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US 7,681,744 B2Granted
Merchandising system
AssigneeDCI Marketing, Inc.
InventorAllen E. Johnson
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Abstract
A merchandising system for articles comprising a base comprising an upper surface having a plurality of ribs, an underside having a plurality of supports formed integrally with the underside of the base, and a first side and a second side. The merchandising system comprises a frame coupled to the base and configured to couple with a shelving system for supporting the base in a substantially horizontal configuration, a first guide and a second guide coupled to the base for supporting articles, and an assembly for advancing the articles that is coupled to the base and provides force on the articles.
Claims21
A merchandising system for articles comprising:
- a base comprising an upper surface having a plurality of ribs, an underside having a plurality of supports formed integrally with the underside of the base, and a first side and a second side;
- a frame coupled to the base and configured to couple with a shelving system for supporting the base in a substantially horizontal configuration;
- a first guide and a second guide coupled to the base for supporting articles;
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- an assembly for advancing the articles that is coupled to the base and provides force on the articles;
- wherein the first guide is positioned along the first side of the base and the second guide is positioned along the second side of the base and the first guide includes a first insertion portion and a second insertion portion and the second guide includes a third insertion portion and a fourth insertion portion;
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- wherein the upper surface of the base comprises channels located proximate a front end of the base and the underside of the base comprises channels located proximate a rear end of the base and the first and third insertion portions are inserted into channels adjacent the front end of the base and the second and fourth insertion portions are inserted within the channels adjacent the rear of the base.
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A merchandising system for articles comprising:
- a base comprising an upper surface, a first side and a second side;
- a frame coupled to the base and having a first interface and a second interface that are configured to couple with a shelving system for supporting the base in a substantially horizontal configuration;
- a first guide and a second guide coupled to the base for supporting articles;
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- an assembly for advancing articles that is coupled to the base and provides force on the articles;
- wherein the first guide comprises a first corner having an angle and the second guide comprises a first corner having an angle;
- and wherein the angle of the first corner of the first guide is not equal to the angle of the first corner of the second guide;
- the first and second guides each including front and rear insertion portions for coupling to the base, the front insertion portions of the guides each inserted into a channel in the upper surface of the base and the rear insertion portions of the guides each inserted into a channel under the upper surface of the base.
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A merchandising system for articles comprising:
- a base comprising an upper surface having a plurality of ribs and an under surface having a plurality of supports formed integrally with the under surface of the base;
- a frame coupled to the base and having a first interface and a second interface that are configured to couple with a shelving system for supporting the base in a substantially horizontal configuration;
- sides coupled to the base for supporting articles;
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- an assembly for advancing articles that is coupled to the base and provides force on the articles;
- wherein a first side is positioned along a first side of the base and a second side is positioned along a second side of the base and the first side includes a first insertion portion and a second insertion portion and the second side includes a third insertion portion and a fourth insertion portion;
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- wherein the base comprises channels located proximate the upper surface adjacent a front end of the base and channels located proximate the lower surface adjacent a rear end of the base and the first and third insertion portions are inserted into channels adjacent the front end of the base and the second and fourth insertion portions are inserted within the channels adjacent the rear of the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.