CA1224105A - Merchandise display device - Google Patents
Merchandise display deviceInfo
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- CA1224105A CA1224105A CA000422830A CA422830A CA1224105A CA 1224105 A CA1224105 A CA 1224105A CA 000422830 A CA000422830 A CA 000422830A CA 422830 A CA422830 A CA 422830A CA 1224105 A CA1224105 A CA 1224105A
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- merchandise
- display case
- extensible member
- anchor member
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
- A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
- A47F1/12—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack
- A47F1/125—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack with an article-pushing device
- A47F1/126—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack with an article-pushing device the pushing device being urged by spring means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
- B65D25/02—Internal fittings
- B65D25/10—Devices to locate articles in containers
- B65D25/101—Springs, elastic lips, or other resilient elements to locate the articles by pressure
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D5/72—Contents-dispensing means
- B65D5/724—Internal fittings facilitating the discharge of contents, e.g. guiding panels, movable bottoms or lifting strips
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Abstract
MERCHANDISE DISPLAY DEVICE
ABSTRACT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
A merchandise display device adapted to main-tain merchandise in an organized orientation upon a display surface is disclosed. The device comprises an insert sized to be positioned within a display case or drawer and includes a base plate formed to contact the merchandise, an anchor member adapted to attach the insert to the display case and an accordian-like extensible member positioned between the base plate and anchor member. The extensible member is provided with plural spring clips at each of its apexes to con-tinuously bias the base plate away from the anchor member. As merchandise is removed from the display case, the device constantly urges the merchandise in a forward direction and thereby maintains the stack of merchandise in an organized orientation.
ABSTRACT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
A merchandise display device adapted to main-tain merchandise in an organized orientation upon a display surface is disclosed. The device comprises an insert sized to be positioned within a display case or drawer and includes a base plate formed to contact the merchandise, an anchor member adapted to attach the insert to the display case and an accordian-like extensible member positioned between the base plate and anchor member. The extensible member is provided with plural spring clips at each of its apexes to con-tinuously bias the base plate away from the anchor member. As merchandise is removed from the display case, the device constantly urges the merchandise in a forward direction and thereby maintains the stack of merchandise in an organized orientation.
Description
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MERCHANDISE DISPLAY DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF THE_PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention relates to merchandise display devices and, more particularly, to a merchandise display insert adapted to be positioned wi-thin a dlsplay case or drawer and maintain the organization of display merchandise.
As is well know~, a variety of consumer goods are merchandlsed in display cases which typically comprise a drawer or shelf wherein the display merchan-dise is stacked in parallel rows within the drawer.
As merchandise is selectively removed from the drawer, the s-tacks of merchandise often collapse rendering the merchandise unsightly for display purposes.
Heretofore, lt was typical~practice to requ]re sales personnel to continuously monitor and housekeep the display~cases to insure that the merchandise remained :
in an organized fashion. As will be recognized,such monitoring and housekeeping by~sales personnel detracts from other more profitable sales duties and thereby increases the overall cost of the merchandise.
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SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention specifically addresses ~ and alleviates the above-referenced deficiency associated in the art by providing a merchandise display device which is adapted to continuously maintain the organized orientation of merchandise positioned upon a display surface. More particularly, the present invention comprises an insert sized to be positioned within a display case or drawer. ~ One end of the insert is provided with a generaIly L-shaped base plate sized to permit a portion~ of the merchandise to be stacked thereon, while the opposite end includes an anchor member adapted to be attached to the rear wall or bottom edge of the drawer shelf.
The anchor member and base plate are inter-connected by an accordian-like extensible member which includes plural sprlng steel biasing clips posltioned at each of its~apexes. The spring clips cause a biasing , force to be applied to the ~extensible member to~con-tinuously urge~ the ~base~plate ~tow~ard the ;front wall of the display drawer. Thus, ~as merchandis~e is selec-tively removed from the~ area~of the;drawer~in front of the base plate~, the ~extensible memb~er constantly pushes the base plate and remalning merchandlse: in: ::
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In the preferred embodiment, the merchandise display device of the present invention is integrally formed of a molded plastic material and includes a pair of spring stops or shoulders formed a-t each of the apexes of the extensible member. The inclusion of the spring stops permit the rapid moun-ting of the spring clips within the device in a single manual motion and maintains -the same therein without the use of auxiliary re-taining : means. As such, the merchandise display device o~ the present invention is well suited for mass production, rapid assembly fabrica-tion techniques which renders the resultant device cost effective.
