Merchandise display assembly having a crossbar base assembly

Abstract

A merchandise display assembly having a vertical crossbar base assembly and a display container mounted thereon for displaying products above a conventional display rack, wherein the vertical crossbar member base assembly is for mounting onto the hangrail members of the display rack. The merchandise display assembly includes a display container having a plurality of displaying compartments for displaying product merchandise in the display compartments, and a vertical crossbar base assembly having a first vertical crossbar member and a second vertical crossbar member being disposed perpendicular to each other. The first and second vertical crossbar members include first and second rack-receiving notches formed in the first and second lower sections of the first and second vertical outer surfaces respectively, of each of the first and second vertical crossbar members. The first vertical crossbar member includes a lower receiving notch being centrally positioned, and the second vertical crossbar member includes an upper receiving notch being centrally positioned. The lower receiving notch and the upper receiving notch of the first and second vertical crossbar members are disposed for an interlocking engagement with each other. The first and second rack-receiving notches of the first and second vertical crossbar members are for engaging and receiving therein the upper member of the display rack for mounting the vertical crossbar base assembly thereon; and the first and second upper surfaces of the first and second vertical crossbar members, respectively, are for receiving the display container thereon.

1 . A merchandise display assembly having a vertical crossbar base assembly and a display container mounted thereon for displaying products above a conventional display rack, wherein said vertical crossbar base assembly is for mounting onto the support members of the display rack, comprising:
 a) a display container having a plurality of display compartments for displaying product merchandise in said display compartments;   b) a vertical crossbar base assembly including a first vertical crossbar member and a second vertical crossbar member being disposed perpendicular to each other;   c) said first vertical crossbar member including a first upper surface, a first vertical outer surface and a second vertical outer surface;   d) said second vertical crossbar member including a second upper surface, a first vertical outer surface and a second vertical outer surface;   e) said first vertical crossbar member including a first rack-receiving notch formed in a first lower section of said first vertical outer surface and a second rack-receiving notch formed in a second lower section of said second vertical outer surface;   f) said second vertical crossbar member including a first rack-receiving notch formed in a first lower section of said first vertical outer surface and a second rack-receiving notch formed in a second lower section of said second vertical outer surface;   g) said first vertical crossbar member including a lower receiving notch being centrally positioned, and said second vertical crossbar member including an upper receiving notch being centrally positioned;   h) said lower receiving notch and said upper receiving notch of said first and second vertical crossbar members being disposed for interlocking engagement with each other;   i) said first and second rack-receiving notches of said first and second vertical crossbar members for engaging and receiving therein the upper member of the display rack for mounting said vertical crossbar base assembly thereon; and   j) said first and second upper surfaces of said first and second vertical crossbar members, respectively, for receiving said display container thereon.   
   
   
       2 . A merchandise display assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said display container includes a display housing having a base member. 
   
   
       3 . A merchandise display assembly in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein said base member includes a pair of opposing tab-receiving locking openings. 
   
   
       4 . A merchandise display assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said first vertical crossbar member includes a pair of opposing upper locking tab members being adjacent to said first and second vertical outer surfaces of said first vertical crossbar member, respectively. 
   
   
       5 . A merchandise display assembly in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein each of said upper locking tab members of said first vertical crossbar members are received within each of said opposing tab-receiving locking openings of said base member of said display housing for mounting said display container onto said vertical crossbar base assembly.