Product securement and management system
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1. A front retaining wall for a product display system comprising:
- a base configured to operatively mount to a shelf;
a face extending from the base, the face having at least one opening extending therethrough and an arcuate-shaped wall portion formed in the face adjacent the opening and configured to receive a locking tab of a locking mechanism to prevent access to a product on the shelf, wherein the at least one arcuate-shaped wall portion provides a pathway for the locking tab of the locking mechanism to travel along the face adjacent the opening when locking and unlocking the locking mechanism by rotation of the locking mechanism; and
wherein the face is adapted to extend upward from the shelf and is configured to restrain the product and to prevent the product from falling off the front of the shelf.
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Abstract
A merchandising system that improves the merchandising of product by limiting the number and the frequency with which product can be removed from, for example, a merchandising shelf. The merchandising system may include a base configured to support product and a housing configured to engage the base. The housing may comprise a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a front retaining wall mounted to the base at an angle. The system may further include a spring-urged pusher movably mounted on the base. The system may further include an opening defined by the first side wall and the front retaining wall through which product may be removed.
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1. A front retaining wall for a product display system comprising:
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a base configured to operatively mount to a shelf; a face extending from the base, the face having at least one opening extending therethrough and an arcuate-shaped wall portion formed in the face adjacent the opening and configured to receive a locking tab of a locking mechanism to prevent access to a product on the shelf, wherein the at least one arcuate-shaped wall portion provides a pathway for the locking tab of the locking mechanism to travel along the face adjacent the opening when locking and unlocking the locking mechanism by rotation of the locking mechanism; and wherein the face is adapted to extend upward from the shelf and is configured to restrain the product and to prevent the product from falling off the front of the shelf. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display and movable barrier system comprising:
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a locking mechanism having a locking tab; a front retaining wall for a product display system comprising; a base configured to operatively mount to a shelf; a face extending from the base, the face having at least one opening extending therethrough and an arcuate-shaped wall portion formed in the face adjacent the opening and configured to receive a locking tab of the locking mechanism to prevent access to a product on the shelf, wherein the at least one arcuate-shaped wall portion providing a pathway for the locking tab of the locking mechanism to travel along the face adjacent the opening when locking and unlocking the locking mechanism by rotation of the locking mechanism; and
wherein the face is adapted to extend upward from the shelf and is configured to restrain the product and to prevent the product from falling off the front of the shelf;a movable barrier having a hole, wherein the opening of the face intersects the hole of the movable barrier, wherein the at least one arcuate-shaped wall portion on the face is configured to fit and engage the locking tab of the locking mechanism to secure the movable barrier by permitting the locking tab to be securely held in place in the arcuate-shaped wall portion to lock the movable barrier in a closed position over the front retaining wall to prevent access to the product. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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