Merchandising wall structure including readily attachable and detachable panels and having plastic reveals

Claim 2

A modular merchandising wall panel construction including at least first and second vertically oriented structural members having vertical edges, said structural members in edge-to-edge lateral engagement, and means affixing said structural members together and permitting ready disassembly thereof, said means comprising a plurality of recesses provided in an edge of a first one of said structural members and a rotary bolt lock affixed within each recess, and an elongate vertical standard affixed at an edge of the second one of said structural members, A. each of said rotary bolt locks comprising: (1) a housing having an opening at an edge thereof, (2) a hub rotatably mounted in said housing and having an aperture provided therein adapted to receive a driving means, (3) a radial arm affixed to said hub, (4) an arcuate bolt extending from an end of said radial arm; and B. said elongate standard comprising: (1) a steel channel-form body member including a web having spaced apart parallel edges, a pair of sidewalls one extending from each edge of said web, said sidewalls being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to said web, and each sidewall having an edge spaced apart from the associated edge of said web, and (2) a pair of laterally outwardly extending flanges one extending from said edge of each of said sidewalls, said flanges comprising a mounting flange engaging a face of the second of said structural members and having an aperture provided in said flange and affixing means extending through said aperture and engaged in said second structural member, and a guide flange for engaging the first of said structural members, the sidewall connected to said guide flange being provided with a plurality of pairs of slots, one pair of slots being juxtaposed opposite each of said rotary lock bolts of said first structural member; wherein said two structural members are solidly affixed together edge-to-edge with said elongate standard therebetween, the arcuate bolt of said rotary bolt lock emerging from the aperture of said housing, entering the first slot of one of said pairs of slots in said standard sidewall and returning through the second slot.

Claim 3

A modular merchandising wall panel construction according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of slots are provided in the web of said vertical standard for mounting display brackets thereon.

Claim 4

A modular merchandising wall panel construction according to claim 1, wherein said structural members comprise two adjoining wall panels.

Claim 5

A modular merchandising wall panel construction according to claim 1, wherein said structural members comprise one panel and one adjoining pilaster.

Claim 6

A modular merchandising wall panel construction according to claim 4, wherein said pilaster is comprised of two members disposed at a right angle to each other.

Claim 7

A modular merchandising wall panel according to claim 4, wherein said pilaster is comprised of two members disposed at an obtuse angle with respect to each other.

Claim 8

A modular merchandising wall panel construction according to claim 1, additionally comprising first and second Z-shaped trim members, said first trim member disposed between said first structural member edge and said elongate standard, said second trim member disposed between said second structural member edge and said elongate standard, each trim member comprising a web, a mounting flange, and a decorative flange, the web of one of said trim members being provided with a slot to permit the arcuate bolt of said rotary bolt lock to pass therethrough, the decorative flange of each trim member engaging the web of said vertical standard.

Claim 9

A modular merchandising wall panel construction including at least first and second vertically oriented structural members having vertical edges, said structural members in edge-to-edge lateral engagement, and means affixing said structural members together and permitting ready disassembly thereof, said means comprising a plurality of recesses provided in an edge of a first one of said structural members and a rotary bolt lock affixed within each recess, and an elongate vertical standard affixed at an edge of the second one of said structural members, A. each of said rotary bolt locks comprising: (1) a housing having an opening at an edge thereof, (2) a hub rotatably mounted in said housing and having an aperture provided therein adapted to receive a driving means, (3) a radial arm affixed to said hub, (4) an arcuate bolt extending from an end of said radial arm; and B. said elongate standard comprising: (1) a steel channel-form body member including a web having spaced apart parallel edges, a pair of sidewalls one extending from each edge of said web, said sidewalls being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to said web, and each sidewalls having an edge spaced apart from the associated edge of said web, said web provided with outwardly extending dimples for cooperating to support display brackets of various contours mounted thereon, and (2) a pair of laterally outwardly extending flanges one extending from said edge of said of said sidewalls, said flanges comprising a mounting flange engaging a face of the second of said structural members and having an aperture provided in said flange and affixing means extending through said aperture and engaged in said second structural member, and a guide flange for engaging the first of said structural members, the sidewalls connected to said guide flange being provided with a plurality of pairs of slots, one pair of slots being juxtaposed opposite each of said rotary lock bolts of said first structural member; wherein said two structural members are solidly affixed together edge-to-edge with said elongate standard therebetween, the arcuate bolt of said rotary bolt lock emerging from the aperture of said housing entering the first slot of one of said pairs of slots in said standard sidewall and returning through the second slot.

