Patent ID: 8113601

Claim:
A product management and securement system, comprising: a first shelf and a second shelf, the first shelf having a first front edge and the second shelf having a second front edge; at least one retaining wall positioned adjacent the first front edge and extending toward the second shelf; a plurality of barriers mounted above the first shelf and extending downwardly toward the at least one retaining wall, at least one of the plurality of barriers mounted to the second front edge, wherein at least one of the plurality of barriers is configured (a) to pivot between an open position and a closed position and (b) to substantially obstruct access to at least a portion of product placed between the first shelf and the second shelf when in the closed position, and at least one locking mechanism configured to contact one or more of the plurality of barriers, the at least one locking mechanism movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; the at least one locking mechanism defining a surface that prevents the at least one of the plurality of barriers from pivoting between the open and the closed position when the at least one locking mechanism is in the locked position.