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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Fredrick L. Kottke, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Allen Johnson, Hartford, WI (US);
Fredrick L. Kottke, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Allen Johnson, Hartford, WI (US);
DCI Marketing, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A merchandising and product display system includes a space defined between a pair of generally parallel dividers. At a rear end of each divider, a rear loading gate is mounted to permit product containers to be inserted through the rear into the opening and to prevent products from being pushed from within the space through the rear of the space. The loading gate includes a pair of wings extending less than halfway across the width of the opening. The wings are hingedly mounted to a central portion permitting the wing to be deflected forward and rearward, and include a rearward extending bulkhead that engages the central portion. The engagement of the bulkhead and the central portion prevents the wings from being deflected sufficiently to permit a product container from passing the gate.