DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL ROLLER BASE
First Claim
1. A display assembly for use in a shelving unit;
- said display assembly comprising;
a base adapted to be positioned between a front region and a rear region of the shelving unit;
a first channel provided on the base and extending from a back end of the base to a front end thereof; and
a conveyor mechanism provided in the first channel;
said conveyor mechanism being operable under force of gravity and being adapted to move products disposed thereon from the back end of the base to the front end thereof.
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Abstract
A display assembly and shelving unit. The display assembly includes a base with one or more channels that extend between the front and back of the base. The back is higher than the front so that the base is retained at an angle to the horizontal within the shelving unit. A conveyor mechanism operable under force of gravity is provided across the channels. The conveyor mechanism includes roller assemblies that have rods with a plurality of small rollers thereon. The rollers are able to rotate about the stationary rod individually and independently. When a product for sale is removed from a front end of a first channel, then the products remaining in that first channel slide downwardly on the rollers until they engage a stop. Products in adjacent channels will remain stationary as the rollers in those additional channels will not rotate when product is removed from the first channel.
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1. A display assembly for use in a shelving unit;
- said display assembly comprising;
a base adapted to be positioned between a front region and a rear region of the shelving unit; a first channel provided on the base and extending from a back end of the base to a front end thereof; and a conveyor mechanism provided in the first channel;
said conveyor mechanism being operable under force of gravity and being adapted to move products disposed thereon from the back end of the base to the front end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- said display assembly comprising;
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16. A display assembly for use in a shelving unit, said display assembly comprising:
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a front bar adapted to engage a front beam of the shelving unit, a back bar adapted to engage a rear beam of the shelving unit, at least one crossbar extending between the front and back bars; a plurality of notches defined in the crossbar, said notches being oriented at right angles to the crossbar; a roller assembly engaged in each notch; a first divider engaged between the front and back bars; and a second divider engaged between the front and back bars and spaced from the first divider; and
wherein the roller assembly, first and second dividers define a channel for retaining one or more products for sale therein. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. In combination:
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a shelving unit including a plurality of uprights and; a front beam extending between some of the plurality of uprights; and a rear beam extending between other of the plurality of uprights, said rear beam being retained a spaced distance away from the front beam; a display assembly engaged with the shelving unit, said display assembly comprising; a base positioned between the front beam and the rear beam of the shelving unit; a first channel provided on the base and extending from a back end of the base to a front end thereof, said first channel being adapted to retain a plurality of products for sale therein; and a conveyor mechanism provided in the first channel;
said conveyor mechanism being operable under force of gravity and being adapted to move the plurality of products disposed thereon from the back end of the base to the front end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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