Shelf aid
First Claim
1. A shelf aid for displaying merchandise and the like in a plurality of adjacent series upon a shelf with each series containing like objects arranged in alignment from front to back on the shelf, comprising in combination with a shelf and a series of objects thereon, means including a pusher member at the rear of the series and tensioned side members extending forwardly therefrom separately encompassing each series of objects, a handle at the front of the shelf and attached to said side members for manually pulling the corresponding series of objects forwardly upon the shelf, a fixed stop extending upwardly from the shelf at its forward edge and engageable by the forward object of the series to limit the forward movement of said series, and resilient means constituting a part of said first named means and secured at the back edge of the shelf and to said pusher member to return said first named means and its handle to a rearwardly retracted position following a manual pulling thereof, said resilient means having a substantially constant spring rate.
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Abstract
A pusher is disposed behind a series of generally like objects stacked from back to front on a shelf. Side members tie the pusher to a pull handle at the front of the shelf and confine the stack of objects laterally in alignment. A rail is disposed at the front of the shelf to prevent objects from falling off the shelf as the pusher is drawn forward by the handle. Resilient means are disposed behind the pusher to return it and the handle to normal position after being drawn forward by a pull on the handle.
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- 1. A shelf aid for displaying merchandise and the like in a plurality of adjacent series upon a shelf with each series containing like objects arranged in alignment from front to back on the shelf, comprising in combination with a shelf and a series of objects thereon, means including a pusher member at the rear of the series and tensioned side members extending forwardly therefrom separately encompassing each series of objects, a handle at the front of the shelf and attached to said side members for manually pulling the corresponding series of objects forwardly upon the shelf, a fixed stop extending upwardly from the shelf at its forward edge and engageable by the forward object of the series to limit the forward movement of said series, and resilient means constituting a part of said first named means and secured at the back edge of the shelf and to said pusher member to return said first named means and its handle to a rearwardly retracted position following a manual pulling thereof, said resilient means having a substantially constant spring rate.
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