Anti-tip guide for product merchandiser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9427095-B2
Application number	US-201414181203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2014
Priority date	Apr 3, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

An anti-tip guide for a merchandising shelf including an associated support member for supporting at least one associated object for display and/or dispensing, and a pair of associated dividers mounted to the support member and spaced from each other. The pair of spaced dividers define between them a longitudinal pathway along which the associated at least one object can travel from a rear position to a front position on the associated support member. The anti-tip guide includes a first section mounted to one of the pair of associated dividers and extending along a plane of the one of the pair of associated dividers. A second section of the anti-tip guide protrudes away from the first section. A third section extends from the second section. At least one of the second and third sections includes a material which is more resilient than is a material of the first section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A merchandising assembly including an associated support member for supporting at least one associated object for display and/or dispensing, and a pair of dividers mounted generally perpendicular to said associated support member and spaced from each other, the pair of spaced dividers defining between them a longitudinal pathway along which the associated at least one object can travel from a rear position to a front position on the associated support member;
an anti-tip guide comprising:
a first section mounted to one of said pair of dividers and extending in a plane oriented parallel to a plane of the one of the pair of dividers;
a second section connected to and protruding away from the plane of said first section at a tapered angle at least partially into the longitudinal pathway defined between the pair of spaced dividers; wherein the first and second sections define a cross section of the anti-tip guide, wherein the cross section of the anti-tip guide is continuous along the entire length of the anti-tip guide;
wherein the anti-tip guide is elongated and extends along more than half of a length of the at least one of the pair of dividers and
wherein the anti-tip guide extends towards the associated support member;
wherein said second section comprises a material which is more resilient than is a material of said first section; and,
wherein the first section and second section are coextensive along more than half the length of the at least one of the pair of dividers;
wherein the anti-tip guide is configured to prevent the tipping or angling of stacked associated objects stored in a corresponding longitudinal pathway.

2. The merchandising assembly of claim 1 further comprising an adhesive layer adapted to secure the anti-tip guide first section to the divider.

3. The merchandising assembly of claim 1 , wherein a pair of anti-tip guides are provided, one mounted to each of the pair of dividers.

4. The merchandising assembly of claim 1 wherein the first section is planar.

5. The merchandising assembly of claim 3 wherein the second section is planar.

6. The merchandising assembly of claim 3 wherein the second section is oriented at an acute angle in relation to a plane of the first section.

7. The merchandising assembly of claim 1 further comprising a third section connected to and extending away from the second section.

8. The merchandising assembly of claim 7 further wherein the third section is planar.

9. The merchandising assembly of claim 7 wherein the third section extends in a common plane with the second section thereof.

10. The merchandising assembly of claim 7 wherein the first, second, and third sections are of one piece.

11. The anti-tip guide of claim 1 , wherein the second section includes a proximal portion connected to the first section and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion, the distal portion having an edge extending in a common direction with the longitudinal pathway.

Assignees

• Bird Gregory M
• Szpak Gerald Matthew
• Obitts Shane
• Liedtke Michael Eric
• Fasteners For Retail Inc

Inventors

• Bird Gregory M
• Szpak Gerald Matthew
• Obitts Shane
• Liedtke Michael Eric

Classifications

• A47F5/005 Primary

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

• A47F1/04 Primary

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

• A47F5/08

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

• A47F1/12

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