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Spring driven method and apparatus for in-carton display and fronting of merchandise items

a technology of merchandise items and springs, which is applied in the direction of instruments, apparatus for dispensing discrete objects, de-stacking articles, etc., can solve the problems of product rearrangement that is difficult to see or reach, and may affect sales, so as to achieve cost reduction

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-02-14
CLOSE JAMES GARTH
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The invention is a device, system, and method for displaying and automatically realigning products in a display carton. It uses a spring to push or pull items forward in the carton as they are removed by customers. The carton can be modified to provide product support rails and the alignment device can be positioned between the rails. The technical effects are improved in-box merchandising and fronting, making it easier for customers to see and access the items in the carton.

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Customers typically remove products from the front of a carton, and products remaining toward the rear of the carton may be difficult to see or to reach.
This problem is aggravated by the increasing use of in-carton displays where sales may be lost if products are not visible from the front of the carton.

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[0033]Spring alignment mechanism

[0034]In one embodiment of the current invention, multiple merchandise item containers, such as product pouches, are shipped to a retailer in a carton. The carton is intended to be used for merchandise display, so that the retailer is not required to remove the merchandise items from the carton, such as to place the merchandise items on a display shelf The retailer inserts a spring alignment mechanism into the carton, so that the spring alignment mechanism provides a pressure to pull remaining merchandise items forward in the display carton as merchandise items are removed from the carton by customers.

[0035]In this manner, the spring acts on a rear pull member to pull remaining items forward as items are removed from the display carton. This application permits the use of a longer carton than what might typically be used in a grocery application. One reason that relatively short cartons are used in many applications is to prevent a situation where ite...

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Abstract

A spring alignment mechanism utilizes a guide inserted into the rear of a retail-ready display carton. The guide is inserted below merchandise items, so that a spring-driven rear pull member engages the rear-most merchandise item. The pull member travels on the guide so that as items are removed from the carton, remaining items are pulled forward in the display carton. This system facilitates the use of retail-ready packaging, so that cartons of merchandise items may be placed on a shelf without removing the individual items.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 623,397 filed Jan. 16, 2007, which is related to Provisional Application No. 60 / 758,398 filed Jan. 13, 2006 for “Carton with spring pusher” and Provisional Application No. 60 / 774,943 filed Feb. 21, 2006 for “QSTIK™”—a system for auto fronting items in a store”, No. 60 / 761,857 filed Jan. 25, 2006 for “QSTIK” inventory and display control”, and Provisional Application No. 60 / 839,317 filed Aug. 23, 2006, and claims priority from those provisional applications.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to the in-carton display of products such as those packaged in bottles, jars, cans, pouches, envelopes, and boxes, and more particularly to devices and methods in which products displayed in a carton can easily be moved forward by a spring driven device for improved visual exposure and effortless selection by consumers.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0003]Retail stores relying on th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47F1/12B65D85/00
CPCB65D5/5213A47F1/126
Inventor CLOSE, JAMES GARTH
Owner CLOSE JAMES GARTH
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