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A system and methods for positioning containers in a container display rack preferably include a container display rack array having a container rotation track stop and a plurality of containers including container rotation stop members. The container rotation track stops are positioned adjacent a c

A system and methods for positioning containers in a container display rack preferably include a container display rack array having a container rotation track stop and a plurality of containers including container rotation stop members. The container rotation track stops are positioned adjacent a common container track along which each of the plurality of containers advance in a forward path of travel to a forwardly extending dispensing area. The containers include one or more container rotation stop members each having one or more grooves formed in arcuate portions of each of the plurality of containers positioned to slidably engage the rotation track stops to prevent rotation of each of the plurality of containers as the containers advance in a forward path of travel to the forward dispensing area. The system and methods advantageously allow each of the containers to advance without rotating to the forward most portion of the forward dispensing area when the forward most container is removed.

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1. In combination, a plurality of containers and a container display rack system to prevent rotation of arcuate shaped portions of each of the plurality of containers, the system comprising;a gravity fed display rack array having a plurality of racks each positioned adjacent at least one other rack

1. In combination, a plurality of containers and a container display rack system to prevent rotation of arcuate shaped portions of each of the plurality of containers, the system comprising;a gravity fed display rack array having a plurality of racks each positioned adjacent at least one other rack in a side-by-side relationship so that the plurality of racks in combination define a plurality of columns and rows when the plurality of containers are positioned therein, the gravity fed display rack array also having a forwardly extending dispensing area defined by forward portions of each of the plurality of columns of the plurality of racks so that when thee plurality of containers are positioned in each of the columns gravity force allows each of the plurality of containers to move forward when one of the plurality of containers is removed from one of the columns of one of the plurality of racks at the forwardly extending dispensing area, each of the plurality of racks including a common container track along which the plurality of containers serially align, the common container track including container rotation stopping means for stopping the rotation of each of the plurality of containers when positioned along each of the common container tracks, the container rotation stopping means including first and second substantially parallel and spaced-apart track stop members extending longitudinally toward the forwardly extending dispensing area along the common container track and positioned to matingly engage the plurality of containers to prevent rotation of the plurality of containers; said plurality of containers positioned in each of the plurality of racks of the gravity fed display rack array, each of the plurality of containers having an arcuate shaped portion thereof and at least one container rotation stop member formed in the arcuate shaped portion of each of the plurality of containers and matingly engaging the container rotation stopping means of the common container track so that each of the plurality of containers positioned along the common container track is stopped from rotation when one of the plurality of containers is removed and the other of the plurality of containers moves forwardly by gravity feed to the forwardly extending dispensing area, each of the plurality of containers further including a bottom portion thereof having a substantially cylindrical shape, the container rotation stop member of each of the plurality of containers further including a pair of spaced-apart grooves extending along a length substantially similar to the length of the bottom portion of each of the plurality of containers to enhance guiding each of the plurality of containers along the first and second track stop members, the bottom portions of each of the plurality of containers positioned to slidably engage the first and second track stop members to prevent rotation of each of the plurality of containers when positioned to advance in a forward direction to the forwardly extending dispensing area.