PRODUCT DISPLAY WITH NOVEL FRONT BARRIER

• US 20100181273A1
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trion Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Trion Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Nagel, Thomas O., Kologe, Joseph F.
• Granted Patent: US 7,854,334 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/162
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/126 the pushing device being urged by spring means
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/14 Display trays or containers combined with racks A47F5/0025; tray partitions A47F5/005; as racks and transportable with merchandise A47F5/108; made of cardboard A47F5/11; stackable A47B87/02; packing boxes used subsequently as display trays B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0838 Rails or bars; Article supports therefor, e.g. brackets being slidably attached on the outside thereof

Abstract

A standardized or basic product display device is provided with a standard front barrier for identifying and restraining a spring-urged column of displayed products in conjunction with a plurality of secondary barrier elements which can be easily and securely mounted onto the primary barrier to accommodate reconfiguration and enlargement of the display device. The secondary elements have lower portions of inverted U-shaped configuration which can be selectively applied over external edge margins of the primary barrier and secured thereto by locking detents. The secondary barrier element enables the front barrier of the display device to be enlarged, both in width and height to accommodate larger product packages than contemplated for the standard display device in its minimum configuration. In one form, the secondary barrier element has a vertical extension of narrow width, providing effective restraint of tall packages while maximizing visibility of the front of the package.

Claims

1. A product display device of the type having a base structure for supporting a plurality of products, a spring actuated pusher mounted on said base structure for urging products toward the front, product confining side guides mounted on opposite sides of said base structure for lateral adjustment with respect thereto, and a front barrier mounted at the front of said base structure and extending upward above a product support plane defined by said base structure, wherein said front barrier comprises

(a) a primary barrier panel fixed to said base structure at a forward end thereof, said primary barrier panel being of generally flat plate-like construction having front and back surfaces and side and top edges,

(b) said primary barrier panel having a width dimension not greater than a width of said side guides when said side guides are set in a minimum width configuration,

(c) a secondary barrier element removably mounted on said barrier panel,

(d) lower portions of said secondary barrier element being of a generally inverted U-shaped configuration and comprising spaced apart barrier side elements and a horizontally disposed upper barrier element integral with and connecting upper portions of said side elements, and

(e) said secondary barrier side elements having elements closely embracing peripheral areas of said barrier panel on front and back surface areas thereof.

2. A product display device according to claim 1, wherein

(a) detent means are provided on said side elements engageable with elements of said barrier panel for releasable retention of said secondary barrier element on said barrier panel.

3. A product display device according to claim 1, wherein

(a) said secondary barrier element is formed along inside edges of said side and upper elements with a groove for reception of peripheral side and top edge margins of said barrier panel.

4. A product display device according to claim 3, wherein

(a) said secondary barrier element is formed along the inside edge of said upper element with a reinforcing panel extending downward adjacent upper portions of the back surface of said barrier panel.

5. A product display device according to claim 2, wherein

(a) said barrier panel is formed on one of its front or back surfaces, adjacent its side edges with projecting elements, and

(b) said detent elements comprise projections extending laterally inward from said secondary barrier side element and releasably engaging said projecting elements.

6. A product display device according to claim 5, wherein

(a) said projecting elements of said barrier panel comprise vertically oriented tubular protrusions from the back surface of said barrier panel engaged with upturned wire elements forming a part of said base structure.

7. A product display device according to claim 1, wherein

(a) said secondary barrier element includes a package retainer element extending upward from said upper barrier element for restraining tall packages.

8. A product display device according to claim 7, wherein

(a) said package retainer element has a width substantially less than a combined width of said barrier panel and said secondary barrier element.

9. A product display device according to claim 8, wherein

(a) said package retainer element is offset substantially from a centerline of said display device, 10. A product display device according to claim 9, wherein

(a) said package retainer element is substantially aligned with one side edge of said secondary barrier element.