Product Management Display System with Trackless Pusher Mechanism
First Claim
1. A merchandise display system comprising:
- a front rail defining a rail groove;
at least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier, the at least one divider further including a divider wall, the at least one divider further including a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor includes a top surface to hold product and a bottom surface; and
a cam rotatably coupled to the divider, the cam including a cam glide, wherein the cam is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein the cam glide extends beneath the bottom surface of the divider floor and contacts the front rail when the cam is in the first position,wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the first position and the cam glide contacts the front rail, andwherein the at least one divider is fixed in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the second position and secured to the rail groove of the front rail.
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Abstract
A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two different conditions, locked and unlocked. In a locked condition, the relationship between the divider and the front rail resists alteration in any direction with respect to each other. In the unlocked condition, the dividers may be freely slid laterally along the front rail, while remaining perpendicular to the front rail. The one or more dividers may lock to the front rail through the use of corresponding teeth, resilient surfaces, a locking tab, a locking bar and/or a cam that may define a cam glide.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A merchandise display system comprising:
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a front rail defining a rail groove; at least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier, the at least one divider further including a divider wall, the at least one divider further including a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor includes a top surface to hold product and a bottom surface; and a cam rotatably coupled to the divider, the cam including a cam glide, wherein the cam is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein the cam glide extends beneath the bottom surface of the divider floor and contacts the front rail when the cam is in the first position, wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the first position and the cam glide contacts the front rail, and wherein the at least one divider is fixed in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the second position and secured to the rail groove of the front rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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7. The merchandise display system of claim 7, wherein the barrier is configured to receive the free end of the coiled spring.
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9. A merchandise display system comprising:
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a front rail; and at least one divider configured to attach to the front rail and separate product into rows, wherein the at least one divider includes a divider wall extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold product, and a cam coupled to the divider, the cam defining a cam glide extending outwardly from the cam and extending beneath the divider floor and contacting the front rail, wherein the cam is configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the first position and the cam glide contacts the front rail, wherein the at least one divider is fixed in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the second position; and wherein the cam is in constant contact with the front rail when the cam is moved from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A merchandise display system comprising:
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a front rail; at least one divider configured to attach to the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier, a divider wall extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider wall separates the divider floor into a first portion and a second portion and each of the first portion and the second portion are configured to hold product; a first pusher mechanism configured to slide along at least part of the first portion; a second pusher mechanism configured to slide along at least part of the second portion; and a cam coupled to the at least one divider, the cam defining a cam glide and configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to and along the front rail when the cam is in the first position and the cam glide is in contact with the front rail, wherein the at least one divider is out of contact with the front rail when the cam is in the first position, and wherein the at least one divider resists movement in the lateral direction parallel to and along the front rail when the cam is in the second position and the cam glide is not in contact with the front rail. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A merchandise display system comprising:
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a front rail; at least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier, the at least one divider further including a divider wall, the at least one divider further including a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold product; and a front lock coupled to the divider, wherein the front lock rotates between a first position and a second position, wherein the front lock lifts the divider up off of the front rail when in the first position and permits slidable movement of the divider relative to the front rail, and wherein the at least one divider is locked in place relative to the front rail when the lock is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A merchandise display system comprising:
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a front rail; at least one divider configured to engage the front rail, the at least one divider including a barrier, the at least one divider further including a divider wall, the at least one divider further including a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold product; and a front lock coupled to the front end of the divider, wherein the front lock is in front of the barrier and in front of the divider wall and is configured to be digitally accessible when product is on the divider floor; wherein the front lock is shiftable between a first position and a second position, wherein the front lock lifts the divider up off of and out of contact with the front rail when in the first position and permits slidable movement of the divider relative to the front rail, and wherein the front lock prevents slidable movement of the divider relative to the front rail when in the second position.
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