Patent ID: 6523719
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A merchandiser dispensing assembly for bottles having a cap and a neck flange, the assembly comprising:(a) a track including opposed rail members spaced apart a distance less than the diameter of the neck flange to define a rail path and to support the bottles in sliding relation and the track including a front end and a rear end; and a stop portion at the front end engagable by a first bottle; (b) a gate member having a front end and a rear end and being pivotally mounted adjacent one of said rail members for movement of the front end out of the rail path while the rear end moves into the rail path whereby engagement of the front end of the gate member by said first bottle moves the rear end of the gate member into the path of a second, subsequent bottle to engage said subsequent bottle to arrest movement of said subsequent bottle a predetermined distance from said first bottle; and (c) support means for supporting the track in inclined relation tending to gravity feed the bottles toward the front end of the track; (d) the support means including front and rear support members each including a plurality of support members; and (e) the track including U-shaped hangers holding the rails apart and being attachable to associated support members.