Self-contained display system for mounting in pallet rack

Abstract

A self-contained display system cabinet products, for placement in an empty compartment of a pallet rack shelving unit. The display system includes a floor, ceiling and interconnecting side walls and rear wall. Along the left side wall are arranged plural upright pivotable panels which extend from a short distance above the floor to a short distance below the ceiling. Each panel may move about an axis at the hinge end of the panel and the axes of the succeeding panels are offset laterally and from front to rear of the display. The panels are manually rotatable and the rear face of a first panel includes display materials which coordinate with the materials attached to the front face of the next adjacent panel. When rotated to open position, a panel is perpendicular to the rear wall, while in its closed position it is parallel to the rear wall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display structure comprising
 an open front enclosure comprising a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposing the first side wall, a ceiling and a floor,   the enclosure adapted to be received in an open compartment of a pallet rack shelving unit and supported on a building floor supporting the pallet rack,   the opposing sidewalls joined to the rear wall, to the ceiling and to the floor,   a cabinet disposed within the enclosure and touchingly engaged with the second of the sidewalls and with the rear wall,   the cabinet comprising a front wall, a side wall, and a countertop,   a series of upright panels disposed along an inside of the first sidewall,   each upright panel of the series of upright panel is spaced apart from the next adjacent panel of the series of upright panels,   each upright panel of the series of upright panel is pivotable about a substantially vertical axis from a closed position to an open position,   each upright panel urged to return to its closed position,   each upright panel generally parallel to the rear wall when the panel is in the closed position,   each upright panel general perpendicular to the rear wall when the panel is in the open position,   each of the upright panels pivotable about the substantially vertical longitudinal axis of the panel,   each upright panel having a front upright face and a rear upright face,   each panel of the series of upright panels comprising a set of display materials,   each set of display materials including a cabinet front facade,   the front facade of each of the sets of display materials different in appearance from the front facade of the others of the sets of display materials,   each set of display material comprising a first part and a second part,   the first part of the display material of a first of the sets of display materials attached to a rear upright surface of a first of the upright panels,   the second part of the display material of the first of the sets of display materials attached to a front upright surface of a second of the upright panels,   the first part of the display material of a second of the sets of display materials attached to a rear upright surface of the second of the upright panels,   the second part of the display material of the second of the sets of display materials attached to a front upright surface of a third of the upright panels,   the first part of the display material of a third of the sets of display materials attached to a rear upright surface of the third of the upright panels,   the second part of the display material attached to the front upright surface of a fourth of the upright panels.   
     
     
         2 . The display structure of  claim 1  wherein
 each of the upright panels is supported by a lower pivot pin, the upper and lower pivot pins defining a substantially vertical longitudinal axis, 
 an upper pivot pin extending from a top of each of the upright panels, 
 the upper and lower pivot pins of each upright panel defining a substantially vertical longitudinal axis, 
 a bottom edge of each of the upright panels spaced apart from the floor, 
 the substantially vertical axis of each panel located near a hinge end of the panel 
 each panel urged to return to its rest position by gravity. 
 
     
     
         3 . A display structure for cabinet products comprising
 an open front enclosure comprising a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposing the first side wall, a ceiling and a floor,   the opposing sidewalls joined to the rear wall, to the ceiling and to the floor,   the enclosure adapted to be received in an open compartment of a pallet rack shelving unit and supported on a building floor supporting the pallet rack,   a cabinet unit of the cabinet products disposed within the enclosure and touchingly engaged with the second of the sidewalls and with the rear wall,   the cabinet unit comprising a front wall and a countertop,   a series of upright panels disposed along an inside of the first sidewall,   each upright panel of the series of upright panel is spaced apart from the next adjacent panel of the series of upright panels,   each upright panel of the series of upright panel is pivotable about a substantially vertical axis from a rest position to a second position,   the second position rotated generally ninety degrees away from the rest position,   each upright panel urged to return to its rest position,   each upright panel generally parallel to the rear wall when the panel is in the rest position,   each upright panel general perpendicular to the rear wall when the panel is in the second position,   each upright panel having a front upright face and a rear upright face,   at least one of the upright panels supporting a front facade of a one of the cabinet products,   the enclosure having a vertical dimension sufficient to allow an adult person to stand upright within the enclosure,   each of the upright panels movable to its open position by the adult person.   
     
