Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080245813A1/en
Timestamp: 2018-06-25 03:04:14
Document Index: 570791164

Matched Legal Cases: ['§119', 'Application No. 60', 'art.\n16', 'art.\n23', 'art.\n29', 'art.\n30', 'art 2005']

US20080245813A1 - Multi-chute gravity feed dispenser display - Google Patents
US20080245813A1
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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/600,387, filed Jun. 20, 2003, entitled “MULTI-CHUTE GRAVITY FEED DISPENSER DISPLAY”, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/404,648, filed Aug. 20, 2002, which are both expressly incorporated by reference herein.
FIG. 17 is an edge on view of the panel of FIG. 1 6 representing one embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 24D is a top view of the access door and representing an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 24E is a bottom view of the access door and representing an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 25 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 26 is a side elevational view of one of the panels of the embodiment of FIG. 25;
FIG. 27 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified door assembly;
FIG. 28 is a side elevational view of a panel of yet another embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 29 is a side elevational view of the reverse side of the panel of FIG. 28;
FIG. 30 is a perspective view of the panel of FIGS. 28 and 29;
FIG. 31 is an enlarge front elevational view of the panel of FIGS. 28-30; and
FIG. 32 is an enlarged fragmentary view illustrating the dual rail feature of the embodiment of FIGS. 28-31.
The panel 10 includes at least one set of rails 20 which are formed as ribs extending normal to a side 12 of the panel 10 to cooperatively define a plurality of chutes 22, 24 for product which have a boustrophedonic or C-shaped configuration. A first rail 26 is disposed in the generally medial portion of the side 12 inclined to the horizontal, angled generally downwardly, and having a linear configuration. The second rail 28 is disposed about the first rail 26 and has a curvilinear configuration which is substantially C-shaped. The first and second rails 26 and 28 each having a minimum incline to the horizontal such that product is capable of continuous movement along such rails in response to a normal gravitational force, and where as shown in FIG. 1, can be a substantially slight angle. A first product travel stop or stop 30 is formed at a lowest extent of the second rail 28 as an enlarged portion thereof. The first stop 30 engages the product to prevent unwanted further movement down chute 22 and positions the product for viewing and selection by a customer. A third rail 32 has a curvilinear configuration which is substantially L-shaped and has a second stop 34, formed as an enlarged portion thereof at a lower end adjacent first stop 30, and prevents further downward motion down chute 24. For structural rigidity and to provide visibility to the product positioned on first and second rails 26 and 28, cut out portions 18 or holes are formed along on panel 10 along the chutes described below. The cut out portions 18 also allow one to determine the quantity and contents of such chutes thus facilitating inventory control of the products stored therein.
FIG. 3A shows a pair of panels, a display module 1 6, in accordance with the embodiment described in detail above, connected by a pair of retention pins to define a dispenser module 16, one or more such dispenser modules 16 making up a multi-chute gravity feed dispenser display. The chutes 22, 24 are defined between adjacent pairs of panels 10 and are of a width slightly greater than the width of products 90 and which allow the products to be stored and dispensed therefrom. The retention pins 60 engage the bores 49 defined in the bosses 42, 44 to maintain the panels 10 at a preselected spacing. Another retention pin (medially disposed 62) engages adjacent bosses 52 and is configured slightly different than the retention pin 60 as will be described in detail below. Additional retention pins 60 may be connected to the bores 49 in bosses 46, 48 for further rigidity and stabilization of the multi-chute gravity feed dispenser display. With all retention pins 60 in place between adjacent pairs of panels 10, such panels 10 are maintained substantially parallel to one another. Other embodiments may use more and/or less number of retention pins 60 and 62 as needed to provide sufficient support and structural integrity for the display module 16.
FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C show the side, top and front views of the multi-chute gravity feed dispenser display as described in FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3C. The panels 10 are preferably made from high impact styrene plastic. However, it will be recognized by those of skill in the art that any other suitable material of construction may be used that also provides a sufficiently low enough coefficient of friction to facilitate the movement of products within the multi-chute gravity feed dispenser display. Further, the panels 10 are preferably injection molded. Again, it will be recognized by those of skill in the art that any other suitable manufacturing technique may be used. The retention pins 60 and 62 are preferably made from stainless steel. However, it will be recognized by those of skill in the art that other materials of comparable strength and corrosion resistant properties may be used. One particular advantage of the present invention is the use of the replaceable retention pins. In the event that one of the retention pins breaks, it can be easily replaced. However, more likely, is that a panel 10 would break, and being replaceable/removable, the retention pins 60 and 62 could be removed from such panel 10, the panel can they be removed from among its adjacent panels, and a new panel 10 may be inserted in the same position and then have the retention pins 60 and 62 replaced and connected to the newly inserted panel 10. In either case, disassembly of the entire dispenser display is not required. Further, the dispenser display may be expanded to include as many additional panels as desired and shown in FIGS. 3A-C and 4A-C. In addition, although the embodiment shown in such figures utilize retention pins 60 and 62 having a particular length, other embodiments use retention pins having different lengths for the purpose of accommodating products that have a different height, (i.e., the height of a cylindrical article), than the height described herein regarding product 90. As such, different embodiments using different length retention pins 60 and 62, and that still use the panels 10 described herein, are able to accommodate products having different dimensions.
FIGS. 5A-D show various different views of the access door 70. The access door 70 includes a front face 72, a rear face 73, a handle 74, a clip 76, a pair of resilient arms 78 and a pair of alignment arms 80. The front face 72 is configured as slightly curved to present a pleasing appearance and increased surface area for advertising display purposes, such as alphanumeric and graphic indicia advertising the products therein. The handle 74 is disposed at the top of the access door 70 opposite the clip 76 and enables a user to easily move the access door from a closed position (access closing relation) to an open position (access opening relation) through an arc of at least 90 degrees. Preferably, the access door 70 is moved from a generally vertical orientation in the closed position to a orientation in the open position which is at least horizontal and preferably several degrees past horizontal. Other embodiments allow for the complete or partial removal of access door 70. The resilient arms 78 include an enlarged nub 82 which engages the aperture formed in the side 12 as discussed above with regard to FIGS. 1 and 2. The nub 82 provides a secondary connection for the access door to the panel 10. The clip 76 is the primary connection to adjacent panels 10. The clip 76 engages medially disposed retention pin 62 and moves relative thereto. Alignment arms 80 engage adjacent panels 10 when necessary in order to maintain the access door properly disposed between adjacent panels 10.
FIG. 6A shows the dispenser module 16 described in FIGS. 3A-3 and 4A-C with one panel 10 removed. The product 90 is loaded into the chutes 22, 24. The product 90 is shown as being of cylindrical form, and in this embodiment, represents cans of consumer goods. Other embodiments use a product 90 in a cylindrical form, but in the form of ajar, including glass, plastic or other typical jar materials. Yet additional embodiments use products 90 of a variety of other shapes or packaging designs, otherwise capable of being received by chutes 22 and 24. Further, the product 90 loaded into the different chutes 22 and 24 may be of a different design, whether external or internal. An external design difference could be size, shape, or material (i.e., glass jars or cans). An internal design difference may be different contents, such as different types of soup or different types of food. Chute 22 is a circuitous, serpentine path which is shorter than chute 24. As a result, more product 90 may be disposed in chute 24 than chute 22. However, other embodiments provide chutes 22 and 24 which such curvilinear structures that both chutes have the same length and are capable of containing the same amount of product 90.
FIGS. 6B-6D show a more detailed depiction of loading magazine 100. First, it should be noted that as shown here, both products 90 and 92 are shown as cylindrical articles. Other embodiments use products of other shapes and sizes, and have outside enclosures with differing coefficients of friction, where such products have sufficient rolling, sliding or other movement along chutes 22 and 24 so that multi-chute gravity feed dispenser display operates as described herein where gravity is used to dispense the products to product consumers. Such other embodiments include, for example, products having a substantially cylindrical form, and those having multiple outer sides that still allow the product to rotate as it travels along chutes 22 and 24. The loading magazine 100 includes a porous side 132, a non-porous side 134, a top side 136 and a bottom side 138, a product ejection end 140 and a product non-ejection end 141. In addition, FIG. 6C shows a tear strip 142 on top side 136. Both the porous side 132 and the non-porous side 134 have loading notches 144 and 146, respectively, at the product ejection end 140 of the loading magazine 100. Further, the entire casing which makes up the loading magazine 100 is a paper overwrap 148 with elongated ends 150 and 152, where such elongated ends are attached forming a overlap seam 153.
