Abstract: A carton adapted to be used as a shipping carton for shipping merchandise and a display stand for displaying the merchandise, and a carton blank from which the combination shipping carton and display stand is formed therefrom. The carton includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a plurality of insert panels including a first insert panel connected to a first inner side panel, a second insert panel connected to a second inner side panel, and a third insert panel connected to a first rear panel and a second rear panel, and a plurality of shelves. The plurality of insert panels provide rigidity to the combination shipping carton and display stand and also allow the plurality of shelves to be removably connected to the plurality of insert panels.

Abstract: A dispenser and display device is suspended by a ceiling element that is inserted in a drop ceiling in place of a standard drop ceiling panel. The ceiling element has a number of channels formed to run in different directions, so that the dispenser can assume various orientations. The dispenser has a main body that has gravity feed, article-holding trays movably mounted inside so that the trays can be released without removal from the main body. The trays can be rearranged relative to the main body so that dispensing of articles can take place from the front, rear, or both sides of the main body.

Abstract: A rack for dispensing articles includes a compartment divided into longitudinal channels, each channel including a pusher for urging articles towards the front of the compartment. Each pusher rides along a longitudinal slot in the bottom wall of the compartment and has an upper pusher body within the compartment and a lower foot portion below the bottom wall. A biasing spring tips each pusher so that the foot portion makes contact with the bottom wall substantially along a line at the rear edge of the foot portion to prevent jamming or cocking of the pusher during motion along the slot. In order to easily fill the rack, the compartment is mounted on a base and is slidable forwardly of its normal position while at the same time all the pushers are held fixed relative to the base, thereby providing openings at the front of the channels to insert articles.