In a flrs-t embodimen-t of -the invention, the anchor member is formed to be attached to the rear wall of the display drawer, however, two alternative embodi-ments of the anchor member permit the same to be attached to the rear edge of a display surface or merely contact the rear wall Oe the display shelf.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These as well as other features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reference to the drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display case drawer having display merchandise and the merchan-dise display device of the present invention disposed therein;
Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the merchandise display device of the present invention;
Figure 3 is an enlarged eleva-tional view showing the manner in which the spring clips are inserted and retained w:Lthin the extensible rnember of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a partial perspec-tive view showing the second embodirnent of :the anchor of the :present invention; and Figure~ 5 ls a par-tlal perspective view of the third embodiment of the anchor membe~r of the present invention.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring generally to Figures 1 and 2, there is shown the merchandise display device or inser-t 10 of the present invention which may be placed within a display case or drawer 12 -to maintain the stacked orientation of merchandise 14 positioned wlthin -the drawer 12. Merely by way of example and not limita-tion, : the particular merchandise 14 depic-ted within the drawer 12 comprises a plurality o~ hosiery packages; however, those skilled in the art will recognize that various other merchandise rnay be utilized with -the present invention.
As best shown in Figure 2, -the display device 10 of the present invention is formed having a generally L-shaped base plate 20 having a horizontal leg portion 22 adapted to reside beneath a portion of the merchandise 14 and a vertical leg por-tion 24 adapted to provide a rigid wall~:~or abuttment with one end of the merchan-dise stack. The opposite end o~ -the device 10 ls pro-vided wi-th an anchor :member 26 which in its embodiment as depicted in Figure 2, is f~rmed to extend in a~
generally vertical direction: and includes a bent over flange or c1ip 28. As shown in Figure 1, the bent over 24~
flange 28 is sized to extend over the edge ~ o the rear wall of the display drawer 12 so as to de-tachably mount the device 10 within the drawer 12.
An extensible member 30 extends be-tween the base plate 20 and anchor member 26 and is preferably formed in an accordian-like configura-tion composed of angularly extending interconnected elongate segments.
At each of the apexes 32, the member 50 is provided with a reduced cross-sectional dimension so as to form a hinge which permits the member 30 to be extended or compressed laterally between the base plate 20 ~nd anchor member 26. In -the preferred etnbodimen-t, the entire insert 10 is formed of an integrally molded plastic material which is condusive to low-cost mass production fabricating techniques.
Referring more particularly to Figure 3, a pair of stop~s or protrusions 34 are formed on the exten-sible member~ 30 adjacent each of the apexes 32 which~
are designed to maintain plural generally V-shaped spring clips 40 therein. In the preferred embodiment, the spring clips 40 are formed of a thin spring steel material and are adapted to constantly urge the member 30 into a laterally extended position. As will be no-ted, from referring to Figure 3, the plural stops 34 are spaced from the apexes 32 of the member 30 through a 4~S
distance slightly greater than the overall leng-th of the spriny clips 40 such that th~ spring clips 40 may be manually inserted into the rnember 30 merely by pressing the spring clips 40 downward toward the apexes 32.
During this downward insertion rnovement of the spring clips 40, -the distal ends of the spring clips 40 cam against the stops 34 causing the spring clips 40 to slightly compress inwardly as indicated by the 10phantom arrows in Figure 3. Once the distal ends of the spring clips 40 pass downward beyond the edges 35 of the stops 34, the dis-tal ends 42 spring outward and are thereby captured by the s-tops 34. Fur-ther, in view of the spring clips 40 being constantly urged outward 15and against the stops 34, it will be recognized that the spring clips 40 are permanently maintained against : the stops 34 without any auxiliary mounting mears and, :
thereby, continuously bias the :member 30 in an extended orien-tation.
20With the structure deined, the operation of the merchandise display insert lO of the present invention may be described by ~referring to Figure 1.
Initially, the devlce lO i~s posi-tioned within the drawer 12 with -the anchor member 26 being extended over the 25rear edge ~ of the drawer 12. A user ~not shown) must k !
~L2Z~1~5 then manually press the base pla-te 20 toward the anchor 26 to overcome the biasing force of the spring clips 40 and cause the member 30 -to be compressed laterally.
