Product management apparatus and method
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1. Apparatus for moving items to position the items at the front edge of a shelf, comprising:
- a substantially flat surface for supporting said items, with at least one channel formed below said surface;
a push member movable with respect to said surface between a first push member location spaced from said front edge and a second push member location substantially adjacent said front edge; and
a pull member having a first surface for contacting said push member and a longitudinal portion, said pull member movable between first and second positions, said pull member, when in said first position, having said first surface substantially adjacent said first push member location and said longitudinal portion extending through at least a portion of said channel, said pull member, when in said second position having said first surface substantially adjacent said second location;
wherein said pull member is configured to permit movement in a direction from said second position toward said first position without contacting said push member.
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Abstract
A product display system provides for ease of product facing in conjunction with or as a part of store shelving. The product support surface is coupled to a moveable push member and/or a moveable pull stick. When products are to be faced, the pull stick is drawn forward carrying any push member forward and repositioning a row of products preferably adjacent to the forward edge of the shelf.
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1. Apparatus for moving items to position the items at the front edge of a shelf, comprising:
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a substantially flat surface for supporting said items, with at least one channel formed below said surface; a push member movable with respect to said surface between a first push member location spaced from said front edge and a second push member location substantially adjacent said front edge; and a pull member having a first surface for contacting said push member and a longitudinal portion, said pull member movable between first and second positions, said pull member, when in said first position, having said first surface substantially adjacent said first push member location and said longitudinal portion extending through at least a portion of said channel, said pull member, when in said second position having said first surface substantially adjacent said second location;
wherein said pull member is configured to permit movement in a direction from said second position toward said first position without contacting said push member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28)
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24. Apparatus for moving items to position the items at the front edge of shelf comprising:
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substantially flat means for supporting said items; at least a first channel means coupled to said substantially flat means; push means for contacting a product resting on said substantially flat surface means; said push means moveable between a first location spaced from said front edge and a second location substantially adjacent said front edge; means for moving said push means between said first location and said second location; wherein at least a portion of said means for moving is located in a first location, extending at least a first distance outward from said front edge when said means for moving moves said push means in a direction towards said second location; and means for guiding movement of said means for moving toward a second location, without contacting said push means wherein said means for moving, in said second location, does not extend outward said first distance from said front edge.
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25. A method for moving items to position the items at the front edge of a shelf comprising:
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providing a push member; providing a support device for said push member to permit said push member to move between a first location spaced from said front edge and a second location substantially adjacent said front edge; contacting said push member with an elongated pull member; pulling forward on said pull member to move said push member toward said front edge of said shelf, pushing said items which are forward of said push member toward said front edge of said shelf; and pushing on said pull member to position the major part of said pull member beneath said support device, in the absence of contact between said pull member and said push member.
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