Stocking Display Stand (Patent No: 978145)

Inventor: Burrell, Alfred A.

Location: Edmonton

Comments: N/A

Description: [52] CLASS 211-31
[11] 978,145
[54] STOCKING DISPLAY STAND
[72] Burrell, Alfred A., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
[21] Application No. 183,447
[22] Filed Oct. 16, 1973
10 Claims

[57] An upright, multicompartment stocking display stand having both open and closed sections. Preferably of frustoconical form, circular in plan view and tapering toward the top, it affords access from all parts of its circumference and because of its conical design is economical in the use of floor area allowing of the closer spacing of units without impeding the easy movement of personnel thereabout. A suitable arrangement of compartments consists of four radially disposed rectangular sections in a cruciform relation each with a normally closed hinged door and alternating therewith four open sector-shaped sections. In turn, the closed rectangular and open sector-shaped sections are provided with shelves and furthermore the doors of the closed rectangular sections may each consist of a shallow cabinet with a hinged panel as a closure for its outer face, maximizing storage capacity and display area. Such a compact and versatile unit of four feet diameter and six feet in height with well planned spacing and dividing of shelves, drawers and bins is suitable for carrying stock in adequate quantities for community regional service being able to accommodate up to one thousand five hundred items of a progressive range of size, all indexed for stock control, and support a load of up to five thousand pounds.