Channel glide assemblies
OwnerEva Lilja, Brendan Hingston Lakeinventors
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a channel glide assembly are disclosed. In some embodiments, the assembly includes a channel glide having a base with a first channel and a second channel, a first fence on a lateral outside side of the first channel, a second fence on a lateral outside side of the second channel, an intermediate fence positioned between the first and second channel, and a front stop unit removably connected with the base. In certain embodiments, the front stop unit is a different material than the base.
Claims23
A channel glide system configured to hold and dispense beverage containers having a recessed contour on the bottom, the system comprising:
- a main body portion comprising:
- a base comprising a first channel configured to receive a first column of the beverage containers and a second channel configured to receive a second column of the beverage containers;
- a first fence on a lateral outside side of the first channel;
- a second fence on a lateral outside side of the second channel;
- an intermediate fence positioned between the first and second channels, the intermediate fence configured to separate the beverage containers in the first column from the beverage containers in the second column such that the beverage containers in the first column are spaced apart from the beverage containers in the second column;
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- a plurality of break features, the plurality of break features configured to be frangibly activated to separate a rear of the main body portion from a front of the main body portion;
- a front stop unit removably connected with the main body portion, the front stop unit comprising:
- a bottom portion;
- a first outside pillar with an upper end comprising a first head with a first catch;
- a second outside pillar with an upper end comprising a second head with a second catch;
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- an intermediate pillar with an upper end comprising an intermediate head with an intermediate catch, the intermediate pillar positioned between the first and second outside pillars;
- wherein the intermediate head comprises a shape, the first head comprises a shape that is approximately a first half of the shape of the intermediate head, and the second head comprises a shape that is approximately a second half of the shape of the intermediate head.
A channel glide system comprising:
- a main body portion comprising:
- a base comprising a first channel configured to receive a first column of beverage containers and a second channel configured to receive a second column of beverage containers;
- a first fence on a lateral outside side of the first channel;
- a second fence on a lateral outside side of the second channel;
- an intermediate fence positioned between the first and second channels, the intermediate fence comprising a longitudinal axis;
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- a plurality of break features, the plurality of break features configured to be frangibly activated to separate a rear of the main body portion from a front of the main body portion;
- a front stop unit removably connected with the main body portion, the front stop unit comprising:
- a bottom portion;
- a first outside pillar with an upper end comprising a first head with a first catch that extends laterally into the first channel;
- a second outside pillar with an upper end comprising a second head with a second catch that extends laterally into the second channel;
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- an intermediate pillar positioned laterally between the first and second outside pillars, the intermediate pillar having an upper end comprising an intermediate head, the intermediate head comprising a substantially planar front surface that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the intermediate fence, a third catch that extends laterally into the first channel, and a fourth catch that extends laterally into the second channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.