Dispensing tray for display console
First Claim
1. Apparatus for displaying and dispensing flat articles that includesan open top tray that includes a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls, a front wall and a rear wall, a pair of elongated panels slidably mounted in the bottom wall of said tray that extend upwardly from the bottom wall through the open top of the tray;
- spring means associated with each of the panels for urging the associated panels along independent paths of travel from the rear wall of the tray toward the front wall; and
removable connector means for joining the panels in coplanar alignment so that the panels move together in a side by side relationship whereby articles of varying width can be mounted between the panels and the front wall of the tray.
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Abstract
Apparatus for displaying and dispensing flat objects of different widths from a tray that includes an open top tray having a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall and a back wall. A pair of elongated panels are slidably mounted in the bottom wall of the tray so that they can move along independent paths of travel from the back wall toward the front wall. Wound spring motors urge the panels toward the front wall of the tray so that flat articles of a first width stacked in the tray between one panel and the front wall will be supported in an upright position and the panel will automatically move forward when one of the articles is removed from the tray. The panel can be held in a coplanar side by side relationship by removable connectors whereby articles of greater width can be stacked in the tray.
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11 Claims
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1. Apparatus for displaying and dispensing flat articles that includes
an open top tray that includes a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls, a front wall and a rear wall, a pair of elongated panels slidably mounted in the bottom wall of said tray that extend upwardly from the bottom wall through the open top of the tray; - spring means associated with each of the panels for urging the associated panels along independent paths of travel from the rear wall of the tray toward the front wall; and
removable connector means for joining the panels in coplanar alignment so that the panels move together in a side by side relationship whereby articles of varying width can be mounted between the panels and the front wall of the tray. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- spring means associated with each of the panels for urging the associated panels along independent paths of travel from the rear wall of the tray toward the front wall; and
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