Supports: racks – Special article – Stacked articles
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Jayne, Darnell M (Department: 3637)
Supports: racks
Special article
Stacked articles
Reexamination Certificate
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07913860
ABSTRACT:
A gravity-fed storage and dispensing unit featuring two sidewalls having opposed ledges which form a plurality of separated rearwardly-directed paths, a receiving bin area, and a forwardly-directed path for products to be stored and dispensed. Products placed on a loading area on the front side of the dispensing unit are pulled by gravity down the rearwardly-directed path, into a product receiving bin, and then travel together along the forwardly directed path in two rows. The products from the different rearwardly-directed paths are interspersed in the product receiving bin area. The sidewalls of the dispensing unit have bosses which receive divider rods of varying lengths so that the width of the paths can be adjusted. Multiple units may be attached to each other in an adjacent relationship.
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Jayne Darnell M
Krycinski Stanton L
Ladas & Parry LLP
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