Patent ID: 6640983
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A suspension type product merchandising display unit for displaying a plurality of product containers comprising:a support structure having at least a pair of support members associated therewith; at least one suspension rack removably attachable to said support structure, said suspension rack including at least one track having opposed front and rear end portions for supporting in single file a plurality of product containers each having an upper portion associated therewith, each track including a pair of elongated wire elements spaced apart for receiving therebetween the upper portions of product containers such that at least a portion of the upper portion of each product container when positioned therebetween will engage at least a portion of said pair of wire elements whereby the product containers will be suspended by their upper portions for movement relative to said pair of wire elements, said suspension rack to at least some of the support members associated with said support structure; at least the front portion of each pair of elongated wire elements forming said at least one track including an upstanding portion and a downwardly and inwardly sloped portion forming an opening at the front portion of each track for the insertion and removal of product containers, the spacing between the respective upstanding portions of each track being larger than the spacing between the respective downwardly and inwardly sloped portions of each track thereby narrowing the opening between said downwardly and inwardly sloped portions, said downwardly and inwardly sloped portions being operable to engage the upper portion of a lead product container thereby providing a stop mechanism for holding the product containers within said track, the spacing between the upstanding portions of each pair of wire elements forming said at least one track being sized so as to allow the upper portion of each product container to pass therethrough for removal from said track; and cooperatively engageable means associated with said support structure and with said mounting structure in a cantilevered fashion.