Patent ID: 6772888
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A pusher block and track combination comprising:a track comprising: a first raised rail and a second raised rail, said first raised rail and said second raised rail extending generally parallel with each other, said first raised rail comprising a first product supporting surface and a first bottom surface, said first rail further comprising a first outside edge surface and a first inside edge surface, said first outside edge surface and said first inside edge surface extending between said first product supporting surface and said first bottom surface, said second raised rail comprising a second product supporting surface and a second bottom surface, said second rail further comprising a second outside edge surface and a second inside edge surface, said second outside edge surface and said second inside edge surface extending between said second product supporting surface and said second bottom surface, said first inside edge surface and said second inside edge surface being disposed between said first outside edge surface and said second outside edge surface, a pusher block comprising: a sliding surface being adapted to slide along said first product supporting surface and said second product supporting surface, a first outside flange disposed to a first side of said pusher block and adapted to wrap around said first outside edge surface and a portion of said first bottom surface, a second outside flange disposed to a second side of said pusher block and adapted to wrap around said second outside edge surface and a portion of said second bottom surface, a T-shaped boss extending below said sliding surface and comprising a first arm and a second arm, said first arm extending below said first rail and said second arm extending below said second rail, said first and second outside flanges and said first and second arms cooperating such that said pusher block covers at least a portion of said first and second product supporting surfaces, said first and second outside edge surfaces, said first and second inside edge surfaces and said first and second bottom surfaces.