A system for efficiently supplying, transporting and dispensing consumable merchandise and novel racks therefor

A multipurpose, portable, dismountable, adjustable dynamic shelving rack 10 for holding, transporting and enabling extracting therefrom a plurality of containers holding goods, the rack 10 comprising one or more compartments, each compartment comprising:

• a) two rectangular horizontal frames 12, a lower frame designed to serve as a basis for holding said containers, wherein said lower frame may serve as a top frame for a compartment located below said compartment, and/or the top frame of the compartment may serve as a lower frame for a compartment located above said compartment;
• b) four or more height adjustable vertical posts 13, designed to connect two adjacent frames 12, and adjust the distance therebetween according to the height of said containers;
• c) a plurality of carry rails 14, mounted at least on said lower frame 12, serving as basis for carrying said containers, each carry rail 14 adapted to be moved horizontally such that the distance between two adjacent rails 14 is adjustable according to the width of the containers placed upon, and each carry rail 14 comprises a protrusion at both its ends configured to prevent forward and backward sliding of any container placed thereon;
• and
• d) one or more lateral retention bars 16, mounted externally connecting said two or more frames 12 to prevent movement thereof while retaining containers placed on said plurality of carry rails 14,
• wherein:
• assembled two frames 12, comprising a plurality of carry rails 14 on the bottom frame, with four vertical posts 13 form a single rectangular compartment for holding containers;
• the perimeter of the frame 12 fits the perimeter of a pallet thereby enabling placement thereon;
• the heights between the frames 12 within an assembled rack 10 (i.e. the height of the compartments) may differ across the rack;
• each one of said plurality of carry rails 14 has an upper surface onto which the container(s) is placed, wherein said upper surface is higher than the frame 12 onto which the rails are placed, to enable lifting the container on and off therefrom;
• and
• the distance between two adjacent carry rails 14 may differ between frames and within the same frame.