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Granted Patent B2
US 12702228 · App. 19/009,825 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Product divider assembly

Inventors: William H. Walker (Fairlawn, OH); Michael Eric Liedtke (Kent, OH); Shane Obitts (Elyria, OH)
Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
A47B57/585A47F5/005A47B65/15A47F1/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12702228
App. No.
19/009,825
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A retail management system includes a base and an engagement mechanism received within a cavity of the base. The engagement mechanism includes a resilient member, a front engagement element disposed at a first end of the resilient member including a plurality of first teeth, and a track disposed at a second end of the resilient member and aligned with a slot of the base. A rail of the system includes a front wall having a plurality of second teeth engaged with the first teeth of the base, a rear wall having a first portion received within the slot of the base and a second portion received within the track of the engagement mechanism, and a bottom wall cooperating with the front wall and the rear wall to define a channel extending in a second direction and configured to receive the base.

Claims (6)

1 . A system comprising:

a base extending along a first direction defining a slot and a cavity including an engagement mechanism received within the cavity, the engagement mechanism including (i) a resilient member, (ii) a front engagement element disposed at a first end of the resilient member defining a front surface including a plurality of first teeth extending a first distance from the front surface, and (iii) a track directly attached to a second end of the resilient member and aligned with the slot; and

a rail including a front wall including a plurality of second teeth extending a second distance from the front wall and engaged with the first teeth of the base, a rear wall having a first portion received within the slot of the base and a second portion received within the track of the engagement mechanism, and a bottom wall cooperating with the front wall and the rear wall to define a channel extending in a second direction and configured to receive the base.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance, and wherein at least one of the first teeth or the second teeth are configured to flex when a force is applied to the base in the second direction to allow the base to translate in the second direction along the rail.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the each of the first teeth defines a first cross-sectional shape extending in the first direction, and wherein the each of the second teeth defines a second cross-sectional shape, different than the first cross-sectional shape, extending in the first direction.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first teeth are formed from a first material having a first coefficient of friction, and the second teeth are formed from a second material having a second coefficient of friction different than the first coefficient of friction.