Merchandising Devices

Abstract

Merchandising devices are described for holding, displaying, dispensing, and organizing different types of products typically found in the rough electrical aisle of a retail store.

1 . A product display device mountable to an apertured panel board, comprising:
 a mounting bracket, and   a gravity feed, continuous wire arm for supporting products, the gravity feed arm attached to and extending generally straight outwardly from the mounting bracket and including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the first portion extends outwardly and downwardly to feed products by gravity to the second portion, the second portion extends at least outwardly but not downwardly from the first portion for supporting at least one product, and the third portion extends at least upwardly with respect to the second portion to a free end at the third portion to prevent supported products on the gravity feed arm from falling off of the arm.   
   
   
       2 . The product display device of  claim 1  further including a second continuous wire arm above the gravity feed arm and extending generally outwardly for supporting a product information tag. 
   
   
       3 . The product display device of  claim 2  wherein the product information tag is placed generally above the free end of the gravity feed arm. 
   
   
       4 . The product display device of  claim 1  wherein the first portion supports products that slide toward the third portion when a product is removed from the second portion. 
   
   
       5 . A merchandising device for displaying and dispensing packages of long slender items, the merchandising device comprising:
 a plurality of stacked tiers arranged in a stepwise manner, with at least one tier being divided into compartments to accommodate packages of various lengths, each tier having a sloped bottom surface such that packages slide to a front side of the device and are held within each tier by a front barrier.   
   
   
       6 . The merchandising device of  claim 5  wherein the compartments are sized to accommodate packages of cable ties, each compartment for accommodating packages of a specific length of cable tie. 
   
   
       7 . The merchandising device of  claim 5  further including a pair of supports for supporting the tiers. 
   
   
       8 . The merchandising device of  claim 5  wherein the tiers are wire shelves. 
   
   
       9 . The merchandising device of  claim 5  wherein the tiers are divided into compartments using repositionable dividers. 
   
   
       10 . The merchandising device of  claim 5  further including product information tags associated with each compartment. 
   
   
       11 . The merchandising device of  claim 10  wherein the product information tags are aligned on the front barrier of a respective tier. 
   
   
       12 . A merchandising device for holding fish tapes each having a reel portion and a handle extending from the reel portion, the merchandising device comprising:
 a rack for supporting the fish tapes and having dividers defining vertical slots to align the reel portions side by side and having a handle aligning feature to align the handles side by side; and   a product information tag supported by the rack.   
   
   
       13 . The merchandising device of  claim 12  wherein the rack includes an elevating portion. 
   
   
       14 . The merchandising device of  claim 12  wherein the rack is a wire rack. 
   
   
       15 . The merchandising device of  claim 12  wherein the product information tag forms an angle with a vertical plane so as to be viewed from above. 
   
   
       16 . The merchandising device of  claim 15  wherein the product information tag includes an attachment portion attachable to and detachable from the rack. 
   
   
       17 . The merchandising device of  claim 12  wherein the reel portions are generally disk shaped and are aligned coaxially. 
   
   
       18 . A merchandising device attachable to a panel board for holding conduit benders, each conduit bender having a elongated handle and a head, the merchandising device comprising,
 a pair of brackets,   a multi-sided frame connected to the brackets and extending outwardly therefrom for supporting the conduit benders such that the heads are above respective handles, the frame having a front edge generally parallel to the panel board,   and an orientation member attached to the frame near the front edge for aligning the handles such that they extend from respective heads inwardly and downwardly and toward the panel board, and   a bracing member extending between the panel board and the frame for supporting the frame.   
   
   
       19 . The merchandising device of  claim 18  further including a product information tag displaying information beneath the front edge. 
   
   
       20 . The merchandising device of  claim 18  wherein the orientation member defines slots for separating individual conduit benders. 
   
   
       21 . The merchandising device of  claim 18  wherein respective ends of the handles rest on a horizontal support surface. 
   
   
       22 . The merchandising device of  claim 18  wherein the heads are supported by the front edge. 
   
   
       23 . A merchandising system comprising:
 an elongated, rotatable display bar running parallel to an aisle in which consumers can walk, the display bar having multiple sides each of which includes a set of products, wherein rotation of the display bar changes the set of products which is displayed to a consumer, and for each product on the display bar, a respective product holding device for holding multiples of that product is located adjacent the display bar.   
   
   
       24 . The merchandising system of  claim 23 , wherein the product holding devices include hooks for supporting packaged products. 
   
   
       25 . The merchandising system of  claim 24 , wherein the hooks extend from an apertured panel board behind the display bar. 
   
   
       26 . The merchandising system of  claim 23  wherein the display bar includes three sides. 
   
   
       27 . The merchandising system of  claim 23  wherein the display bar includes sets of electrical instruments. 
   
   
       28 . The merchandising system of  claim 23  wherein the display bar includes a weight for orienting the display bar in a default configuration. 
   
   
       29 . The merchandising system of  claim 23  wherein the display bar is attached to a vertical panel board. 
   
   
       30 . The merchandising system of  claim 20 , wherein the display bar has support legs. 
   
   
       31 . A merchandising device for displaying and dispensing a plurality of different types of products from a single product line, comprising:
 a support frame attachable to a panel board and including a front restraint and at least one side restraint, and   a carton supported by the support frame and being restrained from depth-wise movement relative to the panel board by the front restraint and being restrained from side movement in at least one direction by the side restraint, the carton having a plurality of compartments, wherein each compartment is accessible from a front face of the carton.   
   
   
       32 . The merchandising device of  claim 31 , wherein the carton is reloadable from a reloading opening near the top of the carton. 
   
   
       33 . The merchandising device of  claim 31  wherein the support frame is a wire shelf. 
   
   
       34 . The merchandising device of  claim 31  wherein the carton is made of corrugated paperboard.