Expandable display system

Abstract

An expandable display system that has an expanded position for displaying products and a compact position for efficient shipment. The expandable display system includes a product tray and a graphic panel, with the graphic panel being configured to slide along the product tray so that the expandable display system can move from the compact position to the expanded position and vice versa. In certain embodiments, the expandable display system includes a locking mechanism that prevents the graphic panel from separating from the product tray when the graphic panel slides along the product tray as the expandable display system moves from the compact position to the expanded position.

1 . A display system comprising:
 (a) a product tray for housing a plurality of product;   (b) a graphic panel slidably engaged with the product tray and capable of sliding between a compact position and an expanded position; and   (c) a locking mechanism that prevents the graphic panel from separating from the product tray as the graphic panel moves from the compact position to the expanded position.   
     
     
         2 . The display system of  claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a tab on the product tray and a flap associated with the graphic panel. 
     
     
         3 . The display system of  claim 1 , wherein the width of the graphic panel is the same as the width of the product tray.