Retail merchandise tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10709263-B2
Application number	US-202016803566-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2020
Priority date	Dec 1, 2017
Publication date	Jul 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 14, 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, comprising:
a pair of opposed load bearing members;
a front stop wall mounted to the pair of load bearing members;
a support frame including a lateral element and at least one longitudinal element extending perpendicularly from the lateral element, wherein the lateral element includes a pair of opposed ends, wherein one end from said pair of opposed ends includes an inner abutment and an outer key, the inner abutment and the outer key protrude from the lateral element at said one end; the outer key, the inner abutment and the lateral element are integrally formed as one piece, wherein the outer key is arranged to pass through a keyway formed in a first load bearing member from said pair of load bearing members such that the first load bearing member is located between the outer key and the inner abutment, wherein the outer key and the inner abutment prevent the first load bearing member from moving laterally relative to the lateral element; and
a pusher mounted to the support frame, the pusher movable along the support frame toward and away from the front stop wall along a first axis, wherein the pusher is configured to push products towards the front stop wall.

2. The retail merchandise tray of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one divider assembly movable relative to the pair of opposed load bearing members along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
a pair of spacers aligned along the first axis and interposed between the pair of load bearing members and situated below the support frame.

3. The retail merchandise tray of claim 2 , wherein the at least one divider assembly includes a pair of divider assemblies movable about the second axis and arranged such that the pair of load bearing members are interposed between the pair of divider assemblies.

4. The retail merchandise tray of claim 2 , wherein the support frame has opposed front and rear sections, wherein the rear section includes the lateral element, wherein the support frame is removably attached at the front section to the front stop and removably attached at the rear section to the pair of load bearing members.

5. The retail merchandise tray of claim 4 , wherein each divider assembly comprises a divider wall that includes an upright portion having opposed sides, wherein a flange extends perpendicularly from at least one of the opposed sides of each upright portion respectively.

6. The retail merchandise tray of claim 5 , wherein each divider assembly includes a baffle plate extension connected to each flange respectively by a slidable connection, and wherein each baffle plate extension is mounted to each of the pair of spacers by a slidable connection such that each baffle plate extension is slidable relative to the pair of spacers and relative to each divider wall respectively.

7. The retail merchandise tray of claim 6 , wherein the slidable connection between each baffle plate extension and each flange comprises a tab depending downwardly from each flange respectively and a slot formed in each baffle plate extension which receives a corresponding tab respectively, and wherein the slidable connection between each baffle plate extension and the pair of spacers includes a first pair of clips formed on the baffle plate extension, with a first clip from each first pair of clips connected to a first spacer from the pair of spacers, and a second clip from each first pair of clips connected to a second spacer from the pair of spacers.

8. The retail merchandise tray of claim 7 , further comprising a baffle plate connected to the pair of spacers, the baffle plate including a second pair of clips, with a third clip from the second pair of clips connected to the first spacer from the pair of spacers, and a fourth clip from the second pair of clips connected to the second spacer from the pair of spacers.

9. The retail merchandise tray of claim 2 , further comprising a shelf mounting arrangement for mounting the retail merchandise tray to a shelf, the shelf mounting arrangement comprising one of:
a mounting plate removably attached to one of the pair of spacers, the mounting plate having extensions configured to extend into apertures of the shelf to fix the tray to the shelf; or
a mounting rail configured for mounting to the shelf and at least one mounting tab, the mounting rail including a plurality of spaced apart teeth arranged to receive the at least one mounting tab in a space between corresponding adjacent teeth from said plurality of spaced apart teeth, the at least one mounting tab being formed on the front stop.

10. The retail merchandise tray of claim 9 , wherein the front stop includes a mounting portion and an upright portion, wherein the mounting portion is one of integrally formed with the upright portion as a rigid one piece component or formed as a separate piece from the upright portion with a hinge formed between the upright portion and the mounting portion such that the upright portion is rotatable about the hinge relative to the mounting portion.

11. The retail merchandise tray of claim 2 , wherein each divider assembly includes a divider wall and a pair of supports, each pair of supports removably attached to each divider wall respectively by a resilient connection.

12. A retail merchandise tray for storing products therein, comprising:
a frame configured to mount the merchandise tray to a support structure;
a front stop wall mounted to the frame;
a pusher mounted to the frame, the pusher movable toward and away from the front stop wall along a first axis;
at least one divider assembly movable relative to the frame along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis to adjust a width of the retail merchandise tray, wherein the at least one divider includes a divider wall and a pair of supports;
wherein each divider wall includes an upright portion having opposed sides, wherein a flange extends perpendicular from at least one of the opposed sides of each upright portion respectively;
wherein the at least one divider assembly further comprises a baffle plate extension connected to each flange by a slidable connection, and wherein each baffle plate extension is mounted to the frame by a slidable connection such that each baffle plate extension is slidable relative to the frame and each divider wall respectively;
wherein the slidable connection between each baffle plate extension and each flange comprise a tab depending downwardly from each flange and a slot formed in each baffle plate extension which receives a respective tab of a corresponding flange.

13. The retail merchandise tray of claim 12 , wherein the at least one divider assembly includes a pair of divider assemblies movable along the second axis and arranged such that the frame is interposed between the pair of divider assemblies.

14. The retail merchandise tray of claim 12 , wherein the slidable connection between each baffle plate extension and the frame includes a pair of clips formed on each baffle plate extension, each pair of clips slidably connected to the frame.

15. The retail merchandise tray of claim 14 , further comprising a baffle plate connected to the frame, the baffle plate including a pair of second clips connected to the frame.

Assignees

• Nagel Thomas O
• Fasteners For Retail Inc

Inventors

• Nagel Thomas O

Classifications

• A47F5/005

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

• A47F1/126 Primary

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title

• A47B57/58

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

• A47F1/04

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

• A47F1/12

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