US2532028A - Mounting for price tag moldings - Google Patents

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Nov. 28, 1950 D. L. MAPSON ET AL 2,532,028

MOUNTING FOR PRICE TAG MOLDINGS Filed Feb. 3, 1947 INVENTOR. flflN/JLD L. M4 50 0%6455 E EUCKMEI EQ Patented Nov. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOUNTING FOR PRICE TAG MOLDINGS Donald L. Mapson and Charles E. Buckmeyer, Los Angeles, Calif., assignors to M & D Display Manufacturing Corporation, Alhambra, Calif.

Application February 3, 1947, Serial No. 726,050

1 Claim.

This invention relates to merchandise display shelving as used in retail stores and more particularly to a hinge mounting for price tag moulding on such shelves.

In drug and other retail stores, shelving is provided for displaying various articles of merchandise. The front edges of the shelves are provided with channel-shaped strips, known as price tag moulding, which usually extend the full length of each shelf. The moulding is formed of thin metal and nailed on the front edge of the shelf for receiving and supporting price tags which indicate the price of the merchandise on the shelf.

In order to properly replenish the supply of articles on such shelving, it is necessary to identify each article in relation to its particular shelf location. The most common practice has been to mount an adhesive strip along the top of each shelf adjacent the front edge of the shelf. The name and size or code number of the merchandise is written on the strip at the proper place along the shelf. When all units of a particular I article are sold from a shelf location, the supply is replenished by observing the description of the missing articles on the tape and selecting the proper articles from stock.

This method of identifying merchandise has certain disadvantages which are entirely overcome by the present invention. One of these disadvantages is that the top surfaces of the higher shelves are not visible to a person standing on the fioor. Another disadvantage is that the strips bearing the description of the merchandise become worn from contact with the articles as the latter are removed from the shelves. Such wear eventually eradicates the description of the merchandise.

An object of this invention is to provide a hinge mounting for price tag moulding on shelf edges to permit raising the moulding for reference to a description of the merchandise on the back side of the moulding or on the front edge of the shelf under the price tag moulding.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a hinge on which a price tag moulding may be readily mounted or dismounted.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a preferred form of hinge used in connetion with the presen invention.

2 Fig. 2 is a side view of the hinge shown in Fig.

1. Fig. 3 shows a pair of the hinges shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as they appear when nailed to the front edge of a shelf.

Fig. 4 shows a portion of price tag moulding carried by a pair of hinges of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 and showing the first step in mounting a price tag moulding on the hinge.

Fig. 7 shows the price tag moulding in fully mounted position on the hinge.

Fig. 8 shows the manner in which the hinges permit raising the price tag moulding in order to expose the front edge of the shelf and also the back side of the moulding.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a modified form of hinge mounting of our invention.

Fig. 10 is a front elevational view in reduced scale of a second modification of the hinge mounting of our invention.

Referring specifically to the drawings, a preferred form of hinge of the present invention is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and generally referred to by the numeral I. The hinge I includes a leaf 2 formed by thin steel or other suitable material and having a flange 3 outwardly bent along the lower edge thereof. Formed at the upper edge of the leaf 2 is a pair of spaced eyes 4 for receiving a hinge pin 5. Outstruck from the leaf 2 between the eyes 4 is a tongue 8 extending from the leaf 2 at a slight downward angle and being upturned at its outermost edge as indicated at 9 in Fig. 2.

Pivoted on the pin 5 between the eyes 4 is a strap l2 having a hole l3.

In practice, the hinges l are mounted at suitable intervals along the front edge of a shelf S as shown in Fig. 3. This is done by driving a nail N through the hole l3 of the strap l2 into the shelf S. The price tag moulding P is of conventional design and formed of steel to provide flanges [5 which serve to retain price tags 16 in position on the price tag moulding P. After the hinges l are nailed to the shelf, the price tag moulding P is mounted by placing the lower edge of the price tag moulding P in the flange 3 of the hinge l as shown in Fig. 6. The price tag moulding P is then pressed against the hinge I in the direction of the arrow I! of Fig. 6 until the tag moulding P snaps under the tongue 8 as shown in Fig. 7. The price tag moulding P is now secured to the hinges l and may be removed if desired by reversing the steps followed in mounting the tag moulding P on the hinges Merchandise (not shown) on the shelf S may now be identified by writing a description of the merchandise on the front edge of the shelf S (under the price tag moulding P) as indicated at M in Fig. 3 or on the back side of the price tag moulding P. Such identification is fully protected against eradication and may be readily referred to by lifting the price tag moulding P as shown in Fig. 8. Identification of the merchandise in this manner is readily visible on the shelves above eye level.

It is understood to be within the scope of our invention to use a plurality of conventional butt hinges 20, one of which is shown in Fig. 9, in place of the special hinge l.

Thehinge 20 includes a rear leaf 2| and front leaf 22 joined in the customary manner by a hinge pin 23. The hinge 29 is secured to a shelf S, as shown in Fig. 9, by a nail or screw N extending through the leaf 2| into the shelf S. The front leaf 22 is suitably attached to a price tag moulding P as by spot welding.

A second modification of the present invention is shown in Fig. 10 and comprises a piano-type hinge 25 attached to a price tag moulding P and secured to a shelf Sv Although we have shown and described but one preferred form and two modifications of the present invention, it is understood that various modifications and changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

We claim as our invention:

A hinge for mounting a price tag moulding on a shelf edge comprising: a leaf pivotally mounted on said shelf, a flange at one side .of said leaf and a tongue ata side of said leaf opposite said flange, said flange and tongue being spaced to receive and retain a price tag moulding there between, said price tag moulding normally overlying the front edge of said shelf and being movable about said pivot to expose said shelf edge. DONALD L. MAPSON.

CHARLES E. BUCKMEYER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Australia Jan. 15, 1930

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