Patent ID: 8342340

Claim:
A merchandising system comprising: an elongated mounting member selectively securable to an associated shelf, said mounting member including a longitudinal axis oriented parallel to a front edge of the associated shelf, said mounting member having a front side edge and a rear side edge, the front and rear side edges each extending in a direction generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis; a cooperating member received on the mounting member, wherein the cooperating member comprises an elongated body which extends in a direction generally transverse to said longitudinal axis and protrudes from a single one of the front or rear side edges; an engaging element movably mounted to one of said cooperating member and said mounting member, said engaging element selectively contacting the other of said mounting member and said cooperating member in order to selectively retard a movement of said cooperating member in relation to said mounting member along said longitudinal axis; and a biasing element connected to said engaging element for urging said engaging element to one end position; wherein the biasing element connected to said engaging element comprises a resilient material; wherein the biasing element includes a flexible ring interposed between the one of the cooperating member and the mounting member, the engaging element being moveable to selectively contact the other of the mounting member and the cooperating member, and further comprising a limiting element for selectively limiting the resilience of the biasing element; wherein the limiting element is supported within an aperture of the flexible ring, the limiting element being configured to extend at least partially across the aperture to restrict deformation of the ring in a direction in which the limiting element extends across the aperture.