Return spring device for double pins of display units
AssigneeSociete Vynex SA
InventorJean-Pierre Dechirot
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a spring-loaded return mechanism for double-peg displays in self-service shops. The mechanism comprises: a peg (1), onto which are welded, at the rear and at the front respectively, a cross-piece (2) for hooking on the spring and a cross-piece (3) supporting a 180.degree. return stud (4); a spring (5); and a sliding thrust plate (6).
Claims6
A spring-loaded device for display of articles of the type having means for slidably supporting the article on slide rail means, said device comprising slide rail means having a first end and an opposite, second end with said second end being adapted for attachment to a support, a thrust plate slidably supported on said slide rail means, a return stud carried by said slide rail means at a position adjacent said first end thereof, a cross-piece carried by said slide rail means adjacent said second end thereof, a spring member having a first end attached to said thrust plate and a second end attached to said cross-piece with said spring member extending from said thrust plate, around said return stud to said cross-piece and being attached at its ends to said thrust plate and to said cross-piece, respectively, said slide rail means comprising two arms extending substantially in the same plane, said return stud being disposed between said two arms, said thrust plate comprising a U-shaped metal sheet including a pair of lugs extending outwardly to engage an article supported on said slide rail means to thereby exert thrust loading on the articles tending to move the articles toward said first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.