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US 4,331,243 AGranted
Gravity flow rack
AssigneeMarket Innovators, Inc.
InventorEugene N. Doll
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Abstract
A gravity flow rack particularly adapted for stocking and vending liquids such as milk and frut juices. The shelves comprise a bent wire frame and triangular bent wire divider-track members are adjustably mounted thereon to form parallel rows. The merchandise containers in each row are supported by only two thin, low friction wires so that accumulations of leaked liquids are reduced to a minimum and the racks are easily cleanable. The shelves are readily adjustable, both in angle of slope and spacing of merchandise rows.
Claims9
A gravity flow rack comprising:
- a vertically oriented framework;
- a bent wire shelf comprising a bent wire rod member having a pair of parallel arms interconnected by front upright legs and a front horizontal segment, and front and rear cross rods connected to said parallel arms;
- a pair of bent wire divider-track members on said shelf, each of said divider-track members comprising a single-wire track and cooperating to form a merchandise row wherein merchandise containers are supported beneath by only the two wire tracks;
- connector means releasably connecting said divider-track members to said shelf;
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- mounting means releasably and adjustably mounting said shelf on said framework,
- each of said divider-track members comprising further a pair of mounting rods spaced for abutment with said front and rear cross rods for connection thereto by said connector means.
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A gravity flow rack comprising:
- a vertically oriented framework;
- a bent wire shelf comprising a bent wire rod member having a pair of parallel arms interconnected by front upright legs and a front horizontal segment, and front and rear cross rods connected to said parallel arms;
- a pair of bent wire divider-track members on said shelf, each of said divider-track members comprising a single-wire track and cooperating to form a merchandise row wherein merchandise containers are supported beneath by only the two wire tracks;
- connector means releasably connecting said divider-track members to said shelf;
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- mounting means releasably and adjustably mounting said shelf on said framework,
- said rear cross rod having end portions extending laterally beyond said parallel arms, and said mounting means comprising notched plates releasably attachable to said framework and adapted to support said end portions therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.