US 12,262,823 B1Granted

Theft deterrent slide down door assembly for a merchandise display

AssigneeHenschel-Steinau, Inc.

InventorMichael D. DeSena

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Abstract

A theft deterrent slide down door assembly for a merchandise display, includes a holder mount mounted to a front of a shelf; a door slidably mounted to the holder mount for movement between a first position in blocking relation to removal of merchandise from the shelf and a second position out of blocking relation to permit removal of an item of merchandise from the shelf upon application of a force to the door; a wound spring connected between the door mounting assembly and the door for automatically returning the door to the first position upon release of the force; and a rack having a plurality of teeth on the door and a pawl on the holder mount in engagement with the teeth for slowing down sliding return movement of the door to the first position and for producing an audible sound during sliding movement of the door.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A theft deterrent slide down door assembly for a merchandise display, comprising:

a door mounting assembly adapted to be mounted to a front of a shelf adapted to display merchandise thereon in rows for purchase by a consumer;
a door slidably mounted in a vertical manner to the door mounting assembly for movement between a first position in blocking relation to prevent removal of the merchandise from the shelf and a second position out of said blocking relation to permit removal of an item of merchandise from the shelf upon application of an external force to said door without changing the position and orientation of the merchandise on the shelf;
a spring arrangement for automatically moving the door back to the first position in the vertically sliding manner from the second position upon release of the external force thereon;
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a control arrangement for producing an audible clicking sound during sliding movement of said door.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.