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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
David J. Floersch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Blake M. Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A display fixture includes a shelf and a cross bar positioned below the shelf by a distance and having an interior channel and a slot. A fence is mounted to a top of the shelf and located proximal to a front of the shelf. A winder assembly includes a winder mechanism located inside the interior channel of the cross bar and a retractable tether coupled to the winder mechanism and having a distal end. The retractable tether extends through the slot in the cross bar and around a back of the shelf, is attached to product resting on the shelf and the distal end of the retractable tether is locked to the fence.