CA2000768C - Self-service sales system for large containers - Google Patents
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Abstract
SELF-SERVICE SALES SYSTEM FOR LARGE CONTAINERS
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A self-service sales system for large containers such as pet food bags and the like includes a fixture having a plurality of container or bag shelves. A price channel positioned at each of the shelves contains product identifi-cation and marketing information. In addition, a plurality of Universal Product Code (UPC) symbol pads are fixed to the price channels. The symbol pads are attached by an adhesive coated foam strip. The pad contains a plurality of remov-able sheets, each of which are imprinted with a product description and UPC code. The purchaser may remove a sheet corresponding to each product to be purchased. The sheets are taken to the checkout counter where the UPC code is read. After payment for the product, the retailer retrieves the product for the customer.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A self-service sales system for large containers such as pet food bags and the like includes a fixture having a plurality of container or bag shelves. A price channel positioned at each of the shelves contains product identifi-cation and marketing information. In addition, a plurality of Universal Product Code (UPC) symbol pads are fixed to the price channels. The symbol pads are attached by an adhesive coated foam strip. The pad contains a plurality of remov-able sheets, each of which are imprinted with a product description and UPC code. The purchaser may remove a sheet corresponding to each product to be purchased. The sheets are taken to the checkout counter where the UPC code is read. After payment for the product, the retailer retrieves the product for the customer.
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1 SE~F-SERVIC~ ES SYST~M_FOR hAR~ CONTAINER~
~AC~GRO~p OF THE INVENTIoN
Th~ pre~ent i~nt~on rel~te~ to m~rchandising ~yste~s and mor~ particularly to ~ unlguQ 6~1~8 ~yete~ for l~rge containsr~, bags ~nd the like.
Typical supermarket~ or reta~l outlet~ ~nclude a plurallty o~ ~ixtures or ehel~lng ~or product dieplay and ~torage. The ~ixture~ ~nclude price channel~ which receive product d~scription ~nd pr~ce in~or~atlon. Generally, each pxoduot includefi a label having a Unlver6al Product Code (UPC) 1~printed thereon. UPC aupexmarket ~yskems ~re u ed with dlrect bagglng check atands. Cu8tomer8 ~ke thelr ~elections and place the product~ lnto a shopplng cart.
Checkout stand~ lnclude ~ conveyor table, an optical scanner ~nd ~ termin~l. The optical ~canner examine~ th~ UPC
~ymbolo printQd on the $tem~ as they sre pulled across a scanner window. The te~mlnal in respon~e to ~ignal~ ~rom the scanner automatically retrieves ~ product de~criptlon and price. The terminal calculats~ the total charge, tax and change ~nd prints a custo~er receipt on ~ tap2. ~uch sy6tems ~180 ~nclude a keyboard which permlt~ manual keying o~ product number ~nd ~rice or product informatlon. An example o~ ~uch a sy6te~ ~ay be ~ound ~n U.S. Patent No.
3,959,624 entitled CODED MERCHANDISING COUPON and ls~ued on May 25, 1976 to Xaslow.
Problems are encountered wlth the retaillng of large contain~rs ~uch a 25 pound an~ 50 pound bag~ o~ pet ~ood, cat lltter and the like~ The bag~ arQ h2a~y ~nd bulky. The product i~ di~ficult for the averag2 customer to piak up and place ln a 6hopping cart. Once brought to the chec~out counter, d~ioultie~ are experienced with u~ing a ~00~7~
UPC 6ymbol printed on the containar. Th~ product number or price must be ~anually ~ntered at the UPC t~rmlnal. The bulkines~ ~nd weight o~ the product creat~ ~n inherent barrler to purchass. Due to the product eiz~, cu~tomer a~el~tance 1~ generally nece~ary.
~ nQed exi~t~ ~or an improved ~ales ~yRtem providing enhanced large bag or cont~lner retail merchandis~
lng presentation, which wlll impxove inventory-to-sales stock r~tio, reduce out-o~-~tock situations and re~ult in an lncreassd salQs experi~nce and accurate ~ales data du~ to th~ UPC tracXing ~y~t~m.
