Expandable display system

Abstract

An expandable display system that has an expanded position for displaying products and a compact position for efficient shipment. The expandable display system includes a product tray and a graphic panel, with the graphic panel being configured to rotate around the product tray so that the expandable display system can move from the compact position to the expanded position and vice versa. In certain embodiments, the expandable display system includes a locking mechanism that prevents the graphic panel from separating from the product tray when the graphic panel rotates around the product tray as the expandable display system moves from the compact position to the expanded position.

1 . A display system comprising:
 (a) a product tray for housing a plurality of product;   (b) a graphic panel rotatably engaged with the product tray and capable of rotating between a compact position and an expanded position; and   (c) a locking mechanism that prevents the graphic panel from separating from the product tray as the graphic panel moves from the compact position to the expanded position.   
   
   
       2 . The display system of  claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism is at least one tab associated with the graphic panel. 
   
   
       3 . The display system of  claim 1 , wherein the product tray further comprises a front panel. 
   
   
       4 . The display system of  claim 3 , wherein the product tray further comprises at least one side panel, the at least one side panel comprising an inner side panel and an outer side panel. 
   
   
       5 . The display system of  claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism is a tab retained between the inner side panel and the outer side panel. 
   
   
       6 . The display system of  claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism associated with the graphic panel allows the graphic panel to rotate around the product tray. 
   
   
       7 . A method of forming a display system comprising:
 (a) providing a product tray for housing a plurality of product;   (b) providing a graphic panel rotatably engaged with the product tray and capable of rotating between a compact position and an expanded position; and   (c) engaging a locking mechanism to prevent the graphic panel from separating from the product tray as the graphic panel moves from the compact position to the expanded position.   
   
   
       8 . The method of forming a display system of  claim 7 , further comprising providing a locking mechanism that is at least one tab associated with the graphic panel. 
   
   
       9 . The method of forming a display system of  claim 7 , further comprising providing a product tray having a front panel. 
   
   
       10 . The method of forming a display system of  claim 9 , further comprising providing a product tray having at least one side panel, the at least one side panel comprising an inner side panel and an outer side panel. 
   
   
       11 . The method of forming a display system of  claim 10 , further comprising retaining the locking mechanism within the inner side panel and the outer side panel. 
   
   
       12 . The method of forming a display system of  claim 7 , further comprising rotating the graphic panel around the product tray to move the display system between the compact position and the expanded position. 
   
   
       13 . A display system comprising:
 (a) a product tray for housing a plurality of product, the product tray having a front panel and a side panel, the side panel comprising an inner side panel and an outer side panel;   (b) a graphic panel rotatably engaged with the product tray and capable of rotating between a compact position and an expanded position; and   (c) a locking mechanism comprising a tab retained between the inner side panel and the outer side panel that prevents the graphic panel from separating from the product tray as the graphic panel moves from the compact position to the expanded position.