Produce display pad

Abstract

A monolithic display device for the point-of-sale display of produce manufactured out of a closed cell foam material and of solid construction, with a plurality of pockets formed into the top surface of the device and arranged in horizontal rows separated by upwardly extending horizontal dividing members, with upwardly extending intermediate dividing members separating adjacent pockets within each row. The display device is used in a retail setting by first being placed onto a table or other means of support, and then having produce placed onto the top surface within the pockets. The horizontal dividing members and the intermediate dividing members hold the produce in place on the device, while the foam construction of the device protects the produce from damage.

1 . A device for displaying produce, comprising:
 a monolithic, flexible display member capable of being rolled up and unrolled, constructed entirely of a foam material, and having a top surface, a lower surface, a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side,   with the top surface having formed into it a plurality of pockets, said pockets arranged in two or more horizontal rows wherein each row contains two or more pockets with each row having the same number of pockets as each other row,   with the top surface having one or more horizontal dividing members, with each horizontal dividing member separating a pair of adjacent horizontal rows of pockets, with an upper portion of each horizontal dividing member located above the front side, rear side, left side, and right side of the display member, and   with the top surface having a plurality of intermediate dividing members, with each intermediate dividing member separating a pair of adjacent pockets within a row.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the display member is constructed entirely of a closed cell foam material. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the closed cell foam material is pvc foam. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the closed cell foam material is impregnated with an antimicrobial substance. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the display member is constructed entirely of an open cell foam material. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each pocket is substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the dimensions and depth of each pocket are substantially the same as the dimensions and depth of each other pocket. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each individual pocket is vertically aligned with a pocket in an adjacent horizontal row of pockets. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each pocket has a lowest point located substantially in a central portion of said pocket. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising an additional horizontal dividing member located along the rear side of the display member. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising an additional horizontal dividing member located along the front side of the display member. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each of the horizontal dividing members extends laterally from the left side of the display member to the right side of the display member. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each of the horizontal dividing members is oriented substantially parallel to each other of the horizontal dividing members. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each of the intermediate dividing members is oriented substantially parallel to each other of the intermediate dividing members located within the same horizontal row as said intermediate dividing member. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each horizontal dividing member extends upward from the top surface of the display member, is wider closer to the top surface of the display member, and tapers significantly as it extends upward away from the top surface of the display member, culminating in a top edge. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15  wherein
 each pocket has a lowest point located substantially in a central portion of said pocket; and 
 each horizontal dividing member has a height measured from the top edge of said horizontal dividing member to the lowest point of a pocket adjacent to said horizontal dividing member, whereby the height of each of the horizontal dividing members is substantially the same as the height of each other horizontal dividing member. 
 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 1  wherein each intermediate dividing member extends upward from the top surface of the display member, is wider closer to the top surface of the display member, and narrows slightly as it extends upward away from the top surface of the display member, culminating in a top edge. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 16  wherein
 each intermediate dividing member extends upward from the top surface of the display member, is wider closer to the top surface of the display member, and narrows slightly as it extends upward away from the top surface of the display member, culminating in a top edge, and 
 each intermediate dividing member has a height measured from the top edge of said intermediate dividing member to the lowest point of a pocket adjacent to said intermediate dividing member, whereby the height of each of the intermediate dividing members is substantially the same as the height of each other intermediate dividing member and the height of each horizontal dividing member is greater than the height of each intermediate dividing member. 
 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 1  wherein
 the lower surface of the display member is substantially planar, said lower surface being adjacent to the front, rear, left, and right sides of the display member, 
 the front side of the display member is substantially planar, said front side being adjacent to the left and right sides of the display member, 
 the rear side of the display member is substantially planar, said rear side being adjacent to the left and right sides of the display member, 
 the left side of the display member is substantially planar, 
 the right side of the display member is substantially planar, 
 the front side of the display member is substantially parallel to the rear side of the display member, 
 the left side of the display member is substantially parallel to the right side of the display member, 
 the front side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the left side of the display member, 
 the front side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the right side of the display member, 
 the rear side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the left side of the display member, and 
 the rear side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the right side of the display member. 
 
     
     
         20 . A device for displaying produce, comprising:
 a monolithic, flexible display member capable of being rolled up and unrolled, constructed entirely of a closed cell foam material impregnated with an antimicrobial substance, and having a top surface, a lower surface, a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side;   with the top surface having formed into it a plurality of pockets, each pocket being substantially rectangular and having a lowest point located at a central portion of said pocket, wherein the dimensions and depth of each pocket are substantially the same as the dimensions and depth of each other pocket, with said pockets arranged in two or more horizontal rows wherein each row contains two or more pockets with each row having the same number of pockets as each other row, and each individual pocket is vertically aligned with a pocket in an adjacent horizontal row of pockets;   with the top surface having
 one or more interior horizontal dividing members, with each interior horizontal dividing member separating a pair of adjacent horizontal rows of pockets, 
 a rear horizontal dividing member located along the rear side of the display member, and 
 a front horizontal dividing member located along the front side of the display member, 
 wherein each of the horizontal dividing members extends laterally from the left side of the display member to the right side of the display member, and each of the horizontal dividing members is oriented substantially parallel to each other of the horizontal dividing members, with each horizontal dividing member extending upward from the top surface of the display member, being wider closer to the top surface of the display member, and tapering significantly as it extends upward away from the top surface of the display member, culminating in a top edge, with the top edge located above the front side, rear side, left side, and right side of the display member, and each horizontal dividing member having a height measured from the top edge of said horizontal dividing member to the lowest point of a pocket adjacent to said horizontal dividing member, whereby the height of each of the horizontal dividing members is substantially the same as the height of each other horizontal dividing member; and 
 with the top surface having a plurality of intermediate dividing members, with each intermediate dividing member separating a pair of adjacent pockets within a row, wherein each of the intermediate dividing members is oriented substantially parallel to each other of the intermediate dividing members located within the same horizontal row as said intermediate dividing member, with each intermediate dividing member extending upward from the top surface of the display member, being wider closer to the top surface of the display member, and narrowing slightly as it extends upward away from the top surface of the display member, culminating in a top edge, and each intermediate dividing member having a height measured from the top edge of said intermediate dividing member to the lowest point of a pocket adjacent to said intermediate dividing member, whereby the height of each of the intermediate dividing members is substantially the same as the height of each other intermediate dividing member and the height of each horizontal dividing member is greater than the height of each intermediate dividing member; 
   wherein the lower surface of the display member is substantially planar, said lower surface being adjacent to the front, rear, left, and right sides of the display member,   the front side of the display member is substantially planar, said front side being adjacent to the left and right sides of the display member,   the rear side of the display member is substantially planar, said rear side being adjacent to the left and right sides of the display member,   the left side of the display member is substantially planar,   the right side of the display member is substantially planar,   the front side of the display member is substantially parallel to the rear side of the display member,   the left side of the display member is substantially parallel to the right side of the display member,   the front side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the left side of the display member,   the front side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the right side of the display member,   the rear side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the left side of the display member, and   the rear side of the display member is substantially perpendicular to the right side of the display member.