Anti-sweeping tray

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9254049-B2
Application number	US-201313826140-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Nov 3, 2011
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

A merchandise pusher tray is provided. The merchandise pusher tray includes a base structure. The base structure is configurable for bar or shelf mounting. The base structure includes a pair of load bearing members for supporting a floor of the base structure. The merchandise pusher tray also includes at least one divider mounted to and adjustable in a first direction relative to the base structure. The merchandise pusher tray includes an anti-sweeping security structure mounted to the base structure. The anti-sweeping security structure extends along a portion or the entirety of the merchandise channel and is adjustable in at least one of vertical and horizontal and is fixed rotationally over the merchandise channel. The merchandise pusher tray with the anti-sweeping structure includes a locking member pivotally attached to the reinforcement bar for securing the tray to the retail merchandise bar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A merchandise pusher tray, comprising:
a base structure extending between a front end of the base structure and a rear end of the base structure;
a retail merchandise channel having a length extending between the front end and the rear end;
a pusher movable relative to the base structure along a first axis;
a pair of dividers mounted to the base structure and slideably movable relative to the base structure along a second axis generally perpendicular to the first axis;
a security structure mounted to the base structure and extending at least partially along the length of the retail merchandise channel;
a front stop mounted to the base structure at the front end;
wherein the base structure, pair of dividers, front stop, and security structure respectively bound a bottom, opposed sides, a front, and a top, of the retail merchandise channel, and are configurable to permit removal of a single item of retail merchandise at a time upwardly out of the retail merchandise channel proximate the front stop;
wherein the pair of dividers are slideable to vary a width of the retail merchandise channel defined between the pair of dividers.

2. The tray of claim 1 wherein the security structure is mounted to the base structure and arranged such that it is situated proximate an upper-most edge of the single item of retail merchandise.

3. The tray of claim 1 wherein the security structure includes a keyed aperture to prevent rotation of the security structure.

4. The tray of claim 1 wherein the security structure is adjustable in at least one of vertical or horizontal.

5. A merchandise pusher tray, comprising:
a base structure for supporting one or more items of retail merchandise; the base structure extending between a front end of the base structure and a rear end of the base structure;
a retail merchandise channel having a length extending between the front end and the rear end;
a pusher slidably mounted to the base structure; the pusher configured to slide from proximately the back end to the front end of the base structure along the length of the retail merchandise channel; and

a pair of slideably movable dividers mounted to the base structure; and
a security structure mounted to the base structure and arranged such that it is situated proximate an upper-most edge of the one or more items of retail merchandise; and
wherein the pair of dividers are slideable to vary a width of the retail merchandise channel defined between the pair of dividers.

6. The tray of claim 5 , wherein the security structure is mounted to the base structure and extends at least partially along the length of a retail merchandise channel.

7. The tray of claim 5 , comprising a front stop mounted to the base structure at the front end; and wherein the base structure, pair of dividers, front stop, and security structure respectively bound a bottom, opposed sides, a front and a top of the retail merchandise channel, such that only a single item of retail merchandise at a time is removable upwardly out of the retail merchandise channel proximate the front stop.

8. The tray of claim 5 , wherein the security structure includes a keyed aperture to prevent rotation of the security structure.

9. The tray of claim 5 , wherein the security structure is adjustable in at least one of vertical or horizontal.

10. The tray of claim 9 , wherein the security structure adjustable in vertical and horizontal.

Assignees

• Nagel Thomas O
• Southern Imperial Inc

Inventors

• Nagel Thomas O

Classifications

• A47F5/08

  secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices · CPC title

• A47F5/0861

  Anti-theft means therefor · CPC title

• A47F3/0486

  for charging, displaying or discharging the articles · CPC title

• A47F1/04 Primary

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

• A47F1/126 Primary

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title