Product display system with adjustable bracket

Abstract

A product display system comprising a plurality of brackets, a plurality of shelves, and a plurality of products is disclosed. Each bracket is configured to mechanically engage a support structure. Each shelf is mechanically engaged with at least one bracket. The shelves form a first row, a second row, a third row, a first column, a second column, and a third column. The first row is adjacent the second row, and the second row is adjacent the third row. The first column is adjacent the second column, and the second column is adjacent the third column. Each product is supported by one of the shelves. The shelves are arranged such that the distance between the shelves in the first column and the third column is smaller than the width of the product supported by the shelves in the second column.

1 . A product display system, comprising:
 a plurality of brackets, each bracket being configured to mechanically engage a support structure;   a plurality of shelves, each shelf being mechanically engaged with at least one bracket, the shelves forming a first row, a second row, a third row, a first column, a second column, and a third column, the first row being adjacent the second row, the second row being adjacent the third row, the first column being adjacent the second column, and the second column being adjacent the third column;   a plurality of products, each product being supported by one of the shelves; and   wherein the shelves are arranged such that the distance between the shelves in the first column and the third column is smaller than the width of the product supported by the shelves in the second column.   
     
     
         2 . The product display system of  claim 1 , wherein the shelves are arranged such that the distance between the shelves in the first row and the third row is smaller than the height of the product supported by the shelves in the second row. 
     
     
         3 . The product display system of  claim 1 , further comprising a horizontal bar, the horizontal bar is disposed between at least two brackets and is configured to support a portion of each shelf in a row of shelves thereon. 
     
     
         4 . The product display system of  claim 3 , wherein the shelves are horizontally translatable along the horizontal bar. 
     
     
         5 - 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The product display system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of products includes a plurality of containers of salad dressing. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . An adjustable bracket for engaging a support member structure and for supporting a portion of a shelf, the adjustable bracket comprising:
 a first support member;   a second support member; and   wherein the second support member is releasably securable to the first support member in at least two different locations.   
     
     
         11 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 10 , wherein the first support member includes a nub for engaging a portion of a support structure. 
     
     
         12 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 10 , wherein the first support member includes at least two holes, the two holes being vertically offset from one another by a first distance. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 12 , wherein the first support member includes at least two slots, the two slots being vertically offset from one another by the first distance. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 12 , further comprising a connector, and wherein the second support member includes an aperture, the connector being insertable through the aperture of the second support member and through the holes of the first support member. 
     
     
         15 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 14 , wherein the first support member includes at least two slots, the two slots being vertically offset from one another by the first distance, wherein the second support member includes a tab, the tab being insertable through the slots of the first support member. 
     
     
         16 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 10 , wherein the at least two different locations are vertically offset from one another. 
     
     
         17 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 10 , further comprising a connector configured to help releasably secure the first support member and the second support member. 
     
     
         18 . The adjustable bracket of  claim 10 , wherein the adjustable bracket is configured to support a shelf at a first angle when the second support members is releasably secured to the first support member in a first location, and wherein the adjustable bracket is configured to support a shelf at the first angle when the second support structure is releasably secured to the first support structure in a second location.