Rollers and track for gravity fed shelving apparatus
First Claim
1. A gravity flow roller track for transporting product containers, comprising:
- a roller tray having a bottom wall and first and second side supports, each side support having a support wall, an extension wall, and a guide wall, each support wall extending substantially normal to the bottom wall, each extension wall extending downwardly and outwardly from a top edge of one of the supports walls, each guide wall extending substantially normal from an outside edge of one of the extension walls, each support wall including a plurality of spaced recesses; and
a plurality of rollers having first and second ends, the first and second ends being mounted in the plurality of recesses.
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Abstract
A gravity feed roller track and method of manufacturing same are disclosed. The roller track includes a roller tray in which a plurality of rollers are frictionally held. The tray includes a bottom wall from which first and second side supports normally extend. Each of the side supports is substantially z-shaped in vertical cross-section. More specifically, each of the side shapes includes upper and lower vertical sections laterally spaced by an angled extension wall. A plurality of recesses are provided in the extension walls and lower vertical support wall for receipt of hubs of each of the rollers. The tracks allow for smooth rolling and dispensing of product from the roller track, accommodate a range of product sizes, and enable a single size roller to be used with tracks of various width.
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27 Claims
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1. A gravity flow roller track for transporting product containers, comprising:
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a roller tray having a bottom wall and first and second side supports, each side support having a support wall, an extension wall, and a guide wall, each support wall extending substantially normal to the bottom wall, each extension wall extending downwardly and outwardly from a top edge of one of the supports walls, each guide wall extending substantially normal from an outside edge of one of the extension walls, each support wall including a plurality of spaced recesses; and
a plurality of rollers having first and second ends, the first and second ends being mounted in the plurality of recesses. - 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)
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24. A gravity flow roller track for transporting product containers thereon, comprising:
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a roller tray member having a bottom wall, a pair of vertical roller support walls with one each extending from respective ends of the bottom wall, a pair of angled extension walls with one each extending outwardly from an upper end of one of the roller support walls, and a pair of vertical guard walls with one each extending upwardly from an outer end of one of the respective angled extension walls;
a series of spaced roller hub retention slots formed in each of the upper ends of the roller support walls and associated edges of the angled extension wall; and
a plurality of roller members mounted within the series of spaced roller hub retention slots. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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