The merchandise 14 may then be inserted into the drawer 12 in a side by side orientation. Preferably some of the merchandise 14 is positioned upon the hori-zontal leg portion 22 of the base plate 20 to thereby cause a weight force to be exerted upon the base plate and insure that the horizontal leg portion 22 is continuously biased against the floor of the drawer lZ. Subsequently, the user may release the base plate 20 wherein the extensible mernber 30 automatically extends laterally outward under the biasing force of the sprlng clips 40 to cause the ver-tical leg portion 24 of the base plate 20 -to contact the merchandise 14 and slightly compress the merchandise 14 within the drawer 12.
As will be recognized, due to the extensible member 30 being continuously biased by the multlple spring clips 40 in an outward direc-tion (as indicated by the arrow in~ Figure 2) as merchandise 14 is removed from the drawer 12, the remainlng merchandise is com-pressed within the drawer and maintained~ in its stacked organized configuration. By selec-ting the spring force of the spring c1ips within sui~table tolerances, the compression forcs exerted by the device 10 may be ~'~'Z4~5 10 .
maintained within suitable limits to allow easy removal and restocking of the merchandise 14 yet be sufficient to cause a moderate compression o-f the merchandise 1~, within the drawer.
In Figures 4 and 5, two additional embodiments of the anchor member 26 of the present invention are depicted. As shown in Figure ~, the anchor mernber 26B
is formed as a flat plate which is adapted to abutt the rear wall 31 of the display shelf 12. As will be recognized, due to the spring clips 40 mounted on the extensible member 30 constantly biasing the anchor member 26B away from -the base pla-te 20, the anchor member is continuously maintained -tightly against the wall 31 of the drawer 12.
In Figure 5, an additional embodiment of the anchor member 26C is depicted which is formed in a manner :
analgous to the embodiment shown in Figure 2 except that the anchor mernber 26C is formed to extend in a generally parallel orienta-tion as viewed in Figure 5 20 (i.e. in a plane substantial.ly parallel to the plane of the horizontal leg portion 22 o~ the base plate 20).
This additional embodiment of the base member 26C is specifically adapted to permit -the device 10 to be attached to the lower support surface 52 of a display : 25 drawer or case 12 when the display case 12 does not include a rear wall panel.
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Al-though in the preferred embodimen-t certain part configurations and materials have been defined, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications can be made to the same without departing from the spirit of -the present invention and tha-t such modifications are clearly contemplated herein.
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MERCHANDISE DISPLAY DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF THE_PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention relates to merchandise display devices and, more particularly, to a merchandise display insert adapted to be positioned wi-thin a dlsplay case or drawer and maintain the organization of display merchandise.
As is well know~, a variety of consumer goods are merchandlsed in display cases which typically comprise a drawer or shelf wherein the display merchan-dise is stacked in parallel rows within the drawer.
As merchandise is selectively removed from the drawer, the s-tacks of merchandise often collapse rendering the merchandise unsightly for display purposes.
Heretofore, lt was typical~practice to requ]re sales personnel to continuously monitor and housekeep the display~cases to insure that the merchandise remained :
in an organized fashion. As will be recognized,such monitoring and housekeeping by~sales personnel detracts from other more profitable sales duties and thereby increases the overall cost of the merchandise.
~L~Z~l~S
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention specifically addresses ~ and alleviates the above-referenced deficiency associated in the art by providing a merchandise display device which is adapted to continuously maintain the organized orientation of merchandise positioned upon a display surface. More particularly, the present invention comprises an insert sized to be positioned within a display case or drawer. ~ One end of the insert is provided with a generaIly L-shaped base plate sized to permit a portion~ of the merchandise to be stacked thereon, while the opposite end includes an anchor member adapted to be attached to the rear wall or bottom edge of the drawer shelf.
The anchor member and base plate are inter-connected by an accordian-like extensible member which includes plural sprlng steel biasing clips posltioned at each of its~apexes. The spring clips cause a biasing , force to be applied to the ~extensible member to~con-tinuously urge~ the ~base~plate ~tow~ard the ;front wall of the display drawer. Thus, ~as merchandis~e is selec-tively removed from the~ area~of the;drawer~in front of the base plate~, the ~extensible memb~er constantly pushes the base plate and remalning merchandlse: in: ::
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In the preferred embodiment, the merchandise display device of the present invention is integrally formed of a molded plastic material and includes a pair of spring stops or shoulders formed a-t each of the apexes of the extensible member. The inclusion of the spring stops permit the rapid moun-ting of the spring clips within the device in a single manual motion and maintains -the same therein without the use of auxiliary re-taining : means. As such, the merchandise display device o~ the present invention is well suited for mass production, rapid assembly fabrica-tion techniques which renders the resultant device cost effective.