Although the paper overwrap 148 here is made out of paperboard, such as Kraft paperboard, generally made from cross-directional fibers providing some level of expansion and retraction within the paperboard itself, and having a caliper range between 0.012 and 0.26 and a weight per 1,000 square feet of between 32 and 90 pounds, (for example, a 32, 42 and 68 pound Kraft liner), other embodiments have paper overwrap 148 made out of bleached sulfate, while others are made from thermoplastic film. The structure that results from the covering of the new product 92 with an overwrap 148 in addition to being called a loading magazine 100 is also referred to as a tube. Here, the elongated ends 150 and 152 of the paper overwrap 148 are attached to one another via a glue agent forming overlap seam 153. Other embodiments form overlap seam 153 by using an attachment agent other than glue. Further, other embodiments, such as those having a paper overwrap 148, are absent any overlap seam 153 or elongated ends 150 or 152. Yet other embodiments, such as those having a tear strip 142, attach elongated ends 150 and 152 together via such tear strip 142. Although not shown in FIGS. 6B-6D, some embodiments utilize an intermediate wall within loading magazine 100. Such wall is located between the rows of new product 92, i.e., the row of new product 92 adjacent the top side 136 and the row of new product 92 adjacent the bottom side 138.
FIGS. 11A, 11B and 11C show the structural configuration of medially disposed retention pin 62. It will be recognized by those of skill in the art that medially disposed retention pin 62 is substantially similar to retention pin 60 described in FIGS. 10A-C. The difference between the two is that the arms 122 in medially disposed retention pin 62 have a length from their distal end to the center line of the main portion 120 of approximately 1.5 inches. Other dimensions remain the same. It will be recognized by those of skill in the art that any of the dimensions of the retention pins may be adjusted to suit different design parameters. The medially disposed retention pin 62 has an increased length over the retention pin 60 so that it may be used in the generally medial position in connection with boss 52 so that the access door is properly positioned when clip 76 engages the main portion 120 of medially disposed retention pin 62.
With reference to FIGS. 25 and 26, there is disclosed an alternative embodiment differs from that of FIGS. 1 and 3A primarily in that the upper loading (and lower dispensing) chute 724 includes a double turn drop region 727 between the upper and lower portion of the chute 724. The embodiment of FIGS. 25 and 26 also include an upper flange 733 to impart greater rigidity to the panel 710. In certain overall size circumstances, for example, deep shelving situations, it has been determined that such chute configuration accommodates a greater number of products. It also enables a reduction of the drop velocity of items transitioning from the upper portion of this chute 724 to the lower portion thereof.
FIG. 7 illustrates a modified door 772 for enabling a tilting orientation thereof to improve visibility of any graphics affixed to the door 772 when the display is disposed on a top shelf. To this end, the resilient arms 778 include a plurality of offset nubs 782.
With reference to FIGS. 28-32, a further embodiment is illustrated wherein the display panels 810 include rail sets 826, 828. As will as discussed, the incorporation of rail sets 826, 828 enables the display 810 to accommodate cylindrical items of differing heights and diameters without requiring any change in lateral spacing between adjacent panels 810.
With reference to FIG. 32, a fragmentary view, which illustrates rail sets 828 of adjacent panels 810, each set 828 includes a first or upper rail 828A and a second or lower rail 828B, the first and second rails 828A and 828B being vertically offset in spaced relation. With this configuration of rails, a cylindrical item 850 having a height HI will engage the upper rails 828A of rail sets 828 of adjacent of the display panels 810 while cylindrical items 852 having a height H2 that is less than HI engage the lower rails 828B of rail sets 828.
It will be appreciated that The free edge of the first or upper rails 828A serve the same function for cylindrical items 852 as the positioning elements 840 do for cylindrical items 850.
