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Merchandise display and dispensing device

  • US 4,706,821 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1986
  • Issued: 11/17/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a merchandise display and dispensing device of the type comprising a frame which comprises at least one shelf and a plurality of dividers mounted adjacent to the shelf to divide the shelf into a plurality of compartments, the improvement comprising:

  • a slot defining portion of the shelf which defines a slot in the shelf situated between a pair of the dividers, said slot defining portion defining a transparent upper surface;

    a pushplate comprising an upstanding section and a guide section oriented parallel to the shelf, said pushplate disposed on the upper surface over the slot between the pair of dividers;

    a plurality of low friction glides fixedly secured to the pushplate to bear on the upper surface of the shelf to support the pushplate on the shelf and to slide on the upper surface to reduce sliding friction therebetween;

    a pair of guide pins mounted to the pushplate and extending through the slot to guide sliding motion of the pushplate on the shelf, at least one of said guide pins having an enlarged head sized to bear against the shelf to hold the pushplate in place; and

    spring means disposed beneath the shelf and coupled to the pushplate through the slot biasing the pushplate toward a first end of the slot.

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