Display method for elongate products

Abstract

Elongate articles such as threaded rod and dowels are displayed for sale in a retail situation by inserting them standing generally vertically in a display device having formed from a molded plastics container where a bottom portion forms a base member molded integrally from a plastics material and lid forms a support grid member also molded from a plastics material and arranged to span the side walls. The bottom wall of the base member has upstanding walls for locating bottom ends of the articles. The lid has various openings across it through which the articles extend. The lid is supplemented by small containers at spaced positions therearound and a post each for receiving and displaying related articles. The lids and bases can be stored and shipped in nested condition and erected simply by snapping the lid onto the base.

1 . A method for displaying for sale elongate products comprising: 
 providing a display device having: 
 a base member molded integrally from a plastics material and having a bottom wall and side walls extending upwardly from the base member;  
 and a support grid member molded from a plastics material and arranged to span the side walls at a location spaced above the base member, the support grid defining a plurality of openings therein;  
 securing the support grid at a fixed spacing above the base member;  
 and supporting the elongate products in an upright orientation on the base member so as to extend through respective openings in the support grid.  
   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1  including providing a plurality of divider members protruding upwardly from the base member and supporting the elongate products on the base member between respective divider members.  
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 4  including molding the divider members integrally with the base member.  
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the side walls enclose all sides of the base member to forma a hollow interior.  
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1  including forming the support grid separately from the base member and securing the support grid to the side walls.  
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the support grid and the side walls include respective mating molded snap fastening means for selectively securing the support grid to the side walls.  
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1  including forming the base member and the support grid member separately and including nesting a plurality of the base members together during storage a transportation thereof.  
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1  including forming the support grid member from a substantially rigid panel of plastic material.  
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8  including forming ribs spanning the support grid for added structural support to the support grid.  
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9  wherein the openings in the support grid comprise apertures formed in the panel have different diameters.  
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1  including forming ribs spanning at least one of the side walls for added structural support to the side walls.  
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1  including providing at least one container having an open top side arranged to be secured to the display device and displaying associated items within said at least one container which are arranged co-operate with the elongate products.  
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12  wherein the containers are mounted at spaced positions around the support grid member.  
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 1  including forming the display device from a molded plastic container in which the base member comprises a floor and respective walls of the container and the support grid member comprises a mating lid of the container having apertures formed therein which define the openings in the support grid.  
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14  wherein the base member and the lid are connected by molded snap fastening ribs surrounding the base member and the lid respectively.  
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 1  including providing an upstanding post on the base member for storing associated items.