Adjustable apparatus for product display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10646052-B2
Application number	US-201715831687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2017
Priority date	Jan 13, 2017
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

An example adjustable product display apparatus is provided that includes a body configured to be mounted to a shelf. The body includes a proximal end, a distal end, a bottom surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a top surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end at an angle relative to the bottom surface. The top surface is configured to support one or more products thereon. A distance between the bottom surface and the top surface increases from the proximal end to the distal and the distance at the distal end of the body defining a rear height of the body. The adjustable product display apparatus includes an expandable support disposed at the distal end of the body. Adjustment of the expandable support varies a height of the expandable support and simultaneously adjusts the rear height of the body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adjustable product display apparatus, comprising:
a body configured to be mounted to a shelf, the body including:
a proximal end;
a distal end;
a bottom surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end; and
a top surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end at an angle relative to the bottom surface, the top surface configured to support one or more products thereon, a length of the top surface is defined by a distance between the proximal and distal ends, a width of the top surface is defined by a distance between opposing sides of the top surface, the top surface defining a planar form uninterrupted by openings along the entire length and width of the top surface, the top surface configured to direct sliding of the one or more products along the top surface from the distal end to the proximal end, a distance between the bottom surface and the top surface increases from the proximal end to the distal and the distance at the distal end of the body defining a rear height of the body; and

an expandable support disposed at the distal end of the body, adjustment of the expandable support varying a height of the expandable support, the expandable support including an opening formed in the body at or near the distal end and a foot including a rod for threaded engagement into the opening;
wherein threading the rod into the opening of the body reduces the height of the expandable support and simultaneously reduces the rear height of the body; and
wherein threading the rod out of the opening of the body increases the height of the expandable support and simultaneously increases the rear height of the body.

2. The adjustable product display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein adjustment of the rear height of the body changes the angle of the top surface relative to the bottom surface.

3. The adjustable product display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the angle of the top surface relative to the bottom surface is adjustable with the expandable support by up to about thirty degrees.

4. The adjustable product display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the opening in the body extends only a portion of the distance from the bottom surface towards the top surface.

5. The adjustable product display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body is tapered with a thickness as measured between the top and bottom surfaces increasing from the proximal end to the distal end.

6. The adjustable product display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body includes first and second side walls extending between the proximal and distal ends, the first and second side walls covering at least a portion of the expandable support.

7. The adjustable product display of apparatus claim 1 , wherein the body includes one or more rivets extending from the bottom surface configured for engagement with openings in a surface of the shelf for mounting the body to the shelf.

8. The adjustable product display of apparatus claim 1 , wherein the body includes one or more magnets at or near the bottom surface configured to engage a surface of the shelf for mounting of the body to the shelf.

9. The adjustable product display of apparatus claim 1 , comprising an interlocking joint at the proximal end of the body configured to detachably mount the proximal end of the body to the shelf.

10. The adjustable product display of apparatus claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the body includes a spring-loaded pusher configured to direct movement of the one or more products along the top surface from the distal end to the proximal end.

11. The adjustable product display of apparatus claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the body is pivotally coupled to the bottom surface at the proximal end.

12. The adjustable product display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the foot of the expandable support is fixedly secured to the rod.

13. The adjustable product display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the top surface extends entirely from a left side to a right side of the body, and the top surface extends entirely from the proximal end to the distal end of the body.

14. An adjustable product display system, comprising:
a shelf including a top surface; and
an adjustable product display apparatus including:
a body configured to be mounted to the top surface of the shelf, the body including (i) a proximal end, (ii) a distal end, (iii) a bottom surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and (iii) a top surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end at an angle relative to the bottom surface, the top surface configured to support one or more products thereon, a length of the top surface is defined by a distance between the proximal and distal ends, a width of the top surface is defined by a distance between opposing sides of the top surface, the top surface defining a planar form uninterrupted by openings along the entire length and width of the top surface, the top surface configured to direct sliding of the one or more products along the top surface from the distal end to the proximal end, a distance between the bottom surface and the top surface increases from the proximal end to the distal end and the distance at the distal end of the body defining a rear height of the body; and
an expandable support disposed at the distal end of the body, adjustment of the expandable support varying a height of the expandable support, the expandable support including (i) an opening formed in the body at or near the distal end, and (ii) a foot including a rod for threaded engagement into the opening,

wherein threading the rod into the opening of the body reduces the height of the expandable support and simultaneously reduces the rear height of the body; and
wherein threading the rod out of the opening of the body increases the height of the expandable support and simultaneously increases the rear height of the body.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein adjustment of the rear height of the body changes the angle of the top surface relative to the bottom surface.

16. The adjustable product display system of claim 14 , wherein the shelf comprises anchor points in the form of lateral rails disposed at or near front and rear edges of the shelf, and wherein the adjustable product display apparatus engages with and travels laterally along the lateral rails of the shelf.

17. A method of adjusting a product display, comprising:
mounting an adjustable product display apparatus to a top surface of a shelf, the adjustable product display including a bottom surface extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the adjustable product display apparatus, and a top surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end at an angle relative to the bottom surface, the top surface configured to support one or more products thereon, a length of the top surface is defined by a distance between the proximal and distal ends, a width of the top surface is defined by a distance between opposing sides of the top surface, the top surface defining a planar form uninterrupted by openings along the entire length and width of the top surface, the top surface configured to direct sliding of the one or more products along the top surface from the distal end to the proximal end, a distance between the bottom surface and the top surface increases from the proximal end to the distal end and the distance between the bottom and top surfaces at the distal end of the body defining an adjustable rear height of the body;
adjusting an expandable support disposed between the bottom surface and the top surface at the dist

Assignees

• Walmart Apollo Llc

Inventors

• Taylor Robert James
• Bellar Jason
• Sibley Jamison Lonnie Kyle

Classifications

• A47B65/00

  Book-troughs; Accessories specially adapted for book-storing, e.g. book-ends · CPC title

• A47B57/04

  with means for adjusting the inclination of the shelves · CPC title

• A47F1/126 Primary

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title

• A47F5/005

  Partitions therefore (horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90) · CPC title

• A47F7/0014 Primary

  for a horizontal stack of flat articles in an almost vertical position; Stabilising means therefor · CPC title