Abstract: A display unit for a merchandise display system, comprising: a support surface for supporting a plurality of merchandise items, the support surface defining a travel path for said plurality of merchandise items between a rear of the display unit and a front of the display unit; a pusher element disposed for movement relative to said support surface along said travel path; an actuation member coupleable to said pusher element and operative to control movement of said pusher element; a releasable coupling for coupling said pusher element to said actuation member, said releasable coupling configured to couple said pusher element to said actuation member when an actuation force is applied to said actuation member, and to uncouple said pusher element from said actuation member when said actuation force applied to said actuation member exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: A display unit for a merchandise display system, comprising: a support surface for supporting a plurality of merchandise items, the support surface defining a travel path for said plurality of merchandise items between a rear of the display unit and a front of the display unit; a pusher element disposed for movement relative to said support surface along said travel path; an actuation member coupleable to said pusher element and operative to control movement of said pusher element; a releasable coupling for coupling said pusher element to said actuation member, said releasable coupling configured to couple said pusher element to said actuation member when an actuation force is applied to said actuation member, and to uncouple said pusher element from said actuation member when said actuation force applied to said actuation member exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: A unit for a merchandise display system, comprising: a support surface for supporting a plurality of merchandise items in a first orientation and defining a travel path for said plurality of merchandise items to a display receptacle, said support surface configured to urge said plurality of merchandise items to said display receptacle; a display receptacle coupled to a dispensing end of said support surface and comprising: a transfer region for transferring at least a front-most merchandise item of said plurality of merchandise items from said support surface to a display region and reorienting said at least front-most merchandise item from said first orientation to a second, display orientation during transfer; and a display region for receiving said at least front-most merchandise item from said support surface and for holding said front-most merchandise item in said display orientation in which a display surface of said merchandise item is upright.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a unit (100, 200) for a merchandise display system, comprising: an interface frame (102, 112) including a first side (112, 212) and a second side (114, 214), the interface frame (102, 112) configured: to couple to a frame of a back panel (150, 250) of the merchandise display system to locate the first side (112, 212) against the back panel (150, 250); and to provide a system to which merchandise hangers (14, 158) can be coupled at the second side (114, 214); an aperture (118) in the first side (112, 212); an aperture (118) in the second side (114, 214); wherein a space within the interface frame (102, 112) between the first side (112, 212) and the second side (114, 214) defines an enclosed air flow channel (152, 252) between the aperture (118) in the first side (112, 212) and the aperture (118) in the second side (114, 214). The present invention also relates to a merchandise display system comprising the unit (100, 200).