Merchandise pusher tray with adjustable side barriers
AssigneeSouthern Imperial, Inc.
InventorThomas O. Nagel
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Abstract
A merchandise pusher tray is provided. The merchandise pusher tray includes a base structure. The base structure is configurable for bar or shelf mounting. The base structure includes a pair of load bearing members for supporting a floor of the base structure. The merchandise pusher tray also includes at least one divider mounted to and adjustable in a first direction relative to the base structure. The merchandise pusher tray also includes a pusher mounted to and movable in a second direction relative to the base structure. A locking arm is provided for locking the pusher in a locked position and automatically unlocking the pusher from the locked position upon the exertion of an actuation force against the locking arm.
Claims14
A merchandise pusher tray, comprising:
- a base structure including a pair of load bearing members each having a major longitudinal length and arranged in an opposed spaced relationship and a wire support frame carried by the load bearing members, wherein the load bearing members are positioned adjacent opposed sides of the wire support frame, respectively;
- a pusher interposed between the pair of load bearing members and movable relative to the base structure along a first axis;
- at least one divider mounted to the base structure and movable relative to the base structure along a second axis generally perpendicular to the first axis;
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- wherein each of the load bearing members includes a mount for mounting the base structure as a cantilevered extension from a generally vertical wall and includes a variable cross sectional width perpendicular to its major longitudinal length.
A merchandise pusher tray, comprising:
- a base structure including a pair of load bearing members, the pair of load bearing members each having an interior side and an exterior side, the interior sides of the pair of load bearing members facing one another and the exterior sides facing away from one another, with the pair of load bearing members arranged in an opposed spaced relationship, the pair of load bearing members each having a stiffness region and a support region, the stiffness region being more resistant to deflection under a loading than the support region;
- a pusher slidably mounted to the base structure;
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- a pair of movable dividers, the pair of movable dividers defining a width of a merchandise retaining channel, the width variable based upon adjustment of the pair of movable dividers;
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- wherein the stiffness region of each one of the pair of load bearing members has a first width measured between the interior and exterior side within the stiffness region of said one load bearing member, and wherein the support region of each one of the load bearing members has a second width measured between the interior and exterior side within the support region of said one load bearing member, the second width being less than the first width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.