Merchandise display device
First Claim
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1. A plurality of articles and a device for storing said articles on a shelf and dispensing said articles comprising:
- a base support member having forward and rear end portions;
said articles being mounted in a row on said base support member;
a stop member mounted in a row on the rear end portion of said base support member, the article in said row closest to the rear end portion of said base support member abutting against said stop member;
a pusher member slidably mounted on said base support member, said pusher member abutting against the article in said row closest to the forward end of said base support member, said pusher member having a base portion with a recess formed in a lower surface thereof;
a coil spring for driving said pusher member towards said stop member, said pusher member pushing the article against which it is abutting towards said stop member, one end of said spring being mounted in said recess formed in said base portion, the other end of said spring being attached to said stop member; and
means for shielding said spring.
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Abstract
A device for displaying merchandise on a store shelf provides for arranging articles in rows with a pusher device for pushing the remaining articles forward on the shelf as each article is removed. A coiled spring operates to drive the pusher device for each row, the spring extending along a side rail having a hollow center in which the spring rides, the rail thus acting as a shield for the spring and preventing hand contact therewith which might cause injury.
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12 Claims
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1. A plurality of articles and a device for storing said articles on a shelf and dispensing said articles comprising:
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a base support member having forward and rear end portions;
said articles being mounted in a row on said base support member;
a stop member mounted in a row on the rear end portion of said base support member, the article in said row closest to the rear end portion of said base support member abutting against said stop member;
a pusher member slidably mounted on said base support member, said pusher member abutting against the article in said row closest to the forward end of said base support member, said pusher member having a base portion with a recess formed in a lower surface thereof;
a coil spring for driving said pusher member towards said stop member, said pusher member pushing the article against which it is abutting towards said stop member, one end of said spring being mounted in said recess formed in said base portion, the other end of said spring being attached to said stop member; and
means for shielding said spring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A plurality of articles and a device for storing said articles on a shelf and dispensing said articles comprising:
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a base support member having forward and rear end portions;
said articles being mounted in a row on said base support member;
a substantially flat stop member mounted in said row on the rear end portion of said base support member, the article in said row closest to the rear end portion of said base support member abutting against said stop member;
a substantially flat pusher member slidably mounted on said base support member, said pusher member abutting against the article in said row closest to the forward end of said base support member, said pusher member having a base portion supporting said pusher member on said base support member, said base member having a recess formed in a lower surface thereof;
a coil spring for driving said pusher member towards said stop member, one end of said coil spring being removably attached to said stop member, the other end portion of said spring being mounted in the recess formed in the base portion of said pusher member, a portion of said spring running longitudinally between said recess and said stop member; and
a linear side rail having a hollow center, said side rail running longitudinally on said base member along one side of said row of articles, the longitudinally running portion of said spring member riding in the hollow center of said side rail. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A plurality of articles and a device for storing said articles on a shelf and dispensing said articles comprising:
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a base support member having forward and rearward portions, said articles being mounted in a row on said base support member, a stop member mounted in said row on the rear end portion of said base support member abutting against said stop member, a pusher member slidably mounted in said row on said base support member, said pusher member having a base portion which rides along the base support member, said base portion having a recess formed therein, said pusher member abutting against the article in said row closest to the forward end of said base support member, a coil spring for driving said pusher member towards said stop member, one end of said coil spring being attached to said stop member, the other end portion of said coil spring being coiled and mounted in the recess formed in the base support member, and a second coil spring running substantially parallel to the first coil spring, the base portion of said pusher member having a second recess formed therein, one end of said second coil spring being coiled and mounted in said second recess, the other end of said second coil spring being attached to said stop member.
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