Supports: racks – Special article – Stacked articles
Patent
1985-10-16
1987-08-11
Gibson, Jr., Robert W.
Supports: racks
Special article
Stacked articles
211184, 312 42, A47F 100
Patent
active
046855742
ABSTRACT:
A shelf-supported expandable gravity feed system is shown herein for displaying and dispensing cans, bottles, aseptic packages, and packages of cans or bottles. The apparatus includes two side members, having a ribbed support track, a wall, and two end members. A plurality of side members may be connected by a plurality of end members to form the expandable gravity feed system. To facilitate this interconnection the fasteners and end members include corresponding corrugated portions. The corrugated portions also permit varying the distance between interconnecting side members thereby expanding or contracting the width of the feed system. To provide a stable integral assembly the fasteners include a locking flange which is received within a recessed portion in the end member. Alternatively, the end members may include a locking flange which is received within a slot in the fastener. The shelf-supported expandable gravity feed system also includes a middle member which cooperates with the side members so that two separate rows of containers can be dispensed simultaneously. The middle members may also contain channels which receive vertical separators to allow stacking the gravity feed systems. An angular base member may be used to support the lowermost side members of the feed system, enabling the feed system to be inclined so containers may slide forward. The side member may include a pair of ribbed support tracks on either side of the middle member, permitting an infinite number of feed systems to be connected in parallel relationship to one another by alternately connecting a fastener to each end member on each side of the middle member.
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Barnes Russell M.
Deffner John F.
Young Raymond R.
Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
Visual Marketing Inc.
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