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US 11,627,818 B2Granted
Damper system for pusher assembly
AssigneeFasteners for Retail, Inc.
InventorsYun Hua, Shane Obitts
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Abstract
A dispensing system includes a track, a pusher, a biasing member, and a damper. The pusher is moveably coupled to the track. The biasing member is coupled to the pusher and the track and configured to move the pusher relative to the track in a first direction. The damper is coupled to the pusher and the track and configured to reduce a speed at which the pusher moves relative to the track in the first direction.
Claims16
A dispensing system comprising:
- a track;
- a pusher moveably coupled to the track and including (i) a paddle;
- (ii) an opposing pair of sidewalls extending from the paddle and spaced apart from each other by a void;
- and (iii) a base integrally formed with a first one of the sidewalls;
- a biasing member coupled to the pusher and the track and configured to move the pusher relative to the track in a first direction;
- and
- a damper coupled to the pusher and the track and configured to reduce a speed at which the pusher moves relative to the track in the first direction, the damper including (i) a body including a rotary damper mechanism coupled to the first one of the sidewalls and at least partially disposed within the base and (ii) a shaft coupled to the rotary damper mechanism;
- and (iii) a gear coupled to the shaft and disposed within the void between the opposing pair of sidewalls.
5 more elements
A dispensing system comprising:
- a rail extending from a first end to a second end and including a first engagement mechanism;
- and
- a pusher operable to move between the first end and the second end and including (i) a paddle, (ii) a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall extending from the paddle and spaced apart from each other by a void, (iii) a base integrally formed with the first sidewall, (iv) a biasing member configured to bias the pusher towards the first end and (v) a second engagement mechanism configured to retard movement of the pusher towards the first end, the second engagement mechanism including (a) a body having a rotary damper mechanism coupled to the first sidewall and at least partially disposed within the base, (b) a shaft coupled to the rotary damper mechanism, and (c) gear coupled to the shaft and disposed within the void between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.