| 摘要 |
Pushers for displaying merchandise forward on a shelf including shelf attachments including base extending perpendicularly and longitudinally along the end and parallel to shelf edge, a front attachment wall extending essentially vertically from the base disposed at a base front edge, the front attachment wall including base engagement teeth protruding essentially horizontally from the front attachment wall toward the shelf, and an upraised ridge region removed from the vertically extending front attachment wall in the second direction that is offset from the plane of the base, a divider portion including a divider block and an essentially planar divider extending outwardly from the divider block; pusher track having a top surface and two rails, and at least one track tooth disposed at a longitudinal end of the track, the at least one track tooth providing engagement from the track tooth and base engagement teeth; and a resilient pusher member. |
| 主权项 |
1. A pusher merchandising system adapted to be attached to a shelf having a shelf surface and front shelf edge for displaying merchandise items at the front shelf comprising:
a) a shelf attachment portion that is shaped and configured to attach to a forward edge of a merchandise shelf, the forward edge being adjacent the front shelf edge, the shelf attachment portion including
a base extending essentially in a plane defined by a first direction being essentially parallel to the shelf surface and essentially perpendicularly to the front shelf edge and by a second direction extending essentially perpendicularly to the shelf surface when the shelf attachment portion is attached to the shelf for operation, the base having a front attachment wall extending essentially vertically from a lower portion adjacent the plane of the base being configured to be disposed at a front edge of said base that is disposed closest to the forward edge of the shelf when the shelf attachment portion is attached to the shelf and an upper portion disposed distal from the shelf surface, the front attachment wall including plural triangularly shaped base engagement teeth protruding essentially horizontally only from the upper portion of said front attachment wall in the first direction,an intermediate base section of the base connected to the front attachment wall,an upraised plateau removed from the vertically extending front attachment wall and extending and being upraised essentially in the second direction and raised above the intermediate base section, the upraised plateau being disposed opposite the end of the intermediate base section from said front attachment wall; b) a divider portion having a proximal end and a distal end, the divider portion including a divider block at an end thereof, at least one divider portion surface extending horizontally substantially between the proximal and distal ends of the divider portion, an essentially planar divider extending outwardly from the divider block essentially perpendicularly to the divider portion surface and an attachment means disposed at said proximal end adapted for connection to said shelf attachment portion; c) an elongate pusher track, the pusher track having a longitudinally extending base, a proximal end and a distal end defining a track direction, at least one pusher surface extending substantially between the proximal and distal ends, the pusher surface extending laterally beyond the base thereby defining a cantilevered extension at each lateral edge of the pusher surface, and an attachment means disposed at said proximal end adapted for connection to said attachment portion; and d) a pusher member having a connecting base and a facing pushing surface extending therefrom, the connecting base including a pusher base connection mechanism for cooperation with the cantilevered extension of said pusher track to maintain the pushing face oriented in a direction essentially perpendicular to the track direction and providing a bias in the direction toward the connecting base,
wherein the attachment means of the elongate pusher track comprises at least one track tooth and further wherein both the plural triangularly shaped base engagement teeth and the at least one track tooth have a triangular profile such that when the triangularly shaped base engagement teeth and the at least one track tooth engage each other, the apex of the triangularly shaped base engagement teeth is closest to the base of the at least one track tooth and the apex of the at least one track tooth is closest to the base of the triangularly shaped base engagement teeth, andwherein the plural triangularly shaped base engagement teeth are positioned and oriented relative to the attachment wall to have the apex of the triangularly shaped base engagement teeth lowermost and the base of the triangularly shaped base engagement teeth uppermost when in position to engage the at least one track tooth, andwherein the apex of the triangularly shaped base engagement teeth is disposed above the intermediate base section and the upraised plateau.
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