CN104010551A - Product management display system - Google Patents

Abstract

A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes at least one tray having a front rounded portion and defining a plurality of apertures and having two sides. A lip may extend upward from the front rounded portion of the at least one tray. A front shelf may extend forward from the lip. The at least one tray may include one divider extending upwardly from each of the two sides and a front wall. The front wall may include a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side legs. The front wall, bottom wall, and two side legs may form a wall aperture and the front wall may include a plurality of projections configured to engage with the plurality of apertures on the tray.

Description

Management of product display system

The cross reference of related application

This international application relates to the U. S. application No.12/639 that applies on December 16th, 2009, 656, U. S. application No.12/639, the 656th, apply for the U. S. application No.12/357 on January 22nd, 2009, 860 part continuation application, U. S. application No.12/357, the 860th, apply for the U. S. application No.11/760 on June 8th, 2007, 196 part continuation application, U. S. application No.11/760, the 196th, apply for the U. S. application No.11/411 on April 25th, 2006, 761 part continuation application, this U. S. application is authorized to be U.S. Patent No. 7, 823, 734, and U.S. Patent No. 7, 823, 734 require to enjoy the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/716 that applies on September 12nd, 2005, 362 and apply for the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/734 on November 8th, 2005, 692 right, all these applications are all incorporated herein by reference.The application also requires to enjoy the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/530 that applies on September 2nd, 2011,736, apply for the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/542 on October 3rd, 2011,473, apply for the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/553 on October 31st, 2011,545, and the U.S.'s part that applies on August 1st, 2012 continues patent application No.13/564,575 right, all these applications are all incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The rack assembly that exemplary embodiment of the present invention is used while relating generally to a kind of sell goods, and relate to more specifically have improved for displaying and advance the rack assembly of the mechanism of the product on shelf.

Background technology

The known retail such as convenience store, pharmacy, grocery store, discount store and similar hotel owner and wholesale shop need a large amount of shelves, simultaneously for storage products and to consumer's display of products.In the process of display of products, the product needed on shelf is placed in and makes product to be seen by consumer and to obtain towards the front of shelf.In the case of for storing and display the refrigerator or refrigerator such as soft drink, drinks, bottled drink and other bottled or tinned beverages, product needed is placed in and makes product to be seen by consumer and to obtain towards the front of shelf.

In order to complete the placement of product, known system can comprise pallet or the base plate of inclination, and it will cause product to move towards the front of shelf by gravity.This system much comprise shelf or the base plate made by the plastic material such as polypropylene, because the cause of its low coefficient of friction allows product along the base plate or the surface sliding that tilt.But along with the time, these surfaces can become by foreign material or stickum and hinder, this has suppressed the suitable slip of product, thereby sometimes causes the overturning of multiple products to stop that other products moves to the front of shelf.

Other system comprises the use that advances the impeller system of product in the time that the product in shelf front is removed to shelf front.Known impeller system be generally installed on guide rail and comprise propeller oar and wind spring to order about product forward.Sometimes, in the time using this system, and along with the time, guide rail becomes the dirt or the cohesive material obstruction that are obstructed impeller system proper handling on guide rail.In addition,, according to size, shape and weight that will sell goods, known propeller oar is overturning or bending backward sometimes, thereby has caused the constraint of pusher mechanism in guide rail.In these cases, pusher mechanism may not can suitably advances product towards shelf front.

Exemplary embodiment is the improvement for existing marketing system realizing for the trackless impeller system of the marketing system of the marketing system by being provided for gravity feeding (shelf or the pallet that namely tilt) and non-gravity feeding.

Summary of the invention

An exemplary embodiment is for the management of product display system for sell goods on shelf.This embodiment comprises a kind of trackless pusher mechanism of advancing along product placement surface of use.Described trackless system has overcome the known problem that keeps and guide known pusher mechanism with guide rail.But the instruction that should be understood that this embodiment can be for comprising and the system of the guide rail of installation propeller mechanism or similar structures.

Pusher mechanism can comprise the base plate that extend in propeller oar and the front at propeller oar.Flat wind spring or other biased element can be operably connected to the rear of propeller oar and extend on the base plate of pusher mechanism until the front of shelf.Alternative, the extensible front of separator to rack assembly of crossing of flat wind spring or biased element.Under this structure, can prevent the overturning or bending backward in operating process of propeller oar.

An exemplary embodiment is also included within level or the upper sell goods of non-inclination shelf or surface and in gravity feed system or uses gravity in the system of the mechanism in shelf front, to use propulsive mechanism as ordering about product.

According to the embodiment of an example illustration of the present invention, propeller oar can be defined for the spill advancing such as Sofe drink bottle or the cylindrical product listened and advance surface, to keep this oar placed in the middle and be positioned at product rear on guide rail.Alternately, propeller oar can limit flat propelling surface, this propelling surface can be further thereon edge place comprise and also can be used for advancing the bending rib of cylindrical product or similar structure.

According to the embodiment of another example illustration of the present invention, the base plate of pusher mechanism can comprise that notch or cut out portion are to align this pusher mechanism with respect to wind spring.In addition, the base plate of system also can comprise notch or the cut out portion for the flat end of wind spring being received and is installed to base plate.Spring end can be placed on the end of wind spring so that wind spring is installed on the base plate of system.Alternately, the end of wind spring can be installed on the separator of assembly.

According to another embodiment again, can be positioned in the backplate surface of display system for the adapter of management of product display system.Adapter can comprise plane surface, and wherein at least two ribs are crossed over plane surface and stretch out in substantially parallel mode from this plane surface.Wind spring can be positioned between the rib extending in parallel.Under this structure, will can be positioned on rib by product sold, and directly not be seated on wind spring, to strengthen the movement forward such as the product of certain type of listening of beverage.

Again another alternative aspect, installation component can be used to the end of wind spring to be installed on the base plate of system.The system that comprises the dragging track separating linking together by connection rib for those, installation component can be arranged on base plate and between dragging track by buckle or otherwise.

Again another alternative aspect, the impeller system of trackless is retrofited renovation to a kind of existing rack assembly.This has allowed trackless impeller system to place into a kind of existing shelf system buying substituting of whole trackless propulsion component cheaply as a kind of.

In another kind of exemplary embodiment again, wind spring can be installed to retainer.An end of wind spring can be directly mounted to retainer, or alternately this end can be installed to retainer via adapter.Retainer can have sweep, and this sweep is received in the curved slot of the correspondingly-shaped in retainer, so that the end of spring is fixed to array component.

In another exemplary embodiment, pallet can connect and be attached to form rack assembly via dovetail.In addition, capable of regulating separator makes product row's width can be suitable for receiving the product of different size.

According to another exemplary embodiment again, the mode that management of product display system can stacked arrangement is arranged.Assembly can provide the first pallet and the second pallet, and each pallet has the first wall and the second wall.Each of the first and second pallets is suitable for receiving pusher mechanism and retainer mechanism.The first and second partitions are installed to the top of the first and second pallets for being stacked to another by one of the first and second pallets.The first and second partitions can provide multiple pallets, and the first pallet and the second pallet can provide multiple sockets of the respective shapes for receiving multiple pallets separately.

