| 摘要 |
A product display tray, which is provided with a spring-actuated pusher paddle for urging a column of products forwardly in a display as items are removed from the front of the tray, includes a manually operated locking element pivotally attached to the pusher paddle and normally held in a “release” position by the action of the pusher spring. When the paddle is in a fully retracted position, for reloading of the tray, the locking element is manually pivoted into a locking position to engage the tray structure and retain the paddle in its retracted position during loading operations. A slight backward push on the paddle, when reloading has been completed, releases the paddle for forward movement by the spring. The device also includes special features on the pusher paddle to facilitate and simplify its slideable assembly with, and stable retention on, longitudinal guide rods on which the paddle slides. |
| 主权项 |
1. In a merchandise display tray of the type having a tray base for the support of merchandise and provided with elements at a back thereof for mounting the tray base in cantilever fashion, a spring-urged product pusher mounted on said base for urging said merchandise forwardly on said base, a coiled strip spring positioned with a coiled portion thereof behind said product pusher and an uncoiled strip portion thereof extending forward and secured in a forward portion of said tray base, and means for temporarily locking said spring-urged product pusher in a retracted position for reloading of the tray, the improvement in said means for locking comprising
said product pusher being formed of a rigid plastic material and comprising an upright panel, engageable with merchandise supported on said tray base, and a bottom portion extending rearwardly from a lower portion of said upright panel and slidably guided and supported by said tray base, a pusher locking element pivotally attached to a back of said product pusher to be movable therewith and pivoted about a pivot axis disposed transversely to said tray base, said pusher locking element having a locking leg extending rearwardly from said pivot axis and an actuating arm extending upward from said pivot axis, said transversely disposed pivot axis being located at a lower back portion of said product pusher, and said actuating arm extending upward along a back face of said upright panel, the coiled strip spring acting on said locking element to urge said actuating arm to pivot in a first direction, toward said release position, to position said locking leg in an elevated, release position and said actuating arm in a forward position, said locking element being manually pivotable in a second direction, to position said locking leg in a depressed, locking position, by the application of rearward manual force to said actuating arm, to enable locking of said product pusher in a retracted position, said pusher locking element being releasable from said locking position by temporary rearward movement of said product pusher to allow pivoting movement of said pusher locking element in said first direction and thereby free said product pusher for forward movement by said coiled strip spring said actuating arm is positioned between the coiled portion of said coiled strip spring and the back face of said upright panel, whereby said spring urges said actuating arm forwardly to pivot said locking element in said first direction while simultaneously urging said product pusher in a forward direction. |
