Display with multiple nesting components

Abstract

A product display includes nestable shelves and foldable uprights that allow the display to be packaged within a relatively small storage container. The uprights include three sections pivotally connected to one another and are adjustable between a folded configuration, in which the sections are at least partially nested with one another, and an unfolded configuration in which each of the uprights are generally angled relative to the other uprights. Spanning members and cross braces are coupled to and extend between the uprights. The nestable shelves can be detachably positioned at selectable heights along the upright for supporting products.

1 . A shelving unit comprising:
 a shelf; and   an upright assembly for supporting the shelf, the upright assembly including a first member and a second member pivotably coupled to the first member, the upright assembly having a folded configuration wherein the first member extends substantially parallel to and is at least partially received by the second member, and a deployed configuration wherein the first member is angled relative to the second member.   
     
     
         2 . The shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein the upright assembly includes a third member pivotably coupled to the first member. 
     
     
         3 . The shelving unit of  claim 2 , wherein the third member is at least partially received by the second member in the folded configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The shelving unit of  claim 2 , wherein the shelf is removably coupleable along the second member. 
     
     
         5 . The shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein the upright assembly is a first upright assembly and the shelving unit further includes a second upright assembly spaced a distance from the first upright assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The shelving unit of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf is one of a plurality of shelves, and wherein the plurality of shelves are nestable with one another when the shelves are not supported by the upright assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The shelving unit of  claim 2 , wherein the members of the upright assembly are each angled relative to each other in the deployed configuration. 
     
     
         8 . A shelving unit comprising:
 an upright assembly including a first member, a second member pivotally coupled to a first end of the first member, and a third member pivotally coupled to a second end of the first member, the upright assembly having a deployed configuration wherein the members are each angled relative to each other, and having a folded configuration wherein two of the members are nested within the remaining member; and   a shelf supported by the upright assembly when the upright assembly is in the deployed configuration.   
     
     
         9 . The shelving unit of  claim 8 , wherein when the upright assembly is in the deployed configuration, a first end of the second member is coupled to the first end of the first member, and a second end of the second member is coupled to a central portion of the third member. 
     
     
         10 . The shelving unit of  claim 9 , wherein the first and third members are nested within the second member in the folded configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The shelving unit of  claim 8 , wherein the second member is sized to receive at least a portion of the first member, and wherein the first member is sized to receive at least a portion of the third member, both when the upright assembly is in the folded configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The shelving unit of  claim 9 , wherein the second member defines a plurality of mounting locations along its length, and wherein the shelf is removably coupleable to any one of the mounting locations. 
     
     
         13 . The shelving unit of  claim 8 , wherein the shelf is one of a plurality of substantially identical shelves, and wherein the shelves are stackable one upon the other such that at least a portion of one shelf is at least partially received within a portion of another shelf when the shelves are not supported by the upright assembly. 
     
     
         14 . The shelving unit of  claim 8 , wherein the upright assembly is a first upright assembly, the shelving unit further comprising a second upright assembly spaced a distance from the first upright assembly, and a spanning member extending between the first and second upright assemblies. 
     
     
         15 . A shelving unit comprising:
 a first upright assembly including a first member, a second member pivotably coupled to the first member, and a third member pivotably coupled to the first member, the upright assembly having a deployed configuration wherein the members each form an angle relative to another member, and a folded configuration wherein the first member and the third member are nested within the second member, the second member defining a plurality of mounting locations along its length; and   a plurality of substantially identical shelves to be supported by the upright assembly, the shelves stackable one upon the other when they are not supported by the upright assembly such that at least a portion of one shelf is receivable within a portion of another shelf, and wherein each shelf is removably coupleable to any one of the mounting locations.   
     
     
         16 . The shelving unit of  claim 15 , wherein in the deployed configuration one end of the second member is coupled to a first end of the first member, and wherein an opposite end of the second member is coupled to a central portion of the third member.