According to another exemplary embodiment again, management of product display system can comprise having front circular portion and define multiple holes and have at least one pallets of two sides.Antelabium can upwards extend from the front circular portion of this at least one pallet.Front shelf can extend forward from antelabium.This at least one pallet can comprise the each upwardly extending separator from antetheca and two sides.Antetheca can comprise roof, diapire and two side legs.Antetheca, diapire and two side legs can form cinclides, and antetheca can comprise and is configured to multiple projections of engaging with the multiple holes on pallet.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 has described the decomposition view such as axle such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of a kind of management of product display system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 described an example propeller mechanism that is installed to an exemplary pallet or product channels of the present invention etc. axonometric drawing.

The system that Fig. 3 has described Fig. 2 another axonometric drawing such as grade in the situation that product is placed in system.

The system that Fig. 4 has described Fig. 2 another axonometric drawing such as grade in multiple products are placed on system in the situation that.

Fig. 5 has described the rearview such as axle such as grade of the system of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 has described an alternative embodiment of pallet of the present invention or product channels.

Fig. 7 has described the exemplary end of an end of the wind spring for using together with management of product display system of the present invention.

The exemplary end that Fig. 8 has described Fig. 7 is being installed to the surface of pallet or product channels.

The exemplary end that Fig. 9 has described Fig. 7 is being installed to the end of wind spring.

The exemplary end that Figure 10 has described Fig. 7 is installed to the end of wind spring.

Figure 11 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an alternative exemplary embodiment of a kind of management of product display system of the present invention.

Figure 12 has described another axonometric drawing such as grade of the system of Figure 11.

Figure 13 has described the front view of the system of Figure 11.

Figure 14 has described the top view of the system of Figure 11.

Figure 15 has described the rearview of the system of Figure 11.

Figure 16 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of the adapter that can use together with the present invention.

Figure 17 has described the front view of the adapter of Figure 16.

Figure 18 has described the exemplary installation of adapter of the present invention.

Figure 19 has described the axonometric drawing that waits of a mounted adapter of the present invention.

Figure 20 has described the front view of a mounted adapter of the present invention.

Figure 21 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an alternative exemplary embodiment of a kind of management of product display system of the present invention.

What Figure 22 had described be used to the end of wind spring is installed to exemplary installation component on the base plate of display system wait axle upward view.

Figure 23 has described the top view such as axle such as grade of the exemplary installation component of Figure 22.

Figure 24 has described the exemplary installation component of Figure 22 of the end that is installed to wind spring, and wherein wind spring is installed to an example propeller oar.

Figure 25 has described another view of the exemplary installation component of Figure 22 of the end that is installed to wind spring, and wherein wind spring is installed to an example propeller oar.

Figure 26 has described the exemplary installation component of Figure 22, and wherein attached wind spring is being installed on the base plate of system.

The exemplary installation component that Figure 27 has described Figure 22 is installed on the base plate of system.

Figure 28 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an alternative exemplary embodiment of a kind of management of product display system of the present invention.

Figure 29 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of the feature of the pallet of the exemplary embodiment of Figure 28.

Figure 29 A has described profile exemplary embodiment, that the first fixed form is shown of Figure 28.

Figure 29 B has described profile exemplary embodiment, that the second fixed form is shown of Figure 28.

Figure 30 described Figure 28 embodiment, illustrate spring be attached to the axonometric drawings such as the feature of the rivet of pallet.

The embodiment that Figure 31 has described Figure 28 is being installed to the axonometric drawing that waits in the wire shelf being pre-existing in.

The embodiment that Figure 32 has described Figure 28 is installed to the axonometric drawing that waits in the wire shelf being pre-existing in.

Figure 33 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 34 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 35 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of adapter.

Figure 36 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of retainer.

Figure 37 has described the side view of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 38 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 39 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 40 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 41 A has described the partial side view of an exemplary embodiment of separator.

Figure 41 B has described the front view of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 41 C has described the local close-up illustration of Figure 41 B.

Figure 41 D has described the front view of an exemplary embodiment of separator.

Figure 42 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 43 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of display system.

Figure 44 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of management of product display system.

Figure 45 has described the axonometric drawings such as another of product in exemplary embodiment and the system of management of product display system.

Figure 46 has described the top view of the product in another exemplary embodiment and the system of management of product display system.

Figure 47 described product in exemplary embodiment and the system of management of product display system etc. axle rearview.

Figure 48 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of an exemplary embodiment of the pusher mechanism that is mounted to separator.

Figure 49 described separator and impeller system be assembled into system management display system another etc. axonometric drawing.

Figure 50 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of another exemplary embodiment again of management of product display system.

The exemplary embodiment of management of product display system that Figure 51 has described Figure 50 another axonometric drawing such as grade in the situation that there is no product.

Figure 52 has described the exploded isometric view of the exemplary embodiment of the management of product display system of Figure 50.

Figure 53 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of another exemplary embodiment again of management of product display system.

Figure 54 has described the propeller spring of management of product display system of Figure 53 to the exemplary attached axonometric drawing that waits of shelf.

Figure 55 has described the propeller spring of management of product display system of Figure 53 to the exemplary attached axonometric drawing that waits of shelf.

Figure 56 has described the propeller spring of management of product display system of Figure 53 to the exemplary attached axonometric drawing that waits of shelf.

Figure 57 has described the propeller spring of management of product display system of Figure 53 to the exemplary attached axonometric drawing that waits of shelf.

Figure 58 has described the many-side that waits axonometric drawing and management of product display system of an exemplary embodiment of management of product display system.

Figure 59 A, Figure 59 B and Figure 59 C described the management of product display system of Figure 58 embodiment etc. axonometric drawing.

Figure 60 has described the axonometric drawing such as grade of the embodiment of the management of product display system of Figure 58.

Before embodiments of the invention are by detailed explanation, it will be appreciated that application of the present invention is not restricted to elaboration or the layout of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and the details of structure in the following description book.The present invention can be used in other embodiment and can be implemented or carry out with several different methods.And, to should be understood that wording used herein and term are the objects in order describing, and to should not be regarded as restriction." comprise " and the use of " comprising " and its variant is project and its equivalent and addition item and the equivalent thereof of listing thereafter in order to comprise.Further, the use of term " installation ", " installing ", " installing " be for comprise widely by a part install, attached, any technology or the method that link or be connected to another, no matter directly or indirectly.

Detailed description of the invention

The present invention can implement in a variety of forms.Reference is the figure of same numbers instruction similar elements wherein, has described the decomposition view such as axle such as grade of an exemplary embodiment in Fig. 1.Exemplary marketing system 10 comprises product dispensation pallet 12, and exemplary trackless pusher mechanism 14 is installed therein.As will be described in more detail, pusher mechanism 14 will be engaged in pallet 12 and by the surface sliding along pallet and keeps the use of conventional propeller mechanism to guide rail, track or the guiding piece of the base plate of pallet or pallet without being generally used for.Pusher mechanism defines propeller oar and extends to the propeller base plate in the front of propeller oar.Wind spring is extensible crosses propeller base plate and the anterior position on pallet is operably connected to pallet.In one aspect of the invention, will product sold can be placed in the pallet in propeller oar front and may be seated on propeller base plate and wind spring.Under this structure, the weight of product will prevent the overturning of propeller oar, to guarantee the suitable propelling of product.In addition, the foreign material of the validity of the impeller system of use guide rail, track or the guiding known with obstruction or the problem that cohesive material is associated are eliminated.Other aspects, feature of the present invention and embodiment with and be taught in more detailed elaboration below.

