Merchandising system

Abstract

A merchandising system for articles comprising a base, a member coupled to the base having a front and a rear and configured to suspend the articles, and a pusher that advances along the member so that articles are advanced from the rear to the front of the member. The member is positioned substantially above the pusher as the articles are advanced along the member.

1 . A merchandising system for articles comprising: 
 a biasing system comprising 
 a track comprising a front and a rear;  
 a mount;  
 a biasing mechanism; and  
 a pusher;  
   wherein the mount is configured to couple with a base; and    wherein the biasing system is configured to move the articles from the rear of the track to the front of the track.    
   
   
       2 . The merchandising system of  claim 1  further comprising a member configured to suspend the articles for selective removal.  
   
   
       3 . The merchandising system of  claim 2  further comprising a base coupled to the biasing system and to the member configured to suspend the articles.  
   
   
       4 . The merchandising system of  claim 3  wherein the member configured to suspend the articles is a rod that allows the articles to slide along a length of the rod.  
   
   
       5 . The merchandising system of  claim 4  wherein the rod comprises a first end that is configured to at least partially restrain movement of the articles.  
   
   
       6 . The merchandising system of  claim 5  wherein the first end comprises at least one of a hook and a curved portion.  
   
   
       7 . The merchandising system of  Claim 5  wherein the first end comprises one or more projections.  
   
   
       8 . The merchandising system of  claim 4  wherein the pusher includes portions slidably coupled to the track and wherein the biasing mechanism is coupled to the pusher and to the track proximate the front.  
   
   
       9 . The merchandising system of  claim 8  wherein the mount couples to the base at multiple locations by way of a snap fit.  
   
   
       10 . The merchandising system of  claim 8  wherein the mount couples to the base at multiple locations with one or more fastener.  
   
   
       11 . The merchandising system of  claim 8  wherein the biasing member comprises an aperture that the rod at least partially extends through as the biasing member moves along the track.  
   
   
       12 . The merchandising system of  claim 11  wherein one or more member may be selectively coupled to the base.  
   
   
       13 . The merchandising system of  claim 11  wherein the biasing mechanism moves the pusher from the back of track to the front of the track by at least one of pushing and pulling the pusher.  
   
   
       14 . The merchandising system of  claim 13  wherein the rod is positioned substantially above the pusher as articles are advanced along the rod.  
   
   
       15 . A merchandising system for articles comprising: 
 a base;    a member coupled to the base having a front and a rear and configured to suspend the articles;    a pusher that advances along the member so that articles are advanced from the rear to the front of the member;    wherein the member is positioned substantially above the pusher as the articles are advanced along the member.    
   
   
       16 . The merchandising system of  claim 15  further comprising an assembly that is configured to couple to the base at a plurality of locations.  
   
   
       17 . The merchandise system of  claim 16  wherein the member is a rod configured to suspend the articles for selective removal.  
   
   
       18 . The merchandising system of  claim 17  wherein the base is configured so that one or more rod may be coupled to the base at a plurality of locations by inserting a portion of the one or more rod into one or more aperture of the base.  
   
   
       19 . The merchandising system of  claim 18  wherein the assembly comprises a track configured to slidably couple to the pusher and a mount configured to couple to the base at multiple locations.  
   
   
       20 . The merchandising system of  claim 19  wherein the track and the mount are integrally formed.  
   
   
       21 . The merchandising system of  claim 19  wherein the pusher comprises a biasing mechanism that advances the pusher from the back of the member to the front of the member by at least one of pulling and pushing the pusher.  
   
   
       22 . The merchandising system of  claim 21  wherein the pusher comprises an aperture that the rod extends through as the pusher moves along the rod.  
   
   
       23 . The merchandising system of  claim 22  wherein the rod is positioned substantially above the pusher as articles are advanced along the rod.  
   
   
       24 . In a system for merchandising products suspended from a member, the improvement comprising: 
 a track adjacent to the member and having a front and a back; and    a pusher coupled to the track and configured to advance products suspended from the member from the back of the track to the front of the track;    wherein the pusher comprises an aperture that the member at least partially extends through as the pusher advances along the track.    
   
   
       25 . The merchandising system of  claim 24  wherein the member includes a first end that is configured to at least partially restrain advancement of the articles.  
   
   
       26 . The merchandising system of  claim 25  wherein the first end of the member comprises a hook.  
   
   
       27 . The merchandising system of  claim 25  wherein the member is a rod that may be coupled to the base at a plurality of apertures formed in the base.  
   
   
       28 . The merchandising system of  claim 27  wherein the pusher is slidably coupled to the track and is advanced by a biasing mechanism that urges the pusher from the back of the track to the front of the track.  
   
   
       29 . The merchandising system of  claim 28  wherein the rod is positioned substantially above the pusher as the articles are advanced along the rod.  
   
   
       30 . The merchandising system of  claim 29  wherein the track is positioned substantially above the rod as the articles are advanced along the rod.