Patent ID: 7854333

Claim:
A merchandising system comprising; a shelf and a pair of opposing dividers, the shelf and the divider defining a space within which a plurality of product containers may be received and configured to display a forwardmost product within the space to a customer adjacent a front end of the dividers, at least one divider having a rear end with a rear loading gate mounted to the divider; each rear loading gate comprising: a front portion configured to releasably engage the rear end of the divider; a central portion rearward of the front portion with a pair of opposing wings extending generally laterally from the central portion such that each wing extends less than halfway across the space between the dividers, the wings of each loading gate extending across the space; each wing hingedly attached to the central portion and including a rearward extending bulkhead; the bulkhead of each wing configured to engage the central portion when the wing is deflected rearward to prevent a product container within the space from passing beyond the wing and out of the space past the rear end of the dividers; and each wing configured to deflect forward into the space permitting a product container to be inserted into the space between the rear end of the dividers.