Exemplary pallet 12 can defining surface 16 and one or more separation panel or separator 18 pallet is split up into the placements of many rows for product.Another alternative aspect, pallet 12 can be shelf or other surface arbitrarily, product can be placed on shelf or other surfaces are upper for selling arbitrarily.Surface 16 can be solid surface or defines the surface in the multiple holes that separate 20 that separated by multiple ribs 22.Hole 20 and rib 22 provide such surface, and it allows to be placed on moving slidably of this lip-deep product, and allow liquid and dirt through hole 20, they can not to be gathered on surface 16.Surface 16 can by allow product surface 16 on slidably the material of mobile any appropriate make.Other surfaces or board structure are known and can apply together with principle of the present invention.

As described in Fig. 9 and 10, surface 16 can limit the circular end part 24 that comprises notch or cut out portion 26.End sections 24 can be the circular shape that is placed on the product on pallet with coupling.For example, the end sections 24 of describing for circular or define semicircular shape may be placed in pallet with coupling and end sections 24 on bottle or the profile of listening.According to the shape of institute's product sold, the end sections of other shapes can use together with the present invention.

Notch 26 can be used for receiving and installing the end 29 of wind spring 30 or similar biased element.Notch 26 can limit the relative angled edge surface 32 being linked by edge 34.It is placed in the middle that the product row's who is formed in pallet 12 width is preferably crossed at edge 34, and extend perpendicular to the length of pallet.This structure will make wind spring 30 place between two parties with respect to pallet 12, and will allow spring to extend in the substantially parallel mode of the length with respect to pallet.The edge 34 of the notch 26 of in other words, describing by allow spring 30 the product row's who is formed by pallet center or near extend along the length of pallet 12.The position and the structure that person of skill in the art will appreciate that notch can change according to the desired position of spring.

Wind spring 30 can limit end 29, and end 29 is configured to cross over notch 26 and is placed on edge 34.In one aspect, the end 29 of wind spring can be V-arrangement, and makes end 29 will be wound around edge 34 as hook, wherein the part of the end 29 of wind spring at surperficial 16 end sections 24 with downward-extension.This structure allows wind spring to the easy installation on pallet.

In yet another aspect, with reference to figure 7, spring end 60 can be added to the end 29 of spring 30 to assist spring fitting on system.Spring end 60 can need the structure of attached surface and pallet to limit various shape and structure according to spring end.Spring end 60 can for good and all be attached to the end 29 of wind spring 30 or it can be separable to allow exchange or the replacement of spring end 60.Spring end 60 can be made of plastics and can limit one or more holes.Hole 61 can be used for receiving the end 29 of wind spring 30.The second hole 63 can be used for receiving the cooperation tongue or the installation component 65 that extend from the surface 16 of pallet 12, as discussed below.Under this structure, the end 29 of wind spring 30 can be operatively connected to pallet 12.

In yet another aspect, the end 29 of wind spring can buckle be entered to be formed in the hole in surface 16, or inserts or be fixed in the hole or opening in pallet by other modes, thereby the end of wind spring 30 29 is fixed in place.

Refer back to Fig. 1, separator 18 also can be used for separation of products in a row.Separator 18 substantially upwards extends from surface 16, and as illustrated in fig. 1, and separator 18 can be positioned on the opposition side on surface 16.Alternative, separator 18 can be positioned to surface 16 or be positioned at any desired location place on pallet 12.Separator 18 can with surface 16 structures that form as one, or separator 18 can be dismountable so that the flexibility of interpolation to be provided to system.According to system, separator can be attached to front track or rear track.Separator 18 can limit multiple structure and upwards extend any required distance and think that the separator between will the row of product sold provides required height.This highly can be adjusted by increasing separator extension or analog.

That extends in the front of pallet 12 and between separator 18 can be one or more product retaining members 44.Product retaining member 44 keeps wall or bar product remained in pallet 12 and to prevent that product from dropping out from pallet 12 as front.These members also can be configured to allow the easy of product that is positioned at the forefront in pallet 12 to remove.Product retaining member 44 can be the maintenance rib of one or more curved shapes of describing as Fig. 1.Thereby the maintenance rib shown in these can extend to another separator from a separator links separator.Keep rib also can between separator, extend halfway, as rib also shown in Figure 1 46, can also assist to keep product in pallet.Alternative, as shown in fig. 6, product retaining member 44 can be the solid maintenance wall 48 of the curved shape extending between separator.Keep wall 48 can be transparent or translucent to allow the product on shelf to be seen.In yet another aspect, keep wall 48 also can between separator 18, extend halfway.Be depicted in the embodiment in Figure 11-15 at another, keep wall 100 can be attached on the surface of pallet and be free of attachment to separator.In this embodiment, keep wall 100 can form that limit by upper component 104, with the further relative crooked sidewall 106 at the angled edge 108 of restriction and the opening 102 that base plate member 110 limits.According to system, sidewall 106 also can be straight and is not bending.The end of wind spring also can be entered base plate 110 or be used other modes of any technology described herein to be attached to pallet by buckle.One of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that for product retaining member 44 and have multiple possibility shape and structure, the structure of describing is only the exemplary embodiment of these multiple structures.

Refer back to Fig. 1, exemplary trackless pusher mechanism 14 defines propeller oar 50 and propeller base plate 52.Propeller oar 50 can be formed as structure single, one with propeller base plate 52 or can be the structure separating that uses known technology to link together.In addition, propeller oar 50 and propeller base plate 52 can be made up of any known suitable plastics or metal material.Propeller oar and propeller base plate can use known arbitrarily reinforcement technology to strengthen.

In one aspect, propeller oar 50 forms pusher surface or the face 54 of a curved shape, and it is configured to the shape that coupling will product sold, such as the plastic bottle that contains beverage or listen, as in Figure 3-5.The pusher surface 54 of curved shape allow propeller maintain with pallet in the center-aligned of last product.This structure has reduced the friction between propeller and separator wall and has pulled.One alternative aspect, pusher surface or face can be flat surface.In yet another aspect, flat pusher surface can be attended by the rib of curved shape, its be positioned on the top of propeller oar or near, and the similar mode of pusher surface 54 that it can a kind of curved shape with describing in Fig. 1 at pallet by product centering and align.The rib of curved shape can limit other shapes and the structure that allow product cylindrical or type shape suitably to be advanced in pallet.Advertisement, product identification or other product informations can be placed in pusher surface 54.

Be positioned at the one or more supporting members 58 that can be after pusher surface or face 54, such as rib, wall or gusset.Supporting member 58 is configured to thruster for supporting surface 54 and further propeller oar 50 is connected to propeller base plate 52.As seen in Fig. 5, being positioned between supporting member 58 is wind spring 30, more specifically for forward and actuate the coiling end 57 of propeller oar 50 along pallet 12, as understood in field.Can use together with the present invention for the technology that wind spring is operably connected to propeller oar 50 arbitrarily.