S~MMARY OF THE I~VENT~QN
In accordance with ths pre~ent lnvention, the ~forementioned need6 are ~ubstantially f~l~lllsd. 2 ~en-tially, the pre6ent invention includes a display or sales ~ixture including a shel~ or plat~orm for supporting ~
plurality o~ large container~, ~ags ~nd the llke. A price channel i~ a~ixed to th~ ~xture ~d~acent the shel~. Th~
price channel cont~ins prod~ct ~dentirlcation ~nd prlcing i~ormation. ~ UPC ~ymbol pad i8 ~ixed to the pric~
channel. ~h~ pad includ~s a plur~lity of removable 6heets containin~ ~ product description ~nd a corre~ponding UPC
code. The ~erchandislng sy~tem ~110WB the cu~to~er to s~lect th~ product, re~ove onQ o~ the UPC ~heet6 ~nd take only the ~heet to the checkout oounter. The UPC ~heet i~
easily read by the optlcal ~canner ~t tha checkout counter.
The retail~r can then retrieve and deliver thQ product ~o the austomer'~ vehi~le. The retaller can provld~ the service ln co~unction with normal curb pickup or lot delivery ser~ioes. The inh~rent barriers ~o bul~ purchase o~ product ~re eli~inated. Ths customer therefore obtalns 1 th~ benefits Or reduced price normally ~sociated with bulk purcha3e and ~al~3 ~rs enh~nced. The r~tailer can ln~ure a ~ora accurat~ cvntrol ~v~r lnventory ~ince personn~l o~ the r~t2iler ar~ ra~oving thQ etoc~ rrom the di~p~ay ~ixture.
out-Or-~toc~ ~ituations are x~duced or eli~inat~. In ~dd~tion, the customsr no longar has to wre~tle with the he~vy cont~iner~ to ramove tha~ ~rom a dl~play ~hel~, place them lnto a shopping car~ ~nd~or carry the~ to the checkout counter ~nd ~ubsaguently to their vehicle.
~RIEF DES~RIPTIO~ Q~ T~E ~RAWI~G
Fig. 1 i~ a ~ront, perspectivs elevatlon o~ ~
di~pl~y ~ixture incorpor~tlng the sal~ ~yste~ ln accordance with th~ presant inventlon:
Fig. 2 18 an ~nlarged, ~ragmantary, ~ront elavatisnal vlew o~ a price channel in accordance with the present inv~ntion; and Flg. 3 is a cro~ ectlonal vlew taken generally ~long line II~-III of ~ig. 2.
DETAI~IJED 12ES~IPTION OF ~HE PRE~E~RE~ ~:M~ODIMENT
A ~el~- erv~ CQ ~alQ~ ey8te~ in accordance wlth the present lnvention ~ lllu~tr~ted in Fig. 1 ~nd generally deslgnat~d by th~ nu~ral 10. Sy~tem 10 includes ~ display or ~torage rack or flxture 12. In tbe pr~erred ~or~, ~ixkure 12 include6 a plurality o~ vertical uprights 14, a top 16 and open sides 1~. Ad~uatably ~upportad between uprlghts ~4 are product eupport ~helve~ 22. A~ ~hown in Fig. 1, upri~hts 14 ara provided wlth vertically 3paced 810t8 24. Shelv~ 22, in ~ conventlonal ~ashion, include ~uRpension hooks or tabs whloh are received withln the slots 24. A~ a result, a plurality o~ di~ferent siæe compartments or birls 28 c~pabla Or accoliunodat~ng dl~erent ~ize cont~in~rs ~re d~ined 3:~y the ~ixture 12 Po~ltionad al~ng ~e ~ront OI ~ach or tb~ ~helve~
22 i8 a price ohannel ~er 32. In a conventior~ ashion, pric~ channel member 32 contain~ product d~cript~on ~nd pricing inrorma~ion. E~ch price c:hann~l 32 ~ o ElUppOrt8 a Universal ~:roduct Code ~ymbol pad 50.
:Ç~ach o~ ~helv~s withirl th~ respecti~e bin or compartment 28 ~upports lar~e container~ or bag~ 38. The oontain~r~ m~y be Or di~erent sizes ~uch ~18 25 ~ound, ~o pound ~nd 75 pound BiZa~. ~h~ bin sizeE~ ~ay be variQd in verti~al hsight to acco~modate mora bag~ o~ the highar d~a~d product. The ~ixture 1~ capable o~ di~playing many di~fQrent product~ ~o thQ cu~tomer including pat ~oods, c:at litter and th2 l~k~a.