In a flrs-t embodimen-t of -the invention, the anchor member is formed to be attached to the rear wall of the display drawer, however, two alternative embodi-ments of the anchor member permit the same to be attached to the rear edge of a display surface or merely contact the rear wall Oe the display shelf.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These as well as other features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reference to the drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display case drawer having display merchandise and the merchan-dise display device of the present invention disposed therein;
Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the merchandise display device of the present invention;
Figure 3 is an enlarged eleva-tional view showing the manner in which the spring clips are inserted and retained w:Lthin the extensible rnember of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a partial perspec-tive view showing the second embodirnent of :the anchor of the :present invention; and Figure~ 5 ls a par-tlal perspective view of the third embodiment of the anchor membe~r of the present invention.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring generally to Figures 1 and 2, there is shown the merchandise display device or inser-t 10 of the present invention which may be placed within a display case or drawer 12 -to maintain the stacked orientation of merchandise 14 positioned wlthin -the drawer 12. Merely by way of example and not limita-tion, : the particular merchandise 14 depic-ted within the drawer 12 comprises a plurality o~ hosiery packages; however, those skilled in the art will recognize that various other merchandise rnay be utilized with -the present invention.
As best shown in Figure 2, -the display device 10 of the present invention is formed having a generally L-shaped base plate 20 having a horizontal leg portion 22 adapted to reside beneath a portion of the merchandise 14 and a vertical leg por-tion 24 adapted to provide a rigid wall~:~or abuttment with one end of the merchan-dise stack. The opposite end o~ -the device 10 ls pro-vided wi-th an anchor :member 26 which in its embodiment as depicted in Figure 2, is f~rmed to extend in a~
generally vertical direction: and includes a bent over flange or c1ip 28. As shown in Figure 1, the bent over 24~
flange 28 is sized to extend over the edge ~ o the rear wall of the display drawer 12 so as to de-tachably mount the device 10 within the drawer 12.
An extensible member 30 extends be-tween the base plate 20 and anchor member 26 and is preferably formed in an accordian-like configura-tion composed of angularly extending interconnected elongate segments.
At each of the apexes 32, the member 50 is provided with a reduced cross-sectional dimension so as to form a hinge which permits the member 30 to be extended or compressed laterally between the base plate 20 ~nd anchor member 26. In -the preferred etnbodimen-t, the entire insert 10 is formed of an integrally molded plastic material which is condusive to low-cost mass production fabricating techniques.
Referring more particularly to Figure 3, a pair of stop~s or protrusions 34 are formed on the exten-sible member~ 30 adjacent each of the apexes 32 which~
are designed to maintain plural generally V-shaped spring clips 40 therein. In the preferred embodiment, the spring clips 40 are formed of a thin spring steel material and are adapted to constantly urge the member 30 into a laterally extended position. As will be no-ted, from referring to Figure 3, the plural stops 34 are spaced from the apexes 32 of the member 30 through a 4~S
distance slightly greater than the overall leng-th of the spriny clips 40 such that th~ spring clips 40 may be manually inserted into the rnember 30 merely by pressing the spring clips 40 downward toward the apexes 32.
During this downward insertion rnovement of the spring clips 40, -the distal ends of the spring clips 40 cam against the stops 34 causing the spring clips 40 to slightly compress inwardly as indicated by the 10phantom arrows in Figure 3. Once the distal ends of the spring clips 40 pass downward beyond the edges 35 of the stops 34, the dis-tal ends 42 spring outward and are thereby captured by the s-tops 34. Fur-ther, in view of the spring clips 40 being constantly urged outward 15and against the stops 34, it will be recognized that the spring clips 40 are permanently maintained against : the stops 34 without any auxiliary mounting mears and, :
thereby, continuously bias the :member 30 in an extended orien-tation.
20With the structure deined, the operation of the merchandise display insert lO of the present invention may be described by ~referring to Figure 1.
Initially, the devlce lO i~s posi-tioned within the drawer 12 with -the anchor member 26 being extended over the 25rear edge ~ of the drawer 12. A user ~not shown) must k !
~L2Z~1~5 then manually press the base pla-te 20 toward the anchor 26 to overcome the biasing force of the spring clips 40 and cause the member 30 -to be compressed laterally.