As illustrated in fig. 1, propeller base plate 52 can be positioned on propeller oar 50 below and can extend in the front of the pusher surface of propeller oar 54.The distance that propeller base plate 52 can be predetermined arbitrarily and any predetermined angle extension.For example, propeller base plate 52 can be basically perpendicular to pusher surface 54 and extends.In the exemplary embodiment, the extensible enough distances of propeller base plate 52 are placed on propeller base plate such as single bottle or a product listening allowing.In yet another aspect, propeller base plate 52 can be configured to allow more than one product to be placed on propeller base plate.Propeller base plate 52 can limit arbitrary shape, and the lip-deep any products that comprises describe round-shaped and can limit propeller base plate keeps feature, such as rib, wall or analog, further product is remained on propeller base plate.

As seen in Fig. 2, propeller base plate 52 can limit has certain size, shape and structure to settle microscler passage, groove or the recessed part 59 of wind spring 30.In the exemplary embodiment, passage or groove 59 can be crossed over base plate 52 and extend in the mode vertical with respect to propeller oar 50.One alternative aspect, groove or passage can halfway or be crossed over whole propeller base plate 52 and extend, as are shown in Figure 19.Such structure allows propeller oar 50 suitable alignment and location in pallet.Groove 59 can limit coupling or exceed the degree of depth of the thickness of wind spring 30.This structure under, wind spring 30 will be placed in propeller backplate surface place or under, product will can be directly seated on wind spring, but product will be seated on propeller backplate surface.As be shown in Figure 19, and propeller base plate can comprise hole and opening, foreign material or other objects can pass described hole and opening.Alternately, base plate can be solid surface.

Of the present invention one alternative aspect, shown in Figure 16-20, adapter 180 can be positioned on surface 16.With reference to Figure 16 and Figure 17, adapter 180 can comprise that product can be located the rib 182 of one or more projections thereon.The rib 182 of projection can longitudinally extend along the length of adapter 180.Adapter 180 can be the flat extrusion of plastic material (or arbitrarily other suitable materials), defines flat surfaces 184 and has from the outward extending one or more ribs 182 of flat surfaces 184.Adapter 180 can limit circular end 185 and comprise notch or cut out portion 186, and wind spring is extensible to be passed or leap notch or cut out portion 186.Circular end 185 can be configured to mate the shape that is placed on the product on pallet.According to the shape of institute's product sold, the end 185 of other shapes, notch 186 and adapter 180 can use together with the present invention.What adapter 180 can be separation can insert, or alternately, with surface 16 parts that form.

With reference to Figure 18, adapter 180 can be easily inserted into surface 16 between separator 18.With reference to Figure 19, once adapter 180 is mounted, pusher mechanism 14 can be positioned on the top of adapter 180 and the rib 182 that can cross over adapter 180 freely slides.Wind spring 30 can be in a parallel manner between rib 182, extend and can be placed in rib 182 top surface place or under, as being more shown clearly in Figure 20.Under this structure, will may be seated on rib 182 and along its slip by product sold, instead of be seated on wind spring 30.

One alternative aspect, rib 182 can be protruding muscle or (multiple) muscle of can be used for promoting the movement of product on surface 16, or series of finger-like part.In another alternative embodiment, muscle 182 can be the product mobile member that allows product to cross over rolling member and roll towards the front of product display system, such as moving member (runner) or one or more roller or rolling member.Exemplary rollers sub-component be included in the U. S. application series number No.11/257718 that applies on October 25th, 2005 disclosure and description and that transfer RTC industrial group those, these applications are incorporated herein by reference.Those skilled in the art will appreciate that much can with the possible technology for promoting to use together with the pusher mechanism of the movement of product on shelf or base plate of describing.

The downside of propeller base plate 52 can be the level and smooth plane surface freely sliding along surface 16.Alternately, similar to the above, propeller base plate 52 can comprise and will allow propeller base plate also make propeller base plate upwards lift and leave surperficial 16 muscle, moving member, roller or analog along surface sliding.In another alternative embodiment, the downside of propeller base plate can be with one isostructure of track installation component to allow propeller to be mounted on guide rail or track, as understood in the art.

Propeller base plate defines notch or cut out portion 62 further, and wind spring 30 will be through this notch or cut out portion 62.The end 29 of wind spring 30 will be passed notch 62 and pass the notch 26 on surface 16 and above-described use technology is arbitrarily installed to pallet.

In use, in the time that pusher mechanism 14 is actuated backward in pallet 12, as described above, the end 29 of wind spring 30 will be kept in place, and the coiling end 57 of wind spring 30 will start at propeller oar 50 rears to launch.If allow propeller 14 to move forward in pallet 12, for example, in the time that product is removed from the front of pallet, the coiling end 57 of spring 30 is by coiling and force propeller oar 50 to advance in pallet 12, thereby orders about product towards the front of pallet.

In an alternative embodiment, and to cross over propeller base plate and be positioned at top different, wind spring 30 can be positioned at propeller base plate 52 and extend below and thereunder, as described in the drawings.Under this structure, groove 59 and notch 62 can not be unnecessary.

Wind spring 30 can be any biased element, comprises instead of be restricted to the flat wind spring conventionally using together with impeller system.According to required application, the present invention can use one or more wind springs to order about pusher mechanism 14 forward.The winding tension of wind spring 30 also can change according to concrete application.

With reference to figure 2, trackless pusher mechanism 14 is depicted as and is installed to pallet 12.As shown in the figure, pusher mechanism 14 is engaged in the pallet 12 between separator 18.As described above, the end 29 of wind spring 30 extends through the notch in propeller base plate and is installed to pallet.In use, pusher mechanism 14 slided in the surface along pallet 12 16 and without use guide rail, track or guiding piece.As described in Fig. 2, pusher mechanism 14 is depicted as in anterior position.

With reference to figure 3, pusher mechanism 14 is shown in and in marketing system 10, is selling a product 70.Prevent that by product retaining member 44 product from dropping out from pallet overturning.Product 70 can be any products that will sell, comprises the bottle of described soft drink.As illustrated in this drawing, product 70 be seated in propeller base plate 52 and the wind spring 30 that extends below product on.The weight of the product on base plate 52 and the product location on spring 30 prevents oar 50 overturning on pallet 12.

With reference to figure 4, pusher mechanism 14 is shown in and in marketing system 10, is selling multiple products 70.As illustrated in this drawing, the product on propeller oar 50 sides be seated in propeller base plate 52 and the wind spring 30 that extends below product on.Other products will be seated on the wind spring extending below these products 30.Alternately, adapter 180 can be positioned in system, and in this situation, product may be seated on the rib 182 of the adapter relative with wind spring.Again, the weight of the product on propeller base plate 52 and the location of product on spring 30 prevent oar 50 overturning on pallet.In use, in the time that a product removes from the front of the pallet near product retaining member 44, pusher mechanism 14 (by actuating of wind spring 30) will in pallet 12, push ahead remaining product until the product contact product retaining member 44 of forefront.In the time that additional product is removed, pusher mechanism 14 will continue to advance remaining product towards product retaining member 44.

