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US 11,583,107 B2Granted
Retail merchandise tray
AssigneeFasteners for Retail, Inc.
InventorsThomas O. Nagel, Kelly Ann Pickett, Francesc Xavier Badia Rotger
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Abstract
A retail merchandise tray assembly is provided. The tray assembly has a frame to which a front stop hinge is mounted. In a first angular position, the front stop hinge can be mounted or removed from the frame. In a second angular position, the front stop hinge is prevented from being removed from the frame.
Claims27
A retail merchandise tray assembly comprising:
- a product support frame extending longitudinally between a first frame end and a second frame end parallel to a first longitudinal axis, the product support frame defining a product support surface, the product support frame including:
- a first load bearing member extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the first load bearing member having a first end portion proximate the first frame end, a top of the first end portion being more proximate the product support surface than a bottom of the first end portion, the top of the first end portion being spaced away from the product support surface;
- a first lateral member operably attached to the load bearing member, the first lateral member extending perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis along a second longitudinal axis, the first lateral member being proximate the first frame end and positioned offset from the top of the first end portion toward the product support surface with the first lateral member being positioned between the top of the first end portion and the product support surface;
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- a first front stop hinge rotatably mountable on the first lateral member for rotation about the first lateral member between a first angular position and a second angular position, the first front stop hinge being axially slidable along the first lateral member parallel to the second axis to remove and to mount the first front stop hinge relative to the first lateral member.
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A method of assembling a retail merchandise tray, comprising:
- providing a product support frame extending longitudinally between a first frame end and a second frame end parallel to a first longitudinal axis, the product support frame defining a product support surface, the product support frame including:
- a first load bearing member extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the first load bearing member having a first end portion proximate the first frame end, a top of the first end portion being more proximate the product support surface than a bottom of the first end portion, the top of the first end portion being spaced away from the product support surface;
- a first lateral member operably attached to the load bearing member, the first lateral member extending perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis along a second longitudinal axis, the first lateral member being proximate the first frame end and positioned offset from the top of the first end portion toward the product support surface with the first lateral member being positioned between the top of the first end portion and the product support surface;
- providing a first front stop hinge rotatably mountable on the first lateral member for rotation about the first lateral member between a first angular position and a second angular position, the first front stop hinge being axially slidable along the first lateral member parallel to the second axis to remove and to mount the first front stop hinge relative to the first lateral member;
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- with the first lateral member in an operational position relative to the load bearing member, installing the first front stop hinge on the first lateral member.
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A retail merchandise tray assembly comprising:
- a product support frame extending longitudinally between a first frame end and a second frame end parallel to a first longitudinal axis, the product support frame defining a product support surface, the product support frame including:
- a first longitudinal member extending generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the first longitudinal member having a first end portion having a top facing the product support surface and being spaced away from the product support surface;
- a first lateral member operably attached to the first longitudinal member, the first lateral member extending perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis along a second longitudinal axis, the first lateral member being proximate the first end portion, the first lateral member being offset from the top of the first end portion toward the product support surface with the first lateral member being positioned between the top of the first end portion and the product support surface;
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- a first front stop hinge rotatably mounted to the first lateral member for rotation about the first lateral member between a first angular position and a second angular position, the first front stop hinge having a blocking portion,
- wherein:
- when the first front stop hinge is in the first angular position, the blocking portion aligns with the longitudinal member such that the longitudinal member and blocking portion abut when axially moving the first front stop hinge parallel to the second axis preventing removal or mounting of the first front stop hinge relative to the first lateral member;
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- when the first front stop hinge is in the second angular position, the blocking portion does not align with the longitudinal member such that the alignment member and the blocking portion do not abut when axially moving the first front stop hinge parallel to the second axis allowing removal or mounting of the first front stop hinge relative to the first lateral member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.