Collapsiable merchandising display

Abstract

A one-piece, easily erected, collapsible cardboard display for merchandise. Shelves formed from the display's front panel are secured to a longitudinally displaceable sliding panel providing support for the device and facilitating assembly and disassembly thereof.

1 . A collapsible merchandising display comprising:
 a display assembly with a rear panel, a front panel, and side panels defining a generally rectilinear box shape having top and bottom portions;   a sliding panel disposed between said rear panel and said front panel; and,   a plurality of shelves formed from said front panel, said shelving having leading ends foldably secured to said front panel, a center section and a rear end section engaging said sliding panel.   
   
   
       2 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said merchandising display is manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of cardboard, card board, fiberboard, fiber board, fibreboard, fibre board, pulpboard, pulp board, and corrugated board. 
   
   
       3 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said display assembly is a single sheet of material. 
   
   
       4 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said leading end has a trapezoidal shape. 
   
   
       5 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said side panels define a plurality of visibility enhancing and weight saving apertures adjacent said shelves 
   
   
       6 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said leading end of said shelves is recessed in said side panels. 
   
   
       7 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said display is substantially flat when collapsed. 
   
   
       8 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display comprising:
 a cardboard rear panel, front panel, and side panels defining a generally rectilinear box shape having top and bottom portions;   a cardboard sliding panel disposed between said cardboard rear panel and said cardboard front panel;   cardboard shelves excised from, and downwardly and rearwardly folded from said front panel, with leading end sections of said cardboard shelves being foldably attached to said cardboard front panel and the trailing end sections being secured to said cardboard sliding panel; and,   said cardboard shelves having a leading end section projecting downward from a shelf base and being recessed in said sliding panel.   
   
   
       9 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said merchandising display is manufactured from a single sheet of cardboard. 
   
   
       10 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said display is parallelepiped. 
   
   
       11 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said cardboard side panels define a plurality of apertures adjacent said shelves 
   
   
       12 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said leading end of said shelves is recessed in said side panels. 
   
   
       13 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said display is substantially flat when collapsed. 
   
   
       14 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display comprising:
 a unitary cardboard rear panel, front panel, and side panels defining a generally rectilinear box shape having top and bottom portions;   a cardboard sliding panel disposed between said cardboard rear panel and said cardboard front panel;   lipped cardboard shelves excised from, and upwardly and rearwardly folded from said front panel to form shelves with a leading end section of said cardboard shelves being foldably attached to said cardboard front panel; and,   a trailing end section of said cardboard shelves engaging said sliding panel.   
   
   
       15 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display as claimed in  claim 14  wherein said merchandising display is manufactured from a single sheet of cardboard. 
   
   
       16 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the base of said front and side panels define box closure flaps and a locking flap mounted to said rear panel engages a locking slot in said front panel closure flap. 
   
   
       17 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display as claimed in  claim 14  wherein said leading end section of said shelves is recessed in said side panels. 
   
   
       18 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 14  wherein said display is substantially flat when collapsed. 
   
   
       19 . A collapsible cardboard merchandising display as claimed in  claim 14  wherein the base of said front and side panels define box closure flaps. 
   
   
       20 . A collapsible merchandising display as claimed in  claim 19  wherein a locking flap mounted to said rear panel engages a locking slot in said front panel closure flap.