Product management display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9968206-B2
Application number	US-201715452960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2017
Priority date	Sep 12, 2005
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

A product management display system has a surface of the display system, a pusher mechanism having a pusher surface, the pusher mechanism configured to slide across at least a portion of the surface of the display system, and at least one divider for dividing product into rows. The display system further has a front retaining wall configured to attach to the front portion of the display system. The front retaining wall has a bottom surface comprising detents. The front portion of the surface of the display system has correspondingly shaped sockets for receiving the detents when the front retaining wall is attached to the front portion of the display system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A product management display system comprising: a tray having a tray surface adapted to rest on a flat surface; a pusher mechanism having a pusher surface, the pusher mechanism configured to slide across at least a portion of the tray surface; at least one divider attached to the tray surface for dividing product into rows; and a front retaining wall attached to a front portion of the tray surface;
wherein the front retaining wall comprises a bottom surface adapted to rest on the flat surface, and the bottom surface comprising detents; wherein the front portion of the tray surface has correspondingly shaped sockets for receiving the detents when the front retaining wall is attached to the front portion of the tray surface;
wherein the bottom surface further comprises a downward extension configured such that when the front retaining wall is attached to the front portion of the tray surface, the downward extension is in front of a front edge of the front portion and adjacent the front edge of the front portion of the tray surface.

2. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front retaining wall is configured to prevent the product from falling off of the tray surface.

3. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one divider is further attached to the front portion of the tray surface.

4. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the pusher mechanism is configured to sit on top of and not extend below the tray surface.

5. The product management display system of claim 1 , further comprising a coiled spring having a coiled end positioned behind the pusher surface and a front end; and a spring tip mounted to the front end of the coiled spring, the spring tip configured to mount to the front portion of the tray surface.

6. The product management display system of claim 5 , wherein the pusher mechanism is mounted to the tray surface only by the coiled spring.

7. The product management display system of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the coiled spring extends across at least a portion of the tray surface to the front portion of the tray surface.

8. The product management display system of claim 5 , further comprising a mounting member extending from the tray surface wherein the spring tip is configured to snap fit to the mounting member.

9. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one divider is removable.

10. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the tray surface is horizontal.

11. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front retaining wall is transparent.

12. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the tray surface is a shelf.

13. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the tray surface is a solid surface.

14. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front retaining wall comprises a curved wall.

15. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front retaining wall is removable.

Assignees

• Rtc Ind Inc

Inventors

• Hardy Stephen N
• Parsons Stuart

Classifications

• A47F3/14

  Display trays {or containers (combined with racks A47F5/0025; tray partitions A47F5/005; as racks and transportable with merchandise A47F5/108; made of cardboard A47F5/11; stackable A47B87/02)}; (packing boxes used subsequently as display trays B65D) · CPC title

• A47B73/00

  Bottle cupboards; Bottle racks · CPC title

• A47F5/005

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

• A47B73/006

  with modular arrangements of identical units · CPC title

• A47F3/02

  with dispensing arrangements ({A47F1/04 takes precedence; for cigars or cigarettes A24F15/04; for cigarette papers A24F17/00; for hand towels or toilet paper A47K10/24; for photographic paper G03B; } coin-freed G07F) · CPC title