Product management display system with rail mounting clip
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47G-029/087
A47F-005/00
A47F-001/04
A47F-007/00
A47B-057/58
A47F-001/12
G09F-003/20
A47F-005/08
A47B-073/00
A47F-003/02
A47F-003/14
A47F-007/28
A47B-087/02
B42F-007/12
출원번호
US-0746355
(2015-06-22)
등록번호
US-9510677
(2016-12-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Hardy, Stephen N.
출원인 / 주소
RTC Industries, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
424
초록▼
A product management display system for merchandising products on a shelf includes a rail mounting clip structure for removably coupling a front rail to a shelf, the shelf having a channel structure extending along a portion of a front edge. Upon removable engagement with the shelf, the front rail m
A product management display system for merchandising products on a shelf includes a rail mounting clip structure for removably coupling a front rail to a shelf, the shelf having a channel structure extending along a portion of a front edge. Upon removable engagement with the shelf, the front rail may be used to engage with one or more divider and pusher devices configured to display products on a shelf.
대표청구항▼
1. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail having a rail mounting clip secured to a front end of the front rail, the rail mounting clip having at least one flexure structure configured to engage with a channel that extends along at least a portion of a front edge of a shelf; andat leas
1. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail having a rail mounting clip secured to a front end of the front rail, the rail mounting clip having at least one flexure structure configured to engage with a channel that extends along at least a portion of a front edge of a shelf; andat least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider further including a divider wall and a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold products;wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the at least one divider is engaged with the front rail,wherein when the front rail is coupled to the rail mounting clip, before engagement of the rail mounting clip with the channel of the shelf, a planar surface of the front rail and a back wall structure of the rail mounting clip forms an angle of less than 90 degrees, andwherein upon engagement of the rail mounting clip with the channel of the shelf, the flexure structure flexes to form an interference fit between the shelf and the rail mounting clip, and one or more of the front rail and the back wall structure of the rail mounting clip flexes to urge the planar surface of the front rail to lie flat on a top surface on the shelf. 2. The merchandise display system of claim 1, wherein the rail mounting clip is removably mounted to the front rail. 3. The merchandise display system of claim 2 wherein the rail mounting clip is connected to the front rail by an interference fit. 4. The merchandise display system of claim 1, wherein an elbow bracket structure of the front rail is received into a channel on the rail mounting clip to removably couple the rail mounting clip to the front rail. 5. The merchandise display system of claim 4, wherein the channel on the rail mounting clip is formed between a hook structure and a tongue structure. 6. The merchandise display system of claim 4, wherein the rail mounting clip is slidable relative to the front rail in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal length of the rail mounting clip. 7. The merchandise display system of claim 1, wherein the rail mounting clip further comprises at least one flange structure extending along a longitudinal length of the rail mounting clip for structural rigidity. 8. The merchandise display system of claim 1, wherein engagement of the rail mounting clip with the channel of the shelf results in a planar surface of the front rail being approximately perpendicular to a back wall structure of the rail mounting clip. 9. The merchandise display system of claim 1, wherein the flexure structure is configured to compress upon engagement of the rail mounting clip with the channel of the shelf. 10. The merchandise display system of claim 9, wherein the flexure structure further comprises a contact surface, and wherein upon engagement of the rail mounting clip with the channel of the shelf, an interference fit is formed between the contact surface of the flexure structure, the back wall structure of the rail mounting clip, and a front wall and a back wall of the channel. 11. A merchandise display system comprising: a front rail coupling system, the front rail coupling system having a front rail section unitarily-formed with a rail mounting clip section, the rail mounting clip section further comprising:at least one flexure structure configured to engage with a channel that extends along at least a portion of a front edge of a shelf; andat least one divider configured to engage the front rail section, the at least one divider further including a divider wall and a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold products,wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail section when the at least one divider is engaged with the front rail section,wherein a planar surface of the front rail section forms an angle of less than 90 degrees relative to a back wall structure of the rail mounting clip section, andwherein upon engagement of the rail mounting clip section with the channel of the shelf, the flexure structure flexes to form an interference fit between the shelf and the rail mounting clip, and one or more of the front rail section and the back wall structure of the rail mounting clip section flexes to urge the planar surface of the front rail to lie flat on a top surface on the shelf. 12. The merchandise display system of claim 11, wherein the rail mounting clip section further comprises at least one flange structure extending along a longitudinal length of the rail mounting clip section for structural rigidity. 13. The merchandise display system of claim 11, wherein the flexure structure is configured to compress upon engagement of the rail mounting clip section with the channel of the shelf. 14. The merchandise display system of claim 13, wherein the flexure structure further comprises a contact surface, and wherein upon engagement of the rail mounting clip section with the channel of the shelf, an interference fit is formed between the contact surface of the flexure structure, the back wall structure of the rail mounting clip section, and a front wall and a back wall of the channel. 15. 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 and a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold products; anda rail mounting clip secured to a front end of the front rail, the rail mounting clip having at least one flexible finger structure configured to engage with a channel that extends along at least a portion of a front edge of a shelf,wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the at least one divider is engaged with the front rail,wherein securing the front end of the front rail to the rail mounting clip results in a planar surface of the front rail forming an angle of less than 90 degrees relative to a back wall structure of the rail mounting clip, andwherein upon engagement of the rail mounting clip with the channel of the shelf, one or more of the front rail and the back wall structure of the rail mounting clip flexes to urge the planar surface of the front rail to lie flat on a top surface on the shelf. 16. The merchandise display system of claim 15, wherein the at least one flexible finger structure is configured to form an interference fit with the channel of the shelf. 17. The merchandise display system of claim 15 wherein the rail mounting clip is removably coupled to the front rail. 18. The merchandise display system of claim 17, wherein an elbow bracket structure of the front rail is received into a channel on the rail mounting clip to removably couple the rail mounting clip to the front rail.
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