Retail merchandise tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10694869-B2
Application number	US-201916580768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	Dec 1, 2017
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

A retail merchandise tray is provided. The retail merchandise tray includes a pair of load bearing members, a front stop mounted to the load bearing members, a wire support structure removably attached to the front stop and load bearing members, a pusher that slides along the wire support structure, and a pair of movable divider assemblies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retail merchandise tray assembly having a front, a rear, and opposed sides, the retail merchandise tray assembly comprising:
a pair of opposed load bearing members;
a front stop mounted to the pair of load bearing members, wherein the front stop is located at the front of the retail merchandise tray assembly;
a wire support structure mounted between the pair of load bearing members;
a pusher mounted to the wire support structure, the pusher movable along the wire support structure toward and away from the front stop along a first axis;
at least one divider assembly; a pair of spacers aligned along the first axis and interposed between the pair of load bearing members and situated below the wire support structure;
a baffle plate slidable relative to the pair of load bearing members and relative to the wire support structure along the first axis such that the retail merchandise tray assembly has a variable length measured along the first axis, wherein the baffle plate is below the wire support structure, wherein the baffle plate includes an upwardly extending inclined tab.

2. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pusher includes a locking arm, the locking arm operable to lock the pusher in a locked position, wherein in the locked position the pusher is prevented from moving toward the front stop along the first axis.

3. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 2 , wherein sliding the baffle plate along the first axis toward the front stop transitions the locking arm from the locked position to an unlocked position wherein the pusher is free to move toward the front stop along the first axis.

4. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 3 , wherein the at least one divider assembly includes a pair of divider assemblies movable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein each divider assembly includes a divider wall and a pair of wire supports removably attached to the divider wall by a resilient connection.

5. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 4 , wherein each divider wall includes an upright portion having opposed sides and a flange protruding perpendicularly from the upright portion.

6. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein a tab plate extends between the pair of opposed load bearing members and includes a downwardly depending tab.

7. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 5 , wherein the baffle plate includes a slot, the downwardly depending tab extending through the slot, and wherein an abutted contact between the downwardly depending tab and an end of the slot prevents the baffle plate from sliding further relative to the pair of opposed load bearing members.

8. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the baffle plate includes a pair of opposed sidewalls extending parallel to the pair of opposed load bearing members, wherein a cut out in the form of a downwardly opening hook is provided in each of the pair of opposed sidewalls, the cut outs are configured to receive the support surface, wherein the support surface is a retail merchandise support bar.

9. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 8 , wherein the pair of opposed sidewalls are in sliding contact with the pair of opposed load bearing members.

10. A retail merchandise tray assembly, comprising:
a pair of opposed load bearing members; a front stop mounted to the pair of bad bearing members;
a wire support structure supported at bast in part by the pair of bad bearing members;
a pusher mounted to the wire support structure, the pusher movable along the wire support structure toward and away from the front stop along a first axis;
at least one divider assembly; a pair of spacers aligned along the first axis and interposed between the pair of bad bearing members; and
a baffle plate slidably mounted between the pair of load bearing members, the baffle plate includes a pair of opposed sidewalls extending parallel to the pair of opposed load bearing members, the baffle plate slidable relative to the pair of load bearing members and the wire support structure along the first axis such that the pair of opposed sidewalls are in sliding contact with the pair of opposed load bearing members, wherein the baffle plate is below the wire support structure, wherein the baffle plate includes an upwardly extending inclined tab.

11. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 10 , wherein the pusher includes a locking arm for locking the pusher in a locked position.

12. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 11 , wherein in a first position of the baffle plate relative to the pair of load bearing members and the wire support structure the retail merchandise tray assembly has a first longitudinal length, and in a second position of the baffle plate relative to the pair of load bearing members and the wire support structure the retail merchandise tray assembly has a second longitudinal length greater than the first longitudinal length, wherein sliding the baffle plate along the first axis toward the front stop transitions the pusher from the locked position to an unlocked position.

13. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 10 , wherein the at least one divider assembly includes a pair of divider assemblies movable relative to one another and arranged such that the pair of load bearing members are interposed between the pair of divider assemblies.

14. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 10 , wherein the wire support structure has opposed first and second ends, the wire support structure removably attached at the first end to the front stop and removably attached at the second end to the pair of load bearing members.

15. The retail merchandise tray assembly of claim 10 , wherein a cut out in the form of a downwardly opening hook is provided in each of the pair of opposed sidewalls, the cut outs are configured to receive the support surface, wherein the support surface is a retail merchandise support bar.

Assignees

• Fasteners For Retail Inc

Inventors

• Nagel Thomas O

Classifications

• A47B57/58 Primary

  with means for adjusting partitions horizontally (book-ends A47B65/00) · CPC title

• A47F1/12

  dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack {(A47F1/087 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A47F1/04

  Racks or} containers with arrangements for dispensing articles {, e.g. by means of gravity or springs · CPC title

• A47B96/021

  Structural features of shelf bases · CPC title

• A47F1/126 Primary

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title