IP Library Granted Patent US 8,297,569
Granted Patent B2
US 8,297,569 · App. 12/226,548 · Granted Oct 30, 2012

Merchandising support system

Assignee: Marlite, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,297,569
App. No.
12/226,548
Granted
Oct 30, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Merchandising support system of the type having a holding member ( 12 ) adapted for engagement of a cantilevered accessory arm ( 14 ) thereto. The holder is adapted for mounting on a surface of a display panel ( 30 ) or the like and comprises a mounting platform ( 16 ) with a throat ( 18 ) extending therethrough. The accessory arm is supported in the throat in. cantilevered fashion and includes a first magnetic material that engages a second magnetic material ( 52 ) with the latter disposed in the throat proximate to a rear surface thereof.

Claims (7)

1. A merchandising support system used for supporting merchandise on a display panel, the system comprising:

a. a holder adapted for secure attachment to said display panel;

b. a mounting platform mounted on said holder and having a throat extending from a forward surface of said mounting platform toward a rear surface of said platform, said mounting platform also having a cavity extending from said rear surface of said platform toward said forward surface, and said mounting platform having a lip separating said throat from said cavity;

c. an accessory arm cantileveringly supported in said throat and including a first magnetic material; and

d. a second magnetic material disposed within said cavity of said mounting platform adjacent to said lip to magnetically attract said first magnetic material to support said accessory arm in said throat;

wherein said second magnetic material being disposed in said cavity is in abutment with said lip, wherein said throat comprises a surrounding sidewall with a plurality of ridges formed along said sidewall, and wherein said lip is located adjacent to said ridges.

2. The merchandising support system as recited in claim 1 wherein said second magnetic material comprises a magnetic disc.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2015
From: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
To: MARLITE, INC.; MARLITE EXPORT SALES, INC.; RETAIL SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034866/0064 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2015
From: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
To: MARLITE, INC.; MARLITE EXPORT SALES, INC.; RETAIL SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034865/0843 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER 13/703,398 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 030812 FRAME: 0072. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 28, 2015
From: MARLITE, INC.; MARLITE EXPORT SALES, INC.; RETAIL SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
Reel/Frame 034853/0616 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2015
From: MARLITE, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 034706/0308 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 16, 2013
From: MARLITE, INC.; MARLITE EXPORT SALES, INC.; RETAIL SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
Reel/Frame 030812/0072 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 24, 2010
From: MARLITE, INC.; MARLITE EXPORT SALES, INC.; RETAIL SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
Reel/Frame 024128/0041 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2009
From: KUHN, JAMIE; BREYER, RANDY A.; SHEA, MARY ELIZABETH
To: MARLITE, INC.
Reel/Frame 022310/0131 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60881032 · Jan 18, 2007
Related Publication 20090200441A1 · Aug 13, 2009