Patents by Inventor Albert VanDruff

Albert VanDruff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090020548
    Abstract: A pusher and system for dispensing articles includes a display cell having a back wall, a pair of opposing sidewalls and an open front. The pusher includes first and second members, each featuring a leading edge and a trailing edge and at least one hinge portion. The first and second members are joined by pivot axes. The leading edges feature pushing flaps to cooperatively engage a rearmost article positioned in the cell while the trailing edges cooperatively engage the back wall of the cell. Tensioning elements urges the hinge portions of the pusher towards one another so that articles are pushed towards the open front of the cell. A pair of centering flaps are joined one each to the trailing edges of the pusher and cooperatively engage the opposing sidewalls of the cell to assist in centering the pusher within the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Albert VanDruff