TODAY’S PATENT – PRODUCT DISPLAY RACK

This rack was invented by Thomas O. Nagel (Blairstown, NJ). It was patented by the USPTO on March 15, 2005 bearing patent number US6866155B2.

The current invention is a display rack designed to hold merchandise packages and includes a mechanism to push product packages in front of the rack. The front and rear plastic wall panels of a pusher sled are separated apart at the bottom and have side opening notches at the corners and a downward opening notch at the bottom for sliding engagement with and support from a base made up of four parallel, evenly spaced-apart wire-like supports. Products placed on the display rack are supported slidingly by the four support wires, which are arranged in a flat plane.

In addition, the four wires support, guide, and hold the pusher sled in place so that it slides easily when propelled by one or more coiled strip springs. The sled’s wall panels restrict the springs, and their strip parts run through apertures in the front wall panel to anchor points at the front of the assembly. Welded cross bars, which are supported by tiny plastic base members, join the ends of the four support wires.

The plastic base pieces feature recesses that allow side guides to be adjusted laterally, allowing for customization of the display assembly’s width. Multiple display racks can be connected to form a multi-unit display assembly that has multiple display racks stacked one on top of the other and in two or more layers.