In one specific embodiment the panels are made of high impact polystyrene. The vertical panel walls 854 each have a thickness of 0.130 inch, have a height of 15.75 inches and a depth of 20 inches. The first or upper rail 828A has a total width (free end to free end) of 0.680 inch so that it projects 0.275 inch and has a rail chute width of 0.275 inch. The total width (free end to free end) of the second or lower rail 828B is 2.125 inches so that it projects about 1.0 inch and has a rail chute width of 1.0 inch. The free space between the first rail 828A and second rail 828B is 0.125 inch. The free space between adjacent of the display panels 810 is 5.031 inches. This specific embodiment is capable of storing and dispensing cylindrical items having heights ranging from about 5 inches to about 4.2 inches such that the same display modules can accommodate cans, for example, soup cans of diverse manufacturers, or the same manufacturer, having different heights. In this regard there are currently popular ready to serve soup cans having heights of 4.98 inches, 4.42 inches and 4.395 inches. Retailers, thus, are able to restock the modules with different products depending on sales promotions and other factors.
As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, an important feature of the modular display is that the loading door can serves as an advertising material mount or as a label holder for product labeling. In certain instances wherein smaller items are to be stored and dispensed thereby requiring that the display panels be relatively closely spaced, a single loading door may be used for adjacent modules so that larger graphics may be affixed thereto.
1. A dispenser and display rack system for storing and displaying products on store shelving, said system comprising at least three panels having an operative orientation wherein said panels are disposed in spaced-apart side-by-side relation constituting an operative orientation and wherein adjacent ones of said panels constitute panel pairs, means affixed to said panels forming at least one product chute disposed between each of said panel pairs, each said chute having a loading end, a dispensing end and an elongated product travel path descending at least substantially full length from said loading end to said dispensing end, a plurality of retention pins connecting said panels, there being at least some of said pins connecting said panel pairs in a first manner to permit shifting thereof between a collapsed condition and said operative orientation and in a second manner to lock said panels in said operative orientation.
2. A dispenser and display rack system for storing and displaying products on store shelving, said system comprising at least three panels having an operative orientation wherein said panels are disposed in spaced-apart side-by-side relation constituting an operative orientation and wherein adjacent ones of said panels constitute panel pairs, means affixed to said panels forming at least one product chute disposed between each of said panel pairs, each said chute having a loading end, a dispensing end and an elongated product travel path descending at least substantially full length from said loading end to said dispensing end, a plurality of retention pins connecting said panels, there being at least some of said pins connecting said panel pairs in a first manner to permit shifting thereof between a collapsed condition and said operative orientation and in a second manner to lock said panels in said operative orientation and further including at least one product label holder moveable from a closed position in access closing relation to at least one said loading end to a removed position in access opening relation therewith.
3. A system in accordance with claim 1, the chute forming means comprising rails forming a plurality of chutes between each of said panel pairs.
4. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said panel pairs has an open front region, said open front region having an upper section and a lower section.
5. A system in accordance with claim 4, there being first and second product chutes between each of said panel pairs, the loading end of the first of said chutes being located at the upper section thereof and disposed above the loading end of the second of said chutes, the discharge end of the first of said chutes being located at the lower section thereof and disposed below the discharge end of the second of said chutes.
6. A dispenser and display rack system for storing arid displaying products on store shelving, said system comprising at least three panels having an operative orientation wherein said panels are disposed in spaced-apart side-by-side relation constituting an operative orientation and wherein adjacent ones of said panels constitute panel pairs, means affixed to said panels forming at least one product chute disposed between each of said panel pairs, each said chute having a loading end, a dispensing end and an elongated product travel path descending at least substantially full length from said loading end to said dispensing end, a plurality of retention pins connecting said panels, there being at least some of said pins connecting said panel pairs in a first manner to permit shifting thereof between a collapsed condition and said operative orientation and in a second manner to lock said panels in said operative orientation, wherein each of said panel pairs has an open front region, said open front region having an upper section and a lower section, there being first and second product chutes between each of said panel pairs, the loading end of the first of said chutes being located at the upper section thereof and disposed above the loading end of the second of said chutes, the discharge end of the first of said chutes being located at the lower section thereof and disposed below the discharge end of the second of said chutes and said label holder being sized to simultaneously open and close access to the loading end of each of said chutes.
