Horizontal platform and advertisement display apparatus and method of using same

摘要

A unique beverage holder is adapted to be mounted on a vertical wall surface, and includes a cantilevered beverage holder platform and an advertising display, preferably including a slot or other arrangement for receiving an advertising media and an outwardly facing window for viewing the advertisement. The device is preferably installed in bathrooms, and the like, such as above urinals to provide bathroom users with a place to set their beverage, and at the same time attracting attention to the advertisement while the user is captive. In one embodiment, the beverage holder is adapted to be reversibly mounted on a wall bracket such that the shelf unit may alternately be at the top or bottom of the device. The reversible beverage holder is preferably secured to the wall bracket by release tabs.

主权项

1. A reversible horizontal platform and advertising display apparatus comprising:
a wall bracket mountable to a substantially vertical surface, the wall bracket having a top edge and a bottom edge with an outwardly facing recess adapted to receive an advertisement in an advertising window of a reversible main body; wherein the wall bracket further includes flanges spaced from the vertical surface along side edges of the wall bracket, the flanges including a stop surface near the bottom edge, and a release tab near the top edge; and the reversible main body having a substantially horizontal platform cantilevered to the main body and extending outwardly from the vertical surface; wherein the reversible main body is slidably mounted onto the wall bracket, the reversible main body having rails adapted to slidably engage the flanges of the wall bracket, the rails forming recesses near top and bottom edges of the main body, wherein the recess near the bottom edge provides a stop feature that engages the stop surface of the wall bracket and the release tab is adapted to flex inwardly to permit the main body to be slidably mounted onto the wall bracket, the release tab unflexing when the top recess of the reversible main body clears the release tab.