AB ~n ~ n Flgs . 2 and 3 ~ price channel 32 1~ ~n elongat~d member. It i8 preîerably ~ormed rrOm a shQet ~ntal employ$ng a roll ~orming prore~. Channel 32 includes a pla.nar base portion 54 having an upper edge 56 and a lower edge 5~ . A ~orwardly angled, upper, planar portlon 60 1 ~
~oined with and ~ormed integr~l with upper edge 56. Portion 60 extends ~t ~n angle ~all o~ approximately 30~ wlth respect to portion 54 . Extend~ ng along and ~or~ed integr~l with an upp~r ~d~e 62 o~ portion ~0 i~ ~ oon~igur~d top glang~ 64.
1 SE~F-SERVIC~ ES SYST~M_FOR hAR~ CONTAINER~
~AC~GRO~p OF THE INVENTIoN
Th~ pre~ent i~nt~on rel~te~ to m~rchandising ~yste~s and mor~ particularly to ~ unlguQ 6~1~8 ~yete~ for l~rge containsr~, bags ~nd the like.
Typical supermarket~ or reta~l outlet~ ~nclude a plurallty o~ ~ixtures or ehel~lng ~or product dieplay and ~torage. The ~ixture~ ~nclude price channel~ which receive product d~scription ~nd pr~ce in~or~atlon. Generally, each pxoduot includefi a label having a Unlver6al Product Code (UPC) 1~printed thereon. UPC aupexmarket ~yskems ~re u ed with dlrect bagglng check atands. Cu8tomer8 ~ke thelr ~elections and place the product~ lnto a shopplng cart.
Checkout stand~ lnclude ~ conveyor table, an optical scanner ~nd ~ termin~l. The optical ~canner examine~ th~ UPC
~ymbolo printQd on the $tem~ as they sre pulled across a scanner window. The te~mlnal in respon~e to ~ignal~ ~rom the scanner automatically retrieves ~ product de~criptlon and price. The terminal calculats~ the total charge, tax and change ~nd prints a custo~er receipt on ~ tap2. ~uch sy6tems ~180 ~nclude a keyboard which permlt~ manual keying o~ product number ~nd ~rice or product informatlon. An example o~ ~uch a sy6te~ ~ay be ~ound ~n U.S. Patent No.
3,959,624 entitled CODED MERCHANDISING COUPON and ls~ued on May 25, 1976 to Xaslow.
Problems are encountered wlth the retaillng of large contain~rs ~uch a 25 pound an~ 50 pound bag~ o~ pet ~ood, cat lltter and the like~ The bag~ arQ h2a~y ~nd bulky. The product i~ di~ficult for the averag2 customer to piak up and place ln a 6hopping cart. Once brought to the chec~out counter, d~ioultie~ are experienced with u~ing a ~00~7~
UPC 6ymbol printed on the containar. Th~ product number or price must be ~anually ~ntered at the UPC t~rmlnal. The bulkines~ ~nd weight o~ the product creat~ ~n inherent barrler to purchass. Due to the product eiz~, cu~tomer a~el~tance 1~ generally nece~ary.
~ nQed exi~t~ ~or an improved ~ales ~yRtem providing enhanced large bag or cont~lner retail merchandis~
lng presentation, which wlll impxove inventory-to-sales stock r~tio, reduce out-o~-~tock situations and re~ult in an lncreassd salQs experi~nce and accurate ~ales data du~ to th~ UPC tracXing ~y~t~m.
S~MMARY OF THE I~VENT~QN
In accordance with ths pre~ent lnvention, the ~forementioned need6 are ~ubstantially f~l~lllsd. 2 ~en-tially, the pre6ent invention includes a display or sales ~ixture including a shel~ or plat~orm for supporting ~
plurality o~ large container~, ~ags ~nd the llke. A price channel i~ a~ixed to th~ ~xture ~d~acent the shel~. Th~
price channel cont~ins prod~ct ~dentirlcation ~nd prlcing i~ormation. ~ UPC ~ymbol pad i8 ~ixed to the pric~
channel. ~h~ pad includ~s a plur~lity of removable 6heets containin~ ~ product description ~nd a corre~ponding UPC
code. The ~erchandislng sy~tem ~110WB the cu~to~er to s~lect th~ product, re~ove onQ o~ the UPC ~heet6 ~nd take only the ~heet to the checkout oounter. The UPC ~heet i~
easily read by the optlcal ~canner ~t tha checkout counter.
