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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Jeremy A. Clark, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael A. Whittier, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David H. Cheney, Shoreview, MN (US);
James S. Larue, Fergus Falls, MN (US);
Jeremy A. Clark, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael A. Whittier, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David H. Cheney, Shoreview, MN (US);
James S. LaRue, Fergus Falls, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling a merchandising system includes providing a retail display fixture including first and second ends each supporting the retail display fixture on a floor. The method further includes providing a display fixture accessory releasably secured to the retail display fixture and coupling an accessory sheath to the retail display fixture. The accessory sheath includes two substantially planar panels extending substantially parallel to one another and defining a cavity between the two substantially planar panels, a top panel extending between and coupled to each of the two substantially planar panels, and an open bottom providing access to the cavity. Coupling the accessory sheath to the retail display fixture includes sliding the accessory sheath over the display fixture accessory to substantially enclose the display fixture accessory within the cavity such that the accessory sheath substantially covers an entirety of two opposite sides of the display fixture accessory.