7. A system in accordance with claim 5, wherein each of said chutes has a discharge end and wherein each of said panel pairs further includes product travel stops proximal the discharge end of each of said chutes.
8. A system in accordance with claim 7, wherein said product stops are offset from each other with respect to the horizontal a sufficient distance to permit placement of a product atop and between adjacent products disposed at the discharge end of the first of said chutes.
9. A system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the discharge end of the second of said chutes is disposed slightly above the discharge end of the first of said chutes and products therein.
10. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said travel path includes multiple direction reversing bend regions.
11. A system in accordance with claim 1, the chute forming means comprising rails affixed to each of said panels, said rails of each of said panels including at least one rail set, said set including a first rail having a first width and a second rail having a second width spaced from and disposed below said first rail, said second width being greater than said first width.
12. A gravity feed rack in accordance with claim 11, wherein said first width is about 0.275 inch and said second width is about 1.0 inch.
13. A gravity rack in accordance with claim 11, wherein said first rail is spaced about 0.125 inch above said second rail.
14. A gravity feed rack in accordance with claim 11, wherein said panels comprise high impact polystyrene having a thickness of about 0.130 inch.
15. A gravity feed rack in accordance with claim 11, wherein the panels of each panel pair are spaced about 5.181 inches apart.
16. A gravity feed rack comprising a pair of panels disposed in spaced apart side-by-side relation, each one of said panels having rails projecting therefrom toward the other of said panels to jointly define at least one travel path, said rails of each of said panels including at least one rail set, said set including a first rail and a second rail spaced from and disposed below said first rail, said second rail projecting further toward said other of said panels than said first rail.
17. A gravity feed rack in accordance with claim 16, wherein said first rail projects about 0.275 inch and said second rail projects about 1.0 inch.
18. A gravity rack in accordance with claim 16, wherein said first rail is spaced about 0.125 inch above said second rail.
19. A gravity feed rack in accordance with claim 16, wherein said panels comprise high impact polystyrene having a thickness of about 0.130 inch.
20. A gravity feed rack in accordance with claim 16, wherein said panels are spaced about 5.181 inches apart.
23. A dispenser and display rack system for storing and displaying products on store shelving, said system comprising at least three panels having an operative orientation wherein said panels are disposed in spaced-apart side-by-side relation constituting an operative orientation and wherein adjacent ones of said panels constitute panel pairs, each of said panel pairs having an open front region, said open front region having an upper section and a lower section, means, affixed to said panels forming first and second product chutes between each of said panel pairs, each said chute having a loading end, a dispensing end and an elongated product travel path descending at least substantially full length from said loading end to said dispensing end, the loading end of the first of said chutes being located at the upper section thereof and disposed above the loading end of the second of said chutes, the discharge end of the first of said chutes being located at the lower section thereof and disposed below the discharge end of the second of said chutes, means for maintaining said panels locked in said operative orientation, a product label holder moveable from a closed position in access closing relation to each said loading end to a removed position in access opening relation therewith, product travel stops proximal the discharge end of each of said chutes, said product stops being offset from each other with respect to the horizontal a sufficient distance to permit placement of a product atop and between adjacent products disposed at the discharge end of the first of said chutes.
24. A system in accordance with claim 23, wherein the discharge end of the second of said chutes is (a) disposed slightly above the discharge end of the first of said chutes and products therein, and (b) offset rearwardly from the discharge end of the first of said chutes a distance about equal to the diameter of the products being dispensed.
25. A system in accordance with claim 24, the chute forming means comprising rails affixed to each of said panels, said rails of each of said panels including at least one rail set, said set including a first rail having a first product support surface and a second rail having a second product support surface offset from and disposed below said first product support surface.
26. A system in accordance with claim 25, wherein said first product support surface is spaced slightly above said second product support surface.
27. A system in accordance with claim 25, wherein said first product support surface is spaced less than an inch above said second product support surface.
