FORM-2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
THE PATENTS RULES* 2006
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10 and rule 13) A COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY RACK
PARLE PRODUCTS PVT. LTD,
an Indian Company,
of North Level Crossing, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai - 400057, Maharashtra, India
The following Specification particularly describes the nature of the invention.

Field of the Invention
This invention relates to display racks for storing and showcasing saleable items, more particularly, the present invention relates to a display rack that is foldable.
Background of the Invention
Shops or convenience stores typically use racks for showcasing saleable items such as packaged pouches containing crisps, snacks, chips, cakes, cookies and other eatables or tetra packs containing juices, milk or the like. The racks include frame supporting a plurality of shelves. The shelves of the racks are adapted to support foad of the saleable items supported thereon. Mostly, such racks adorn a space outside the shops and showcase saleable items by arranging the saleable hems on the supporting shelves of the racks. Such an arrangement of the saleable items in the racks facilitate advertising newly launched products and assist a potential buyer to actually see the saleable items and acquire other information regarding the saleable item such as contents, ingredients and price thereof that are printed on the packaged pouches or tetra packs containing the saleable items.
The racks are generally constructed such that the racks may be shipped to customers in a knocked down state by disassembling component parts thereof, as shipping of the racks in an assembled operative configuration may require lot of space and is impractical. After reaching the desired destination, the racks in their knocked-down, disassembled state may be assembled to an operative configuration thereof. However, a lot of time,

efforts, skill and sometimes tools are required for assembling the rack to its assembled operative configuration. Accordingly, there is a need of a rack that may be easily knocked-down into a compact easy to carry configuration without requiring disassembling and tools required for disassembling.
Further, once assembled into operative configuration thereof such racks are required to be moved regularly for instance such racks are required to be moved in and out of the store while closing and opening the store, respectively. More specifically, once the shop is shut the tetra packs and the pouches supported on the shelves of the racks are removed from the shelves, and the rack is lifted to move the rack inside the shop, before the tetra packs and the pouches are shelved again on the shelves of the racks when the shop re-opens the next day. The racks remain in operative configuration thereof, while the racks are stored inside the shop during the time in-between closing and re-opening of the shop. Accordingly, the racks occupy more space inside the shop and cause other space and size related inconveniences.
Accordingly, there is a need of a display rack that may be quickly and easily moved from a storage condition to a display condition of use without requiring much efforts, skill or tools of any kind. Further, there is a need of a display rack that is adapted to get folded in order to conserve space, when in an unused state.
Objects of the Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rack for storage and/or display of items, typically light items.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rack that is collapsible into a very narrow overall dimension to facilitate easy handling and storing thereof.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rack that is light weight.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rack that is sturdy and stable in construction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a collapsible display rack for showcasing items. The collapsible display rack includes a front-frame, a back-frame, a pair of parallely disposed swiveling arms and a plurality of swivable shelves. The pair of parallely disposed swiveling arms inter-connecting the front-frame to the back-frame are adapted to configure a collapsed position and an un-collapsed position of the collapsible display rack. The collapsible display rack is inoperative in the collapse position and is operative in the un-collapsed position. The plurality of swivable shelves connect the front-frame and said back-frame and are adapted to support the items in the un-collapsed position of the collapsible display rack.
Typically, the front-frame and the back-frame of the collapsible display rack are substantially flat.

Preferably, the swivable shelves of the collapsible display rack are of a tray like configuration.
More specifically, the swivable shelves of the collapsible display rack are meshed.
Typically, the back-frame of the collapsible display rack is meshed.
Typically, the front-frame of the collapsible display rack is adapted to facilitate easy access to the items kept on the shelves in the un-collapsed position of the collapsible display rack.
Brief Description of the Accompanying Drawings
The invention will now be described in relation to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a front view of a collapsible rack, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 illustrates a back view of the collapsible rack of Figure 1;
Figure 3 illustrates a right hand side view of the collapsible rack of Figure 1;
Figure 4 illustrates a left hand side view of the collapsible rack of Figure 1;