The retail~r can then retrieve and deliver thQ product ~o the austomer'~ vehi~le. The retaller can provld~ the service ln co~unction with normal curb pickup or lot delivery ser~ioes. The inh~rent barriers ~o bul~ purchase o~ product ~re eli~inated. Ths customer therefore obtalns 1 th~ benefits Or reduced price normally ~sociated with bulk purcha3e and ~al~3 ~rs enh~nced. The r~tailer can ln~ure a ~ora accurat~ cvntrol ~v~r lnventory ~ince personn~l o~ the r~t2iler ar~ ra~oving thQ etoc~ rrom the di~p~ay ~ixture.
out-Or-~toc~ ~ituations are x~duced or eli~inat~. In ~dd~tion, the customsr no longar has to wre~tle with the he~vy cont~iner~ to ramove tha~ ~rom a dl~play ~hel~, place them lnto a shopping car~ ~nd~or carry the~ to the checkout counter ~nd ~ubsaguently to their vehicle.
~RIEF DES~RIPTIO~ Q~ T~E ~RAWI~G
Fig. 1 i~ a ~ront, perspectivs elevatlon o~ ~
di~pl~y ~ixture incorpor~tlng the sal~ ~yste~ ln accordance with th~ presant inventlon:
Fig. 2 18 an ~nlarged, ~ragmantary, ~ront elavatisnal vlew o~ a price channel in accordance with the present inv~ntion; and Flg. 3 is a cro~ ectlonal vlew taken generally ~long line II~-III of ~ig. 2.
DETAI~IJED 12ES~IPTION OF ~HE PRE~E~RE~ ~:M~ODIMENT
A ~el~- erv~ CQ ~alQ~ ey8te~ in accordance wlth the present lnvention ~ lllu~tr~ted in Fig. 1 ~nd generally deslgnat~d by th~ nu~ral 10. Sy~tem 10 includes ~ display or ~torage rack or flxture 12. In tbe pr~erred ~or~, ~ixkure 12 include6 a plurality o~ vertical uprights 14, a top 16 and open sides 1~. Ad~uatably ~upportad between uprlghts ~4 are product eupport ~helve~ 22. A~ ~hown in Fig. 1, upri~hts 14 ara provided wlth vertically 3paced 810t8 24. Shelv~ 22, in ~ conventlonal ~ashion, include ~uRpension hooks or tabs whloh are received withln the slots 24. A~ a result, a plurality o~ di~ferent siæe compartments or birls 28 c~pabla Or accoliunodat~ng dl~erent ~ize cont~in~rs ~re d~ined 3:~y the ~ixture 12 Po~ltionad al~ng ~e ~ront OI ~ach or tb~ ~helve~
22 i8 a price ohannel ~er 32. In a conventior~ ashion, pric~ channel member 32 contain~ product d~cript~on ~nd pricing inrorma~ion. E~ch price c:hann~l 32 ~ o ElUppOrt8 a Universal ~:roduct Code ~ymbol pad 50.
:Ç~ach o~ ~helv~s withirl th~ respecti~e bin or compartment 28 ~upports lar~e container~ or bag~ 38. The oontain~r~ m~y be Or di~erent sizes ~uch ~18 25 ~ound, ~o pound ~nd 75 pound BiZa~. ~h~ bin sizeE~ ~ay be variQd in verti~al hsight to acco~modate mora bag~ o~ the highar d~a~d product. The ~ixture 1~ capable o~ di~playing many di~fQrent product~ ~o thQ cu~tomer including pat ~oods, c:at litter and th2 l~k~a.
AB ~n ~ n Flgs . 2 and 3 ~ price channel 32 1~ ~n elongat~d member. It i8 preîerably ~ormed rrOm a shQet ~ntal employ$ng a roll ~orming prore~. Channel 32 includes a pla.nar base portion 54 having an upper edge 56 and a lower edge 5~ . A ~orwardly angled, upper, planar portlon 60 1 ~
~oined with and ~ormed integr~l with upper edge 56. Portion 60 extends ~t ~n angle ~all o~ approximately 30~ wlth respect to portion 54 . Extend~ ng along and ~or~ed integr~l with an upp~r ~d~e 62 o~ portion ~0 i~ ~ oon~igur~d top glang~ 64.