With reference to figure 5, the rearview of pusher mechanism 14 shows pusher mechanism 14 and in marketing system 10, is selling multiple products 70.Again, the product on propeller oar 50 sides be seated in propeller base plate 52 and the wind spring 30 that extends below product on.Other products will be seated on the wind spring extending below these products.Alternately, adapter 180 can be positioned in system, and in this situation, product may be seated on the rib 182 of the adapter relative with wind spring.In the time that a product removes from the front of the pallet near product retaining member 44, the propeller oar 50 of pusher mechanism 14 will be ordered about forward in the coiling end 57 of spring 30 in pallet 12, until the product contact product retaining member 44 of forefront.As seen in this drawing, coiling end 57 can be positioned between two supporting members 58.Supporting member can remain on wind spring between these members.As seen in this drawing, propeller base plate 52 also can extend below supporting member 58.

With reference to figure 6, describe the alternative embodiment of a propeller pallet.In this embodiment, multiple pallets 12 can be formed as the assembly 80 of single many pallets.These many pallets can have same base plate, and this base plate has from the upwardly extending separator 18 of base plate to produce multiple pallets or row.In this embodiment, product retaining member 44 can be the solid component extending between two separators, as discussed above.One or more many pallet components 80 can use any known technologies useful that comprises clip, dovetail connection, securing member or analog connect or link together in mode side by side.Under this structure, can provide multiple product rows the sale for multiple products.

As stated above, trackless pusher mechanism 14 can use together with gravity feed system, and gravity feed system namely has the guide rail that is arranged on inclined-plane or product channels to allow the system of sale of gravity assist product.Alternately, trackless propulsive mechanism 14 can provide seldom with the wherein gravity of installing in the mode of non-inclination or level or not have to use together with the product distribution system of assistance.Trackless pusher mechanism 14 also can be used for advancing the product of various shape.

Fig. 7 has described the exemplary end 60 of the end 29 for wind spring 30 that can use together with marketing system 10.As shown in the figure, end 60 defines the hole 61 of the end 29 for receiving wind spring and for being mounted to the hole 63 of tray surface 16.As seen in Fig. 7, aspect of alternate embodiment, that extends below on surface 16 can be tongue or installation component 65, thereby it can be configured to coordinate with hole 63 and end 60 is snapped on tongue 65 and is snapped on surperficial 16.

With reference to figure 8, the exemplary end 60 of Fig. 7 is depicted as and is installed on tongue or installation component 65.Tongue 65 can comprise microscler outward extending rib 67, and it is for being snapped into tongue 65 by end 60.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that and can use other technologies that end 60 is installed on surface 16, and the technology of describing is only the exemplary embodiment of a this technology.

With reference to figure 9, exemplary end 60 is depicted as in the mode of buckle and is installed to surface 16 completely, and more specifically, is installed to the end sections 24 on the surface 16 of pallet 12.Also describe the end 29 of wind spring 30 to the installation in the hole 61 of end 60.As shown in Figure 9, the end 29 of wind spring can patchhole 61 in.The 29Bing Jiang end, end 29 that hole 61 is configured to receive wind spring is held in place, and at needs, wind spring and end is departed from and be connected remove from system with permission pusher mechanism 14 in the situation that, also allows the 29Cong hole, end 61 of wind spring to remove.

With reference to Figure 10, the end 29 that shows wind spring is installed to exemplary end 60 completely.Shown at this figure, wind spring 30 is operably connected to the surface 16 of pallet 12 now.Result is that pusher mechanism 14 is installed to pallet 12 now.

With reference to figure 21-27, show the alternative technology of selling display system for the end of wind spring 30 29 is installed to end.Installation component 130 can be used for the end of wind spring 29 to be installed on the base plate 131 of system.Comprise the system of the dragging track separating 132 linking together by connection rib 134 (Figure 26-27) for those, installation component 130 can buckle or other modes be arranged on base plate 131 and between dragging track 132.Thereby installation component will be held in place the end of wind spring and remain on the base plate of system.

With reference to figure 22-23, installation component 130 can comprise one or more legs 136 on one or more sides of installation component 130.Thereby the downside that these legs can be configured to be snapped into track 132 is to remain to installation component 130 on the base plate of system.Leg 136 can comprise the leg end portions 137 that defines L shaped or angled surface, and described surface structure is the upside of contact track 132 and prevents that installation component 130 is picked up from base plate, except by deliberately making leg deflection below track 132 shift out.Leg 136 can contact and will prevent the slidably mobile connection rib 134 of installation component 130 with respect to base plate.With reference to Figure 26, installation component 130 is depicted as on the base plate of the system that is installed to, and more specifically, is installed on track.Figure 27 shows installation component 130 in the time that pusher oar 141 is pulled the front of the system of leaving and remains in place.Installation component 130 can use other technologies to be connected in such system backplane 131.For example, can use the mounting clamp of separation, one or more securing member, adhesive or other technologies so that installation component 130 is fixed on base plate 131.

With reference to figure 22-23, installation component 130 also can comprise and will accept hole or opening or the groove 138 of end 29 of spring.Can use any technology described herein or other technologies mounting spring.The structure in installation component 130 and hole 138 is held in place spring on installation component 130, is similar to above-described technology.

Installation component 130 also can comprise and slide rib 139 at top surface, and it allows the product that is placed on it more easily on installation component, to slide after installation component is installed to the base plate of system.Installation component 130 also can comprise microscler bluff body 140, and the stability that installation component 130 is provided after the base plate to be installed to system at it is extended in its front in the position of leg 136.

With reference to figure 24-25 and Figure 27, propeller oar or pusher mechanism 141 can comprise be configured to mate its propelling against the propeller face 143 of shape of product.As shown in the figure, propeller face 143 can be the shape with coupling bottle or other cylindrical objects of curved shape.Propeller oar 141 also can comprise the propeller base plate 145 of the structure that is similar to above-described propeller base plate.Propeller base plate 145 can comprise spring housing 147 further, and it receives wind spring 30 to cover and to protect spring.Spring housing 147 can partially or even wholly be crossed over propeller base plate 145 and extend in the direction of spring 30.To allow product to be located thereon, product does not have significant overturning or topples on the surface 149 that spring housing 147 can have relatively short height peace.

Propeller 141 can be positioned on the front portion of base plate 131 to slide on surperficial top, as described above.Propeller oar can be positioned between two product separator walls 153 that link together by product retaining member 155.Additional product retaining member 157 can stretch out from product separator.

With reference to Figure 28 and 29, show the alternative technology of another kind for the end of wind spring 30 29 being installed to sales displays system.In this embodiment, end 29 is riveted on pallet 216.

With reference to figure 28-32, in an alternative embodiment, the impeller system of trackless can be a kind of existing rack assembly 230 by remodeling renovation, and it can have built-in product separator.For example, in one embodiment, this trackless impeller system can be a kind of existing wire rack assembly by remodeling renovation.With reference to figure 30-32, pallet or adapter 216 can have running sole 222, and base plate 222 can have single path or the corresponding whole shelf width of certain size with corresponding shelf 234.Running sole 222 can comprise the rib 224 of multiple projections, and the rib 224 of projection helps to reduce the friction of product sold on pallet 216.The rib 224 that should be understood that one or more projections can use together with running sole 222.Alternative, running sole 222 can be the smooth plane surface that there is no salient rib.Pallet or adapter 216 can be configured to be similar to the adapter 180 of Figure 16.

