Product management display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9918565-B2
Application number	US-201615372254-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2016
Priority date	Sep 12, 2005
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes a divider secured to a support structure and a barrier that is moveable by rotation between a folded position and an upright position without a rotation biasing element. A product positioned in the system can contact the barrier when the product moves toward the forward end of the system and rotate the barrier from the folded position to the upright position. The system may include a rotational mounting structure to which the moveable barrier is connected. The rotational mounting structure may be removably connected to the forward end of the divider. The merchandise display system may be used in conjunction with a product tray which provides for product stored in the product tray to be slid from in the product tray into the product pocket of the merchandise display system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A merchandise display system comprising:
a floor member configured to be secured to a support structure, wherein the floor member includes a floor forward end, a floor rearward end, and a floor top surface;
a barrier that is moveable by rotation between a folded position and an upright position without a rotation biasing element; and
a rotational mounting structure, wherein a bottom end of the barrier is connected to the rotational mounting structure, and wherein the barrier and rotational mounting structure are configured to be positioned proximate the floor forward end of the floor member;
wherein a rear surface of the barrier moves toward the floor rearward end when the barrier rotates from the upright position to the folded position, wherein the rear surface of the barrier moves toward the floor forward end when the barrier rotates from the folded position to the upright position, and wherein the barrier defines a folded angle in between the rear surface of the barrier and the floor top surface when the barrier is in the folded position; and wherein the folded angle is an acute angle;
wherein the barrier is configured to rotate from the folded position to the upright position when the product positioned on the floor top surface moves in a forward direction and contacts the barrier such that forward movement of the product rotates the barrier from the folded position to the upright position; and
wherein the barrier is configured to cease the forward movement of the product when the barrier is in the upright position.

2. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the folded angle is between about 45 degrees to about 20 degrees.

3. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the folded angle is about 20 degrees.

4. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein a top edge of the rear surface of the barrier is rounded off.

5. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the rotational mounting structure is removably connected to the floor forward end.

6. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises a front rail, wherein the front rail is configured to be secured to a shelf.

7. The merchandise display system of claim 6 , wherein the floor member is configured to releasably engage the front rail.

8. The merchandise display system of claim 7 , wherein the floor member is configured to slide in a lateral direction along the front rail.

9. The merchandise system of claim 8 , wherein the floor member includes a first plurality of teeth adapted to engage a second plurality of teeth defined in the front rail.

10. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the rotational mounting structure includes a first knuckle component and the barrier includes a second knuckle component, wherein a pin extends through the first knuckle component and the second knuckle component to form a hinge for rotational attachment of the barrier to the rotational mounting structure.

11. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the rotational mounting structure includes a rotational stop structure configured to engage the barrier and stop rotation of the barrier toward the folded position when the barrier reaches the folded angle.

12. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , further comprising a rotational stop structure configured to stop rotation of the barrier toward the folded position when the barrier reaches the folded angle.

13. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the rotational stop structure is a protrusion positioned proximate a lower portion of the rear surface of the barrier such that the lower portion of the rear surface of the barrier contacts the rotational stop structure when barrier reaches the folded angle in the folded position.

14. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the floor member includes a pusher mechanism configured to slide along the floor top surface to move the product toward the floor forward end.

15. The merchandise system of claim 14 , wherein the pusher mechanism includes a spring-urged pusher adapted to be coupled to the floor member and a coil spring adapted to urge the spring-urged pusher forward.

16. The merchandise system of claim 15 , wherein a first end of the coil spring is secured proximate the floor forward end and a second end of the coil spring is secured to the spring urged-urged pusher.

17. The merchandise system of claim 16 , wherein the floor top surface includes a plurality of raised ribs, wherein the raised ribs are configured to permit product to slide along the plurality of raised ribs when the product is placed on the plurality of raised ribs.

18. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , further comprising a divider having a divider wall, wherein the divider is configured to engage the support structure.

19. The merchandise display system of claim 18 , wherein the support structure comprises a front rail, wherein the front rail is configured to be secured to a shelf, and wherein the floor member and the divider are configured to releasably engage the front rail.

20. The merchandise system of claim 19 , wherein the floor member and the divider are configured to slide in a lateral direction along the front rail.

Assignees

• Rtc Ind Inc

Inventors

• Hardy Stephen N
• Parsons Stuart

Classifications

• A47F7/281

  for vertically-stacked containers; Stabilising means therefor · CPC title

• A47B87/0269

  without separate distance holders · CPC title

• A47B57/585

  with connection means slidable in a rail · CPC title

• A47F1/126 Primary

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title

• A47F1/125

  with an article-pushing device · CPC title