| 摘要 |
<p>GRAVITY FEED DISPLAY UNIT A gravity feed display unit for mounting on a generally horizontal support surface includes a wedge shaped structure arranged for mounting on said support surface in such manner that an upper surface thereof is disposed in an inclined plane, a transverse rail having a pair of transverse vertically spaced flanges for receiving therebetween the lowermost edge of said wedge shaped structure and having a transverse bumper extending upwardly from said lowermost edge of said wedge shaped structure, and a plurality of generally channel shaped low friction elements mounted on said wedge shaped structure in side by side relation and forming a plurality of downwardly inclined guide paths for respectively receiving a plurality of rows of articles, the lowermost of which in each row is engageable with said transverse bumper whereby movement thereof is arrested. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to display devices of the gravity feed type which are used primarily in conjunction with point of purchase marketing of consumer items such as soft drinks and the like. BACKGROUND ART U. S. patent 4,136,783 issued January 30, 1979 and titled "Showcase Equipment" discloses a display device in which shelves of a display unit include a wedge shaped structure mounted at the rear of each shelf together with a moveable display member mounted on the shelf and wedge shaped structure for conveying items forwardly on the shelf as forward items are moved by customers.</p> |
