EP0032122A2 - Etagère à distribution par gravité - Google Patents

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EP0032122A2
EP0032122A2 EP81300001A EP81300001A EP0032122A2 EP 0032122 A2 EP0032122 A2 EP 0032122A2 EP 81300001 A EP81300001 A EP 81300001A EP 81300001 A EP81300001 A EP 81300001A EP 0032122 A2 EP0032122 A2 EP 0032122A2
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Joseph Clement
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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
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/28—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for containers, e.g. flasks, bottles, tins, milk packs
    • A47F7/285—Show stands having fixation means, e.g. hanging means, slidable fixations, frictional retaining means, theft prevention
    • 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

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  • This invention relates to a merchandise dispensing device of the gravity feed type.
  • the device is particularly useful together with other such devices in forming a compact, automatic feed merchandise display rack.
  • Merchandise display racks of the gravity feed type are used where it is desirable that articles of merchandise for sale successively are advanced forwardly of the rack so that they are always in view of, and readily accessible to the customer.
  • One aspect of this invention utilizes to advantage the provision of neck flanges on such bottles by providing a merchandising device which allows the bottles to be suspended by their neck flanges.
  • the manner in which the bottles are suspended in the device according to the present invention is similar to the manner in which bottles are suspended in the well known soft drink vending machines having a series of parallel metal rails arranged to provide parallel slots for holding bottles underneath their neck flanges.
  • a gravity feed merchandise dispensing device comprising a track for supporting in tandem a row of similar bottles of the type having an annular flange on the neck of the bottle, the track comprising a pair of rails spaced apart to receive between them the necks of suitably sized bottles such that the underside of each bottle neck flange engages the rails whereby the bottles are suspended by their flanges for movement relative to the track, the track normally being inclined so as to permit the suspended bottles to gravity feed one after the other to the front of the track as the lead bottles in the row successively are unloaded, and stop means provided adjacent said front end of the track to arrest movement of each lead bottle.
  • each of said rails may comprise a downwardly sloping portion for effecting feed of bottles by gravity, an upwardly sloping portion following said downwardly sloping portion in the direction of feed of bottles for retarding the movement of said bottles, said stop means comprising a tab integral with and extending upwardly from said sloping portion for effecting stoppage of a bottle by engagement with its neck flange, and whereby for removal, a bottle must be lifted so that its neck flange clears the tab.
  • a gravity feed merchandise dispensing device for bottles having externally projecting neck flanges, which device comprises track means providing a pair of substantially parallel supporting surfaces having opposed edges spaced from each other to form a slot of substantially uniform width adapted to receive the necks of said bottles underneath said neck flanges, and means for supporting said track means in a fixed position, characterized in that said track means comprises at least one removable elongate element including first and second flanges having different widths measured in directions transverse to the direction of elongation, and in that said supporting means and said track means include means for removably supporting said elongate element in a first position in which its first flange serves as one of said substantially parallel supporting surfaces and in a second position in which its second flange serves as one of said substantially parallel supporting surfaces, whereby bottles having different neck flange sizes can be accommodated.
  • a merchandise display rack 10 of the gravity feed type comprising a base structure 11 permitting free standing of the rack 10, a pair of spaced back support posts 12 (only one of which is shown) and a pair of spaced front support posts 13 (Figure 2).
  • the support posts extend vertically from base structure 11 and are connected together by base space bars 14, top spacer bars 15 and front spacer bar 16 ( Figure 2), thereby providing an 'open' frame display rack.
  • Each device 17 basically comprises a series of five tracks 18 in each of which a raw of bottles 19 is supported in tandem for gravity feed to the forward end of rack 10, and stop means comprising a stirrup like structure 20.
  • the series of tracks 18 of each device and their mounting within the rack 10 is shown in more detail in Figure 3.
  • Each device 17 includes a track support rod 21 which extends transversely of the tracks and terminates in a trunnion 22 at its opposite ends each of which trunnions are journalled in bearings 23 provided in both front support posts 13.
  • the rod 21 includes a sheath 21a from which depend the series of tracks 18.
  • the tracks 18 are welded or otherwise fixed to sheath 21a.
  • the track series is formed by a number of elongate components 24 of sheet material having a 'U'-shaped cross-section.
  • the base 25 of the 'U' is connected as by welding to the sheath 21a of support rod 21 so as to provide an inverted 'U'-shaped element.
  • the limbs 26, 27 respectively of element 24 terminate in outwardly turned flanges 26a, 27a each of which provides a rail on which the neck flange 19a of a suitable bottle can engage.
  • the rail pair of each track 18 is provided by adjacent 'U'-elements 24 so that one 'U'-shaped element provides the adjacent rails of neighbouring tracks.
