IP Library Granted Patent US 10,986,939
Granted Patent B2
US 10,986,939 · App. 16/885,817 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Product pusher assembly

Inventor: Gerald Matthew Szpak (Brecksville, OH)
Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
A47F1/126A47B57/583A47B57/585A47F5/005A47F5/0068
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Patent No.
US 10,986,939
App. No.
16/885,817
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product pusher assembly includes a front rail, a base member, and a pusher. The front rail includes a first lower surface and a second lower surface spaced from the first lower surface. The base member is adjustably coupled to the front rail. The base member includes a first upper surface configured to engage the first lower surface. The pusher is coupled to the base member. The pusher includes a second upper surface configured to engage the second lower surface.

Claims (22)

1. A product pusher assembly comprising:

a front rail having a first wall and a second wall defining a channel, the first wall including a first surface facing the channel, the second wall including a second surface spaced from the first surface and facing away from the channel;

a base member having a third surface configured to engage the first surface, the base member defining a slot; and

a pusher including a lower portion having a fourth surface configured to engage the second surface, wherein the slot is configured to slidably-receive an elongate member of the lower portion.

2. The product pusher assembly of claim 1 , wherein engagement of the second surface and the fourth surface constrains rotation of the base member relative to the front rail.

3. The product pusher assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base member is partially disposed in the channel.

4. The product pusher assembly of claim 3 , wherein the front rail includes a ledge and a lip, the ledge having the first surface, the lip having the second surface.

5. The product pusher assembly of claim 4 , wherein the base member includes a catch disposed in the channel and having the third surface.

6. The product pusher assembly of claim 4 , wherein the lower portion is disposed outside of the channel.

7. The product pusher assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a biasing member coupled to the base member and engaging the pusher, the biasing member biasing the pusher toward the front rail.

8. The product pusher assembly of claim 7 , wherein the biasing member is a flat coil spring.

9. The product pusher assembly of claim 1 , wherein the front rail includes a plurality of teeth and wherein the base member includes a tooth projection configured to engage the plurality of teeth.

10. A product pusher assembly comprising:

a front rail including a first wall and a second wall defining a channel, the first wall having a first surface facing the channel, the second wall including a second surface disposed outside of the channel;

a base member having a slot and a first catch, the first catch having a third surface configured to engage the first surface; and

a pusher having a lower portion including an elongate member slidably-extending within the slot and including a second catch having a fourth surface configured to engage the second surface to inhibit rotation of the base member relative to the front rail.

11. The product pusher assembly of claim 10 , wherein engagement of the second surface and the second catch prevents rotation of the base member relative to the front rail.

12. The product pusher assembly of claim 10 , further comprising a biasing member coupled to the base member and engaging the pusher, the biasing member biasing the pusher toward the front rail.

13. The product pusher assembly of claim 12 , wherein the biasing member is a flat coil spring.

14. The product pusher assembly of claim 12 , wherein the biasing member includes an aperture and wherein the base member includes a stem disposed within the aperture of the biasing member.

15. The product pusher assembly of claim 10 , wherein the channel extends in a first direction and wherein the pusher is slidable along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

16. The product pusher assembly of claim 10 , wherein the front rail includes a plurality of teeth and wherein the base member includes a tooth projection configured to engage the plurality of teeth.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
To: CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC
Reel/Frame 061365/0643 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2020
From: SZPAK, GERALD MATTHEW
To: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
Reel/Frame 052845/0304 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16153331 · Oct 5, 2018
Related Publication 20200315372A1 · Oct 8, 2020