Apparatus for use with a display unit
AssigneeSimon Tiwha Enterprises Pty Ltd
InventorJeffrey Simon
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Abstract
The invention provides apparatus (410) suitable for use with a display unit (12). The apparatus (410) includes conveyor means which in one embodiment has a frame (448) with runners (450). An object (422) can be conveyed in a first direction from a first location (426) in the display unit (10) to a second location (428). Object (422) is suspended from runner (450) and movable between first location (426) and second location (428), using a pulley system activated via a handle (52). In another embodiment, the conveyor means may include a conveyor belt (24) driven by wheels (32) connected to a motor.
Claims15
Apparatus suitable for use with a display unit, the display unit having a customer side and a server side, the display unit being adapted to contain a plurality of objects in an inclined or tiered display facing the customer side, the apparatus including conveyor means which is:
- adapted to convey a chosen one of the objects in a first direction away from a first location near the customer side to a second location accessible by a server at the server side;
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- adapted to convey the object in a second direction from the second location to the first location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.