Apparatus for advancing shelved goods
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1. Apparatus for advancing shelved goods comprising:
- a base member adapted to be mounted at the front of a shelf;
a cylindrical roll rotatably mounted on said base member;
a flexible belt secured to and extending rearward from said cylindrical roll;
means biasing said cylindrical roll to reel said flexible belt thereon;
an upright pusher member carried on the end of said belt to engage behind a row of articles positioned along said belt; and
lock means, selectively operated with said pusher member in any position, to secure said roll against rotation;
said lock means being mounted on said base member for movement thereon between a locking position wherein portions thereon engage portions on said cylindrical roll to prevent rotation of said roll and a neutral position wherein said portions are free of engagement.
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Abstract
Apparatus for advancing packaged goods on a shelf comprises an upright pressure plate carried on the end of a flexible belt. The belt is carried on a roll which is spring biased to wind the belt thereon so that a row of articles positioned along the belt and engaged by the pressure plate will be pushed toward the front of the shelf as each successive article is removed.
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1. Apparatus for advancing shelved goods comprising:
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a base member adapted to be mounted at the front of a shelf; a cylindrical roll rotatably mounted on said base member; a flexible belt secured to and extending rearward from said cylindrical roll; means biasing said cylindrical roll to reel said flexible belt thereon; an upright pusher member carried on the end of said belt to engage behind a row of articles positioned along said belt; and lock means, selectively operated with said pusher member in any position, to secure said roll against rotation; said lock means being mounted on said base member for movement thereon between a locking position wherein portions thereon engage portions on said cylindrical roll to prevent rotation of said roll and a neutral position wherein said portions are free of engagement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6)
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4. means for adjusting the force of said biasing means.
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7. Apparatus for advancing shelved goods comprising:
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a slideway adapted to be mounted on a display shelf to extend from front to rear thereof; a slide member slidably received in said slideway; a pressure plate carried by said slide member; a cylindrical roll rotatably mounted on said slideway; a flexible tension member wound on said roll and secured at the distal end thereof to said slide member; means biasing said cylindrical roll to wind said tension member thereon; and lock means, selectively operated with said slide member in any position, to secure said roll against rotation. said lock means being mounted on said base member for movement thereon between a locking position wherein portions thereon engage portions on said cylindrical roll to prevent rotation of said cylindrical roll, and a neutral position wherein said portions are free of engagement.
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