Patent ID: 9129494
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A47F,G07F,G08B

Abstract:
1. A retail merchandise pusher system, comprising: a merchandise guide track for supporting retail merchandise displayed on the pusher system; a pusher plate operatively connected to a biasing mechanism configured to bias the pusher plate in a biasing direction along the merchandise guide track; a front stop having a front surface facing away from the retail merchandise and a back surface facing towards the retail merchandise, the front stop configured to prevent retail merchandise from being pushed off the pusher system by the pusher plate; and an alarm device mechanically fixed against the back surface of the front stop and operatively configured to activate an alarm when retail merchandise is removed from the pusher system, the alarm device including an outer housing and an internal audible tone generation device carried within the housing, wherein the alarm device is mechanically fixed to the front stop by a first hook-shaped projection and a second hook-shaped projection, the first and second hook-shaped projections each have a contact portion and a distal portion, the contact portion extends perpendicularly from an inner facing surface of the front stop and the distal portion curves back toward a center axis transverse to the biasing direction, wherein the triggering device is a plunger switch located on a front surface of the alarm device, and further comprising a remote control that allows a user to deactivate the alarm.