Shown in Figure 28 and 30, the end 29 of wind spring 30 can be riveted to via rivet 229 front end 228 of pallet 216, maybe can be attached by any other attach technology.Pallet 216 can be held shelf in the attach technology of concrete shelf by any appropriate.In one embodiment, shown in Figure 29-32, pallet 216 can comprise one or more outward extending finger or fastener 220, and its wire 232 of one or more individualities that can engage shelf 234 is to remain on pallet 216 on shelf 234.Finger or fastener 220 can longitudinally extend along the length of pallet 216, or can separate along the length of pallet.Fastener 220 can be used for pallet 216 to be snapped on existing wire shelf.As described in Figure 29 A and 28B, fastener 220A and 220B can limit the multiple structures that allow pallet 216 to be snapped to shelf.The embodiment describing in Figure 28-32 allows trackless impeller system is set in existing shelf system, as the low cost alternative of whole trackless propulsion component.Should be understood that for this embodiment, can use any pusher mechanism described herein.

As described in Figure 33 and 44, in another exemplary embodiment, displaying management system comprises one or more pusher mechanisms 286, one or more separator 266, one or more pallet 306, and one or more retainer 250.Pusher mechanism 286 can be formed by propeller oar 287 and propeller base plate 288.Product is placed on propeller base plate 288, and is directed into the front of displaying management system via separator 266 and propeller oar 287.Wind spring 30 makes product move to the front of system towards retainer 250 bias voltages pusher mechanism 286.

In an exemplary embodiment of describing at Figure 33, wind spring 30 can be installed on retainer 250.Alternately, wind spring 30 can be installed on separator 266 and (also be shown in Figure 48 and 49).Wind spring 30 can be directly mounted on retainer 250, as described in Figure 33, or can be installed on retainer 250 via the adapter 252 separating, as described in Figure 34.

As described in Figure 35, adapter 252 has the wall 254 of close first end 256.First end 256 has sweep 262, and it is bent upwards.The mid portion of adapter 252 can provide curved slot 260, and it is suitable for receiving the spring end (not shown) of respective shapes.

Wind spring 30 can be fixed to the mid portion of adapter 252 at one end.In an example embodiments, bending groove 260 in shape and size corresponding to the first spring end.In addition, the first spring end of wind spring 30 can be curled or be bending to provide additional fastening.But, can with arbitrarily enough fastening method the first spring end of wind spring 30 is fastened on adapter 252.

In one exemplary embodiment, be shown in Figure 36 and 37, retainer 250 has in shape and size the curved slot 284 corresponding to the sweep 262 of adapter 252.Curved slot 284 extends to allow the unconfined location of adapter 252 in the length along retainer 250 along the length of retainer.

For the first spring end of wind spring 30 is fixed to retainer 250, the sweep 262 of adapter 252 is placed in the curved slot 284 of retainer 250.Curved slot 284 is fixed to retainer 250 by the first spring end of adapter 252 and wind spring 30 and the quick and Simple assembled of display system is provided.Wall 254 provides additional stability to the connection between retainer 250 and adapter 252.But, can use other method that the first spring end of adapter 252 and/or wind spring 30 is fixed to retainer 250.

Alternative, as described in Figure 33 and 44, the wind spring 30 of propeller oar 287 can be directly mounted to the front portion of pallet 306.The first spring end 290 of wind spring 30 provides sweep.This sweep is bending downwards from propeller base plate 288, and is suitable for being received in recessed 316 (being shown in Figure 33) that limited by retainer 250 and the antelabium 318 of the front surface of distribution pallet 306.Vertically-oriented surface and the antelabium 318 of retainer 250 separate, and make to form gap between vertically-oriented surface and the leading edge of antelabium 318.For wind spring 30 and pusher mechanism 286 are fixedly become to assembly, the first spring end 290 is inserted in the gap being formed between the vertical orientation surface of retainer 250 and the leading edge of antelabium 318, and place into by retainer 250 and distribute that the antelabium 318 of pallet 306 forms recessed 316 in.

In the exemplary embodiment of describing in Figure 38,39,48,49 at another, wind spring 30 can be directly mounted on separator 266.In addition, in the exemplary embodiment, wind spring 30 can by right angle setting to make on propeller base plate 288 wind spring 30 around the axle of its coiling perpendicular to base plate 288.This orientation has the benefit that prevents the overturning of propeller oar.The first spring end 290 can arrange angled part 292 and end portion 296.In an exemplary embodiment, angled part 292 can be perpendicular to 294 bendings of wind spring main body.Separator can be provided with the groove 298 that is suitable for the end portion 296 that receives the first spring end 290.

For wind spring is fixed to separator, end portion 296 is inserted in groove 298.Once end portion 296 is fully inserted into into groove 298, angled part 292 engaging grooves 298 are to be fixed to separator 266 by the first spring end 290.

As described, can realize multiple pusher mechanism design in Figure 33.Propeller oar 287 can be formed as flat to adapt to correspondingly configured product.Alternately, propeller oar 287 can have the second end of the first end peace that is bending.This is for adapting to have multiple cylindrical products of multiple different size diameters, and for being convenient to the operation of pusher mechanism 286.In operating process, the product in pusher mechanism 286 forces pusher mechanism against separator 266 together with being bending first end, makes wind spring 30 be maintained flat against the separator 266 that keeps the first spring end 290 in tensioning or operation.This has allowed the more level and smooth operation of pusher mechanism, and has ensured when the suitable distribution of user's product from system removes product.

In the exemplary embodiment of describing in Figure 40-41D at another, the distance between separator 266 is adjustable to adapt to the container of different size.Separator 266 can be provided with coupling part 272.Coupling part 272 can be provided with first microscler angled surperficial 268 and second microscler angled surperficial 270.In addition, coupling part 272 can provide multiple protruding 274.As described in Figure 41 B, track can be formed by the tooth 278 with face surface 280 and side surface 282.

As described in Figure 41 C, in the time of assembling, coupling part 272 is received between the tooth 278 of track.In addition, angled surperficial 268 and 270 microscler and projection 274 is wedged between tooth 278.Shown at Figure 41 C, angled surperficial 268 and 270 microscler surfaces, composition surface 280, and the lower surface of protruding 274 soldered tooths 278.Side surface 282 contact-and-connection portion 272.

In an exemplary embodiment of describing in Figure 42, pallet 306 provides dovetail and connects.The first side 308 of pallet 306 provides the tongue 312 of the groove 314 that is adapted to fit in the second side that is arranged in pallet 306 310.For connecting trays, groove 314 aligns with tongue 312, and tongue 312 is firmly fixed in groove 314.

In an exemplary embodiment of describing in Figure 43, pallet 306 is configured to end catch-holder 250 forwardly.Retainer can provide the hole 300 of rectangle, and retainer provides the projection 302 of respective shapes and size.For retainer 250 is fixed to pallet 306, projection 302 is coupled in hole 300 with by place retainer locking on pallet 306.