28. A system in accordance with claim 26, wherein the panels of each panel pair are spaced about 5.0 inches apart.
29. A system in accordance with claim 26, wherein the panels of each panel pair are spaced about 5.181 inches apart.
30. A system in accordance with claim 27, wherein said panels comprise high impact polystyrene having a thickness of about 0.130 inch.
31. A system in accordance with claim 25, wherein each said first product support surface resides less than or equal to 0.275 inch from its corresponding panel.
32. A system in accordance with claim 25, wherein each said second product support surface greater than 0.275 inch from its corresponding panel.
33. A system in accordance with claim 25, wherein each said first product support surface resides less than or equal to 0.275 inch from its corresponding panel, and wherein said second product support surface resides greater than 0.275 inch from its corresponding panel.
34. A dispenser and display rack system for storing and displaying products between upper and lower vertically spaced store shelving, said system comprising at least three panels having an operative orientation wherein said panels are disposed in spaced-apart side-by-side relation constituting an operative orientation and wherein adjacent ones of said panels constitute panel pairs, each of said panels having a height of slightly less than the spacing between said shelving, each of said panel pairs having an open front region, said open front region having an upper section and a lower section, means affixed to said panels forming first and second product chutes between each of said panel pairs, each said chute having a loading end, a dispensing end and an elongated product travel path descending at least substantially full length from said loading end to said dispensing end, the loading end of the first of said chutes being located at the upper section thereof and disposed above the loading end of the second of said chutes, the discharge end of the first of said chutes being located at the lower section thereof and disposed below the discharge end of the second of said chutes, means for maintaining said panels locked in said operative orientation, a product label holder moveable from a closed position in access closing relation to each said loading end to a removed position in access opening relation therewith, product travel stops proximal the discharge end of each of said chutes, said product stops being offset from each other with respect to the horizontal a sufficient distance to permit placement of a product atop and between adjacent products disposed at the discharge end of the first of said chutes.
35. A system in accordance with claim 34, wherein the discharge end of the second of said chutes is (a) disposed slightly above the discharge end of the first of said chutes and products therein, and (b) offset rearwardly from the discharge end of the first of said chutes a distance about equal to the diameter of the products being dispensed.
36. A dispenser and display rack system for storing and displaying products between vertically spaced store shelving, the shelving having a depth ranging between about 18 to about 24 inches, said system comprising at least three panels having an operative orientation wherein said panels are disposed in spaced-apart side-by-side relation constituting an operative orientation and wherein adjacent ones of said panels constitute panel pairs, each of said panels having a height slightly less than the vertical spacing between the shelving and a depth of from about 18 to about 22 inches, each of said panel pairs having an open front region, said open front region having an upper section and a lower section, means affixed to said panels forming first and second product chutes between each of said panel pairs, each said chute having a loading end, a dispensing end and an elongated product travel path descending at least substantially full length from said loading end to said dispensing end, the loading end of the first of said chutes being located at the upper section thereof and disposed above the loading end of the second of said chutes, the discharge end of the first of said chutes being located at the lower section thereof and disposed below the discharge end of the second of said chutes, means for maintaining said panels locked in said operative orientation, a product label holder moveable from a closed position in access closing relation to each said loading end to a removed position in access opening relation therewith, product travel stops proximal the discharge end of each of said chutes, said product stops being offset from each other with respect to the horizontal a sufficient distance to permit placement of a product atop and between adjacent products disposed at the discharge end of the first of said chutes.
37. A system in accordance with claim 36, wherein the discharge end of the second of said chutes is (a) disposed slightly above the discharge end of the first of said chutes and products therein, and (b) offset rearwardly from the discharge end of the first of said chutes a distance about equal to the diameter of the products being dispensed.
38. A system in accordance with claim 37, the chute forming means comprising rails affixed to each of said panels, said rails of each of said panels including at least one rail set, said set including a first rail having a first product support surface and a second rail having a second product support surface offset from and disposed below said first product support surface.
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Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:JOHNSON, TERRY J.;JOHNSON, TRAVIS O.;SCHOEMER, JOHN;REEL/FRAME:017197/0178
Free format text: TRIAL NO: IPR2017-00087
Opponent name: CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY,CAMPBELL SALES COMPANY ANDTR