2~ Top i~l~nge 64 i8 rever~ bent to de~ins a rorward bQad 66 and ~ rsarwardly ~xtendlng ~lange portion 6~. Fl~nge S4 dQ~ines Zl rearwardly open~ng channel 70. ~ormed integr~l wlth lower edge 58 o~ base portion 54 i~ a lower ~lange 74.
Flang~ 74 1~ reverse bent and ~l~o de~ines a ~orward bead 76 and a rearwardly extending ~lang~ portion 78. Flange 74 derlne~ a r~3arwardly opening channel 80.
7~ !3 ~n a conventional ~hion, price chann~l 32 at edge~ 58 and 62 r~celv~ ~nd ~upports ~lexibl~ pric:ing cards. In ~dd~tlon, bas~3 port~on 54 de~ines a ~l~t surface whlch i~ poslt~on~d rOr Q~se o~ vlewlng by the customer. A
prlcing or oth~r m~rch~ndi~ing nd product irlror~tlon label 3llay also b~ ~pplied to thi8 ~ur~ace.
Th~ UPC symbol pad 50, ~ o 8138n in Figs. 2 and 3, 1 ncludes plur~llty o~ removabl~ sheets 90 . The indi-vidual ~hQets ar~ hald by ~ euitable ~ s~v~ or g~ue binding 92 ~lorlg the upp~r ~dge o~ p~d. A r~ar~ost she~t 94 ~ cured to an ~ alv~ ::oat~d, ~oam pad or ~ttachment ~trip 96~ Strip 96 h~s pr~ure s~n~itlve adhesive appllad 1:o lts ~ront and }: ack surfac~s . Th~ str~p i~ ~ressed ~gal nfit portion 54 to eecure the UPC ~ymbol pad to the pr~ce channel. A~ saen ln ~lg8. 2 and 3, foam strip 9~ ls dimensioned to po~l~io~ the lowermo~t edge o~ the bottom shee~ 94 outwardly ~ro~ bead~ 7~ o~ lower rlange 74.
A~ ~ re~ult, ~11 o~ the sheets ~re po~itloned eo that the customer ~ay ~a~ly te~r or remov~ an ind$vidual ~heet from the pad. P~d 90 ex~ends ~ro~ ~ polnt ad~acen~ rl~nge 74 to ~lange 64. Ea~h sh~et 90 lnclude~ a proAuct de~crlpt~on 98 and 2 UPC ~ymbol 100. ~he UPC ~ymbol iB read by the o~tical scanner ~t the ch~ckout st~nd in a normal ~hlon.
In U6~, the retaller po~ition~ the display or storage Pixture at a convanlent po~nt ~n the ~tor~ nce the rQtailar will r~move tha product ~rom ~he ~ixture, it w111 nor~ally ~e placed near ~ ~tor~ exit d~sociatsd wi~h a curb plc~up l~ne. Suitable product 3~ 1~ placed on ~he individual ~helves. Th~ appropriat~ UPC symbol pads are positionsd on the ehelv~ employing thQ pres~ure ~ensitive ~dheslve pad~ 96. The oueto~Qr iB pre~ented with a vi~ual 200~76E~
1 presen~a~ion ~or ths individual product which i8 improved ov~r p~llct ~t~cks And other ~rr~nge~ent~ previously u~ed.
The ~u~tomQr can ea ily ~eQ the product ~nd readily ~aXe hi~
s~laction. Th2 cu~to~er need not, how~ver, phy~ lly remove th~ product ~rom ~he ~torage ~h~lv~ And tak~ it to the checkout counter. The cu~tomer re~oves one o~ the sheets ~rom th~ appropri~te UPC ~y~bol p~d. Th~ ~h~et is pr~sQnt~d at the checkout count~r. Tha checker will read the ~heet u~iny the optic~l scanner. A bag per60n or other a~ tant c~n retrieva th~ ~ppropriate product ~rom the display ~ix~ur2 12 and dellver th~ product to the customer' 8 vehicle.
