Royston LLC

The Mead Corporation

Awh Corporation

Other

Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

Display Industries, LLC

Royston Manufacturing Corporation

Royston Corporaton

J Marshall Suttles

William S Spamer

Dennis E Parham

James Douglas Whiten

Donald D Kelemen

Gerald M Hewell

Harry E Schoepf

Jerry R Stafford

Ray R Brown

Elizabeth T Cooper

Allen C Brown

Reeder T Burch

A merchandising display comprises an array of vertical wires and an array of horizontal wires, and sheet metal panels which snap onto wires of one of the arrays to provide a slotted display backing. Shelf brackets extend through the slots and are supported by the horizontal wires. In one embodiment the slots are horizontal, and in another embodiment, the slots are vertical.

Merchandising display

A merchandising display has a first set of vertical wires, a second set of horizontal wires and a plurality of elongated panels. The vertical wires are disposed in parallel, spaced relationship to one another. The horizontal wires are disposed in parallel, adjacent pairs, the wires of each pair being spaced from each other by a distance greater than the spacing between adjacent pairs. The horizontal wires are connected to the first set of wires by resistance welds. Each panel has long edges which extend in the direction of elongation of the panel, and flanges which extend rearward from the edges. The panels are capable of snap-fit engagement with the pairs of horizontal wires to achieve either a closed slat wall appearance or a dual open/closed appearance. Access slots are formed between adjacent panels for receiving brackets of merchandise supports such as rods or shelves.

A gravity feed merchandising device includes a plurality of longitudinally extending, downwardly inclined tracks. Each track includes a pair of parallel rails defining a space therebetween. The rails support a row of bottles such that the underside of each bottle neck flange engages the rails for movement relative to the rails. Each track is provided at its front end with a spring-urged stopper so that the cap of the leading bottle in that track is prevented from dislodgement through the front end of the track when the leading bottle is supported by the track, but can be removed from the track through the front end when pulled against the stopper.

Gravity feed bottle dispensing track device having front stopper

A modular merchandising device for bottles is disclosed. The merchandising device comprises a plurality of parallel elongate tracks, and support means for supporting the tracks so that each track is inclined downwardly toward its front end. Each track is designed to support a row of bottles such that the bottles in the row are suspended by their neck flanges for movement along the respective track and are removable from the respective track through its front end. Because of the inclined position of the tracks, the bottles when supported by each track are allowed to gravity feed one after another to the track front end as the leading bottles in the respective row successively are removed from the respective track. The support means comprises a pair of front and rear transverse support members disposed generally perpendicularly to the tracks. Each track comprises means for removably mounting the respective track on at least one of the front and rear transverse members. The removably mounting means comprises means for movably connecting the respective track to the one transverse member for sliding movement along the one transverse member.

Modular bottle-dispensing device and method of dispensing bottles

A support assembly for a display shelf, includes an upright for supporting the shelf in an elevated position, the upright having a plurality of slots disposed therealong at vertical spacings whereby the shelf may be supported at a selected elevation, an upper hook engaged with one of the slots of the upright, an elongate member connected to the upper hook and extending downward from the upper hook, a lower hook connected to the elongate member at the position lower than the upper hook to engage the shelf, and a spacer interposed between the upright and the lower hook to retain the lower hook at a predetermined position with respect to the upright.

Support assembly for display shelf

A merchandising device includes bottles arranged in a row, a track for supporting the row of bottles, a support rack for supporting the track, and a stopper provided at the front end of the track to engage the leading bottle in the row. Each bottle has a cap and an integrally formed annular neck flange. The bottles are suspended by their neck flanges for movement along a path defined by the track and are removable from the track through the front end of the track. The track is inclined downwardly toward the front end, and thereby the bottles are allowed to gravity feed toward the front end along the path. The stopper prevents the leading bottle from exiting the front end until removal thereof is desired. The leading bottle when at the front end is suspended in a vertical position. The stopper includes an engaging element disposed at the front end for movement transversely of the path as well as of the leading bottle, and a spring for urging the engaging element transversely into the path. The engaging element is positioned relative to the leading bottle such that when in the path, the engaging element abuts the cap of the leading bottle to stop the leading bottle at the front end.

Gravity feed bottle dispensing device and method of dispensing bottles

Windshield service and trash valet

Cigarette merchandiser

A display device has an article dispenser having front and rear opposite edges and designed to support articles. The dispenser includes a plurality of parallel tracks extending from the front edge of the dispenser toward the rear edge. Each track receives a row of articles for movement along that track. The dispenser also includes a diverting pathway extending substantially transversely of the tracks. The pathway interconnects the rear ends of the tracks and receives articles for movement therealong so that articles are allowed to be transferred from the pathway to each track and vice versa. The dispenser further includes a guide member disposed adjacent to the rear end of one of the tracks. When the articles in the track associated with the guide member are moved backwards along that track, they are brought into contact one after another with the front surface of the guide member and guided laterally along the front surface into the pathway.

Display device having article guide means for encouraging stock rotation

A bottle dispenser has a gate mechanism to maintain the foremost one of the track-supported bottles substantially vertical. The dispenser includes an elongate track which defines a longitudinally extending pathway, a support assembly for the track, and a stopper provided at the front end of the track. The track supports a row of flanged bottles such that the bottles are suspended by their neck flanges for movement along the pathway and removable from the pathway through the front end of the track. The support assembly supports the track such that the track is inclined toward its front end whereby the suspended bottles are allowed to gravity feed toward the front end when the leading bottle in the row is removed from the track. The stopper engages with the leading bottle to prevent its accidental removal through the front end. The gate mechanism blocks the pathway at a position between the front and rear ends of the track. The mechanism is activated when the foremost bottle in the row engages the stopper so that forward movement of the other bottles behind the foremost bottle is blocked. This allows the foremost bottle to be free of pressure of the other bottles when stopped at the front end of the track.

Gravity feed bottle dispensing device having a track-blocking gate

Refrigerator and merchandise rack support structure for check out aisles

A modular building structure for converting an existing building interior to a convenience store or the like comprises a grid made up of a first set of parallel metal tubes supportable by levelers on an existing floor, and a second set of parallel metal tubes supported on, and extending orthogonally to, the tubes of the first set. Rectangular metal floor panels are supported on the grid. The panels have aprons along two opposite edges for resting on tubes of the first set, and the other two edges rest on tubes of the second set. The grid tubes are engaged with feet extending horizontally from upright, wall-panel supporting posts. The feet are identical and each is adapted to receive and support grid tubes of either set.

Modular building structure

A beverage aisle unit is designed to link together end-to-end with commonly shared uprights supporting adjacent shelves and back panels. Each upright includes a series of vertical slots in a recess opening outward from the uprights to receive shelf brackets with hook portions projecting inwardly for attaching the shelves in the slots at selected elevations. The hook portions are completely inserted to provide an unobstructed juncture between adjacent back panels. Slotted adapters slidable onto each upright enable mounting of back panels and shelves on the opposite side. The slots are of sufficient width to permit adjacent bracket hook portions to share the same slot in an end-to-end unit arrangement. The base of the uprights may extend from one or both sides of the upright. An alternate embodiment includes symmetrical flanges and recessed slots on both sides of the upright for mounting like shelves and panels on either side of a unit.

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Elberton, GA, United States of America

J Marshall Suttles