Patent ID: 7104410

Claim:
A merchandising display shelf track device adapted to receive articles including a lead article for sliding movement therealong, comprising: a longitudinally extending base wall having first and second opposed side edge portions laterally spaced from one another and a front extension forming a bottom support for said lead article; a first upstanding sidewall having a bottom portion connected to said first side edge portion of said base wall, a top portion, and a front end portion extending between said top and bottom portions; a first face member mounted on said base wall and extending from said base wall to said top portion of said first sidewall and having a top end portion, a bottom end portion and a longitudinal opening curvilinear along its length extending vertically between said top and bottom end portions of said first face member, said first face member being connected to said front end portion of said first sidewall, said first face member disposed vertically so that said top end portion of said first face member is contiguous with said top portion of said first upstanding sidewall, said first face member extending laterally toward said second side edge portion and forming a front stop member to halt forward sliding movement of said lead article, said first face member being laterally non-planar to increase racking resistance and rigidity thereof; a second face member upstanding from said second side edge portion of said base wall and having a top end portion, a bottom end portion and a longitudinal opening extending vertically between said top and bottom end portions of said second face member, said second face member extending laterally toward said first sidewall forming an additional front stop member to halt the forward sliding movement of said lead article, said second face member being laterally non-planar to increase racking resistance and rigidity thereof; and an anti-torsion bar connecting said top end portions of said first and second face members.