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US 5,853,196 AGranted
Electronic shelf labels for mounting in c channels of retail shelves and method for mounting
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsStephen A. Wilkus, James G. Evans, Jeffry S. Rollins
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Abstract
An electronic shelf label has a housing which is formed oversized and later shaped to fit securely into a C channel of a targeted shelf, without requiring any additional hardware fixtures for mounting.
Claims7
A method of mounting an electronic shelf label in a C channel of a shelf, comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic shelf label having a housing having a height dimension substantially the same as the dimension of the C channel opening and a depth dimension at the top and bottom of the label less than the depth dimension of the C channel, wherein the step of providing an electronic shelf label further comprises the steps of:
- molding a housing having a height dimension at least slightly larger than or equal to the largest opening dimension of any standard shelf C channel;
- determining the dimension of the shelf C channel opening for installation;
- removing any excess portion of the housing so that the height dimension of the housing is substantially the same as the dimension of the shelf C channel opening;
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- applying light pressure to the face of the label to force the label to fit securely into the C channel, without any additional hardware fixtures.
3 more elements
An electronic shelf label for mounting in a C channel of a shelf, comprising:
- a housing having a height dimension at least slightly larger than or equal to the largest opening dimension of any standard shelf C channel, a depth dimension at the top and bottom of the label less than the depth dimension of the C channel, and having breakaway notches formed in the back side of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.