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Gravity feed shelf

US4955486A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
7References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1989
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47F5/01
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An improvement to a gravity feed dispenser (D) for containers (C) having a guide assembly (A). The dispenser (D) includes spaced apart, longitudinally extending rails (34) and the improvement comprises a rectangular shaped overlay (3) of a low friction material. The overlay spans at least two rails and has a pair of longitudinally extending fingers (7) having outwardly turned ends (11) by which the overlay is attached to the two rails in a snap-fitting relation to secure the overlay in place.

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