Fixture for storage and presentation of goods
AssigneeShopco U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsDwight Stuart Aston, Tommy Joseph Morris, SR.
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Abstract
A fixture for storage and presentation of goods includes a support structure and a multitude of rod shelves disposed on the support structure. Each of the multitude of rod shelves includes support brackets and rods disposed between the support brackets. The fixture further includes a multitude of configurable trays disposed on the multitude of rod shelves and configured to hold the goods. Each of the multitude of configurable trays is removably clipped to the rods of one of the multitude of rod shelves to occupy substantially all available space between the support brackets.
Claims20
A fixture for storage and presentation of goods, the fixture comprising:
- a support structure;
- a plurality of rod shelves disposed on the support structure,
- wherein each of the plurality of rod shelves comprises:
- support brackets;
- and
- rods disposed between the support brackets;
- a plurality of configurable trays disposed on the plurality of rod shelves and configured to hold the goods,
- wherein each of the plurality of configurable trays is removably clipped to the rods of one of the plurality of rod shelves to occupy substantially all available space between the support brackets.
A configurable tray assembly to be disposed in a fixture for storage and presentation of goods, the configurable tray assembly comprising:
- a tray base plate with a bottom surface configured to be disposed onto a rod shelf of the fixture;
- a plurality of pusher assemblies disposed on a top surface of the tray base plate,
- wherein each of the plurality of pusher assemblies is configured to hold goods between a stationary front plate of the pusher assembly, and a movable pusher plate configured to push the goods toward the front plate.
A method for operating a fixture for storage and presentation of goods, the method comprising:
- loading a configurable tray assembly with goods by:
- arresting a pusher plate of a pusher assembly on the configurable tray assembly in a locked configuration that maximizes product space between the pusher plate and a front plate,
- loading goods in the product space of the pusher assembly, and
- releasing the arrested pusher plate based on receiving a backward pushing force provided by the goods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.