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Product merchandising rack

  • US 4,416,380 A
  • Filed: 05/11/1981
  • Issued: 11/22/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A rack device adaptable for use on a support structure for storing and merchandising shelved products comprising an open grid rack structure formed by a plurality of connected spaced rod members including a front wall portion extending substantially across the entire front portion of said device, a rear wall portion and spaced rod members connected therebetween, said spaced rod members including a first set of spaced rod members arranged in groups to form a plurality of parallel adjacent tracks extending between the front and rear wall portions for supporting rows of products thereon, each of said rod members forming said first set of spaced rod members having an angularly disposed upwardly extending portion associated therewith forming a portion of said front wall, a second set of spaced rod members disposed in a common plane above the first set of spaced rod members to form a plurality of channels extending between the front and rear wall portions for guiding products positioned on the tracks in parallel rows therebetween, each of said channels being positioned such that a respective track forms the bottom thereof, each of said rod members forming said second set of spaced rod members having an angularly disposed downwardly extending portion associated therewith forming at least a portion of said rear wall, a transverse rod member spaced above said first set of spaced rod members and extending substantially across the front portion of said device, said transverse rod member being connected to the rod members of said second set of spaced rod members and to the upwardly extending portion of each of the rod members of said first set of spaced rod members together forming said front wall, and other rod members attached to said first set of spaced rod members for supporting the rear wall portion at a higher elevation than the front wall portion when said device is supported on a horizontal surface whereby rows of products positioned in each of the channels will slide along the respective channels on the respective tracks positioned therebelow towards the front wall portion.

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