Gravity feed gondola base

• US 4,960,210 A
• Filed: 06/29/1989
• Issued: 10/02/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Display Industries LLC
• Original Assignee: MEAD Corporation (Meadwestvaco Corporation)
• Inventors: Spamer, William S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Purol, David M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lechok, Sarah A.
• Application Number:
  US07/373,384
• Time in Patent Office: 460 Days
• Field of Search: 211/59.2, 211/193, 211/187, 211/135, 211/190, 211/182, 211/183, 108/108, 108/111, 248/247
• US Class Current: 211/59.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/005 Partitions therefore horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90

Abstract

A gravity feed gondola base is arranged for placement with a pair of horizontal parallel gondola support beams connected respectively to a pair of vertical gondola posts and includes an inner and an outer shoe box enveloping each of the support beams, an inwardly projecting support tab struck from each of the inner shoe boxes, a rear cross beam secured at its ends to the support tabs, an inwardly projecting support strip secured to each of the shoe boxes at a level below the support tabs, front and intermediate cross beams supported at their ends respectively on the support strip, low friction chutes mounted on the cross beams for slidably supporting articles displayed thereon and an article arresting device mounted on the front cross support.

Claims

1. A gravity feed gondola base arranged for placement with a pair of horizontal parallel gondola support beams connected respectively to a pair of vertical gondola posts, said base comprising an inner and an outer shoe box enveloping each of said support beams, an inwardly projecting support tab struck from each of said inner shoe boxes, a rear cross beam secured at its ends respectively to said support tabs, an inwardly projecting support strip secured to each of said inner shoe boxes at a level below said support tabs, a front cross beam secured at its ends respectively to said support strips, low friction means mounted on said rear cross beam and said front cross beam for slidably supporting articles displayed thereon, and article arresting means mounted on said front cross support.

2. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein an intermediate cross beam is secured at its ends respectively on said support strips and arranged below and in engagement with said low friction means.

3. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein said low friction means comprises a plurality of chutes disposed in side by side downwardly inclined attitude.

4. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein said outer shoe box and said inner shoe box are secured together in complementary relation about each of said support beams.

5. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein said rear cross beam includes a projection which overlies and restrains said low friction means against upward movement out of engagement with said rear cross beam.

6. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein said front cross beam includes a projection which overlies and restrains said low friction means against upward movement out of engagement with said front cross beam.

7. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein said inwardly projecting support strips are disposed on the floor underlying and supporting the gondola.

8. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein said inwardly projecting support strips are integrally formed with the bottom edge of said inner shoe boxes.

9. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said outer shoe boxes includes a support strip and a support tab for cooperating with front, rear and intermediate cross beams of an adjacent gondola.

10. A gravity feed gondola base according to claim 2 wherein said inner and said outer shoe boxes, said rear, front and intermediate cross beams, and said article arresting means are formed of metal and said low friction means is formed of low friction plastic material.