As described in Figure 45-47, after management of product display system has been assembled, product is loaded in system.By adjusting separator 266, multiple product sizes and shape can be put in system.Shown in Figure 46 and 47, wind spring 30 pulls together product to advance towards retainer 250 with propeller oar 287.When user takes out product from system, propeller oar 287 advances remaining product, and product is slided to retainer 250 along base plate 264.This has ensured that all products maintain the front of display system.

As described in Figure 50-52, management of product display system 400 can be arranged so that pallet 402,404 can be stacked on another top.This embodiment can be made up of the first pallet 402, the second pallet 404, the first partition 406 and the second partition 408 substantially.

Pallet 402,404 is arranged to hold the product that will distribute separately.The first pallet 402 and the second pallet 404 each provides transparent retainer 410, pusher mechanism 412, the first and second guiding walls and wind spring 414.

Pusher mechanism 414 arranges in a similar fashion with embodiment discussed above, and make in the time that product is removed, pusher mechanism makes the surface sliding of product along pallet 402,404.In addition, any alternative layout of pusher mechanism discussed above can be implemented as stackable tray arrangement.

For easy assembling being provided and disintegrating, stackable management of product display system can provide dovetail and connect or other suitable connections arbitrarily, connects, is threaded or rivet connection such as buckle.The first and second pallets provide the pallet 416 for the first and second partitions 406,408 being assembled into first the second pallet 402,404.Each in the first and second pallets 402,404 can provide socket 418 on their corresponding outer surface, for receiving the pallet 416 that is positioned at the correspondingly-shaped on the first and second partitions 406,408.

In order to assemble stackable management of product display system, in locking is arranged, be arranged in the socket 418 of the correspondingly-shaped on the outer surface that pallet 416 on the first and second partitions 406,408 is placed to the first and second pallets 402,404.This provides stackable layout, and it can combine realization with any embodiment discussed above.

In the exemplary embodiment of describing in Figure 53-57 at another, propeller oar 500 can directly be installed to shelf 508 and remain on shelf by the end of wind spring 504.Propeller oar 500 by the surperficial top of shelf along its slip.The one or more separators 502 that limit T shape structure can be orientated as near propeller oar 500.One alternative aspect, the base of separator 502 can be positioned on shelf base is positioned at below propeller 500.Under this structure, propeller oar 500 can be along the base sliding of separator.If separator 502 be positioned to enough from oar 500 away from, oar 500 will directly slide on the surface of shelf 508 so.Separator 502 can limit the multiple structure that comprises those structures described herein, and can use such as pushing pin, rivet, securing member, adhesive and analog be fixed to shelf.

In one aspect, the end 510 of wind spring 504 is positioned at the hole or the hole 506 that are arranged on shelf 508.End 510 can limit spring end, and this spring end can further limit the structure that allows spring end to pierce into hole 506 and maintain any appropriate that is fixed to this hole.For example, the spring end of end 510 can limit the hook construction that allows end 510 to be wound around the edge in hole 506.Alternately, spring end can limit the one or more claws that are hooked on 506 edges, hole.The structure of other spring end is also possible.

As shown in Figure 54, in order further spring 504 to be fixed to shelf 508, can use securing member 512, pin, rivet or analog.In the complete operation process of spring 504 in the time that oar 500 moves around on shelf 508, securing member 512 will provide the second anchor point separating for the spring that spring is remained on to required alignment place.Will be appreciated that according to quantity and the interval in existing hole on the type of shelf and shelf, even may need more anchor point.

With reference to figure 55-57, describe for the spring of oar 500 504 being installed to the exemplary mounting technique on shelf.As shown in Figure 55, the end 510 of spring 504 is inserted in the hole 506 on shelf.End 510 can limit spring end as described herein end 510 is remained to the edge in hole 506.As shown in Figure 56, comprise that in this embodiment the spring 504 of rivet or clasp nail (stud) 514 drops on shelf, rivet or clasp nail 514 are coupled to and are arranged in another hole 506 on shelf.Rivet or clasp nail provide another anchor point for spring.Shown in Figure 56 and 57, spring 504 can be defined for and receive the hole 516 of going back another rivet or clasp nail 518 further spring 504 is fixed to shelf.Together with these multiple anchor points, spring 504 will be fixed to shelf, thereby and oar will be fixed to shelf.In addition,, together with these multiple anchor points, in the time that oar moves around on shelf, in the whole operating process of spring, spring will maintain required alignment.The anchorage technology that should be understood that other also can be for the end of spring 504 is fixed to shelf, and these anchorage technologies comprise technology arbitrarily described herein or the combination of any technology described herein.Will be appreciated that if the hole that can be used for anchoring spring 504 that shelf is not pre-existing in, Ke desired position, one or more hole pierces shelf and forms.

According to the embodiment describing, can recognize that trackless propeller oar can use minimum effort or minimum extra installed part and directly be retrofited renovation to existing storage shelf in Figure 53-57.In addition, this embodiment can easily remove, and reorientates to hold the arbitrary dimension that will sell and the product of type with what allow any position of propeller oar on shelf on shelf.Those skilled in the art also will recognize that any propeller oar described herein can use technology described herein or be directly mounted on shelf by any combination that uses technology described herein.

In the embodiment describing in Figure 58-60 at another, pallet 12 comprises front circular portion 669.As shown in Figure 58, pallet 12 also comprises the forward direction antelabium 670 in the front that is positioned at contiguous front circular portion 669.It is circular and can be from pallet 12 vertical extension on direction upwards that forward direction antelabium 670 can be.Forward direction antelabium can have different height, and it has the height of 0.5 inch with respect to pallet 12 in one embodiment.Forward direction antelabium comprises protruding edge or wall part 671 in each lateral ends of forward direction antelabium.Wall part is for the lateral parts of the explanation pocket of description after closed.

Pallet also comprises and is positioned at direct contiguous forward direction antelabium 670 shelf on its forward direction 672.Shelf 672 can be bending Curved and that can mate forward direction antelabium 670.Shelf 672 comprises horizontal surface 674.Shelf 672 also comprises the protuberance 676 perpendicular to the horizontal surface 674 of shelf 672.Shelf 672 and forward direction antelabium 670 have increased the intensity of the front part of propeller pallet.In addition, the horizontal surface 674 of shelf 672 is for the base section of the explanation pocket of description after closure.

In one embodiment, antetheca 100 comprises roof 680 and diapire 682.Roof is connected by two side legs 684 with diapire.Roof 680 and diapire 682 are Curved.Hole 686 is limited by roof 680, diapire 682 and side leg 684.The size that can set this hole can not be applicable to through this hole product P.Roof also can comprise a profile from the top 688 of roof to the bottom 690 of roof.This profile helps restriction or prevents the roof of swiping.This profile has also increased the intensity of roof.Diapire comprises sidewall 708, and the contiguous in operation protuberance 676 of this sidewall also can contact with protuberance 676.Side leg comprises notch 698 at the base section of side leg 684.Notch assists to allow hook 694 to be inserted in inlet hole 696.Antetheca can be built by the transparent material that just can not hinder in pallet 12 in the observation of product sold P.

