Tooth brush tray with canopy

• US 6,076,670 A
• Filed: 07/24/1998
• Issued: 06/20/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: POP Displays LLC (Pop Displays Holding Corp.)
• Original Assignee: POP Displays Incorporated (Pop Displays Holding Corp.)
• Inventors: Yeranossian, Karl
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US09/122,550
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 206/362, 206/425, 206/556, 206/565, 206/736, 206/756, 221/114, 221/124, 221/131, 221/279, 211/51, 220/532
• US Class Current: 206/362
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/126 the pushing device being urged by spring means

Abstract

A product display dispenser in which products are loaded in a tray and brought forward by a spring pusher to the dispensing position one-by-one as the forwardmost product is lifted from the dispenser. A canopy overlies the products and prevents the upward movement of the product. A retaining lip is disposed on the underside of the canopy to prevent any rearward movement of the product when the first product is removed from the dispenser.

Claims

1. A product display dispenser, comprising:

a tray having a front wall, back wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls wherein said walls are secured to each other at 90°

angles forming a container;

a pusher, slidably supported in said tray;

means to urge said pusher toward said front wall of said tray to urge articles which may be placed in said tray toward said front wall;

a canopy disposed above said tray and extending forwardly toward said front wall, said canopy having an underside and a rear wall; and

a retaining lip disposed on said underside of said canopy, said retaining lip is angled downwardly and extending toward said front wall of said tray, wherein said lip prevents articles from moving toward the rear of said tray when forwardmost articles are removed upwardly from said tray.

2. The product display dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage divider wall, positioned at a fixed distance from said back wall and secured between each of said side walls of said tray forming a transverse compartment at the rear of said tray;

a plurality of divider walls removably supported between said front wall and said storage divider wall, wherein said divider walls define a plurality of front-to-back compartments in side-by-side relationship and wherein said transverse compartment is arranged to store at least one of said divider walls.

3. The product display dispenser according to claim 2, further comprising:

a plurality of pushers, slidably supported in said tray and disposed between each of said divider walls;

means to urge each of said pushers toward said front wall of said tray to urge articles which may be placed between said divider walls of said tray toward said front wall.

4. The product display dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said side walls further comprise:

a first slidably interlocking member; and

a second slidably interlocking member, wherein said first and said second slidably interlocking members are attached so that a series of side-by-side trays may be stabilized in place on a shelf.

5. The product display dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said canopy further comprises

at least two internal support tabs;

at least two side support tabs; and

at least two external support tabs, wherein said tabs position said canopy above said tray and prevent any side-to-side or front-to-back movement of said canopy.

6. The product display dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising:

a piece of self-bonding tape disposed partially on said canopy and partially on said tray, wherein said tape prevents upward movement of said canopy.