  • a series of tracks are formed each having a pair of spaced parallel rails on which the neck flange 19a of suitable bottles can engage (see Figure 2).
  • the spacing between adjacent rails of a track can be altered by means of detachable strips 28 ( Figure 3).
  • Strips 28 are pressed onto the free edge of such rail of a pair to decrease the distance between the rails whereby the track can receive a bottle having a relatively small neck flange.
  • the-detachable strips 28 are formed from a material having a low coefficient of friction such as Teflon (Registered Trade Mark) to enhance the sliding gravity feed of bottles relative to the track.
  • Teflon Registered Trade Mark
  • the device 17 comprises only one track 18 or alternately a series of independently pivotable tracks 18. In the latter case the construction shown in Figure 3 is modified by split ' ing the sheath 21a at appropriate locations between adjacent tracks 18 to provide a series of sheath portions and also separating each 'U'-shaped component along its base 25 so as to provide a pair of track elements.
  • the base 25 of the 'U' could be attached intermediate the ends of a sheath portion so that it would be located immediately above the bottle tops, in which case the flanges 26a, 27a would be turned inwardly to face one another in order to provide the rails of the track.
  • the stirrup like structure 20 is provided at the forward end of each device 17 to stop gravity feed movement of the lead bottles in the device, and also to present a bottle to a prospective purchaser and to facilitate loading the device.
  • Each stirrup like structure 20 comprises a support platform 29 having side walls 30 and a front wall 31.
  • the stirrup 20 is supported by arms 32, 33 extending from adjacent the forward end of the first and last tracks 18 in a series of tracks such that the support platform itself is slung below and immediately forward the series of tracks.
  • the device When a device is empty, i.e. when no bottles are present on its tracks, the device adopts the position shown by the lowermost device in Figure 1. In this position the series of tracks 18 are pivoted into a loading configuration, in which the back end of the First and last tracks abuts one stop 34 of a pair of limiting stops 34, 35.
  • the limiting stops 34, 35 are provided to limit the pivotal movement of the series of tracks within the frame structure.
  • sheath 21a could be radially slotted to receive a projection carried by rod 21 in order to prevent tilting movement of the device.
  • the tracks In the view shown, when the tracks are in abutment with stops 34 they are inclined forwardly at an angle of about 3 to the horizontal.
  • bottles can be loaded one after another onto the tracks by sliding them along the rails without there being a tendency for those bottles to slide forwardly off the tracks.
  • the gravity feed effect is minimized.
  • the 3 0 angle at which the tracks are constrained to adopt during loading can, of course, be varied depending on the weight of bottles, the relative coefficient of friction between the bottles and the rails and on a number of other factors.
  • the fulcrum of the device is chosen such that the series of tracks will be maintained in the loading position until such time as the last lead bottle has been received on the support platform 29 of the stirrup 20.
  • the fulcrum could be positioned elsewhere than as shown depending for example on the load capacity of each device.
  • the tracks may be inclined rearwardly i.e. reverse tilted to achieve easy loading of the device.
  • a plurality of gravity feed devices 17 can be mounted in vertically spaced relationship within a free-standing frame 10.
  • five such devices each having a series of five tracks holding five bottles each.
  • the device may be used with only a single track if desired.
  • FIGS 4 and 5 of the drawings show another embodiment of the invention comprising a modified track construction in which the stirrup 20 is omitted and in which each track includes two pair of rails.
  • the modified track 36 comprises an upper pair of rails 37 and a lower pair of rails 38 which are connected together as described hereinafter.
  • the rails 37, 38 are provided with portions 37a, 38a, respectively, at their front ends which are upturned relative to the remainder of the rails.
  • the lead bottles received on the modified tracks do not leave the rails when arriving at their dispensing positions.
  • the lead bottles gravity feed down the track and are braked to a stop by causing those bottles to move along an inclined path provided by the upturned front portion of the track.
  • Track component 39 includes a pair of generally channel section elements 41, 42 each having a base portion 41a, 42a respectively. Upstanding from base 41a is a pair of integral divergent limbs 41b, 41c which terminate in outwardly projecting flanges 41d, 41e, respectively. Each of the flanges 41d and 41e provide an upper rail for adjacent tracks.
  • the channel section element 42 includes a pair of integral divergent limbs 42b, 42c extending from base 42a.
  • the limbs 42b, 42c terminate in outwardly projecting flanges 42d, 42e each of which provides a lower rail for adjacent tracks.
  • track component 40 which is only partially shown includes rail flanges 43d and 44d projecting from channel section elements 43 and 44 respectively.
  • the flanges 41e and 43d are spaced apart by a distance 'x' and provide an upper pair of rails on which the neck flange of a suitable bottle can slide.
