IP Library Granted Patent US 10,206,520
Granted Patent B2
US 10,206,520 · App. 15/873,295 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Product management display system

Inventors: Stephen N. Hardy (Wadsworth, OH); Stuart Parsons (Maidstone, GB)
Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,206,520
App. No.
15/873,295
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes a divider secured to a support structure and a barrier that is moveable by rotation between a folded position and an upright position without a rotation biasing element. A product positioned in the system can contact the barrier when the product moves toward the forward end of the system and rotate the barrier from the folded position to the upright position. The system may include a rotational mounting structure to which the moveable barrier is connected. The rotational mounting structure may be removably connected to the forward end of the divider. The merchandise display system may be used in conjunction with a product tray which provides for product stored in the product tray to be slid from in the product tray into the product pocket of the merchandise display system.

Claims (25)

1. A merchandise display system comprising:

a floor member configured to be secured to a support structure, wherein the floor member includes a floor forward end, a floor rearward end, and a floor top surface;

a barrier that is moveable by rotation between a folded position and an upright position; and

a rotational mounting structure, wherein a bottom end of the barrier is connected to the rotational mounting structure, and wherein the barrier and rotational mounting structure are configured to be positioned proximate the floor forward end of the floor member;

wherein a rear surface of the barrier moves toward the floor rearward end when the barrier rotates from the upright position to the folded position and a front surface of the barrier moves toward the floor forward end when the barrier rotates from the folded position to the upright position,

wherein the barrier is configured to rotate from the folded position to the upright position when product positioned on the floor top surface moves in a forward direction and contacts the barrier such that forward movement of the product rotates the barrier from the folded position to the upright position, and

wherein the front surface of the barrier is configured to engage a surface of the rotational mounting structure when the barrier rotates from the folded position to the upright position.

2. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the rotational mounting structure is a vertical surface.

3. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the barrier is a vertical surface.

4. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the barrier is a front surface of a barrier handle.

5. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein a top edge of the rear surface of the barrier is rounded off.

6. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein a top edge of a side surface of the barrier is rounded off.

7. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the rotational mounting structure is removably connected to the floor forward end.

8. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises a front rail, wherein the front rail is configured to be secured to a shelf.

9. The merchandise display system of claim 8 , wherein the floor member is configured to releasably engage the front rail.

10. The merchandise display system of claim 8 , wherein the floor member is configured to slide in a lateral direction along the front rail.

11. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the rotational mounting structure includes a first knuckle component and the barrier includes a second knuckle component, wherein a pin extends through the first knuckle component and the second knuckle component to form a hinge for rotational attachment of the barrier to the rotational mounting structure.

12. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the rotational mounting structure includes a rotational stop structure configured to engage the barrier and stop rotation of the barrier toward the folded position.

13. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the rotational stop structure is a protrusion positioned proximate a lower portion of the rear surface of the barrier such that the lower portion of the rear surface of the barrier contacts the rotational stop structure when the barrier reaches a folded angle in the folded position.

14. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the floor member includes a pusher mechanism configured to slide along the floor top surface to move the product toward the floor forward end.

15. The merchandise system of claim 14 , wherein the pusher mechanism includes a spring-urged pusher adapted to be coupled to the floor member and a coil spring adapted to urge the spring-urged pusher forward.

16. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , further comprising a divider having a divider wall, wherein the divider is configured to engage the support structure.

17. The merchandise display system of claim 16 , wherein the support structure comprises a front rail, wherein the front rail is configured to be secured to a shelf, and wherein the floor member and the divider are configured to releasably engage the front rail.

18. The merchandise system of claim 16 , wherein the floor member and the divider are configured to slide in a lateral direction along the front rail.

19. The merchandise system of claim 16 , wherein the floor member includes a first plurality of teeth adapted to engage a second plurality of teeth defined in the front rail.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2018
From: HARDY, STEPHEN N.; PARSONS, STUART
To: RTC INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Continuity (16)
Continuation 15372254 · Dec 7, 2016
Continuation 14856304 · Sep 16, 2015
Continuation 14136029 · Dec 20, 2013
Continuation In Part 13839674 · Mar 15, 2013
Continuation In Part 13542419 · Jul 5, 2012
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 61861843 · Aug 2, 2013
Provisional Application 61542473 · Oct 3, 2011
Provisional Application 61530736 · Sep 2, 2011
Provisional Application 60734692 · Nov 8, 2005
Provisional Application 60716362 · Sep 12, 2005
Provisional Application 61553545 · Oct 31, 2011
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