Selectively locking merchandising member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9538860-B2
Application number	US-201514867555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2015
Priority date	Sep 26, 2014
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A merchandising system can include an elongated mounting member selectively securable to an associated shelf and a cooperating member received on the mounting member. The cooperating member can extend rearwardly over the associated shelf. The cooperating member can include an elongated body having a front end, and a rear end. The elongated body can include a base portion and a divider portion protruding from the base portion. A latch can be movably mounted to the cooperating member. The latch selectively engages the elongated mounting member to retard a sliding motion of the cooperating member on the mounting member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A merchandising system comprising:
an elongated mounting member including a base, a front wall extending from the base, a back wall extending from the base, and a slot defined between the front wall and the back wall;
a cooperating member including a base and a divider portion, said divider portion protruding from the base, wherein said cooperating member is adapted to engage the mounting member; and
a latch member slidably mounted on said divider portion, the latch member being oriented in a plane extending perpendicular to a plane of said divider portion and, said latch member including a protrusion adapted to selectively enter the slot defined in said mounting member.

2. The merchandising system of claim 1 , wherein said cooperating member includes a tongue extending from a front end of the cooperating member.

3. The merchandising system of claim 2 , wherein said protrusion selectively engages said tongue so as to urge the tongue into contact with a rear face of said mounting member front wall thereby retarding a lateral movement of said cooperating member in relation to said mounting member.

4. The merchandising system of claim 1 , wherein said latch member includes a stop member adapted for contacting a portion of said cooperating member.

5. The merchandising system of claim 1 , wherein the cooperating member divider portion is selectively detachable from the base of the cooperating member.

6. The merchandising system of claim 1 , wherein said latch member includes an engaging portion which cooperates with a laterally extending flange of said divider portion.

7. The merchandising system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of additional cooperating members, which are spaced from each other, are oriented generally parallel to each other, and are received on said mounting member.

8. The merchandising system of claim 1 , wherein the latch member includes a planar body and a gripping portion protruding away from the planar body.

9. A merchandising system comprising:
an elongated mounting member including a longitudinal axis, said elongated mounting member including a front wall, a back wall, and a slot defined between the front wall and the back wall;
a cooperating member including an elongated body which is oriented in a direction generally transverse to said mounting member longitudinal axis, said cooperating member including a base, a divider protruding from the base and a front end portion received in the slot of said mounting member, and
a latch member slidably mounted to said divider of said cooperating member, said latch member being adapted to slide along an axis oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cooperating member and including a protrusion adapted to selectively enter the slot of said elongated mounting member so as to retard a lateral movement of said cooperating member in relation to said mounting member;
wherein when the protrusion is not located in the slot, a lateral movement of said cooperating member is permitted in relation to said mounting member.

10. The merchandising system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of said elongated mounting member and said latch member is made from a resilient material.

11. The merchandising system of claim 9 , wherein said latch member includes a planar body comprising a front face which includes a gripping portion adapted for manual contact.

12. The merchandising system of claim 9 , wherein said latch member includes a top flange adapted for manual contact.

13. The merchandising system of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of additional cooperating members, which are spaced apart from each other, and which are received on said elongated mounting member.

14. The merchandising system of claim 9 , wherein said cooperating member further comprises a track.

15. A merchandising system comprising:
an elongated mounting member;
a cooperating member including a base portion extending along a horizontal plane and a divider portion, said divider portion protruding from the base portion and extending along a vertical plane, wherein a front end of the base portion is adapted to cooperate with the mounting member;
a front wall mounted to said divider portion, the front wall being adapted to slide along a vertical axis oriented perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the base portion of the cooperating member;
wherein said front wall includes an engaging portion comprising at least one L-shaped guide extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the front wall which engaging portion cooperates with a protrusion located at a front end of said cooperating member divider portion wherein the protrusion extends laterally away from both a first and a second side of the divider portion; and
wherein said front wall includes a protrusion extending away from a lower end of said front wall, the protrusion adapted to enter a slot defined in the mounting member.

16. The merchandising system of claim 15 , wherein said front wall includes a generally planar body and a gripping portion extending away from the body.

17. The merchandising system of claim 15 wherein the front wall further comprises a stop member adapted for contacting a portion of the cooperating member to limit a sliding movement of the front wall in relation to the cooperating member.

18. The merchandising system of claim 15 wherein the front wall further comprises a top flange adapted for manual contact.

Assignees

• Brej Thaddeus
• Obitts Shane
• Bird Gregory M
• Fasteners For Retail Inc

Inventors

• Brej Thaddeus
• Obitts Shane
• Bird Gregory M

Classifications

• A47F5/005 Primary

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

• A47F1/126

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title