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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Applicant:
Michael Robert Howley, McKinney, TX (US);
Inventor:
Michael Robert Howley, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 5/08 (2006.01); A47F 1/12 (2006.01); B65G 1/02 (2006.01); A47F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 1/126 (2013.01); A47F 1/04 (2013.01); B65G 1/023 (2013.01); B65G 1/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for storing and displaying packages. The invention discloses a self-adjusting shelf comprising a sled coupled to a track, and at least two product supports located in a plane above the track. The product supports are aligned substantially parallel to the track and are coupled to the track. Packages rest upon the product supports. The sled slides along the length of the track. The sled urges, via either gravity or a biasing device, the sled forward against downstream packages. Thus, when one package is removed, the sled forces the remaining packages to the front of the shelf.