Ths unigue large container or bag ~ales ~ystem in accordance w~th the present lnvantlon elimlnate~ th~
inher~nt resietance to purchase o~ bulk product~ heretofore expsrienced. ~he ~y~t~m ~ake~ the purcha~e o~ heavy ~nd bulky product eub~tanti~lly oaslar. The ~ystem reduces bran~ out-0~-8tocX ~ituation~ and provlde~ ~n improv~d vl~ual pre~entatlon to ~hQ cu~tomer- ~h~ ByBt~m increa8e8 2 0 8~ over prior approache~.
In Yi~W Or the ~or~goln~ dQscription, thos2 o~
ordinary sklll in the art w~ll undoubtedly envieion variou~
~di~lcations which would not depart rrom tha lnventlva con~ept~ dieclosed hereln. It i8 expressly int~ndQd~
therefor~, that the above de~cxiptlon ~hould bo considered a~ only that o~ the pr~rred e~bodimont. The true ~pirit and BCOpe 0~ the pre~ent lnvention ~ay be determlned by re~erence to thQ appended claimA.
Flang~ 74 1~ reverse bent and ~l~o de~ines a ~orward bead 76 and a rearwardly extending ~lang~ portion 78. Flange 74 derlne~ a r~3arwardly opening channel 80.
7~ !3 ~n a conventional ~hion, price chann~l 32 at edge~ 58 and 62 r~celv~ ~nd ~upports ~lexibl~ pric:ing cards. In ~dd~tlon, bas~3 port~on 54 de~ines a ~l~t surface whlch i~ poslt~on~d rOr Q~se o~ vlewlng by the customer. A
prlcing or oth~r m~rch~ndi~ing nd product irlror~tlon label 3llay also b~ ~pplied to thi8 ~ur~ace.
Th~ UPC symbol pad 50, ~ o 8138n in Figs. 2 and 3, 1 ncludes plur~llty o~ removabl~ sheets 90 . The indi-vidual ~hQets ar~ hald by ~ euitable ~ s~v~ or g~ue binding 92 ~lorlg the upp~r ~dge o~ p~d. A r~ar~ost she~t 94 ~ cured to an ~ alv~ ::oat~d, ~oam pad or ~ttachment ~trip 96~ Strip 96 h~s pr~ure s~n~itlve adhesive appllad 1:o lts ~ront and }: ack surfac~s . Th~ str~p i~ ~ressed ~gal nfit portion 54 to eecure the UPC ~ymbol pad to the pr~ce channel. A~ saen ln ~lg8. 2 and 3, foam strip 9~ ls dimensioned to po~l~io~ the lowermo~t edge o~ the bottom shee~ 94 outwardly ~ro~ bead~ 7~ o~ lower rlange 74.
A~ ~ re~ult, ~11 o~ the sheets ~re po~itloned eo that the customer ~ay ~a~ly te~r or remov~ an ind$vidual ~heet from the pad. P~d 90 ex~ends ~ro~ ~ polnt ad~acen~ rl~nge 74 to ~lange 64. Ea~h sh~et 90 lnclude~ a proAuct de~crlpt~on 98 and 2 UPC ~ymbol 100. ~he UPC ~ymbol iB read by the o~tical scanner ~t the ch~ckout st~nd in a normal ~hlon.
In U6~, the retaller po~ition~ the display or storage Pixture at a convanlent po~nt ~n the ~tor~ nce the rQtailar will r~move tha product ~rom ~he ~ixture, it w111 nor~ally ~e placed near ~ ~tor~ exit d~sociatsd wi~h a curb plc~up l~ne. Suitable product 3~ 1~ placed on ~he individual ~helves. Th~ appropriat~ UPC symbol pads are positionsd on the ehelv~ employing thQ pres~ure ~ensitive ~dheslve pad~ 96. The oueto~Qr iB pre~ented with a vi~ual 200~76E~
1 presen~a~ion ~or ths individual product which i8 improved ov~r p~llct ~t~cks And other ~rr~nge~ent~ previously u~ed.
The ~u~tomQr can ea ily ~eQ the product ~nd readily ~aXe hi~
s~laction. Th2 cu~to~er need not, how~ver, phy~ lly remove th~ product ~rom ~he ~torage ~h~lv~ And tak~ it to the checkout counter. The cu~tomer re~oves one o~ the sheets ~rom th~ appropri~te UPC ~y~bol p~d. Th~ ~h~et is pr~sQnt~d at the checkout count~r. Tha checker will read the ~heet u~iny the optic~l scanner. A bag per60n or other a~ tant c~n retrieva th~ ~ppropriate product ~rom the display ~ix~ur2 12 and dellver th~ product to the customer' 8 vehicle.
