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US 8,939,421 B1Granted
Glide floor for merchandising and display of retail products
AssigneeProcess Retail Group, Inc.
InventorsM. Scott Bryson, Dowie Soetenga
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Abstract
A glide floor for use in supporting a number of containers, e.g. for retail display, includes a series of ribs on a top surface defined by the glide floor, in combination with a series of valleys between the ribs. Each rib defines a radiused uppermost tangency point that serves to minimize the contact area between the rib and a bottom surface of each container while providing smooth contact with the bottom surface of the container.
Claims11
A glide floor for use in supporting a number of packages or containers, comprising:
- a plurality of ribs on a top surface defined by the glide floor, each rib having an arch-shaped cross section;
- a plurality of valleys between the ribs, wherein the plurality of ribs and the plurality of valleys create a continuous surface of the glide floor;
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- a tab on one edge of the glide floor and;
- a slot on an edge of the glide floor opposite the tab;
- wherein the glide floor includes a low friction material;
- wherein each rib has a height of between about 0.01 inch and about 0.1 inch;
- wherein the distance between ribs is between about 0.2 inch and about 0.5 inch;
- wherein the uppermost extent of each rib has a radius of curvature of between about 0.05 inch and about 0.1 inch.
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