MERCHANDISING SYSTEM

• US 20080156751A1
• Filed: 01/02/2008
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Allen E. Johnson, Daniel J. Schiffer, Gary M. Richter, M.Scott Bryson, Terrence G. Berglund
• Original Assignee: Allen E. Johnson, Daniel J. Schiffer, Gary M. Richter, M.Scott Bryson, Terrence G. Berglund
• Inventors: Bryson, M.Scott, Schiffer, Daniel J., Berglund, Terrence G., Richter, Gary M., Johnson, Allen E.
• Application Number:
  US11/968,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20080156751A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/59.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/12 dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack A47F1/087 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/126 the pushing device being urged by spring means

Abstract

A merchandising system for articles comprising a first divider providing a sidewall and a generally longitudinal member along the sidewall and a second divider providing a sidewall and a generally longitudinal member along the sidewall. The first divider is coupled to the second divider to form a compartment for the articles between the sidewall of the first compartment and the sidewall of the second compartment. The compartment has a front and a back. A support for the articles is provided within the compartment between the sidewall of the first divider and the sidewall of the second divider from adjacent the front of the compartment to adjacent the back of the compartment by the member on the first divider and the member on the second divider.

Claims

1. A merchandising system for a first set of articles and a second set of articles of the same or similar size, the merchandising system comprising:

a first divider and a second divider, each divider having a front end and a back end, and a first horizontal section connecting the dividers adjacent a lower edge of each divider, the dividers and the horizontal section defining a space for receiving the first and second sets of articles;

the first set of articles received between the first and second dividers along an upper surface of the horizontal section and slidable along the space between the back ends of the dividers and the front ends of the dividers;

the second set of articles received between the first and second dividers above the first set of articles and slidable along the space between the back ends of the dividers and the front ends of the dividers;

the first divider having a first track extending generally between the front and back ends of the divider and extending toward the second divider, the first channel sized and positioned to slidably engage the second set of articles;

the second divider having a second channel defined extending generally between the front and back ends of the divider and extending toward the first divider, the second channel sized and positioned to slidably engage the second set of articles; and

the first and second channels positioned generally opposite each other and cooperating to define an first support for the second set of articles, the first support configured to contact and completely support the articles of the second set of articles within the space above the first set of articles, the first support extending only partially between the first and second dividers.

2. The merchandising system of claim 1, wherein the first and second channels are each defined by a lower track and the lower tracks of each channel cooperating to provide support to a lower portion of the second set of articles.

3. The merchandising system of claim 1, wherein the first and second channels are each defined by upper and lower tracks which cooperate to extend above and below a lower portion of the second set of articles and provide support to the second set of articles.

4. The merchandising system of claim 1, further comprising a second horizontal section extending between the first and second dividers adjacent an upper edge of each divider.

5. The merchandising system of claim 4, wherein the first and second horizontal sections are each integrally formed with one of the first and second divider.

6. The merchandising system of claim 1, wherein the first horizontal section is integrally formed with one of the first and second divider.