Adjustable drip tray assembly for gravity-fed display system

A gravity-fed display system comprising:

• a rack having front support legs, rear support legs disposed opposite the front support legs, and at least one lower front strut disposed between the front support legs;
• at least one display shelf disposed within the rack above the at least one lower front strut;
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• an adjustable drip tray assembly attached to the at least one lower front strut below the at least one display shelf, the adjustable drip tray assembly comprising:
• a pair of clip assemblies, each clip assembly attached to the at least one lower front strut and having:
• a body with a base having a front end, a rear end, a first receiving member attached to the base near the front end and a second receiving member attached to the base between the front and rear ends;
• a projecting bracket coupled to the front end of the body and having a through-hole and a first spring nut disposed within the through-hole and into the first receiving member to secure the projecting bracket to the body;
• an adjustable bracket disposed between the front and rear ends of the body and having a longitudinal slot and a second spring nut disposed within the longitudinal slot and into the second receiving member to secure the adjustable bracket to the body;
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• a spacing bracket disposed near the rear end of the body and having an aperture and a third spring nut disposed within the aperture to secure the spacing bracket to the body;
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• a drip tray having ends disposed on the pair of clip assemblies, such that the pair of clip assemblies support and adjustably secure the drip tray to the rack.

A method of supporting a drip tray of a gravity-fed display system, the method comprising:

• attaching a first clip assembly of an adjustable drip tray assembly to a first end of a lower strut of a rack of the gravity-fed display system;
• attaching a second clip assembly of the adjustable drip tray assembly to a second end of the lower strut of the rack of the gravity-fed display system;
• setting a position of each adjustable bracket of the first clip assembly and the second clip assembly;
• disposing a first end of a drip tray within the adjustable bracket of the first clip assembly;
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• disposing a second end of the drip tray within the adjustable bracket of the second clip assembly, the first and second clip assemblies of the adjustable drip tray assembly supporting and adjustably securing the drip tray to the rack,
• wherein attaching the first clip assembly to the first end of the lower strut of the rack or attaching the second clip assembly to the second end of the lower strut comprises nesting a spacing bracket of each of the first and second clip assemblies between a pair of lower struts of the rack.