The merchandise 14 may then be inserted into the drawer 12 in a side by side orientation. Preferably some of the merchandise 14 is positioned upon the hori-zontal leg portion 22 of the base plate 20 to thereby cause a weight force to be exerted upon the base plate and insure that the horizontal leg portion 22 is continuously biased against the floor of the drawer lZ. Subsequently, the user may release the base plate 20 wherein the extensible mernber 30 automatically extends laterally outward under the biasing force of the sprlng clips 40 to cause the ver-tical leg portion 24 of the base plate 20 -to contact the merchandise 14 and slightly compress the merchandise 14 within the drawer 12.
As will be recognized, due to the extensible member 30 being continuously biased by the multlple spring clips 40 in an outward direc-tion (as indicated by the arrow in~ Figure 2) as merchandise 14 is removed from the drawer 12, the remainlng merchandise is com-pressed within the drawer and maintained~ in its stacked organized configuration. By selec-ting the spring force of the spring c1ips within sui~table tolerances, the compression forcs exerted by the device 10 may be ~'~'Z4~5 10 .
maintained within suitable limits to allow easy removal and restocking of the merchandise 14 yet be sufficient to cause a moderate compression o-f the merchandise 1~, within the drawer.
In Figures 4 and 5, two additional embodiments of the anchor member 26 of the present invention are depicted. As shown in Figure ~, the anchor mernber 26B
is formed as a flat plate which is adapted to abutt the rear wall 31 of the display shelf 12. As will be recognized, due to the spring clips 40 mounted on the extensible member 30 constantly biasing the anchor member 26B away from -the base pla-te 20, the anchor member is continuously maintained -tightly against the wall 31 of the drawer 12.
In Figure 5, an additional embodiment of the anchor member 26C is depicted which is formed in a manner :
analgous to the embodiment shown in Figure 2 except that the anchor mernber 26C is formed to extend in a generally parallel orienta-tion as viewed in Figure 5 20 (i.e. in a plane substantial.ly parallel to the plane of the horizontal leg portion 22 o~ the base plate 20).
This additional embodiment of the base member 26C is specifically adapted to permit -the device 10 to be attached to the lower support surface 52 of a display : 25 drawer or case 12 when the display case 12 does not include a rear wall panel.
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Al-though in the preferred embodimen-t certain part configurations and materials have been defined, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications can be made to the same without departing from the spirit of -the present invention and tha-t such modifications are clearly contemplated herein.
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Claims (3)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A device for maintaining merchandise in a stacked orientation within a display case comprising:
a base member formed to contact one end of a stack of merchandise disposed within a display case;
an anchor member adapted to be attached to said display case, wherein said anchor member comprises a bent over V-shaped clip adapted to be attached to one wall of said display case;
an extensible member integrally formed with said base member and said anchor member to extend between said base member and said anchor member, said extensible member having a plurality of interconnected elongate segments disposed in a bellow-like relative orient-ation to define a plurality of apexes at opposite ends of each elongate segment;
a plurality of V-shaped springs mounted to said extensible member, at each said apex, for biasing said extensible member to tend to elongate said extensible member and urge said base member away from said anchor member in a continuously expansive manner to continuously compress said stack of merchandise within said display case as individual merchandise is periodically removed from said stack of merchandise; and a pair of stops formed adjacent each of said apexes for mounting said V-shaped spring to said extensible member.
a base member formed to contact one end of a stack of merchandise disposed within a display case;
an anchor member adapted to be attached to said display case, wherein said anchor member comprises a bent over V-shaped clip adapted to be attached to one wall of said display case;
an extensible member integrally formed with said base member and said anchor member to extend between said base member and said anchor member, said extensible member having a plurality of interconnected elongate segments disposed in a bellow-like relative orient-ation to define a plurality of apexes at opposite ends of each elongate segment;
a plurality of V-shaped springs mounted to said extensible member, at each said apex, for biasing said extensible member to tend to elongate said extensible member and urge said base member away from said anchor member in a continuously expansive manner to continuously compress said stack of merchandise within said display case as individual merchandise is periodically removed from said stack of merchandise; and a pair of stops formed adjacent each of said apexes for mounting said V-shaped spring to said extensible member.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said base member, anchor member and extensible member are integrally molded of a plastic material.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein each of said stops comprises an elongate projection transverse to the length of said extensible member forming a slot for engaging an end of the corresponding spring.
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