# US 10,499,751 B2 · Dispenser of bagged frozen food > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,499,751 B2 - Document ID: US10499751B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/157,830 - Filed: 2018-10-11 - Published: 2019-04-18 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-12 - Assignees: Prince Castle LLC - Applicants: Prince Castle LLC - Inventors: Eugene S. Maslana; Dennis Malkowski; Brian Smetana - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10499751B2 ## CPC - A47F 1/121: {made of tubes or wire (elongated hooks A47F5/0807)} - A47F 7/0071: {for perishable goods} - A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS ## Abstract An organization system is used to store bagged food products in a temperature controlled environment. The organization system includes opposed side walls. A dispensing ramp is arranged at an angle between the opposed side walls. A front wall extends between the opposed side walls. A space between the front wall and the dispensing ramp define a dispenser opening. A divider wall extends between the opposed side walls. The divider wall extends in an elongated dimension with a lower end spaced apart from the dispenser ramp by a predetermined distance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An organization system for use with bagged food product in a temperature controlled environment, the organization system comprising: opposed side walls; a dispensing ramp arranged at an angle between the opposed side walls; a front wall extending between the opposed side walls, a space between the front wall and the dispensing ramp defining a dispenser opening; a first divider wall extending between the opposed side walls, the divider wall extending in an elongated dimension with a lower end spaced apart from the dispenser ramp by a predetermined distance; a rear wall extending between the opposed side walls; a second divider wall extending between the opposed side walls at a position between the first divider wall and the rear wall, wherein the second divider wall extends in an elongated dimension with a lower end of the second divider wall spaced apart from the dispenser ramp by the predetermined distance; and a plurality of side projections located along interior surfaces of the opposed side walls, wherein the side projections are arranged parallel to the dispenser ramp, wherein the predetermined distance is based upon a dimension of a bagged food product such that the bagged food product deforms to move through the predetermined distance between the second divider wall and the dispenser ramp and the first divider wall and the dispenser ramp. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The organization system of claim 1, wherein the first divider wall is spaced apart from the front wall by a predetermined width and the second divider wall is spaced apart from the rear wall by the predetermined width, wherein the predetermined width is based upon a dimension of a bagged food product such that the bagged food product forms a first stack between the front wall and the first divider wall and forms a second stack between the second divider wall and the rear wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The organization system of claim 1, further comprising a unitary bag chute comprising the dispensing ramp, the rear wall, and a landing platform that extends from the dispensing ramp exterior of the dispenser opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The organization system of claim 1, further comprising a retainer gate pivotably attached to the front wall to movably and partially occlude the dispenser opening. ### Claim 5 An organization system for use with bagged food product in a temperature controlled environment, the organization system comprising: opposed side walls; a dispensing ramp arranged at an angle between the opposed side walls; a front wall extending between the opposed side walls, a space between the front wall and the dispensing ramp defining a dispenser opening; a first divider wall extending between the opposed side walls, the divider wall extending in an elongated dimension with a lower end spaced apart from the dispenser ramp by a predetermined distance; a rear wall extending between the opposed side walls; a second divider wall extending between the opposed side walls at a position between the first divider wall and the rear wall, wherein the second divider wall extends in an elongated dimension with a lower end of the second divider wall spaced apart from the dispenser ramp by the predetermined distance; a landing platform that extends from the dispensing ramp exterior of the dispenser opening; and a shelf lock pivotably secured to an end of the landing platform, the shelf lock comprising at least one finger extending from a free end of the shelf lock. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The organization system of claim 5, wherein the first divider wall is spaced apart from the front wall by a predetermined width and the second divider wall is spaced apart from the rear wall by the predetermined width, wherein the predetermined width is based upon a dimension of a bagged food product such that the bagged food product forms a first stack between the front wall and the first divider wall and forms a second stack between the second divider wall and the rear wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The organization system of claim 5, further comprising a unitary bag chute comprising the dispensing ramp, the rear wall, and a landing platform that extends from the dispensing ramp exterior of the dispenser opening. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The organization system of claim 5, further comprising a retainer gate with a weighted free end, the retainer gate pivotably attached to the front wall to movably and partially occlude the dispenser opening. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The organization system of claim 8, further comprising at least one elastomeric runner secured to a bottom of the organization system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The organization system of claim 5, further comprising a retainer gate pivotably attached to the front wall to movably and partially occlude the dispenser opening. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The organization system of claim 10, wherein the retainer gate is weighted at a free end of the retainer gate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The organization system of claim 11, wherein the retainer gate further comprises a tube positioned about a portion of the retainer gate. ### Claim 13 An organization system for use with bagged food product in a temperature controlled environment, the organization system comprising: opposed sidewalls that each comprise a frame bar that defines an outer perimeter of a respective sidewall and the opposed sidewalls are formed by a plurality of U-shaped wires secured between the frame bars of both of the opposed sidewalls; a dispensing ramp arranged at an angle between the opposed side walls; a front wall extending between the opposed side walls, a space between the front wall and the dispensing ramp defining a dispenser opening; and a divider wall extending between the opposed side walls, the divider wall extending in an elongated dimension with a lower end spaced apart from the dispenser ramp by a predetermined distance. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The organization system of claim 13, further comprising at least one retaining ring that secures the front wall, opposed side walls, the dispensing chute, the divider walls, and a rear wall together by a compression fit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The organization system of claim 13, wherein the U-shaped wires define a bottom frame between the opposed sidewalls. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The organization system of claim 15, further comprising a runner comprising a plurality of recesses, the runner receives each of the U-shaped wires of the bottom frame within a respective recess of the plurality of recesses. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The organization system of claim 16, further comprising a retaining plate secured to the at least one runner over the plurality of recesses to secure the U-shaped wires with the recesses of the plurality of recesses. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The organization system of claim 13, further comprising a plurality of side projections located along interior surfaces of the opposed side walls, wherein the side projections are arranged parallel to the dispenser ramp and are connected at least between opposed sides of each of the frame bars. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The organization system of claim 18, wherein the plurality of side projections of a respective sidewall are secured to each of the U-shaped wires of the respective sidewall. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The organization system of claim 18, further comprising a plurality of side support rods secured to each of the opposed side walls in an arrangement orthogonal to the dispensing ramp, wherein the dispensing ramp comprises a plurality of wires arranged orthogonal to the plurality of side support rods.