Patent ID: 8317273

Claim:
A modular display and dispensing system for a product, the system comprising: at least one module, each module comprising: a left side panel and a right side panel, each of the side panels including an inside surface, a top panel, a rear panel, a bottom panel, a front rail extending perpendicularly from the inside surface, and a back rail extending perpendicularly from the inside surface and spaced apart from the front rail, wherein the top panel, rear panel, and bottom panel of the left and right panels are respectively aligned to form a top surface, a rear surface, and a bottom surface of the module, and the front rails of the left and right panels and the back rails of the left and right panels, are respectively aligned to form a downwardly-inclined continuous serpentine passage for the product extending from near the top surface of the module to near the bottom surface of the module, the passage having a top opening for loading of the product and a bottom opening for dispensing of the product; and a front cover removably installed between the left and right panels and configured to pivot open at the top to allow loading of the product into the top opening of the passage, wherein the front cover comprises a loading guide attached to an inner surface of the front cover, so that the loading guide extends between the front cover and the top opening of the passage when the front cover is opened.