Figure pocket 692 by the sweep of the diapire 682 of (a) antetheca 100, (b) antelabium 670, (c) the wall part 671 at the lateral ends place of antelabium 670 and (d) horizontal surface 674 of shelf 672 limit.Set the size of figure pocket to hold graphic bar or other advertisements.Once graphic bar is placed in pocket 692, it has protected all sides except top.

Roof further comprises two hooks 694.These hooks are configured to be coupled in the hole 696 of pallet 12.In one embodiment, for hook 694 is coupled in hole 696, as described in Figure 101, in the situation that hook 694 does not engage with hole 696, first antetheca rotates up in the side of arrow " A ".Then hook 694 be inserted at first inlet hole 696 and hook 694 and hole at an angle.Then antetheca rotates up in the side of arrow " B ", until antetheca arrives the position being shown in Figure 102-B.In this position, the upper part 696 of hook 694 is parallel to the downside on the surface 16 of pallet shelf 12, and hook 694 inserts completely through hole 696.Thereby hook 694 is installed to pallet 12.In one embodiment, the back edge 700 of side leg 684 is adjacent to the leading edge 702 of separator 18.The back edge 700 of side leg 684 can contact with the leading edge of separator 18 702.

Figure 59 A-C discloses the different installment states of picture specification 706 and antetheca 100.Figure 59 A discloses antetheca 100 does not have tray 12.Instead, antetheca 100 is depicted as higher than pallet 12.Picture specification 706 is also shown in not installment state.Figure 59 B discloses antetheca 100 and has installed with pallet 12.In Figure 59 B, picture specification 706 is not installed.In Figure 59 B, downward arrow shows picture specification 706 and will move to the direction of installing with figure pocket 692.Figure 59 C discloses picture specification 706 and has been installed into figure pocket 692.In the time that multiple pallets 12 are connected to each other, picture specification 706 can form bar continuous or that approach continuous graphical advertisement.Pallet 12 may be separately formed and links together, such as connecting by dovetail.In one embodiment, multiple pallets can be formed as a unit to produce for selling the individual unit of many schedulings product.

Figure 60 discloses multiple antethecas 100 and has installed with multiple pallets 12.Come from the approaching continuous character and can see from Figure 60 of graphical advertisement of picture specification 706.In addition, Figure 60 discloses product P and maintains on pallet 12 and by antetheca 100 and retrain.

Aforesaid variation and amendment are within the scope of the invention.For example, the parts that it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that multiple descriptions can be in shop use with multiple structure.Because system is only the diagram of feature of the present invention, instruction, principle, therefore the present invention is not restricted to a single system, is also not restricted to the propeller structure of the setting of describing in the drawings.Should further understand, the present invention who discloses here and limit extends to from text and/or accompanying drawing is apparent or all alternative combination of two or more personal features of mentioning.The aspect of plurality of replaceable of the present invention that what all these were different constituted.The embodiments described herein has illustrated and has become known for implementing optimization model of the present invention and make other those skilled in the art can optimize the present invention.

Claims (20)

1. a management of product display system, comprising:

Pallet, described pallet has front circular portion and limits the surface in multiple holes;

Antelabium, described antelabium upwards extends from the front circular portion of described pallet;

Front shelf, described front shelf extends forward from described antelabium, and

Antetheca, described antetheca has top wall portion, bottom wall portion and two side leg parts, and wherein said front wall section, bottom wall portion and two side foot section are divided and have been formed cinclides,

Wherein said antetheca comprises and is configured to multiple projections of engaging with lip-deep multiple holes of described pallet.

2. management of product display system according to claim 1, further comprises:

Two wall parts, each opposite ends from described antelabium of described two wall parts is extended,

Wherein figure pocket is formed by described bottom wall portion, antelabium and two wall parts.

3. management of product display system according to claim 1, wherein said antetheca is bending.

4. management of product display system according to claim 1, wherein said cinclides is less than the product of placing on the surface of described pallet.

5. management of product display system according to claim 1, wherein said antetheca can remove from described pallet.

6. management of product display system according to claim 1, further comprises the multiple separators that are attached to described pallet, and it is a row or multi-row that described multiple separators are configured to separation of products.

7. management of product display system according to claim 6, the edge of described in each edge butt of wherein said side leg in multiple separators.

8. management of product display system according to claim 1, further comprises:

Pusher mechanism, described pusher mechanism is configured to slide in surperficial at least a portion of described pallet, and described pusher mechanism only keeps by wind spring and is installed on described pallet.

9. management of product display system according to claim 1, wherein said antetheca is transparent.

10. management of product display system according to claim 2, wherein said grafport pocket structure is for receiving graphic bar.

11. 1 kinds of management of product display systems, comprising:

Pallet, described pallet has front circular portion and limits the surface in multiple holes;

Antelabium, described antelabium upwards extends from the front circular portion of described pallet;

Front shelf, described front shelf extends forward from described antelabium.

Removable antetheca, described antetheca has top wall portion, bottom wall portion and two side leg parts, and wherein said front wall section, bottom wall portion and two side foot section are divided and have been formed cinclides; And

Two wall parts, each opposite ends from described antelabium of described two wall parts is extended,

Wherein said antetheca comprises and is configured to multiple projections of engaging with lip-deep multiple holes of described pallet, and

Wherein figure pocket is formed by described bottom wall portion, antelabium and two wall parts.

12. management of product display systems according to claim 11, further comprise:

Two separators, each opposite sides edge from described pallet of described separator upwards extends.

13. management of product display systems according to claim 11, further comprise:

Pusher mechanism, described pusher mechanism is configured to slide in surperficial at least a portion of described pallet, and described pusher mechanism only keeps by described wind spring and is installed on described pallet.

14. management of product display systems according to claim 13, wherein said pusher mechanism is seated on the surperficial top of described pallet and does not extend in the below of described tray surface.

15. management of product display systems according to claim 13, the surface of wherein said pallet defines the multiple openings that allow foreign material or other materials to pass.

16. management of product display systems according to claim 15, wherein said antetheca is transparent.

17. 1 kinds of management of product display systems, comprising:

Multiple pallets, each pallet has front circular portion and limits the surface in multiple holes, and described multiple pallets each has two sides;

Antelabium, the front circular portion of each from described multiple pallets of described antelabium upwards extends;

Front shelf, the antelabium of each from described multiple pallets of described front shelf extends forward;

Multiple separators, each in described multiple pallets has each the upwardly extending separator from described two sides; And

Multiple antethecas, each in described antetheca has top wall portion, bottom wall portion and two side leg parts, and wherein said front wall section, bottom wall portion and two side foot section are divided and have been formed cinclides,

Each in wherein said multiple antetheca comprises and is configured to multiple projections of engaging with the lip-deep multiple holes of in described multiple pallets.

18. management of product display systems according to claim 17, further comprise:

Two wall parts, the opposite ends of the described antelabium in each from multiple antethecas of described wall part is extended,

Each in wherein said antetheca comprises by described bottom wall portion, antelabium and two figure pockets that wall part forms.

19. management of product display systems according to claim 18, wherein on shelf, a side of each of described multiple pallets is positioned to another the side in contiguous described multiple pallets.

20. management of product display systems according to claim 19, each figure pocket of wherein said antetheca forms and approaches continuous advertisement bar.