reinforce tabs are formed at the rear wall of said tray. 
   
   
       7 . A merchandise tray according to  5  including a step formed along the entire length of a rear bottom inner corner of said tray. 
   
   
       8 . A merchandise tray according to  claim 5  wherein said tray has an open rear.