Pegboard-mountable adjustable merchandising rack
US5746328A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/42
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for displaying products at retail on a pegboard having spaced holes includes at least two pegboard connection elements each including a wedge-shaped back plate, upper and lower inward-facing grooves spaced apart a first distance and prongs spaced apart by a distance equal to spacing between holes in the pegboard. Knife brackets have upper and lower outwardly-facing flanges engageable with a corresponding pegboard connection by lateral insertion of the flanges in the grooves to engage the knife brackets with the pegboard connection elements and a plurality of indentations along a direction extending from the pegboard. A tray supported on the knife brackets has a catch shaped to be received in one of the indentations to permit the spacing of the tray from the pegboard to be adjusted to a desired distance. The tray includes front and rear walls having downward-facing ledge elements with one of the ledge elements being resiliently mounted to its respective wall. A product pusher having forward and rearward facing protrusions is held in place by locating the protrusions under the ledges. The pegboard connection elements may be mounted on the pegboard by insertion of their r…
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