Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47F-001/04
A47F-007/00
A47F-003/14
A47B-043/00
A47B-047/00
A47B-057/00
A47F-005/00
A47B-073/00
A47F-007/28
A47B-087/02
A47F-001/12
A47F-003/02
B42F-007/12
A47B-057/58
출원번호
US-0444296
(2014-07-28)
등록번호
US-8998005
(2015-04-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Hardy, Stephen N.
출원인 / 주소
RTC Industries, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
인용정보
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4인용 특허 :
388
초록▼
A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two diffe
A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two different conditions, locked and unlocked. In a locked condition, the relationship between the divider and the front rail resists alteration in any direction with respect to each other. In the unlocked condition, the dividers may be freely slid laterally along the front rail, while remaining perpendicular to the front rail. The one or more dividers may lock to the front rail through the use of corresponding teeth, resilient surfaces, a locking tab, a locking bar and/or a cam.
대표청구항▼
1. A product management display system comprising: a tray defining a surface formed by a plurality of rails,a pusher mechanism configured to be mountable on the surface of the tray, the pusher mechanism including a pusher surface and a pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface, wherei
1. A product management display system comprising: a tray defining a surface formed by a plurality of rails,a pusher mechanism configured to be mountable on the surface of the tray, the pusher mechanism including a pusher surface and a pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface, wherein the pusher floor is configured to slide across the surface of the tray,a coiled spring defining a first end and a coiled second end, wherein the second coiled end is configured to operatively connect behind the pusher surface,at least one divider configured to be mountable to the tray for dividing displayed products into rows, anda vertical retainer configured to be received by the tray, the vertical retainer extending upwardly from a front portion of the tray,wherein the vertical retainer is configured to receive the first end of the coiled spring and the pusher mechanism is configured to be held onto the display system only by the coiled spring. 2. The product management display system of claim 1, wherein the retainer is configured to receive the first end of the coiled spring. 3. The product management display system of claim 2, wherein the tray further comprises a lip, wherein the lip and the retainer together form a recess, and wherein the recess is adapted to receive the first end of the coiled spring. 4. The product management display system of claim 3, wherein the first end of the spring curves downwardly from the pusher floor into the recess formed by the lip and the retainer. 5. The product management display system of claim 1, further comprising an adapter configured to be secured to the retainer. 6. The product management display system of claim 5, wherein the adapter further comprises a wall, and a curved portion, wherein the retainer further comprises a curved slot, and wherein the curved slot is configured to receive the curved portion of the adapter. 7. The product management display system of claim 6 wherein the curved slot extends the length of the retainer to allow for the adapter to be positioned anywhere along the length of the retainer. 8. The product management display system of claim 6 wherein the curved portion of the adapter curves upwardly. 9. The product management display system of claim 8, wherein the divider further comprises at least one connecting portion having at least one elongated angled surface and at least one projection wherein the at least one elongated angled surface and the at least one projection are configured to fit between the rails to secure the divider between the rails. 10. The product management display system of claim 9, wherein the teeth define a flank surface and a face surface and wherein the at least one elongated angled surface is configured to engage the face surface and the at least one projection is configured to engage the flank surface. 11. The product management display system of claim 1, wherein the divider is configured to be secured between the rails to provide for adjustment. 12. The product management display system of claim 11, wherein the connecting portion comprises a second elongated angled surface and a second projection, wherein the rails define teeth, and wherein the elongated angled surfaces and the projections are configured to fit between the teeth to secure the divider between the rails. 13. The product management display system of claim 1, wherein the tray defines a first side and a second side, the first side having at least one groove configured to receive a correspondingly shaped tongue from a second tray and the second side having at least one tongue configured to fit into a correspondingly shaped groove of a third tray. 14. A method of forming a product management display system comprising: forming a tray of a plurality of rails, the tray defining a surface,configuring a pusher mechanism to be mountable on the surface of the tray, the pusher mechanism including a pusher surface and a pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface, wherein the pusher floor is configured to slide across the surface of the tray,providing a coiled spring defining a first end and a coiled second end and being extendable across the pusher floor, wherein the second coiled end is configured to operatively connected behind the pusher surface,providing at least one divider that is mountable to the tray for dividing displayed products into rows,providing a vertical retainer configured to be received by the tray, the vertical retainer extending upwardly from a front portion of the tray, andconfiguring the vertical retainer to receive the first end of the coiled spring and configuring the pusher mechanism to be held onto the display system by only the coiled spring. 15. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 14, further comprising configuring the retainer to receive the first end of the coiled spring. 16. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 14, further comprising providing an adapter configured to be secured to the retainer. 17. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 16, further comprising providing the adapter with a wall, and a curved portion, and providing the retainer with a curved slot, and wherein the curved slot is configured to receive the curved portion of the adapter. 18. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 17 further comprising extending the curved slot the length of the retainer to allow for the adapter to be positioned anywhere along the length of the retainer. 19. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 18 further comprising curving the curved portion of the adapter upwardly. 20. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 16, further comprising configuring the divider to be secured between the rails to provide for adjustment. 21. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 14, further comprising providing the tray with a lip, and forming the lip and the retainer to form a recess, and adapting the recess to receive the first end of the coiled spring. 22. The method of forming a product management display system of claim 21, further comprising curving the first end of the spring downwardly from the pusher floor into the recess formed by the lip and the retainer.
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