Gravity feed display device
First Claim
1. A gravity feed display device comprising a pair of shelf units arranged to be inclined so as to feed articles in the direction of inclination thereof and adapted for alternate disposition one above or below the other, a plurality of transverse guide passages formed on the bottom surface of each of sid shelf units, a plurality of support brackets each having a vertical part and an upper and a lower horizontal part, said support brackets being arranged with their lower horizontal parts disposed within the guide pasages of a lower shelf unit respectively and with their upper horizontal parts disposed within the guide passages of an upper shelf unit respectively so as to provide support therefor, alternate guide passages being formed in each of said shelf units for each one of said brackets and each bracket being associated with the rear one of each of said alternate guide passges in the lower one of said shelf units and with the front one of each of said alternate guide passages in the upper one of said shelf units so as to enhance access to articles at the front of the lower one of said shelf units without affecting the inclined attitude of said shelf units or the interchangeability thereof.
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Abstract
For providing double gravity feed type shelving for use in conjunction with refrigerated article display units, a gravity feed shelf unit is provided and comprises a main chute structure arranged to be inclined so as to feed articles in the direction of inclination thereof and supplementary chute structure disposed alongside said main chute structure and similarly inclined so as to feed articles in the direction of inclination thereof, the supplementary chute structure being detachable so as to reduce the transverse dimension of the shelving structure if need be, the shelf units being specially adapted for interchangeable mounting one above the other whereby a single shelf in a refrigerated display unit is adapted for use as a double shelf display.
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2 Claims
- 1. A gravity feed display device comprising a pair of shelf units arranged to be inclined so as to feed articles in the direction of inclination thereof and adapted for alternate disposition one above or below the other, a plurality of transverse guide passages formed on the bottom surface of each of sid shelf units, a plurality of support brackets each having a vertical part and an upper and a lower horizontal part, said support brackets being arranged with their lower horizontal parts disposed within the guide pasages of a lower shelf unit respectively and with their upper horizontal parts disposed within the guide passages of an upper shelf unit respectively so as to provide support therefor, alternate guide passages being formed in each of said shelf units for each one of said brackets and each bracket being associated with the rear one of each of said alternate guide passges in the lower one of said shelf units and with the front one of each of said alternate guide passages in the upper one of said shelf units so as to enhance access to articles at the front of the lower one of said shelf units without affecting the inclined attitude of said shelf units or the interchangeability thereof.
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Current AssigneeMEAD Corporation The Courthouse Plaza NE Dayton Oh 45463
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Original AssigneeMEAD Corporation (Meadwestvaco Corporation)
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InventorsLackey, Robert W., Fershko, Jane S.
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Primary Examiner(s)Britts, Ramon S.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Lechok Eley, Sarah A.
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Application NumberUS06/557,851Time in Patent Office918 DaysField of Search211/49.1, 211/133, 211/128, 312/42, 248/544, 248/DIG. 9, 206/602, 206/634, 220/23.8, 220/23.4US Class Current211/49.1CPC Class CodesA47F 1/12 dispensing from the side of...
