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Refill indicator for product display and dispensing system

  • US 5,992,652 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1997
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A product display and dispensing system comprising:

  • a tray configured for supporting a series of products between a rear end and a front end of the tray;

    a forward feed device movably supported between the rear end and the front end for pushing the series of products towards the front end; and

    a visual indicator movably supported between a first position in which the indicator is visually obscure and a second position in which the indicator projects above the series of products so as to be visually apparent, wherein the indicator moves from the first position to the second position in response to movement of the forward feed device and the series of products past a preselected point between the rear end and the front end of the tray, wherein the forward feed device engages the visual indicator to actuate the visual indicator from the first position to the second position.

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