     
         4 . A display structure for bathroom vanity cabinet products comprising
 an open front enclosure comprising five substantially orthogonal walls,   the five substantially orthogonal walls comprising a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposing the first side wall, a ceiling and a floor,   the enclosure adapted to be received in an open compartment of a pallet rack shelving unit and supported on a building floor supporting the pallet rack,   the opposing sidewalls joined by the rear wall, the ceiling and the floor,   a full size bathroom vanity cabinet member disposed within the enclosure and touchingly engaged with the rear wall,   the cabinet member including a front wall, a first side wall, and a countertop,   the front wall of the cabinet member including at least a first door,   a full size mirror unit affixed to the rear wall and disposed above the cabinet member,   a series of four upright substantially planar panels disposed within the enclosure adjacent the left sidewall,   a first of the upright panels nearer the open front of the enclosure than the others of the upright panels,   the first of the upright panels spaced from the left sidewall less than the spacing from the left sidewall of each other of the upright panels,   each upright panel of the series of upright panel is spaced apart a small distance from the next adjacent panel of the series of upright panels,   each of the upright panels pivotable about a substantially vertical longitudinal axis,   the vertical longitudinal axis of each upright panel defined by an upper pivot pin and a lower pivot pin,   the upper pivot pin and the lower pivot pin of each upright panel disposed adjacent a hinge end of the upright panel,   a bottom edge of each of the upright panels spaced apart from the floor,   the upper end of each of the upright panels spaced apart from the ceiling a short distance,   each upright panel having a front face and a rear opposing face, the first face on a first side of the panel and the second opposing face on a second side of the panel,   each of the series of upright panels comprising a set of display materials,   each set of display materials differing from the others of the sets of display materials,   each set of display materials comprising a first part and a second part,   the first part of display materials of a first of the sets of display materials attached to the rear face of a first of the upright panels,   the second part of the display material of the first of the sets of display materials supported on the front face of a second of the upright panels,   the first panel of display material of a second of the sets of display materials attached to a rear face of the second of the upright panels,   the second panel of the second of the sets of display materials attached to the rear face of a third of the upright panels,   the first panel of display material of a third of the sets of display materials attached to the rear face of the third of the upright panels,   the second panel of display material attached to the front face of a fourth of the upright panels,   the second part of the display material of each of the sets of display material comprising a front facade of a bathroom vanity cabinet.   
     
     
         5 . The display structure for bathroom vanity cabinet products of  claim 4  wherein
 the height of the enclosure is approximately 92.75 inches, 
 the width of the enclosure is approximately 96.75 inches. 
 
     
     
         6 . The display structure for bathroom vanity cabinet products of  claim 4  wherein
 a vertical pin receiver is disposed on the floor of the enclosure under each panel, 
 the vertical pin receiver under each panel receives the lower pivot pin of the panel, 
 the pin receiver is divided into two parts by a bias cut, 
 the pin receiver rotating with the panel, 
 the pin receiver urging the panel to return to its closed rest position. 
 
     
     
         7 . The display structure for bathroom vanity cabinet products of  claim 4  wherein
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the first of the upright panels are spaced from the left sidewall by approximately 2.33 inches, 
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the second of the upright panels are spaced from the left sidewall by approximately 6.08 inches, 
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the third of the upright panels are spaced from the left sidewall by approximately 9.17 inches, 
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the fourth of the upright panels are spaced from the left sidewall by approximately 14.50 inches. 
 
     
     
         8 . The display structure for bathroom vanity cabinet products of  claim 7  wherein
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the first of the upright panels are spaced from the rear wall by approximately 16.69 inches, 
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the second of the upright panels are spaced from the rear wall by approximately 12.92 inches, 
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the third of the upright panels are spaced from the rear wall by approximately 9.17 inches, 
 the upper and lower pivot pins of the fourth of the upright panels are spaced from the rear wall by approximately 4.50 inches. 
 
     
     
         9 . The display structure for bathroom vanity cabinet products of  claim 8  wherein
 a stationary panel is fixed to the rear wall of the enclosure, 
 the stationary panel aligned with the fourth of the upright panels when the fourth upright panel is in its rest position.