Track for a display case
First Claim
1. A beverage track for a product display case, said beverage track attachable to a shelf in said display case and comprising:
- a shelf-engaging portion defining a substantially rigid structure; and
a product cradle portion rigidly coupled to said shelf-engaging portion, said product cradle portion defining a beverage container trough such that at least one beverage container placed therein is displayed in a substantially horizontal orientation within said container trough in order that such at least one beverage container does not substantially obscure a product placed on said shelf, said cradle portion comprising at least one line of weakness therein to define a corresponding frangible portion of said container trough thereby, wherein a segment of said cradle portion can be broken off along said at least one line of weakness without use of a tool.
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Abstract
A track for a display case. The track can be mounted to a front edge of a shelf to allow prominent display of food or beverage containers, as well as promoting more complete use of the space within the display case. While applicable to all beverage display cases, the track of the present invention is particularly beneficial in retail or related commercial display cases, as it places products in a prominent visual location without obscuring a user'"'"'s ability to identify or retrieve a container disposed on a shelf behind the track. In one form, it allows for substantially horizontal alignment of containers, to minimize the likelihood of obscuring products situated behind the track.
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20 Claims
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1. A beverage track for a product display case, said beverage track attachable to a shelf in said display case and comprising:
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a shelf-engaging portion defining a substantially rigid structure; and a product cradle portion rigidly coupled to said shelf-engaging portion, said product cradle portion defining a beverage container trough such that at least one beverage container placed therein is displayed in a substantially horizontal orientation within said container trough in order that such at least one beverage container does not substantially obscure a product placed on said shelf, said cradle portion comprising at least one line of weakness therein to define a corresponding frangible portion of said container trough thereby, wherein a segment of said cradle portion can be broken off along said at least one line of weakness without use of a tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A shelf for display case, said shelf comprising:
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a substantially tray-like structure configured to hold a plurality of product containers in a substantially upright orientation; and a beverage track configured to hold a plurality of beverage containers forward of said substantially tray-like structure such that a beverage container placed in said beverage track is displayed in a substantially horizontal orientation in order that it does not substantially obscure the product containers placed on said substantially tray-like structure, said beverage track comprising at least one line of weakness therein to define a corresponding frangible portion to enable selective shortening of said beverage track along its elongate direction, wherein a segment of said beverage track can be broken off along said at least one line of weakness without use of a tool. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A beverage track for a product display case, said beverage track attachable to a shelf in said display case and comprising:
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a shelf-engaging portion defining a substantially rigid structure; and a product cradle portion rigidly coupled to said shelf-engaging portion, said product cradle portion defining a beverage container trough such that at least one beverage container placed therein is displayed in a substantially horizontal orientation within said container trough in order that such at least one beverage container does not substantially obscure a product placed on said shelf, said cradle portion comprising at least one line of weakness therein to define a corresponding frangible portion of said container trough thereby, wherein slots are formed in said cradle portion to allow refrigerated air to flow through said beverage track to enable improved cooling of said at least one beverage container displayed therein.
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