Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47F-001/04
A47F-005/00
A47F-007/04
A47B-073/00
A47B-057/58
A47F-001/12
A47F-001/00
A47F-007/00
출원번호
US-0879232
(2015-10-09)
등록번호
US-9504321
(2016-11-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Hardy, Stephen N.
출원인 / 주소
RTC Industries, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
10인용 특허 :
424
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 that may define a cam glide.
대표청구항▼
1. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail; andat least one divider configured to attach to the front rail and separate product into rows,wherein the at least one divider includes a divider wall extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a divider floor perpendicular to
1. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail; andat least one divider configured to attach to the front rail and separate product into rows,wherein the at least one divider includes a divider wall extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold product, anda cam coupled to the divider, the cam defining a cam glide extending outwardly from the cam and extending beneath the divider floor and contacting the front rail, wherein the cam is configured to move between a first position and a second position,wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the first position and the cam glide contacts the front rail,wherein the at least one divider is out of contact with the front rail when the cam is in the first position, andwherein the at least one divider resists movement in the lateral direction parallel to and along the front rail when the cam is in the second position and the cam glide is not in contact with the front rail. 2. The merchandise display system of claim 1, wherein the at least one divider is configured to move in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when product is positioned on the divider floor. 3. The merchandise display system of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of dividers each including a cam defining a cam glide, wherein a force on an outermost divider of the plurality of dividers will cause each of the plurality of dividers to move in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cams for each of the plurality of dividers are in the first position and the cam glide contacts the front rail. 4. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail;at least one divider configured to attach to the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier, a divider wall extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider wall separates the divider floor into a first portion and a second portion and each of the first portion and the second portion are configured to hold product;a first pusher mechanism configured to slide along at least part of the first portion;a second pusher mechanism configured to slide along at least part of the second portion; anda cam coupled to the at least one divider, the cam defining a cam glide and configured to move between a first position and a second position,wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to and along the front rail when the cam is in the first position and the cam glide is in contact with the front rail,wherein the at least one divider is out of contact with the front rail when the cam is in the first position, andwherein the at least one divider resists movement in the lateral direction parallel to and along the front rail when the cam is in the second position and the cam glide is not in contact with the front rail. 5. The merchandise display system of claim 4, wherein each of the first and second pusher mechanisms comprises: a pusher surface, a pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface, and a coiled spring having a coiled end and a free end, wherein the coiled end is positioned behind the pusher surface and the first and second pusher mechanisms are attached to the merchandise display system only by the coiled spring. 6. The merchandise display system of claim 4, wherein the at least one divider defines a divider engaging member and the at least one front rail defines a front rail engaging member, and wherein the divider engaging member is configured to engage the front rail engaging member. 7. The merchandise display system of claim 6, wherein the divider engaging member defines divider teeth on at least one surface of the divider engaging member and the front rail engaging member defines front rail teeth on at least one surface of the front rail engaging member, and wherein the divider teeth are configured to engage the front rail teeth. 8. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail;at least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier, the at least one divider further including a divider wall, the at least one divider further including a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold product; anda front lock coupled to the front end of the divider,wherein the front lock is in front of the barrier and in front of the divider wall and is configured to be digitally accessible when product is on the divider floor;wherein the front lock is shiftable between a first position and a second position,wherein the front lock lifts the divider up off of and out of contact with the front rail when in the first position and permits slidable movement of the divider relative to the front rail, andwherein the front lock prevents slidable movement of the divider relative to the front rail when in the second position. 9. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail;at least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider further including a divider wall,a floor configured to engage the front rail and to hold product,a front lock coupled to a front end of the floor,a pusher mechanism mounted to the floor and configured to slide along the floor,wherein the front lock is in front of the pusher mechanism and is configured to be digitally accessible when product is on the floor;wherein the front lock is shiftable between a first position and a second position,wherein the front lock moves the floor out of engagement with the front rail when in the first position and permits slidable movement of the floor relative to the front rail, andwherein the front lock prevents slidable movement of the floor relative to the front rail when in the second position. 10. The merchandise display system of claim 9, wherein the front lock defines a cam surface that engages and disengages with the front rail. 11. The merchandise display system of claim 10, wherein the front lock rotates between the first and second positions. 12. The merchandise display system of claim 9, wherein the divider and the floor are spaced laterally from each other on the front rail. 13. The merchandise display system of claim 9, further comprising a front barrier mounted to the front end of the floor.
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