Ths unigue large container or bag ~ales ~ystem in accordance w~th the present lnvantlon elimlnate~ th~
inher~nt resietance to purchase o~ bulk product~ heretofore expsrienced. ~he ~y~t~m ~ake~ the purcha~e o~ heavy ~nd bulky product eub~tanti~lly oaslar. The ~ystem reduces bran~ out-0~-8tocX ~ituation~ and provlde~ ~n improv~d vl~ual pre~entatlon to ~hQ cu~tomer- ~h~ ByBt~m increa8e8 2 0 8~ over prior approache~.
In Yi~W Or the ~or~goln~ dQscription, thos2 o~
ordinary sklll in the art w~ll undoubtedly envieion variou~
~di~lcations which would not depart rrom tha lnventlva con~ept~ dieclosed hereln. It i8 expressly int~ndQd~
therefor~, that the above de~cxiptlon ~hould bo considered a~ only that o~ the pr~rred e~bodimont. The true ~pirit and BCOpe 0~ the pre~ent lnvention ~ay be determlned by re~erence to thQ appended claimA.
Claims (8)
1. A merchandising system for large containers, comprising:
a rack including a plurality of shelves for supporting and displaying of plurality of large products of different sizes and types;
a UPC symbol pad associated with each product, each said pad including a plurality of manually removable individual sheets, each sheet having respective product information and a UPC symbol thereon;
attachment means engaging each said pad for attaching said respective pad to said rack adjacent said associated product;
each said attachment means comprising:
an elongated price channel which defines a generally planar base portion; and an adhesive strip secured to said pad and associated said planar base portion of said channel, said strip dimensioned to position said pad for ease of removal of said sheets.
a rack including a plurality of shelves for supporting and displaying of plurality of large products of different sizes and types;
a UPC symbol pad associated with each product, each said pad including a plurality of manually removable individual sheets, each sheet having respective product information and a UPC symbol thereon;
attachment means engaging each said pad for attaching said respective pad to said rack adjacent said associated product;
each said attachment means comprising:
an elongated price channel which defines a generally planar base portion; and an adhesive strip secured to said pad and associated said planar base portion of said channel, said strip dimensioned to position said pad for ease of removal of said sheets.
2. A merchandising system as defined by claim 1 wherein said price channel further includes upper and lower configured flanges defining forwardly facing beads and a forwardly angled upper portion joined to said base portion.
3. A self-service sales system for large containers, said system comprising:
a storage fixture defining a plurality of container shelves for supporting a plurality of large containers;
a plurality of price channels, each positioned along one of said shelves, each price channel providing product identification and price information;
each of said price channels being an elongated member defining a planar base having an upper edge and a lower edge, a forwardly angled planar upper portion integral with said upper edge, a reverse bent, configured upper flange joined to said upper portion and a reverse bent, configured lower flange integral with the lower edge of said planar base;
a plurality of UPC symbol pads, each pad fixed to one of said price channels, said pads including a plurality of removable sheets containing a product description and a corresponding UPC symbol so that a purchaser may remove a sheet corresponding to the product to be purchased and present the sheet at a checkout counter for purchase; and each of said UPC symbol pads further including an adhesive coated foam attachment strip engaging said planar base and a bottom one of said removable sheets, said sheets being dimensioned to extend from a point adjacent said lower flange to said upper flange.
a storage fixture defining a plurality of container shelves for supporting a plurality of large containers;
a plurality of price channels, each positioned along one of said shelves, each price channel providing product identification and price information;
each of said price channels being an elongated member defining a planar base having an upper edge and a lower edge, a forwardly angled planar upper portion integral with said upper edge, a reverse bent, configured upper flange joined to said upper portion and a reverse bent, configured lower flange integral with the lower edge of said planar base;
a plurality of UPC symbol pads, each pad fixed to one of said price channels, said pads including a plurality of removable sheets containing a product description and a corresponding UPC symbol so that a purchaser may remove a sheet corresponding to the product to be purchased and present the sheet at a checkout counter for purchase; and each of said UPC symbol pads further including an adhesive coated foam attachment strip engaging said planar base and a bottom one of said removable sheets, said sheets being dimensioned to extend from a point adjacent said lower flange to said upper flange.
