Retail product display unit having gravity operated front barrier for product loading
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1. A product display unit, comprising:
- a product display unit base comprising a forward end cap at one longitudinal end thereof;
at least one pusher track extending in a longitudinal direction from the forward end cap, the pusher track comprising a locking feature for retaining a pusher rail therein, the pusher rail comprising a corresponding locking feature such that the pusher rail is locked into the at least one pusher track by compression of the pusher rail against the at least one pusher track, the pusher rail being substantially a same length as the pusher track, the pusher rail extending from the forward end cap and disposed on top of the pusher track; and
at least one pusher comprising a wound spring, the forward end cap comprising a retaining groove for a retaining tongue at one end of the wound spring, the at least one pusher comprising inwardly projecting side rails on a bottom thereof defining a channel for insertion therein of the pusher rail.
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Abstract
A product display unit includes a base having a forward end cap at one longitudinal end. At least one pusher track extends in a longitudinal direction from the end cap. The pusher track includes a locking feature for retaining a pusher rail therein. The pusher rail has a corresponding locking feature such that the pusher rail is locked into the pusher track by compression of the pusher rail against the pusher track. The display has at least one pusher having a wound spring. The forward end cap has a retaining groove for a retaining tongue at one end of the wound spring. The pusher has inwardly projecting side rails defining a channel for insertion therein of the pusher rail.
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1. A product display unit, comprising:
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a product display unit base comprising a forward end cap at one longitudinal end thereof; at least one pusher track extending in a longitudinal direction from the forward end cap, the pusher track comprising a locking feature for retaining a pusher rail therein, the pusher rail comprising a corresponding locking feature such that the pusher rail is locked into the at least one pusher track by compression of the pusher rail against the at least one pusher track, the pusher rail being substantially a same length as the pusher track, the pusher rail extending from the forward end cap and disposed on top of the pusher track; and at least one pusher comprising a wound spring, the forward end cap comprising a retaining groove for a retaining tongue at one end of the wound spring, the at least one pusher comprising inwardly projecting side rails on a bottom thereof defining a channel for insertion therein of the pusher rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A product display unit, comprising:
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a product display unit base comprising a forward end cap at one longitudinal end thereof; means for urging product containers longitudinally along a product lane of the product display unit base toward the forward end cap; and at least one gravity operated barrier disposed proximate the forward end cap, the at least one gravity operated barrier disposed on a hinge positioned at a forward longitudinal end of a product lane divider which extends upwardly from the base and extends rearwardly from the forward end cap, the gravity operated barrier rotatable along an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane of the product display unit base only in a direction away from the forward end cap whereby product containers are insertable through the gravity operated barrier by longitudinal movement against the at least one gravity operated barrier, the at least one gravity operated barrier rotatable by gravity to a closed position after insertion of product containers whereby the product containers are retained in the product lane by the at least one gravity operated barrier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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