Inclined Display Shelves and Accessories Therefor

Abstract

Containers are mounted in rows on a display rack having shelves inclined upwardly so that articles on the shelf tend to slide forwardly. The containers arranged in rows located side by side across the width of the shelf are formed of board or as transparent plastic jars. Each container has a base on the shelf, upstanding front and rear walls and upstanding side walls with the front and rear walls inclined at a wall angle to a plane at right angles to the base the base so that with the base sitting on the inclined shelf the front and rear walls stand substantially upright. A lid can be provided for the jars with a part hinged opening portion carrying a sample of the product n the underside. A transport tray can be provided to carry the containers and to act as a low friction support for one row on the shelf.

1 . A set of containers for use with a display rack having a plurality of shelves where at least some of the shelves are inclined at a shelf angle from a front edge upwardly and rearwardly to a rear edge so that articles on the shelf tend to slide forwardly to the front edge, the set of containers comprising:
 a plurality of containers each having a base for resting on the shelf, upstanding front and rear walls and upstanding side walls;   the front, rear and side walls of the containers defining a common width and depth of the containers so that they can be arranged in rows located side by side across the width of the shelf with a plurality of containers in each row from the front edge to the rear edge;   the containers having the front and rear walls inclined at a wall angle to a plane at right angles to the base the base, which wall angle is substantially equal to the shelf angle so that with the base sitting on the inclined shelf the front and rear walls stand substantially upright.   
     
     
         2 . The set of containers according to  claim 1  wherein each container has a top which is substantially parallel to the base. 
     
     
         3 . The set of containers according to  claim 1  wherein the front and rear walls are planar and parallel and the side walls are planar and parallel so that the containers are substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         4 . The set of containers according to  claim 1  wherein the containers are formed of a board material. 
     
     
         5 . The set of containers according to  claim 4  wherein the front wall includes an opening covered by a transparent material to allow viewing of the contents. 
     
     
         6 . The set of containers according to  claim 1  wherein the walls are molded from a transparent material. 
     
     
         7 . The set of containers according to  claim 6  wherein the top forms an opening with a covering lid. 
     
     
         8 . The set of containers according to  claim 7  wherein the lid is a snap fit. 
     
     
         9 . The set of containers according to  claim 7  wherein the lid is a screw fit. 
     
     
         10 . The set of containers according to  claim 1  wherein the lid has an opening therein smaller than the opening in the top with a hinged opening portion which snaps shut on the lid to close the opening in the lid. 
     
     
         11 . The set of containers according to  claim 10  wherein the lid is circular and the opening is semi-circular so as to form less than half of the open top. 
     
     
         12 . The set of containers according to  claim 10  wherein the opening portion carries protruding clips to hold a product associated with the contents of the container against the underside of the opening portion. 
     
     
         13 . The set of containers according to  claim 12  wherein the clips are arranged in two spaced pairs to hold an elongate component clipped between each pair and extending longitudinally between the pairs. 
     
     
         14 . The set of containers according to  claim 1  wherein there is provided a tray with a flat base arranged to sit on the shelf with front and rear walls upstanding from the base, the tray having a width substantially equal to the width of the containers for receiving one row of the containers. 
     
     
         15 . The set of containers according to  claim 14  wherein the tray includes a removable cover portion for retaining the containers on the tray and protecting the containers for shipping, the cover portion being removable to allow the tray containing the containers to be placed on the shelf for display of the containers. 
     
     
         16 . The set of containers according to  claim 14  wherein the tray has at least the base thereof formed from a plastics material having a coefficient of friction less than that of the shelf. 
     
     
         17 . A set of containers for use with a display rack having a plurality of shelves where at least some of the shelves are inclined at a shelf angle from a front edge upwardly and rearwardly to a rear edge so that articles on the shelf tend to slide forwardly to the front edge, the set of containers comprising:
 a plurality of containers each having a base for resting on the shelf, upstanding front and rear walls and upstanding side walls;   the front, rear and side walls of the containers defining a common width and depth of the containers so that they can be arranged in rows located side by side across the width of the shelf with a plurality of containers in each row from the front edge to the rear edge;   wherein each container has a top which forms an opening with a covering lid;   wherein the lid has an opening therein smaller than the opening in the top with a hinged opening portion which snaps shut on the lid to close the opening in the lid.   
     
     
         18 . The set of containers according to  claim 17  wherein the lid is a snap fit. 
     
     
         19 . The set of containers according to  claim 17  wherein the lid is a screw fit. 
     
     
         20 . The set of containers according to  claim 17  wherein the lid is circular and the opening is semi-circular so as to form less than half of the open top. 
     
     
         21 . The set of containers according to  claim 17  wherein the opening portion carries protruding clips to hold a sample of the contents of the container against the underside of the opening portion. 
     
     
         22 . The set of containers according to  claim 21  wherein the clips are arranged in two spaced pairs to hold an elongate sample clipped between each pair and extending longitudinally between the pairs. 
     
     
         23 . A set of containers for use with a display rack having a plurality of shelves where at least some of the shelves are inclined at a shelf angle from a front edge upwardly and rearwardly to a rear edge so that articles on the shelf tend to slide forwardly to the front edge, the set of containers comprising:
 a plurality of containers each having a base for resting on the shelf, upstanding front and rear walls and upstanding side walls;   the front, rear and side walls of the containers defining a common width and depth of the containers so that they can be arranged in rows located side by side across the width of the shelf with a plurality of containers in each row from the front edge to the rear edge;   wherein there is provided a tray with a flat base arranged to sit on the shelf with front and rear walls upstanding from the base, the tray having a width substantially equal to the width of the containers for receiving one row of the containers.   
     
     
         24 . The set of containers according to  claim 23  wherein the tray includes a removable cover portion for retaining the containers on the tray and protecting the containers for shipping, the cover portion being removable to allow the tray containing the containers to be placed on the shelf for display of the containers. 
     
     
         25 . The set of containers according to  claim 23  wherein the tray has at least the base thereof formed from a plastics material having a coefficient of friction less than that of the shelf. 
     
     
         26 . A set of containers for use with a display rack having a plurality of shelves, the set of containers comprising:
 a plurality of containers each having a base for resting on the shelf, upstanding front and rear walls and upstanding side walls;   the front, rear and side walls of the containers defining a common width and depth of the containers so that they can be arranged in rows located side by side across the width of the shelf with a plurality of containers in each row from the front edge to the rear edge;   wherein each container has the walls molded from a transparent material and includes a molded top which forms an opening;   and a covering lid fitted onto the opening;   wherein the lid has an opening therein smaller than the opening in the top with a hinged opening portion which snaps shut on the lid to close the opening in the lid.   
     
     
         27 . The set of containers according to  claim 26  wherein the lid is a snap fit. 
     
     
         28 . The set of containers according to  claim 27  wherein the lid is a screw fit. 
     
     
         29 . The set of containers according to  claim 26  wherein the lid is circular and the opening is semi-circular so as to form less than half of the open top. 
     
     
         30 . The set of containers according to  claim 26  wherein the opening portion carries protruding clips to hold a sample of the contents of the container against the underside of the opening portion. 
     
     
         31 . The set of containers according to  claim 30  wherein the clips are arranged in two spaced pairs to hold an elongate sample clipped between each pair and extending longitudinally between the pairs.