Display rack with ventilation window in the vertical walls

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a polymeric display rack for supporting and displaying articles. The rack may include one or more elongate channels defined by at least one vertical sidewall, a track, and a front member. Each channel may incorporate one or more ventilation windows defined therein that may vary in size, shape, and dimensions, thereby facilitating the circulation of air through the channel.

1 . A polymeric display rack for supporting and displaying articles, comprising:
 at least one elongate channel defined by at least partially defined by at least one vertical sidewall, the at least one vertical sidewall having proximal and distal sections and including at least one ventilation window defined therein, the at least one ventilation window being configured and dimensioned to permit the circulation of air throughout the at least one elongate channel;   a track connected to a bottom of the at least one vertical sidewall, the track at least partially defining the elongate channel; and   a front member connected to the at least one vertical sidewall.   
   
   
       2 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one vertical sidewall includes a securing mechanism. 
   
   
       3 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the track includes a securing mechanism. 
   
   
       4 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongate channel defines at least two sections, the at least two sections sharing at least one vertical sidewall. 
   
   
       5 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one vertical sidewall defines a first height in the proximal section and a second height in the distal section, the first height and the second being substantially unequal. 
   
   
       6 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 5 , wherein the second height is greater than the first height. 
   
   
       7 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one vertical sidewall defines a height, the height being substantially tapered from the proximal end of the at least one vertical sidewall to the distal end of the at least one vertical sidewall such that the height of the at least one vertical sidewall is substantially greater at the distal end thereof. 
   
   
       8 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the display rack is at least partially formed of a plastic material. 
   
   
       9 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongate channel is configured and dimensioned to slidably receive at least one article such that the at least one article may at least partially traverse the at least one elongate channel, the at least one ventilation window being oriented such that the at least one article is substantially aligned therewith while at rest in the at least one elongate channel. 
   
   
       10 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one ventilation window is quadrilateral in configuration, the at least one ventilation window defining an axial dimension and a transverse dimension. 
   
   
       11 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 10 , wherein the axial dimension is greater than the transverse dimension. 
   
   
       12 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 10 , wherein the transverse dimension is greater than the axial dimension. 
   
   
       13 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one ventilation window is substantially elliptical in configuration, the at least one ventilation window defining an axial dimension and a transverse dimension. 
   
   
       14 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 13 , wherein the axial dimension is greater than the transverse dimension. 
   
   
       15 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 13 , wherein the transverse dimension is greater than the axial dimension. 
   
   
       16 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one vertical side wall includes at least one selectively removable panel disposed about the at least one ventilation window such that when the panel is removed, the at least one ventilation window is at least partially revealed. 
   
   
       17 . The polymeric display rack of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one selectively removable panel is at least partially formed of a lattice. 
   
   
       18 . An improved polymeric display rack having at least one elongate channel that has at least one vertical sidewall, a track connected to a bottom of the at least one vertical sidewall, and a front member connected to the at least one vertical sidewall, wherein the improvement comprises:
 at least one ventilation window defined in the at least one vertical sidewall, the at least one ventilation window being configured and dimensioned to permit the circulation of air throughout at least a portion of the at least one elongate channel.