Article dispensing – Mechanical release or separation of articles
Patent
1997-09-23
1999-03-02
Noland, Kenneth
Article dispensing
Mechanical release or separation of articles
211 592, B65G 5900
Patent
active
058759190
ABSTRACT:
A modular merchandising device for bottles is disclosed. The merchandising device comprises a plurality of parallel elongate tracks, and support means for supporting the tracks so that each track is inclined downwardly toward its front end. Each track is designed to support a row of bottles such that the bottles in the row are suspended by their neck flanges for movement along the respective track and are removable from the respective track through its front end. Because of the inclined position of the tracks, the bottles when supported by each track are allowed to gravity feed one after another to the track front end as the leading bottles in the respective row successively are removed from the respective track. The support means comprises a pair of front and rear transverse support members disposed generally perpendicularly to the tracks. Each track comprises means for removably mounting the respective track on at least one of the front and rear transverse members. The removably mounting means comprises means for movably connecting the respective track to the one transverse member for sliding movement along the one transverse member.
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Parham Dennis E.
Spamer William S.
Suttles J. Marshall
Whiten James Douglas
Noland Kenneth
Suzuki Tsugihiko
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