Wheeled Pusher System
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1. A retail pusher and divider system for retail merchandise, comprising:
- a front stop;
a pair of partitions adapted to provide in combination with the front stop merchandise channel therebetween, the merchandise channel extending toward the front stop;
a pusher assembly interposed in said merchandise channel and movable toward and away from the front stop;
the pusher assembly including at least one wheel allowing for wheeled translation of the pusher assembly toward and away from the front stop;
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Abstract
A wheeled pusher system is provided. Situated upon a retail merchandise shelf is pusher assembly interposed between a pair of partition walls for facing retail merchandise. Various improvements are disclosed including the incorporation of wheels with the pusher assembly to reduce jamming and drag as the pusher assembly faces retail merchandise, a single and separate mounting rail to facilitate easier assembly of the system, and a ramped product support surface integral to the partitions to more effectively face the retail merchandise.
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34 Claims
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1. A retail pusher and divider system for retail merchandise, comprising:
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a front stop; a pair of partitions adapted to provide in combination with the front stop merchandise channel therebetween, the merchandise channel extending toward the front stop; a pusher assembly interposed in said merchandise channel and movable toward and away from the front stop; the pusher assembly including at least one wheel allowing for wheeled translation of the pusher assembly toward and away from the front stop; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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17. A retail pusher and divider system for retail merchandise comprising:
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a front stop having an upright portion and a base portion, the upright portion extending upward from the base portion; a front mounting rail formed separately from the front stop and being mounted thereto; a pair of partitions mounted to the front mounting rail defining a merchandise channel therebetween, the merchandise channel extending toward the front stop. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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24. A retail pusher and divider system for retail merchandise comprising:
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a front stop having an upright portion and a base portion, the upright portion extending upward from the base portion; a front mounting rail integral with the front stop; a pair of partitions having only a single partition mounting clip at each end of the pair of partitions, the pair of partitions being mounted to the front mounting rail and adapted to provide in combination with the front mounting rail a laterally adjustable retail merchandise channel to accommodate varying sizes of retail merchandise; a pusher assembly, having spring element and a pusher body, the spring element biasing the pusher assembly toward the front stop, the pusher assembly being commonly mounted with the at pair of partitions to the front mounting rail via only a single pusher mounting clip. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A retail pusher and divider system for retail merchandise comprising:
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a front stop having an upright portion and a base portion, the upright portion extending upward from the base portion; a front mounting rail integral with the front stop; a pair of partitions mounted to the front mounting rail via a partition mounting clip, each partition having a first ramp section extending upward and away from the retail shelf having a distal end proximate to the front mounting rail, a base section extending rearwardly from the first ramp section and coplanar with the retail shelf, and a second ramp section extending upward and away from the retail shelf with a distal end located at the same elevation as the distal end of the first ramp section, the first, second, and base sections defining a product support surface for supporting retail merchandise that is generally perpendicular to an upright portion of the partitions, wherein the retail merchandise may be positioned above the front mounting rail. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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