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US 9,788,665 B2Granted
Merchandising system and method of use
AssigneeDisplay Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Howard, Matthew Pichel
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Abstract
A merchandising system for a displaying a plurality of products is disclosed. The system includes a base and a product tray. The base includes a product-supporting surface which defines a longitudinal axis. The product tray is disposed adjacent a proximal portion of the base, includes a product-supporting surface, and is pivotal with respect to the base.
Claims10
A merchandising system for displaying a plurality of products, the system comprising:
- a base including a product-supporting surface and a clamping portion, the clamping portion disposed adjacent a proximal portion of the base, the product-supporting surface of the base defining a longitudinal axis;
- a product tray disposed adjacent the proximal portion of the base, the product tray including a product-supporting surface and being pivotal with respect to the base, the product tray is pivotal between a first position where the product-supporting surface of the product tray is disposed at a non-parallel angle with respect to the product-supporting surface of the base and a second position where at least a portion of the product-supporting surface of the product tray is longitudinally aligned with the product-supporting surface of the base;
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- a pusher assembly including a pusher member disposed in mechanical cooperation with the base and being configured to urge products on the base toward the proximal portion of the base, wherein the pusher assembly further includes a biasing member configured to urge the pusher member proximally, the biasing member extending through a portion of the product tray, a portion of the biasing member is disposed between the clamping portion of base and a clamping portion of the product tray,
- wherein the movement of the product tray from its first position toward its second position causes the clamping portion of the product tray to move toward the clamping portion of the base thereby clamping the portion of the biasing member disposed therebetween.
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A method of displaying products, the method comprising:
- providing a merchandising system including:
- a base including a product-supporting surface and a clamping portion, the clamping portion is disposed adjacent a proximal portion of the base, the product-supporting surface of the base defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a product tray disposed adjacent the proximal portion of the base, the product tray including a product-supporting surface and being pivotal with respect to the base;
- positioning a product on the base;
- urging a product disposed on the base proximally via a pusher assembly, the pusher assembly including a pusher member disposed in mechanical cooperation with the base and a biasing member configured to urge the pusher member proximally, the biasing member extending through a portion of the product tray, a portion of the biasing member is disposed between the clamping portion of base and a clamping portion of the product tray;
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- pivoting the product tray from a first position where the product-supporting surface of the product tray is disposed at a non-parallel angle with respect to the product-supporting surface of the base toward a second position where at least a portion of the product-supporting surface of the product tray is longitudinally aligned with the product-supporting surface of the base to cause the clamping portion of the product tray to move toward the clamping portion of the base thereby clamping the portion of the biasing member disposed therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.