Display track device with anti-torsion bar
View Patent ↗A merchandising display shelf track device for receiving a row of articles for sliding movement therealong has non-planar front face members connected to a base wall and sidewalls. Racking forces exerted on the front face members are transferred through the non-planar face members to the base wall and sidewalls to minimize racking. An anti-torsion bar connects the front face members to prevent spreading of the sidewalls and thereby minimize racking.
1. A merchandising display shelf track device adapted to receive articles including a lead article for sliding movement therealong, comprising:
a longitudinally extending base wall having first and second opposed side edge portions laterally spaced from one another and a front extension forming a bottom support for said lead article;
a first upstanding sidewall having a bottom portion connected to said first side edge portion of said base wall, a top portion, and a front end portion extending between said top and bottom portions;
a first face member mounted on said base wall and extending from said base wall to said top portion of said first sidewall and having a top end portion, a bottom end portion and a longitudinal opening curvilinear along its length extending vertically between said top and bottom end portions of said first face member, said first face member being connected to said front end portion of said first sidewall, said first face member disposed vertically so that said top end portion of said first face member is contiguous with said top portion of said first upstanding sidewall, said first face member extending laterally toward said second side edge portion and forming a front stop member to halt forward sliding movement of said lead article, said first face member being laterally non-planar to increase racking resistance and rigidity thereof;
a second face member upstanding from said second side edge portion of said base wall and having a top end portion, a bottom end portion and a longitudinal opening extending vertically between said top and bottom end portions of said second face member, said second face member extending laterally toward said first sidewall forming an additional front stop member to halt the forward sliding movement of said lead article, said second face member being laterally non-planar to increase racking resistance and rigidity thereof; and
an anti-torsion bar connecting said top end portions of said first and second face members.
2. A merchandising display shelf track device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said first and second face members each have a larger lateral dimension along its top end portion than along its bottom end portion, said first and second face members each;
said base wall includes a plurality of ribs extending therealong, at least two ribs of said plurality of ribs each having a riser panel attached to a respective one of said first and second face members; and
means for removably attaching a second sidewall to said second face member.
3. A merchandising display shelf track device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said longitudinal opening of said first face member divides said first face member into left and right panels, and wherein said longitudinal opening of said second face member divides said second face member into left and right panels.
4. A merchandising display shelf track device, as set forth in claim 1 , including:
a second merchandising display shelf track device; and
means for connecting said merchandising display shelf track devices in a side by side relation.
5. A merchandising display shelf track device, as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said connecting means connects merchandising display shelf track devices along sidewalls thereof.