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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1992
Filed:
May. 31, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Merl Milton, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Marlboro Marketing, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
211 592 ; 211104 ;
Abstract
A gravity feed merchandise apparatus for display and dispensing of consumer product items, e.g. in first-in-first-out manner, is formed of a plurality of side by side units, each having a holder with a vertical series of gravity feed product chutes open at one side for ready access, and a suspension mechanism to mount the holder on a support for independent movement from a retracted display and dispensing position to an extended, open access restocking position. The units may be added or removed to conform to the allotted aisle width of a retail area, for efficient use of the retail space.