Product divider assembly
AssigneeFasteners for Retail, Inc.
InventorsWilliam H. Walker, Michael Eric Liedtke, Shane Obitts
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Abstract
A retail management system includes a carriage base and an engagement mechanism. The carriage base includes a first end defining a front surface and a second end formed at an opposite end from the first end. The engagement mechanism is disposed at the first end of the carriage base and includes a plurality of carriage teeth extending from the front surface, the plurality of carriage teeth including at least one primary carriage tooth having a first configuration and at least one secondary carriage tooth having a second configuration that is different than the first configuration.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- a divider including a base defining a slot and having a divider wall connected to the base and extending along a first direction, the base defining a cavity and including an engagement mechanism received within the cavity, the engagement mechanism including (i) a resilient member, (ii) a front engagement element disposed at a first end of the resilient member defining a front base surface including a plurality of first teeth extending a first distance from the front base surface, and (iii) a rear engagement element disposed at a second end of the resilient member defining a rear track aligned with the slot;
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- a rail including a front wall, a rear wall having a first portion received within the slot of the base and a second portion received within the rear track of the engagement mechanism, and a base cooperating to define a channel extending in a second direction and configured to receive the base of the divider, the front wall including a plurality of second teeth extending a second distance from the front wall and engaged with the first teeth of the divider, the first distance being less than the second distance, and wherein at least one of the first teeth or the second teeth are configured to flex when a force is applied to the divider in the second direction to allow the divider to translate in the second direction along the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.