  • the flanges 42e and 44d are spaced apart by a distance 'y' and provide a lower pair of rails on which the neck flange of a suitable bottle can slide.
  • Distance 'x' is greater than distance 'y t so that bottles having two different standard diameter neck flanges can be received in the tracks.
  • the distance 'z' is chosen to be such as to provide sufficient space in which to receive the tops of the bottles.
  • tie-bars 45, 46 are connected together by means of tie-bars 45, 46 (see Figure 4). As can be seen tie-bar 45 extends across the rear end of the upper rails 37 and the tie-bar 46 extends across the rear end of the lowermost rails 38.
  • a beverage display stand or "merchandiser” in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises one or more track support units of the kind shown in Figure 6 removably mounted on a rack (not shown).
  • the rack can be a conventional four-post rack or alternatively a rack consisting of a base having a vertically extending back wall on which the track support units are cantilevered.
  • each merchandiser will have several track support units arranged one above another.
  • the track support unit in Figure 6 is designed for use in a four-post rack. It is forced entirely of sheet metal, and comprises side members 51 and 52, cross members 53 and 54, and a number of tracks, only one of which is shown.
  • the track comprises removable track members 55 and 56.
  • Side members 51 and 52 have an inverted L-shaped transverse cross-section. Hooks are formed at the ends of the side members at 57, 58, 59 ad 60. These hooks are adapted to engage slots in the four-post rack. If desired, in a four-post system, the side members can be identical to each other since the front and rear hooks can be symmetrical. When the track support is designed for use in a rack having a back extending upwardly from the rear of a base, the side members are designed differently, and are provided with special slot-engaging tabs such as those shown in Suttles patent 3,983,822, dated October 5, 1976.
  • Transverse elements 53 and 54 are preferably identical, and have cross-sections of the shape shown in Figure 11. Elements 53 and 54 extend between side elements 51 and 52, and are secured underneath the horizontal flanges of elements 51 and 52 by spot welding, or by suitable fasteners. Transverse element 53 is positioned near the front of the track support unit, while transverse element 54 is positioned near the rear of the unit.
  • the transverse elements support the track elements so that the tracks slope downwardly and forwardly at a small angle, e.g. 10 degrees, to allow bottles to be carried to the front of the track by gravity.
  • each transverse element of the track support unit comprises a horizontal web 61 for attachment to the side elements, a rear, L-shaped reinforcing flange 62, and a depending front flange 63.
  • flange 63 of transverse element 53 is provided with a series of evenly spaced slots of complex shape. The slots in element 53 are indicated at 64, 65, 66 ad 67.
  • Slot 64 comprises a horizontal edge 68 which is parallel to and spaced upwardly from lewer edge 69 of flange 63. At its left-hand end, flange 63 curves downwardly at 70, to meet another horizontal, downwardly facing edge 71, which is positioned at a level below edge 68. Horizontal edge 71 is the upper boundary of an opening 72, the lower boundary of which, at 73, is the upper edge of a horizontal extension 74. At the right-hand end of horizontal extension 74, there is provided a vertical extension 75 having a horizontal upper edge 76, and an upwardly extending tab 77.
  • the left-hand edge 78 of extension 75 extends obliquely from lower boundary 73 of opening 72 to horizontal edge 76.
  • Horizontal edge 76 is positioned at a level below the level of downwardly facing edge 71, the vertical spacing between th ⁇ e two edges being equal to the thickness of the sheet metal from which the track elements are made.
  • Opening 72 should be large enough to provide clearance for the larger of the two track element flanges.
  • the configuration of the right-hand end of slot 64 is a mirror image of the configuration of the left-hand end, and need not be separately described.
  • the two track elements 55 and 56 are preferably identical and track element 56 is shown in detail in Figure 7.
  • the track element is formed from a unitary piece of sheet metal, and comprises a vertical web 79 having a first flange 80 extending perpendicularly from its upper edge, and a second flange 81 extending perpendicularly from its lower edge in the opposite direction.
  • the track element has a Z-shaped cross-section.
  • Flange 81 is wider than flange 80.
  • flange 80 is separated from the upper edge of the web, and is bent downwardly at 82 to form an obtuse angle (e.g. approximately 138°) with the main part of flange 80 to provide a ramp183.
  • Ramp 83 terminates in a flange 84 which is substantially perpendicular to ramp 83, and extends downwardly therefrom.
  • a similar ramp 85 is formed at the opposite end of flange 80, and terminates in a downwardly extending flange 86.
  • Flange 80 is provided with a small opening 87 spaced a short distance from bend 82. Opening 87 is positioned adjacent web 79. A similar opening 88 in flange 80 is spaced from bend 89 by a distance equal to the spacing between opening 87 and bend 82.
  • Wide flange 81 on the opposite side of the track member is similarly bent to provide ramps 90 and 91, which terminate respectively in flanges 92 and 93.