4. The self-service sales system as defined by claim 3 wherein said foam attachment strip has a thickness which positions said removable sheets away from said lower flange to facilitate removal of said sheets by a customer.
5. A merchandising system for large containers, comprising:
a rack for the storage and display of a plurality of large, bulk containers, said rack including a plurality of shelves for supporting a plurality of product containers of different size and type;
a UPC symbol pad including a plurality of manually removable individual sheets, each sheet having product information and a UPC symbol thereon; and attachment means engaging said pad for attaching said pad to said rack, said attachment means comprising:
an elongated price channel which defines a generally planar base portion, an upper edge with a forwardly extending top flange and a lower edge with a forwardly extending bottom flange; and an adhesive strip secured to said pad and said planar base portion of said channel, said strip being dimensioned to position said pad on and within said price channel with the sheets spaced from the planar base and positioned outwardly from the lower edge of said channel and forwardly of the bottom flange thereof for ease of removal of said sheets.
a rack for the storage and display of a plurality of large, bulk containers, said rack including a plurality of shelves for supporting a plurality of product containers of different size and type;
a UPC symbol pad including a plurality of manually removable individual sheets, each sheet having product information and a UPC symbol thereon; and attachment means engaging said pad for attaching said pad to said rack, said attachment means comprising:
an elongated price channel which defines a generally planar base portion, an upper edge with a forwardly extending top flange and a lower edge with a forwardly extending bottom flange; and an adhesive strip secured to said pad and said planar base portion of said channel, said strip being dimensioned to position said pad on and within said price channel with the sheets spaced from the planar base and positioned outwardly from the lower edge of said channel and forwardly of the bottom flange thereof for ease of removal of said sheets.
6. A merchandising system as defined by claim 1 wherein said flanges define forwardly facing beads and a forwardly angled upper portion joined to said base portion.
7. A merchandising system as defined in claim 1 wherein said system includes additional UPC symbol pads and attachment means associated with each of said products.
8. A self-service sales system for large containers, such as pet food bags and the like which contain product, said system comprising:
a storage fixture defining a plurality of container shelves for supporting a plurality of large containers;
a plurality of price channels, each positioned along one of said shelves, each price channel providing product identification and price information, each of said price channels being an elongated member defining a planar base having an upper edge and a lower edge, an upper portion integral with said upper edge, a reverse bent configured upper flange joined to said upper portion and extending forwardly thereof and a reverse bent configured lower flange integral with the lower edge of said planar base and extending forwardly thereof; and a plurality of UPC symbol pads, each pad disposed within and fixed to one of said price channels, said pads including a plurality of removable sheets containing a product description and a corresponding UPC symbol for the product in the large containers, wherein each of said UPC symbol pads further includes an adhesive coated foam attachment strip engaging said planar base of one of said price channels and a bottom one of said removable sheets, said upper and lower flanges being dimensioned such that said sheets extend from a point adjacent and forward of said lower flange to said upper flange of said one of said price channels and wherein said foam attachment strip has sufficient thickness such that it extends forward of the reverse bent lower flange to position said removable sheets forward of said lower flange to facilitate removal of said sheets by a customer.
a storage fixture defining a plurality of container shelves for supporting a plurality of large containers;
a plurality of price channels, each positioned along one of said shelves, each price channel providing product identification and price information, each of said price channels being an elongated member defining a planar base having an upper edge and a lower edge, an upper portion integral with said upper edge, a reverse bent configured upper flange joined to said upper portion and extending forwardly thereof and a reverse bent configured lower flange integral with the lower edge of said planar base and extending forwardly thereof; and a plurality of UPC symbol pads, each pad disposed within and fixed to one of said price channels, said pads including a plurality of removable sheets containing a product description and a corresponding UPC symbol for the product in the large containers, wherein each of said UPC symbol pads further includes an adhesive coated foam attachment strip engaging said planar base of one of said price channels and a bottom one of said removable sheets, said upper and lower flanges being dimensioned such that said sheets extend from a point adjacent and forward of said lower flange to said upper flange of said one of said price channels and wherein said foam attachment strip has sufficient thickness such that it extends forward of the reverse bent lower flange to position said removable sheets forward of said lower flange to facilitate removal of said sheets by a customer.
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