Product display rack

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2000-04-14

2001-05-15

Gibson, Jr., Robert W. (Department: 3634)

Supports: racks

Special article

Receptacle support

C211S059200, C211S194000, C312S045000, C312S072000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06230906

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention pertains to a product display rack. More particularly, the invention pertains to a product display rack that maintains the product in a faced orientation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is becoming increasingly more expensive to operate retail stores. Next to the cost of the products being sold, two of the most important factors associated with the cost of operating a retail store are rent and employee costs.
To compensate for increases in rent, retail stores seek to display greater amounts of product in a given area. This desire is often accomplished by adding more product display shelves. A limitation on adding shelves is the ability of the customer to readily select products from the shelves.
To more efficiently utilize the employee resources, retail stores desire to place larger numbers of a given product on the shelves at a specified time. This technique reduces the frequency at which the shelves must be restocked with more products.
Since there is only a limited amount of shelving space in a retail store, it can be appreciated that there is a trade-off between stocking the shelves with larger amounts of a smaller selection of products or with a larger number of products with only a relatively small number of each product.
With certain types of products, customers are confronted with a large variety of products that are reviewed when selecting a particular product to purchase. One particular product with which customers are often provided with a large selections of purchase options is paint.
To assist customers to easily identify the color of paint contained in a spray paint can, the cap of the spray paint can is typically formed with a color that approximates the color of the paint in the spray paint can. As such, it is desirable to provide customers with the ability to view a large portion of the cap of the spray paint cans when selecting a desired color.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a display rack for displaying and dispensing cylindrically-shaped products. The display rack includes a first storage region and a second storage region. The first storage region is capable of holding a plurality of cylindrically-shaped products. The first storage region has a first dispensing position. The first storage region is tilted towards the first dispensing position.
The second storage region surface is capable of holding a plurality of cylindrically-shaped products. The second storage region has a second dispensing position. The second storage region is adjacent to the first storage region. The second storage region is tilted towards the second dispensing position. The first storage region and the second storage region tilt away from each other.


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