IP Library Granted Patent US 11,344,138
Granted Patent B2
US 11,344,138 · App. 17/159,636 · Granted May 31, 2022

Product management display system

Inventors: Stephen N. Hardy (Wadsworth, OH); Stuart Parsons (Maidstone, GB)
Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,344,138
App. No.
17/159,636
Granted
May 31, 2022
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 (33)

1. A merchandise display system comprising:

a front rail configured to be secured to a shelf;

a floor member connected to the front rail and including a floor forward end connected to and engaging the front rail to inhibit the floor member from moving in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a floor rearward end, and a floor top surface;

a divider wall extending upwardly from the floor member;

a rotational mounting structure positioned proximate the floor forward end of the floor member;

a rotatable barrier moveable between a folded position and an upright position and connected to the rotational mounting structure, a front surface of the rotatable barrier being configured to engage a surface of the rotational mounting structure when the rotatable barrier rotates from the folded position to the upright position; and

a front lock coupled to the floor forward end, wherein the front lock is movable from a first position to a second position, the floor member is slidable along the front rail when the front lock is in the first position, and the floor member is fixed with respect to the front rail when the front lock is in the second position, and

wherein a rear surface of the rotatable barrier is positioned above the floor top surface of the floor member when the rotatable barrier is in the folded position.

2. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the floor member is configured to releasably engage the front rail.

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

4. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the floor member includes a first plurality of teeth adapted to engage a second plurality of teeth defined in the front rail.

5. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable barrier defines a folded angle in between the rear surface of the rotatable barrier and the floor top surface when the rotatable barrier is in the folded position.

6. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the divider wall is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the front lock is in the first position, and the divider wall is fixed in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the front lock is in the second position.

7. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the front lock lifts the divider wall up off of and out of contact with the front rail and permits slidable movement of the divider wall along the front rail when the front lock is in the first position, and the front lock prevents slidable movement of the divider wall along the front rail when the front lock is in the second position.

8. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the front lock is a cam.

9. The merchandise display system of claim 8 , wherein the cam includes a handle to rotate the cam between the first position and the second position.

10. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the front lock is a resilient tab.

11. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the front lock is configured to be positioned in front of product seated on the floor member, and the front lock is movable without having to push any product rearwardly from the floor forward end.

12. A merchandise display system comprising:

a front rail configured to be secured to a shelf;

a floor member connected to the front rail and including a floor forward end connected to and engaging the front rail to inhibit the floor member from moving in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a floor rearward end, and a floor top surface;

a rotational mounting structure positioned proximate the floor forward end of the floor member;

a rotatable barrier moveable between a folded position and an upright position and connected to the rotational mounting structure, a front surface of the rotatable barrier being configured to engage a surface of the rotational mounting structure when the rotatable barrier rotates from the folded position to the upright position; and

a front lock coupled to the floor forward end, wherein the front lock is movable from a first position to a second position, the floor member is slidable along the front rail when the front lock is in the first position, and the floor member is fixed with respect to the front rail when the front lock is in the second position, and

wherein a rear surface of the rotatable barrier is positioned above the floor top surface of the floor member when the rotatable barrier is in the folded position.

13. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the floor member is configured to releasably engage the front rail.

14. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the floor member includes a pusher mechanism mounted to the floor member and configured to slide along the floor top surface to move product toward the floor forward end.

15. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the floor member includes a first plurality of teeth adapted to engage a second plurality of teeth defined in the front rail.

16. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the rotatable barrier defines a folded angle in between the rear surface of the rotatable barrier and the floor top surface when the rotatable barrier is in the folded position.

17. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the front lock is a cam.

18. The merchandise display system of claim 17 , wherein the cam includes a handle to rotate the cam between the first position and the second position.

19. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the front lock is a resilient tab.

20. The merchandise display system of claim 12 , wherein the front lock is configured to be positioned in front of product seated on the floor member, and the front lock is movable without having to push any product rearwardly from the floor forward end.

Continuity (19)
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Continuation In Part 12639656 · Dec 16, 2009
Continuation In Part 12357860 · Jan 22, 2009
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