Claim 10

A modular merchandising wall panel construction including at least first and second vertically oriented structural members having vertical edges, said structural members in edge-to-edge lateral engagement, and means affixing said structural members together and permitting ready disassembly thereof, said means comprising a plurality of recesses provided in an edge of a first one of said structural members and a rotary bolt lock affixed within each recess, and an elongate vertical standard affixed at an edge of the second one of said structural members, A. each of said rotary bolt locks comprising: (1) a housing having an opening at an edge thereof, (2) a hub rotatably mounted in said housing and having an aperture provided therein adapted to receive a driving means, (3) a radial arm affixed to said hub, (4) an arcuate bolt extending from an end of said radial arm; and B. said elongate standard comprising: (1) a steel channel-form body member including a web having spaced apart parallel edges, a pair of sidewalls one extending from each edge of said web, said sidewalls being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to said web, and each sidewalls having an edge spaced apart from the associated edge of said web, said web provided with outwardly extending dimples for cooperating to support display brackets of various contours mounted thereon, and (2) a pair of laterally outwardly extending flanges one extending from said edge of said of said sidewalls, said flanges comprising a mounting flange engaging a face of the second of said structural members and having an aperture provided in said flange and affixing means extending through said aperture and engaged in said second structural member, and a guide flange for engaging the first of said structural members, the sidewalls connected to said guide flange being provided with a plurality of pairs of slots, one pair of slots being juxtaposed opposite each of said rotary lock bolts of said first structural member; wherein said two structural members are solidly affixed together edge-to-edge with said elongate standard therebetween, the arcuate bolt of said rotary bolt lock emerging from the aperture of said housing entering the first slot of one of said pairs of slots in said standard sidewall and returning through the second slot.

Claim 11

A modular merchandising wall panel construction including at least first and second vertically oriented structural members having vertical edges, said structural members in edge-to-edge lateral engagement, and means affixing said structural members together and permitting ready disassembly thereof, said means comprising a plurality of recesses provided in an edge of a first one of said structural members and a rotary bolt lock affixed within each recess, and an elongate vertical standard affixed at an edge of the second one of said structural members, A. each of said rotary bolt locks comprising: (1) a housing having an opening at an edge thereof, (2) a hub rotatably mounted in said housing and having an aperture provided therein adapted to receive a driving means, (3) a radial arm affixed to said hub, (4) an arcuate bolt extending from an end of said radial arm; and B. said elongate standard comprising: (1) a steel channel-form body member including a web having spaced apart parallel edges, a pair of sidewalls one extending from each edge of said web, said sidewalls being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to said web, and each sidewall having an edge spaced apart from the associated edge of said web, and (2) a pair of laterally outwardly extending flanges one extending from said edge of each of said sidewalls, said flanges comprising a mounting flange engaging a face of the second of said structural members and having an aperture provided in said flange and affixing means extending through said aperture and engaged in said second structural member, and a guide flange for engaging the first of said structural members, the sidewalls connected to said guide flange being provided with a plurality of pairs of slots and protuberances in said sidewalls disposed between the slots of each of said pairs of slots, one pair of slots being juxtaposed opposite each of said rotary lock bolts of said first structural member; wherein said two structural members are solidly affixed together edge-to-edge with said elongate standard therebetween, the arcuate bolt of said rotary bolt lock emerging from the aperture of said housing entering the first slot of one of said pairs of slots in said standard sidewall and returning through the second slot.

Claim 12

A modular merchandising wall panel construction including at least first and second vertically oriented structural members having vertical edges, said structural members in edge-to-edge lateral engagement, and means affixing said structural members together and permitting ready disassembly thereof, said means comprising a plurality of recesses provided in an edge of a first one of said structural members and a rotary bolt lock affixed within each recess, and an elongate vertical standard affixed at an edge of the second one of said structural members, A. each of said rotary bolt locks comprising: (1) a housing having an opening at an edge thereof, (2) a hub rotatably mounted in said housing and having an aperture provided therein adapted to receive a driving means, (3) a radial arm affixed to said hub, (4) an arcuate bolt extending from an end of said radial arm; and B. said elongate standard comprising: (1) a steel channel-form body member including a web having spaced apart parallel edges, a pair of sidewalls one extending from each edge of said web, said sidewalls being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to said web, and each sidewall having an edge spaced apart from the associated edge of said web, and (2) a pair of laterally outwardly extending flanges one extending from said edge of each of said sidewalls, said flanges comprising a mounting flange engaging a face of the second of said structural members and having an aperture provided in said flange and affixing means extending through said aperture and engaged in said second structural member, and a guide flange for engaging the first of said structural members, the sidewalls connected to said guide flange being provided with a plurality of pairs of slots and protuberances in said sidewalls disposed between the slots of each of said pairs of slots, one pair of slots being juxtaposed opposite each of said rotary lock bolts of said first structural member; wherein said two structural members are solidly affixed together edge-to-edge with said elongate standard therebetween, the arcuate bolt of said rotary bolt lock emerging from the aperture of said housing entering the first slot of one of said pairs of slots in said standard sidewall and returning through the second slot.