Tray accessory and tray with mounting structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional merchandisers require specialized mounting structures or replacement of existing displays to accommodate tray merchandisers, leading to increased costs for both stores and manufacturers, as they typically need to be suspended from bars, grids, or gondola rear walls, limiting flexibility and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A rear attachment mechanism that allows pusher trays to be directly mounted on pegwalls or slatwalls using a bracket with angled sidewalls and engagement members, such as upward hooks, enabling easy installation and adaptation to existing retail display structures without the need for additional mounting systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional merchandisers are suspended from bars, grids, or gondola rear walls, then they can be mounted on existing displays, but specialized mounting structures are required and installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with multiple engagement members including upward hooks for pegwalls, downward hooks for slatwalls, and flat surfaces for bars, enabling a single bracket design to mount on various existing retail display structures without requiring specialized mounting systems
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is divided into distinct functional portions: a tray-supporting portion that holds the merchandiser and engagement members that interface with different support structures, allowing each portion to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall simplicity
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional merchandisers use specialized mounting structures, then they can be securely mounted, but flexibility and adaptability to different display configurations are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement members are designed to work with multiple types of support structures (pegwalls, slatwalls, bars) through geometric compatibility, allowing the same bracket to adapt to different retail display configurations while maintaining secure mounting through gravity-dependent engagement
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional merchandisers require replacement of existing displays, then they can be accommodated, but installation complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket design accommodates multiple existing retail display structures including pegwalls, slatwalls, and bars without requiring replacement, as the engagement members are geometrically compatible with these different support types
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket utilizes gravity-dependent engagement where the tray-supporting portion and engagement members automatically engage with the support structure when positioned correctly, eliminating the need for complex fastening mechanisms or specialized installation tools
Data Source
AI summary
A product display merchandiser comprises a tray having a product supporting surface; a first sidewall adjacent a first side of the tray; a second sidewall adjacent a second side of the tray; and a bracket configured to detachably mount the product display merchandiser to a support. The product display merchandiser is further configured with at least one of the following: the first and second sidewalls each having a respective sidewall vertical portion with a rear edge that is angled away from a rear of the product display merchandiser; the bracket having a tray-supporting portion that is oriented at an acute angle with respect to a support-engaging portion; and/or the bracket having at least two types of engagement members for mounting the product display merchandiser to either of at least two types of supports.