Slip surface shelf merchandiser
First Claim
1. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,a generally wedge-shaped frame means,a stationary low friction slip surface member fixedly secured to said frame means so as to define a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface on said wedge-shaped frame means,means for securing said frame means onto a horizontal shelf, andstop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displaced on the top of said low friction surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser.
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Abstract
A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having downwardly and forwardly sloping low friction top surface for gravity feeding columns of items of merchandise such as plastic bottles one after another to the front of the shelf as the forwardmost items on the shelf are successively removed by customers.
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19 Claims
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1. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a generally wedge-shaped frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member fixedly secured to said frame means so as to define a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface on said wedge-shaped frame means, means for securing said frame means onto a horizontal shelf, and stop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displaced on the top of said low friction surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser.
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4. A merchandiser having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of a shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a rectangular frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member fixedly secured to said frame means so as to define the top surface of said frame means, said low friction slip surface member comprising a sheet of three ply corrugated plastic material, the corrugations of which extend from front to rear of said slip surface member and vertical ridges defined in the top surface of said slip surface member parallel to said corrugations, and said sheet of corrugated plastic material being transversely scored along the front and rear edges thereof, said sheet being folded about said score lines so as to locate the front and rear edge sections of said sheet in a vertical plane with the edges of said sheet facing upwardly.
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9. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a generally wedge-shaped frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member fixedly secured to said frame means so as to define the top surface of said wedge-shaped frame means, means for securing said frame means onto a shelf, stop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displayed on the top of said low friction slip surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser, said frame means comprising a rectangular frame, each side of said rectangular frame being formed from a right angular channel-shaped element, and said frame means having a base secured to said rectangular frame, said base extending transversely between two opposite sides of said rectangular frame, said base having a first front vertical leg which is shorter in length than a parallel rear vertical leg, and means securing the tops of said vertical legs to the bottom of said rectangular frame.
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10. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a generally wedge-shaped frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member fixedly secured to said frame means so as to define the top surface of said wedge-shaped frame means, means for securing said frame means onto a shelf, stop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displayed on the top of said low friction slip surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser, said frame means comprising a rectangular frame, each side of said rectangular frame being formed from a right angular channel-shaped element, each of said right angle channel shaped elements having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, said slip surface member being supported upon said horizontal legs of said right angle channel shaped elements, and a retainer strip for securing said merchandiser onto a horizontal surface of a shelf, said retainer strip comprising a right angle channel having a horizontal leg and a vertical leg, means for securing said horizontal leg to a shelf, and means for securing said vertical leg of said strip to a vertical leg of at least one of the channels of said rectangular frame.
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12. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a generally wedge-shaped frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member fixedly secured to said frame means so as to define the top surface of said wedge-shaped frame means, means for securing said frame means onto a shelf, and stop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displayed on the top of said low friction slip surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser, said low friction slip surface being defined by three ply corrugated plastic material, the corrugations of said corrugated slip material extending from front to rear of said slip surface member and having vertical ridges defined in the top surface of said slip member parallel to said corrugations, and said stop means comprising wires bent into U-shaped configuration, the ends of said wires being mounted within apertures defined in the front edge of said corrugated slip surface member.
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13. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a generally wedge-shaped frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member secured to said frame means so as to define the top surface of said wedge-shaped frame means, means for securing said frame means onto a shelf, stop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displayed on the top of said low friction slip surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser, said frame means comprising a generally planar support, at least the front and rear sides of said planar support being formed from a right angular channel-shaped element, and said frame means including a base section secured to said planar support, said base section having a first front vertical section which is shorter in length than a parallel rear vertical section and means securing the tops of said vertical sections to said planar support.
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18. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a generally wedge-shaped frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member secured to said frame means so as to define the top surface of said wedge-shaped frame means, means for securing said frame means onto a shelf, stop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displayed on the top of said low friction slip surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser, said frame means comprising generally a planar support, at least two sides of said planar support being formed from right angular channel-shaped elements, each of said right angle channel-shaped elements having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, said slip surface member being supported upon said horizontal legs of said right angle channel-shaped elements, and securing means for securing said generally planar support in spaced sloping relation to a horizontal surface of a shelf, said securing means comprising a base support having a horizontal leg and a vertical leg, means for securing said horizontal leg of said base support to a shelf, and means for securing said vertical leg of said base support to said generally planar support.
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19. A merchandiser for converting a shelf having a generally horizontal top surface into a shelf having a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface, said merchandiser being operable to gravity feed a column of items of merchandise one after another to the front of said shelf as that column'"'"'s forwardmost item is removed by a customer, said merchandiser comprising,
a generally wedge-shaped frame means, a stationary low friction slip surface member fixedly secured to said frame means so as to define a downwardly and forwardly sloping top surface on said wedge-shaped frame means, means for securing said frame means onto a horizontal shelf, stop means located along the forward edge of said frame means for stopping merchandise displaced on the top of said low friction slip surface member from sliding forwardly off of said merchandiser, said frame means comprising a generally planar support, at least two sides of said planar support formed from a right angular channel-shaped element, each of said right angle channel-shaped elements having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, and said slip surface being supported upon said horizontal legs of said right angle channel-shaped elements.
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