ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,998, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Fasteners for Retail Inc. (Twinsburg, Ohio).
"Retainer for merchandise dispensing system" was invented by William H. Walker (Fairlawn, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A merchandise system for a retail shelf includes a front rail defining a channel, a retainer disposed parallel to and spaced apart from the front rail, and a first divider. The first divider has a first end and second end disposed on an opposite side of the first divider than the first end. The first end is configured to selectively engage the channel of the front rail and the second end is configured to selectively engage the...