Product display rack assembly and method

Abstract

A product display assembly includes a first side member, a second side member, and a cross member. The first side member includes at least one first rack assembly feature. The second side member includes at least one second rack assembly feature. The cross member is configured to be releasably securable to the first side member and the second side member. The cross member includes cross member rack assembly features configured to cooperate with the at least one first rack assembly feature and the at least one second rack assembly feature to releasably secure the cross member to the first side member and the second side member. The cross member is interposed between the first side member and the second side member and oriented perpendicular to the first side member and the second side member. The cross member comprises a support surface configured to support beverage containers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A product display assembly configured to display beverage containers, the assembly comprising:
 a cross member; and   a back retention member integrally formed with the cross member and extending straight from a support surface configured to support the beverage containers when the back retention member is in a pre-assembly position, the back retention member configured to be removable from the cross member and re-positioned to a retaining position at which the back retention member is perpendicular to the cross member, the back retention member including back retention tabs configured to be accepted by back retention slots of the cross member when the back retention member is in the retaining position.   
     
     
         2 . The product display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cross member is configured to be releasably securable to a first side member and a second side member. 
     
     
         3 . The product display assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the first side member, the second side member, and the cross member comprise score lines, the score lines located and configured for removing corresponding portions of the first side member, second side member, and cross member. 
     
     
         4 . The product display assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the first side member and the second side member define a top and a bottom, wherein the cross member is interposed between the top and the bottom. 
     
     
         5 . The product display assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the first side member and the second side member each comprise a ledge disposed proximate the top, the ledge configured to align or secure the product display assembly with at least one additional product display assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The product display assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the first side member and the second side member each comprise first stacking cooperating features disposed proximate the top and second stacking cooperating features disposed proximate the bottom, the first and second stacking cooperating features configured to at least one of align or secure the product display assembly with at least one additional product display assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The product display assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the first stacking cooperating features comprise stacking tabs and the second stacking features comprise stacking slots configured to accept the stacking tabs. 
     
     
         8 . The product display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cross member comprises cross member rack assembly features that are configured to cooperate with at least one first rack assembly feature of a first side member and at least one second rack assembly feature of a second side member to releasably secure the cross member to the first side member and the second side member. 
     
     
         9 . The product display assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the cross member is interposed between the first side member and the second side member and oriented perpendicular to the first side member and the second side member. 
     
     
         10 . The product display assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the cross member rack assembly features comprise tabs, wherein the first and second rack assembly features comprise slots, and wherein the slots are configured to accept the tabs. 
     
     
         11 . The product display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cross member comprises a support surface configured to support the beverage containers. 
     
     
         12 . The product display assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the support surface has openings extending therethrough. 
     
     
         13 . The product display assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the support surface is sloped downward from a rear to a front relative to a bottom defined by first and second side members. 
     
     
         14 . The product display assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the support surface has cross-shaped securement openings extending therethrough. 
     
     
         15 . The product display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the back retention member is snappably removable from a rear of the cross member. 
     
     
         16 . The product display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cross member comprises back retention slot groups disposed proximate corresponding score lines of the cross member. 
     
     
         17 . The product display assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cross member comprises a curved surface proximate a front of the cross member, the curved surface configured to correspond to a shape of the beverage containers, the curved surface comprising a cut away configured to provide access to an interior of the product display assembly. 
     
     
         18 . The product display assembly of  claim 17 , further comprising a flat portion disposed proximate the front of the cross member and proximate the curved surface. 
     
     
         19 . A product display assembly configured to display beverage containers, the assembly comprising:
 a back retention member extending straight from a support surface configured to support the beverage containers when the back retention member is in a pre-assembly position, the back retention member configured to be removable and re-positioned to a retaining position, the back retention member including back retention tabs configured to be accepted by back retention slots of a cross member when the back retention member is in the retaining position.   
     
     
         20 . The product display assembly of  claim 19 , wherein the back retention member is integrally formed with the cross member.