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Granted Patent B2
US 8,863,963 · App. 13/564,575 · Granted Oct 21, 2014

Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism

Inventor: Stephen N Hardy (Wadsworth, OH)
Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
A47F1/126A47F1/04A47F7/28A47F5/005A47F1/12
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Patent No.
US 8,863,963
App. No.
13/564,575
Granted
Oct 21, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes at least one tray having a front rounded portion and defining a plurality of apertures and having two sides. A lip may extend upward from the front rounded portion of the at least one tray. A front shelf may extend forward from the lip. The at least one tray may include one divider extending upwardly from each of the two sides and a front wall. The front wall may include a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side legs. The front wall, bottom wall, and two side legs may form a wall aperture and the front wall may include a plurality of projections configured to engage with the plurality of apertures on the tray.

Claims (47)

1. A product management display system comprising:

a tray having a front rounded portion and a surface defining a plurality of apertures;

a lip extending upward from the front rounded portion of the tray;

a front shelf extending forward from the lip;

a front wall having a top wall portion, a bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions, wherein the front wall portion, bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions form a wall aperture, wherein the front wall includes a plurality of projections configured to engage with the plurality of apertures on the surface of the tray; and

a pusher mechanism configured to slide across at least a portion of the surface of the tray, the pusher mechanism mounted to and held onto the tray by a coiled spring.

2. The product management display system of claim 1 , further comprising:

two wall portions, each of the two wall portions extending from an opposite end of the lip,

wherein a graphic pocket is formed by the bottom wall portion, the lip, and the two wall portions.

3. The product management display system of claim 2 , wherein the graphic pocket houses a graphic strip.

4. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front wall is curved.

5. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front wall portion and the bottom wall portion prevent a product placed on the surface of the tray from fitting through the wall aperture.

6. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front wall is removable from the tray.

7. A product management display system comprising:

a tray having a front rounded portion and a surface defining a plurality of apertures;

a lip extending upward from the front rounded portion of the tray;

a front shelf extending forward from the lip;

a front wall having a top wall portion, a bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions, wherein the front wall portion, bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions form a wall aperture, wherein the front wall includes a plurality of projections configured to engage with the plurality of apertures on the surface of the tray; and

a plurality of dividers attached to the tray, the plurality of dividers configured to separate product into one or more rows;

wherein an edge of the each of the side leg portions abut an edge of one of the plurality of dividers.

8. The product management display system of claim 1 , wherein the front wall is translucent.

9. A product management display system comprising:

a tray having a front rounded portion and a surface defining a plurality of apertures;

a lip extending upward from the front rounded portion of the tray;

a front shelf extending forward from the lip;

a pusher mechanism configured to slide across at least a portion of the surface of the tray, the pusher mechanism mounted to and held onto the tray by a coiled spring;

a removable front wall having a top wall portion, a bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions, wherein the front wall portion, bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions form a wall aperture; and

two wall portions, each of the two wall portions extending from an opposite end of the lip;

wherein the front wall includes a plurality of projections configured to engage with the plurality of apertures on the surface of the tray; and

wherein a graphic pocket is formed by the bottom wall portion, the lip, and the two wall portions.

10. The product management display system of claim 9 , further comprising:

two dividers, each of the two dividers extending upwardly from opposite side edges of the tray.

11. The product management display system of claim 9 , wherein the pusher mechanism sits on top of and does not extend below the surface of the tray.

12. The product management display system of claim 9 , wherein the surface of the tray defines a plurality of openings to permit debris or other materials to pass through.

13. The product management display system of claim 12 , wherein the front wall is translucent.

14. A product management display system comprising:

a plurality of trays, each tray having a front rounded portion and a surface defining a plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of trays having two sides;

a lip extending upward from the front rounded portion of each of the plurality of trays;

a front shelf extending forward from the lip of each of the plurality of trays;

a plurality of dividers, each of the plurality of trays having one divider extending upwardly from each of the two sides; and

a plurality of front walls, each of the front walls having a top wall portion, a bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions, wherein the front wall portion, bottom wall portion, and two side leg portions form a wall aperture;

wherein each of the plurality of front walls includes a plurality of projections configured to engage with the plurality of apertures on the surface of one of the plurality of trays;

wherein the graphic pockets of each of the front walls form a nearly continuous strip of advertising.

15. The product management display system of claim 14 , further comprising:

two wall portions extending from an opposite end of the lip on each of the plurality of front walls,

wherein each of the front walls includes a graphic pocket formed by the bottom wall portion, the lip, and the two wall portions.

16. The product management display system of claim 15 , wherein a side of each of the plurality of trays are positioned adjacent a side of another one of the plurality of trays on a shelf.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2012
From: HARDY, STEPHEN N.
To: RTC INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Continuity (10)
Continuation In Part 12639656 · Dec 16, 2009
Continuation In Part 12357860 · Jan 22, 2009
Continuation In Part 11760196 · Jun 8, 2007
Continuation In Part 11411761 · Apr 25, 2006
Provisional Application 60716362 · Sep 12, 2005
Provisional Application 60734692 · Nov 8, 2005
Provisional Application 61530736 · Sep 2, 2011
Provisional Application 61542473 · Oct 3, 2011
Provisional Application 61553545 · Oct 31, 2011
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