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(11) EP 1 806 076 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/28

(21) Application number: 06254509.0

(22) Date of filing: 30.08.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47F 7/12(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 30.08.2005 GB 0517638

(71) Applicant: Kesslers International Limited
Stratford, London E15 2NF (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kessler, William, Kesslers Int. Ltd.
    Stratford London E15 2NF (GB)

(74) Representative: Gallafent, Richard John 
GALLAFENTS LLP 27 Britton Street
London EC1M 5UD
London EC1M 5UD (GB)

   


(54) Pusher apparatus


(57) Pusher apparatus e.g. for pushing a row of cigarette packets towards the front of a shelf is disclosed. The leading package is arranged down to drop down a step at one end of a track (1) and be held in the dropped position against a stop (8) by gentle pressure on the entire row from a pusher (3). By locating a damped movement connection, for example a rack (35) engaged by a damped pinion (36) mounted on the pusher (3), the movement of the pusher itself maybe sufficiently damped to enable certain and repeatable dropping of the leading package as the row of packages is advanced, following the repeated removal of the leading one.







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