  • Flange 81 is also provided with openings (not shown) corresponding to openings 87 and 88, and the openings in flange 81 are at the same longitudinal positions as openings 87 and 88.
  • Figure 8 shows track element 56 installed in slot 64.
  • the right-hand face 94 of web 79 bears against vertical edge 95, while the underside of flange 80 bears against horizontal edge 96.
  • Tab 97 extends upwardly through opening 87.
  • a similar track element 98 is supported on the opposite side of slot 64 in the same manner.
  • Flanges 81 and 99 of the respective track elements have parallel edges 100 and 101 which form a slot for receiving the neck 102 of bottle 103.
  • Bottle 103 has an outwardly projecting annular neck flange 104, which extends beyond edges 100 and 101, thereby permitting the bottle to be supported by engagement of neck flange 104 with the upwardly facing sides of flanges 99 and 81.
  • the weight of the bottle causes face 94 of web 79 to bear against vertical edge 95, while the engagement of tab 97 in opening 87 prevents the web from rotating away from edge 95.
  • the weight on track element 56 is supported by edge 96.
  • track elements 56 and 98 are reversed.
  • a larger bottle 105 rests on shorter flanges 80 and 106, while longer flanges 99 and 81 engage surfaces 107 and 96 to provide vertical support.
  • the track can be modified to accommodate larger bottles such as bottle 105.
  • a track element such as element 98
  • element 98 is easily installed by tilting the track element, and causing its upper flange to enter opening 72, and thereafter rotating the track element until tab 77 enters opening 108.
  • the manipulation of the track element in installation also involves the engagement of the track element in a similar manner with the rear transverse track support element 54 ( Figure 6).
  • soft drink bottle 109 is shown held in the track comprising track elements 55 and 56. As bottle 109 slides down the track, it will normally reach the position indicated by bottle 110, which is shown in broken lines.
  • the bottles behind the foremost bottle in a track cause the foremost bottle to assume the tilted position indicated at 110.
  • the bottle at 110 is removed by a customer simply by lifting it upwardly in order to cause its neck ring to clear the upwardly extending tabs at the ends of the ramps. By reason of the presence of the ramps and the tabs at the ends of the ramps, the bottle behind the foremost bottle is prevented from causing accidental disengagement of the foremost bottle from the track.
  • An important feature of this aspect of the invention is the prevention of a "see - saw” effect, which could cause accidental disengagement of the removable track elements from their supports when a single bottle is positioned at the front of the track.
  • the weight of a bottle positioned forward of front cross member 53 causes the track elements to tend to pivot about the front cross member.
  • the rear ends of the track elements are urged upwardly with a resulting tendency for the track elements to become disengaged from the rear cross member 54.
  • Such disengagement is prevented by reason of the fact that the upper flange of each track element is in engagement with a downwardly facing edge corresponding to edge 71 in Figure 10. So long as at least one bottle is present in the track, the engagement between the upper flange and the downwardly facing edge is maintained. Consequently, the track elements of a particular track cannot be removed from the track support unit until all of the bottles are removed from the track.
  • the merchandising device in accordance with this aspect of the invention has numerous advantages including its structural simplicity, ease of manufacture, ease of conversion to accommodate bottles with different neck sizes, its small vertical space requirement, the ease with which bottles can be removed from its tracks, the prevention of accidental removal of bottles, and the simple manner in which the track elements are locked in place so long as bottles are present in the track.
  • the device gives rise to a number of additional advantages not previously mentioned. For example, since the slot widths of the tracks can be changed individually, this merchandising device gives the merchant a high degree of flexibility; he can place large-necked and small-necked bottles on adjacent tracks if he so chooses. It is possible to accommodate three different sizes of bottles with two identical track elements of the type shown in Figure 7. It is also possible to accommodate four different bottle sizes, using a pair of non-identical track elements.
  • the entire track unit of Figure 6 can be constructed from elements of only three different types, since elements 53 and 54 can be identical, elements 51 and 52 can be identical, and elements 55 and 56 can be identical.
  • the track elements can be made with cross-sectional shapes other than the Z-shaped shown.
  • the track elements can be L-shaped, in which event the two legs of the L are usable alternatively as supporting surfaces for the neck flanges of the bottles.
  • the track elements can also be C-shaped.

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US06/109,061 US4318485A (en) 1980-01-02 1980-01-02 Gravity feed merchandise dispensing device
US109061 1980-01-02
US116977 1980-01-30
US06/116,977 US4401221A (en) 1980-01-30 1980-01-30 Forward feed merchandising device for soft drink bottles

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FR2742974A1 (fr) * 1995-12-27 1997-07-04 Ayed Maurice Presentoir a gravite
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