Shower door assembly display and retail

Abstract

A retail shower door display assembly is provided with a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received within a retail store aisle. An array of various shower door frames is oriented within the display unit. An array of various shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. A method for displaying shower door assemblies for retail is provided by displaying various shower door frames for purchaser selection. Various shower door glass panes are provided for purchaser selection independent of the shower door frames.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A retail shower door display assembly comprising:
 a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received within a retail store aisle;   an array of various shower door frames oriented within the display unit; and   an array of various shower door glass panes oriented within the display unit.   
     
     
         2 . The retail shower door display assembly of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the arrays are each mounted for translation to the display unit to permit manual extension from and retraction to the display unit. 
     
     
         3 . The retail shower door display assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the various shower door frames is packaged separately. 
     
     
         4 . The retail shower door display assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the various shower door glass panes is packaged separately. 
     
     
         5 . The retail shower door display assembly of  claim 1  wherein the array of various shower door frames is oriented within a first region of the display unit; and
 wherein the array of various shower door glass panes is oriented in a second region of the display unit adjacent to the first region. 
 
     
     
         6 . The retail shower door display assembly of  claim 5  further comprising an array of various shower hardware accessories oriented within a third region of the display unit adjacent to the second region and spaced apart from the first region. 
     
     
         7 . The retail shower door display assembly of  claim 6  wherein each of the various hardware accessories is packaged separately. 
     
     
         8 . A retail shower door display system comprising a first retail shower door display assembly and a second retail shower door assembly, each according to  claim 1 ;
 wherein each of the frames and glass panes of the first retail shower door display assembly are sized for a first shower door size; and   wherein each of the frames and glass panes of the second retail shower door display assembly are sized for a second shower door size that is different from the first shower door size.   
     
     
         9 . A retail shower door display system comprising a first retail shower door display assembly and a second retail shower door assembly, each according to  claim 1 ;
 wherein each of the frames and glass panes of the first shower door display assembly are sized for a first shower door type; and   wherein each of the frames and glass panes of the second shower door display assembly are sized for a second shower door type that is different from the first shower door type.   
     
     
         10 . A retail shower door display system comprising:
 a first retail shower door display assembly according to  claim 1 ; and   a second retail shower door display assembly mounted on top of the first shower door display assembly.   
     
     
         11 . The shower door display system of  claim 10  wherein the second retail shower door display assembly comprises a shower assembly; and
 wherein the shower assembly comprises:
 a shower unit, 
 at least one shower door frame installed in the shower unit, 
 at least one shower door glass pane installed in the at least one shower door frame, and 
 at least one shower hardware accessory installed in at least one of the shower door glass pane and the shower unit. 
 
 
     
     
         12 . A method to display shower door assemblies for retail, the method comprising:
 displaying various shower door frames for purchaser selection; and   displaying various shower door glass panes for purchaser selection independent of the shower door frames.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising:
 receiving the shower door frames from a first manufacturing facility; and 
 receiving the shower door glass planes from a second manufacturing facility that is different than the first manufacturing facility. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising:
 receiving input indicative of a consumer selection of a shower door type; and 
 selecting a shower door assembly from the selected shower door type. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising:
 receiving input indicative of a consumer selection of a shower door frame; 
 receiving input indicative of a consumer selection of a shower door glass pane; and 
 displaying a shower door assembly comprising the selected shower door frame and the shower door glass pane. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising displaying various shower hardware accessories for purchaser selection independent of the shower door frames and the shower door glass panes. 
     
     
         17 . A retail system for shower door assemblies, the retail system comprising:
 a controller configured to:
 display various shower door frames for purchaser selection, 
 display various shower door glass panes for purchaser selection independent of the shower door frames, 
 receive input indicative of a consumer selection of a shower door frame, 
 receive input indicative of a consumer selection of a shower door glass pane, and 
 select a shower door assembly based on the selected shower door frame, and the selected shower door glass pane. 
   
     
     
         18 . The retail system of  claim 17  further comprising an interface in communication with the controller for manual communication of the consumer selections to the controller. 
     
     
         19 . The retail system of  claim 17  further comprising at least one shipping facility in communication with the controller, the at least one shipping facility configured to:
 store a plurality of shower door components; and 
 ship one of the shower door components in response to instructions from the controller. 
 
     
     
         20 . The retail system of  claim 17  wherein the controller is further configured to:
 display various shower hardware accessories for purchaser selection independent of the shower door frames and the shower door glass panes; 
 receive input indicative of a consumer selection of at least one shower door accessory; and 
 select the shower door assembly based on the selected shower door frame, the selected shower door glass pane, and the at least one selected shower door assembly.