Display tray and rack assembly

• US 6,964,344 B1
• Filed: 09/26/2003
• Issued: 11/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chang S. Kim
• Original Assignee: Chang S. Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Chang S.
• Primary Examiner(s): PUROL, DAVID M
• Application Number:
  US10/672,023
• Time in Patent Office: 781 Days
• Field of Search: 211/74, 211/162, 211/59.2, 211/85.4, 211/183, 211/94.01, 211/43
• US Class Current: 211/74
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/12 dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack A47F1/087 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/28 for containers, e.g. flasks, bottles , tins, milk packs racks or containers with dispensing arrangements A47F1/04; for lipsticks or markers A47F7/0021; for audio/video cassettes or booklike articles A47F7/14

Abstract

A tray and rack assembly for beverage containers. The assembly includes a rack subassembly and a tray subassembly slidingly engaging said rack member. The tray subassembly includes a pair of substantially parallel tray sidewalls, a tray floor extending between the lower edges of the tray sidewalls, at least one beverage container stop member extending at least partially between the outer ends of the tray sidewalls, and a tray pull member extending from the outer end of the tray. The rack subassembly includes a pair of substantially parallel rack sidewalls, and a rack floor extending between the lower edges of the rack sidewalls. Sliding attachment means are adapted to hold the tray subassembly in sliding contact with the rack subassembly and permit the tray subassembly to be extended from and inserted into the rack subassembly.

Claims

1. A tray and rack assembly for beverage containers comprising:

a tray subassembly including a pair of substantially parallel tray sidewalls having upper and lower edges and inner and outer ends, a tray floor having inner and outer ends, said tray floor extending between the lower edges of said tray sidewalls, at least one beverage container stop member extending at least partially between said outer ends of said tray sidewalls, and a tray pull member extending from the outer end of said tray;

a rack subassembly including a pair of substantially parallel rack sidewalls having upper and lower edges and inner and outer ends, a rack floor having inner and outer ends, said rack floor extending between the lower edges of said rack sidewalls, an end wall extending between the inner ends of said rack sidewalls, and a tray stop member extending located adjacent the outer end of said rack; and

sliding attachment means adapted to hold said tray in sliding contact with said rack and permit said tray to be extended from and inserted into said rack.

2. The tray and rack assembly of claim 1 wherein said tray floor has an upper surface with a plurality of longitudinal rails extending therefrom.

3. The tray and rack assembly of claim 2 wherein said tray floor has a plurality of weep holes extending therethrough.

4. The tray and rack assembly of claim 1 wherein said tray pull member extends from the outer end of said tray floor.

5. The tray and rack assembly of claim 1 wherein said tray stop member extends upwardly from the outer end of said rack floor.

6. The tray and rack assembly of claim 1 wherein said rack floor extends between said rack sidewalls adjacent their bottom edges, but removed therefrom, and said sliding attachment means includes a longitudinal slot extending through said rack floor and a sliding attachment member extending from the bottom of said tray floor and into sliding engagement with said longitudinal slot.

7. The tray and rack assembly of claim 6 wherein said sliding attachment member is a threaded fastener.

8. The tray and rack assembly of claim 7 wherein said threaded fastener is a bolt passing through a sliding attachment opening in said tray floor and through said longitudinal slot, a nut being attached to the end of said bolt extending through said longitudinal slot.

9. The tray and rack assembly of claim 8 wherein said threaded fastener opening is located adjacent the inner end of said tray floor.

10. The tray and rack assembly of claim 1 wherein said sliding attachment means includes a flange extending outwardly from each of said tray sidewalls, said flanges adapted to slidingly engage opposing slots located in each of said rack sidewalls.