US 12,213,603 B2
Retail merchandise tray
Thomas O. Nagel, Rockford, IL (US); Kelly Ann Pickett, Rockford, IL (US); and Francesc Xavier Badia Rotger, Saltsjobaden (SE)
Assigned to Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed by Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/612,338.
Application 18/612,338 is a continuation of application No. 18/101,459, filed on Jan. 25, 2023, granted, now 11,963,625.
Application 18/101,459 is a continuation of application No. 17/686,191, filed on Mar. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,583,107, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Application 17/686,191 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/502,845, filed on Oct. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,583,106, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Application 17/502,845 is a continuation of application No. 17/154,299, filed on Jan. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,166,571, issued on Nov. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/964,476, filed on Jan. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0225307 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47F 1/12 (2006.01); A47F 5/01 (2006.01); A47F 5/13 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 1/126 (2013.01) [A47F 1/121 (2013.01); A47F 5/01 (2013.01); A47F 5/132 (2013.01); A47F 1/12 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retail merchandise tray assembly comprising:
a product support frame extending longitudinally between a first frame end and a second frame end parallel to a first longitudinal axis, the product support frame defining a product support surface, the product support frame including:
a first load bearing member extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the first load bearing member having a first end portion proximate the first frame end, a top of the first end portion being more proximate the product support surface than a bottom of the first end portion;
a first lateral member operably attached to the load bearing member, the first lateral member extending perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis along a second longitudinal axis, the first lateral member being proximate the first frame end and positioned offset from the top of the first end portion to form a gap between a top of the first end portion of the first load bearing member and a bottom of the first lateral member; and
a first front stop hinge rotatably mountable on the first lateral member for rotation about the first lateral member between a first angular position and a second angular position, the first front stop hinge configured to abut the first load bearing member when in the first angular position preventing removal of the first front stop hinge from the first lateral member and to slide through the gap when in the second angular position such that the first front stop hinge is axially slidable along the first lateral member parallel to the second axis to remove and to mount the first front stop hinge relative to the first lateral member when in the second angular position.