Gravity feed track system
AssigneeRTC Industries, Inc.
InventorStephen N. Hardy
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Abstract
A gravity feed merchandise display device including a plurality of downwardly inclined track assemblies that support a row of bottles by its neck flanges. The forwardmost bottle is prevented from exiting its track by a spring mechanism that must be overcome to remove the bottle from the track assembly on which it is located.
Claims13
A gravity feed merchandise display device comprising a track support means, at least one longitudinally extending track assembly secured to said support means having front and rear ends, each track assembly including a pair of transversely spaced apart rails defining an opening, which rails support a row of similar bottles following a lead bottle, each having a closure secured thereto and an annular flange on the neck of the bottle with the underside of each bottle neck flange engaging and supported by the rails for movement relative to said rails, said track support means retaining the track in a downwardly inclined direction toward the front end of the track so the suspended bottles are gravity fed to the front end of the track as the lead bottle in a track is successively unloaded, the front end of each track assembly includes a resiliently biased stop means for said bottle closure defining an opening having height and width dimensions whereby the closure will be prevented from exiting said opening when the bottle is supported by said track assembly, but can be removed from said track through said opening when pulled against said stop means.
A track assembly including a pair of transversely spaced apart rails defining an opening, which rails support a row of similar bottles following a lead bottle, each having a closure secured thereto and an annular flange on the neck of the bottle with the underside of each bottle neck flange engaging and supported by the rails for movement relative to said rails, track support means for retaining the track in a downwardly inclined direction toward the front end of the track so the suspended bottles are gravity fed to the front end of the track as the lead bottle in a track is successively unloaded, the front end of each track assembly includes a resiliently biased stop means for said bottle closure which stop means defines an opening having height and width dimensions whereby the closure will be prevented from exiting said opening when the bottle is supported by said track assembly, but can be removed from said track through said opening against the action of said stop means.
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