Claims
- 1. A rack for storing or displaying a plurality of items wherein an indicium is associated with each item to identify the item, said rack comprising:a support; a track for supporting the plurality of items in a predetermined order based on the identifying indicia, the track being secured to the support and forming a plurality of interconnected levels joined in a generally descending manner; and at least one substantially vertical rod secured to and extending between a plurality of levels of the track, wherein the vertical rod segregates the track into segments.
- 2. The rack of claim 1 wherein the support is a vertical mast.
- 3. The rack of claim 2 wherein the vertical mast has an upper and lower end and the track is in the general form of a descending spiral having a top and bottom attached between the upper and lower ends of the mast.
- 4. The rack of claim 1 wherein two substantially vertical rods are each secured to and extend between a plurality of levels of the track.
- 5. The rack of claim 4 wherein the substantially vertical rods segregate the track into segments.
- 6. The rack of claim 1 further comprising means for enabling the rack to rotate.
- 7. The rack of claim 1 wherein the support comprises means for rolling the rack.
- 8. The rack of claim 7 wherein said rolling means comprise casters secured to the bottom of the rack.
- 9. A rack comprising:a plurality of items each of which items is identified by an associated indicium; a support; a track for supporting the items in a predetermined order based on the identifying indicia, the track being secured to the support and forming a plurality of interconnected levels joined in a generally descending manner; and a substantially vertical rod secured to and extending between a plurality of levels of the track to segregate the track into segments.
- 10. The rack of claim 9 wherein the items are adapted to hang from the track.
- 11. The rack of claim 9 wherein the indicia comprise unique identifiers.
- 12. The rack of claim 9 wherein the items move along the track segments to form a substantially continuous array.
- 13. The rack of claim 9 further comprising a pair of substantially vertical rods secured to and extending between a plurality of levels of the track to segregate the track into segments.
- 14. The rack of claim 13 wherein the items supported by the track slide down the track within the track segments only as far as the substantially vertical rods.
- 15. The rack of claim 9 further comprising a plurality of hooks for hanging the items from the track.
- 16. The rack of claim 9 further comprising a plurality of containers to hold the items, the containers adapted to be supported by the track.
- 17. The rack of claim 16 wherein each of the containers comprises a member to engage the track.
- 18. The rack of claim 17 wherein the container members for engaging the track are hooks.
- 19. The rack of claim 9 wherein the interconnected levels of the track are in the general form of a descending spiral.
- 20. The rack of claim 9 wherein the items are stored on the track in groups within the track segments based on characteristics of the indicia.
- 21. The rack of claim 9 wherein the indicium associated with each item is exposed to view when the item is supported on the track.
- 22. The rack of claim 9 wherein the items are supported on the track in a sequential order.
- 23. The rack of claim 9 wherein the items are supported on the track so that the items slide down the track to fill a gap between adjacent items created when one of the items is removed from the track.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/612,731 filed Jul. 10, 2000.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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