Claims
- 1. An elongate display channel and a plurality of articles arranged in a row for sliding movement along said channel, comprising:a first elongate base wall having opposite side edges; a first sidewall upstanding from one of said side edges and having a top portion; a plurality of parallel ribs projecting upwardly from said first base wall and extending longitudinally along said first base wall, said ribs having tops defining a plane; and a first railing projecting upwardly from said base wall and extending longitudinally along said channel, said first railing having a top portion disposed above said plane and below said top portion of said first sidewall so that said articles slide over said first railing and are adjacent said first sidewall.
- 2. A display channel, as set forth in claim 1, including a second railing projecting upwardly from said base wall and extending longitudinally along said channel, said second railing having a top portion disposed above said plane.
- 3. A display channel, as set forth in claim 2, wherein said first and second railings abut one another.
- 4. A display channel, as set forth in claim 2, wherein said first and second railings are spaced apart and define a groove therebetween, said groove being dimensioned to receive at least one petaloid foot of each of said articles to prevent rotation of the article.
- 5. A display channel, as set forth in claim 4, including positioning ribs disposed in said groove to receive portions of two petaloid feet of each of said articles to tilt the article forward toward a front of said channel.
- 6. A display channel, as set forth in claim 5, wherein said positioning ribs extend above said plane.
- 7. A display channel, as set forth in claim 1, including:a second elongate base wall having opposite side edges; a second sidewall upstanding from one of said side edges so that said first railing lies between said first and second sidewalls; a plurality of parallel ribs projecting upwardly from said second base wall and extending longitudinally along said second base wall, said ribs having tops lying in said plane; and a second railing projecting upwardly from said base wall and extending longitudinally along said channel, said second railing having a top portion disposed above said plane.
- 8. A display channel, as set forth in claim 7, wherein said first and second railings abut one another.
- 9. A display channel, as set forth in claim 7, wherein said first and second railings are spaced apart and define a groove therebetween, said groove being dimensioned to receive at least one petaloid foot of each of said articles to prevent rotation of the article.
- 10. A display channel, as set forth in claim 9, including positioning ribs disposed in said groove to receive portions of two petaloid feet of each of said articles to tilt the article forward toward a front of said channel.
- 11. A display channel, as set forth in claim 10, wherein said positioning ribs extend above said plane.
- 12. A display channel, as set forth in claim 7, wherein said first and second railings are offset from a longitudinal centerline of said channel toward one of said first and second sidewalls.
- 13. An elongate display channel and a plurality of articles arranged in a row for sliding movement along said channel, comprising:an elongate base wall having a longitudinal centerline; a sidewall upstanding from said base wall and having a top portion forming a guide for the articles to thereby maintain the articles in a row; a plurality of parallel ribs projecting upwardly from said base wall and extending longitudinally along said base wall parallel to said longitudinal centerline, said ribs having tops defining a plane; and a first railing projecting upwardly from said base wall and extending longitudinally along said base wall, said first railing being offset from said centerline, said first railing having a top portion disposed above said plane and below said top portion of said sidewall so that said articles slide over said railing and are adjacent said sidewall.
- 14. A display channel, as set forth in claim 13, including a second railing projecting upwardly from said base wall and extending longitudinally along said base wall, said second railing having a top portion disposed above said plane.
- 15. A display channel, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said first and second railings abut one another.
- 16. A display channel, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said first and second railings are spaced apart and define a groove therebetween, said groove being dimensioned to receive at least one petaloid foot of each of said articles to prevent rotation of the article.
- 17. A display channel, as set forth in claim 16, including positioning ribs disposed in said groove to receive portions of two petaloid feet of each of said articles to tilt the article forward toward a front of said channel.
- 18. A display channel, as set forth in claim 17, wherein said positioning ribs extend above said plane.
- 19. A display channel, as set forth in claim 13, wherein said parallel ribs are disposed on both sides of said sidewall.
- 20. A display channel, as set forth in claim 13, wherein said base wall has a side edge and said first railing is disposed closer to one of said sidewall and side edge than the other of said sidewall and side edge.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/941,957 filed Oct. 1, 1997, now abandoned, and is related to co-filed application Ser. No. 09/878,639, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,398,044. This invention relates to a display device useful in merchandising articles having petaloid feet, and more particularly to a shelf device having an elongate channel for receiving petaloid articles for sliding movement therealong. The display channel of the invention has anti-rotation means for engagement with at least one of the petaloid feet of each article. The anti-rotation means enhances the appearance of the articles in the channel by retaining the articles at a predetermined orientation during their movement along the channel.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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