Removable display rack

Abstract

A removable display rack for items of merchandise includes a U-shaped mounting bracket having a pair of spaced sidewalls and a topwall and is secured to a support structure by tightening thumbscrews which extend through the sidewalls and against the support structure, clamping the display rack firmly to the support structure. Extending vertically from the topwall of the mounting bracket is a square tube with an open end. A round tube extends vertically from a bottom wall of the tray and is inserted into the open end of the square tube. The tube is secured by another thumbscrew extending through the square tube, and clamps the tray at a desired vertical position. Merchandise is placed on the tray and held by sidewalls extending vertically from the bottom wall of the tray. The display rack is easily adjusted by loosening the thumbscrews and repositioning the rack vertically and horizontally on the support structure.

1 . A display rack comprising:
 a mounting bracket having sidewalls, a top wall, and a first tube extending from the top wall;   at least one bracket fastener adapted to secure the mounting bracket to a support structure;   a tray having at least a bottom wall and a second tube extending from the bottom wall, wherein the second tube is sized to be telescopically slidably received and rotatable within said first tube; and   a tube fastener for adjustably securing the second tube within the first tube for vertically and rotationally adjusting the tray with respect to the support structure.   
   
   
       2 . The display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the first tube has a rectangular cross-sectional configuration. 
   
   
       3 . The display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the second tube has a circular cross-sectional configuration. 
   
   
       4 . The display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the top wall of the mounting bracket is disposed in an orthogonal orientation to the first tube extending therefrom. 
   
   
       5 . The display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the tray has a plurality of sidewalls extending from the bottom wall; and wherein the bottom wall is disposed in an orthogonal orientation to the second tube extending therefrom. 
   
   
       6 . The display rack of  claim 1 , wherein each bracket fastener is sized to extend through an opening formed in the sidewalls of the mounting bracket. 
   
   
       7 . The display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the tube fastener is sized to extend through an opening formed in the first tube. 
   
   
       8 . The display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket is U-shaped. 
   
   
       9 . The display rack of  claim 8 , in combination with a support structure sized to be received within the U-shaped mounting bracket. 
   
   
       10 . The display rack of  claim 9 , wherein the support structure includes a top surface and first and second opposed side surfaces. 
   
   
       11 . The display rack of  claim 10 , whereby the mounting bracket abuts the top surface and the first side surface of the support structure, and the bracket fasteners abut the second side surface when the mounting bracket is secured to the support structure. 
   
   
       12 . The display rack of  claim 10 , whereby the mounting bracket abuts the top surface of the support structure, and the bracket fasteners abut the first and second side surfaces when the mounting bracket is secured to the support structure. 
   
   
       13 . A display rack comprising:
 a U-shaped mounting bracket having a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a top wall;   a plurality of thumbscrews sized to extend through openings formed in said sidewalls and adapted to secure the mounting bracket to a support structure;   a rectangular-shaped tube extending from the top wall of the mounting bracket; and   a tray having sidewalls, a bottom wall, and a round tube extending from the bottom wall and sized to be received within the rectangular-shaped tube.   
   
   
       14 . The display rack of  claim 13 , further comprising another thumbscrew sized to extend through an opening formed in the rectangular-shaped tube and clampingly engage the round tube to selectively secure the round tube in a vertical and rotational position within said rectangular-shaped tube. 
   
   
       15 . The display rack of  claim 13 , further comprising an inner surface disposed in the rectangular-shaped tube, wherein the round tube abuts the inner surface when the round tube is telescopically received within the rectangular-shaped tube to provide a rotational sliding fit therebetween. 
   
   
       16 . A method of displaying merchandise comprising the steps of:
 securing a U-shaped mounting bracket to a support structure whereby a portion of the support structure is disposed between a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the mounting bracket;   inserting a round tube extending from a tray into a rectangular-shaped tube extending from the mounting bracket; and   securing the round tube within the rectangular-shaped tube by at least one tube fastener to a selectable rotational and vertical position with respect to the support structure.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of extending a plurality of bracket fasteners through openings formed in the first sidewall to secure the mounting bracket to the support structure. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of extending a plurality of additional bracket fasteners through openings formed in the second sidewall to secure the mounting bracket to the support structure. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of placing merchandise on the tray; and rotating the round tube while the merchandise is on the tray. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising the step of rotating the round tube within the rectangular-shaped tube to adjust the tray vertically and rotationally with respect to the support structure.