US 12,262,823 B1
Theft deterrent slide down door assembly for a merchandise display
Michael D. DeSena, West Caldwell, NJ (US)
Assigned to Henschel-Steinau, Inc., Allendale, NJ (US)
Filed by Henschel-Steinau, Inc., Allendale, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/434,083.
Int. Cl. A47F 5/00 (2006.01); A47F 3/00 (2006.01); A47F 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 5/0068 (2013.01) [A47F 3/002 (2013.01); A47F 5/0861 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A theft deterrent slide down door assembly for a merchandise display, comprising:
a door mounting assembly adapted to be mounted to a front of a shelf adapted to display merchandise thereon in rows for purchase by a consumer;
a door slidably mounted in a vertical manner to the door mounting assembly for movement between a first position in blocking relation to prevent removal of the merchandise from the shelf and a second position out of said blocking relation to permit removal of an item of merchandise from the shelf upon application of an external force to said door without changing the position and orientation of the merchandise on the shelf;
a spring arrangement for automatically moving the door back to the first position in the vertically sliding manner from the second position upon release of the external force thereon; and
a control arrangement for producing an audible clicking sound during sliding movement of said door.