Figure 5 illustrates a front view of the collapsible rack of Figure 1 in a collapsed configuration; and
Figure 6 illustrates a side view of the collapsible rack in the collapsed configuration of Figure 5.
Detailed Description of the Accompanying Drawings
The present invention provides a light-weight collapsible rack (hereinafter referred to as rack). More specifically, the rack of the present invention is of free-standing type particularly designed to be carried from one place to another in a flattened or collapsed condition. Further, the rack of the present invention is adapted to be quickly and conveniently moved from the collapsed configuration, in which the rack is adapted to be conveniently handled and stored to an un-collapsed configuration, in which the rack is adapted to store and display items.
Figure 1 - Figure 6 of the accompanying drawings illustrate various views of the rack 100 in accordance with the present invention. The rack 100 includes a front-frame 10, a back-frame 20, a pair of parallely disposed swiveling arms 30 and a plurality of swivable shelves. The front-frame 10 is an open ended frame with a horizontal edge portion and a pair of spaced apart side edge portions upstanding from extreme ends of the horizontal edge portion. More specifically, the front frame is a U-shaped structure made of metal or reinforced plastic. The back-frame 20 includes a top edge portion, a bottom edge portion and a pair of opposing side edge portions to define a closed rectangular frame. The back-frame 20 is also provided with

wire mesh structure that partially covers an interior of the back-frame 20. The back-frame 20 is having a width that is same as that of the front-frame 10 and a height that is greater than height of the front-frame 10. The made of metal or reinforced plastic. The back frame 20 is also made of metal or reinforced plastic. However, the present invention is not limited to any particular material or method used for configuring the front-frame 10 and the back-frame 20. Further, the front-frame 10 and the back-frame 20 are substantially flat.
The rack 100 in accordance with the present invention further includes a pair of parallely disposed swiveling arms 30 for interconnecting the front-frame 10 to the back-frame 20 in such a manner that the front-frame 10 is parallely aligned with the back-frame 20 and the side edge portions of the front-frame 10 get aligned with the side edge portions of the back-frame 20. More specifically, each of the pair of swiveling arms include a first end pivotably connected to a side edge portion of the front-frame 10 and a second end pivotably connected to a corresponding side edge portion of the back-frame 20. Further, the swiveling arms 30 are adapted to facilitate relative movement between front-frame 10 and the back-frame 20 by undergoing angular movement relative to the front-frame 10 and back-frame 20. More specifically, the swiveling arms 30 undergo angular movement relative to the back-frame 20 and the front-frame 10 to cause overlapping of the swiveling arms 30 with the back-frame 20 and the front-frame 10 to define a collapsed configuration of the rack 100. The rack 100 is in-operative, when in the collapsed configuration.

Similarly, the swiveling arms 30 may be angularly moved relative to the back-frame 20 and the front-frame 10 to cause the front-frame 10 to be at a maximum distance from the back-frame 20 to define an un-collapsed configuration of the rack 100. The rack 100 is operative, when in the un-collapsed configuration.
The rack 100 further includes a plurality of swivable shelves 40 for connecting the front-frame 10 and the back-frame 20. The plurality of swivable shelves 40 remain horizontal to facilitate supporting of items thereon, when the rack is in un-collapsed configuration. Further, the swivable shelves 40 are also adapted to swivel relative to the front-frame 10 and the back-frame 20 to overlap with the front-frame 10 and the back-frame 20, as the swiveling arms 30 undergo angular movement relative to the back-frame 20 and the front-frame 10 to bring the rack 100 in the collapsed configuration.
Technical Advancements and Economic Significance
The collapsible display rack in accordance with the present invention is adapted to be used for storing showcasing items. The collapsible display rack is collapsible into a very narrow overall dimension to facilitate easy handling and storing thereof. Further, the collapsible display rack is light in weight and can be conveniently carried. Still further, the collapsible display rack is sturdy and stable in construction.
While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the particular features of the preferred embodiment and the improvisation with regards to

it, it will be appreciated that various modifications can be made in the preferred embodiment without departing from the principles of the invention. These and other modifications in the nature of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, whereby it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the invention and not as a limitation.

We Claim:
1. A collapsible display rack for showcasing items, said collapsible
display rack comprising:
• a front-frame;
• a back-frame;
• a pair of parallely disposed swiveling arms interconnecting said front-frame to said back-frame and adapted to configure a collapsed position of said collapsible display rack in which said collapsible display rack is inoperative and an un-collapsed position in which said collapsible display rack is operative; and
• a plurality of swivable shelves for connecting said front-frame and said back-frame and adapted to support said items in said un-collapsed position of said collapsible display rack.

2. The collapsible display rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front-frame and said back-frame are substantially flat.
3. The collapsible display rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said swivable shelves are of a tray like configuration.
4. The collapsible display rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said swivable shelves are meshed.
5. The collapsible display rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said back-frame is meshed.

6) The collapsible display rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front-frame is adapted to facilitate easy access to said items kept on said shelves in said un-collapsed position of said collapsible display rack.