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US 10,499,753 B1Granted
Accessory shelf rail system
AssigneePlastics Plus Inc.
InventorsDaniel Zussman, Christopher Brooks
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Abstract
An accessory shelf rail system includes a generally planar top portion, a generally planar front portion, a lower portion of the front portion angled inwardly, a rear portion of the top portion including a top channel and a lip forming a lip channel, the top channel and the lip channel are contained in an entire length of the top portion, and a step-shaped securing bracket slidably positioned in the lip channel, the step-shaped securing bracket configured to removably attach the top portion to a horizontal retail shelf.
Claims14
A shelf system comprising:
- a retail shelf, the retail shelf comprising a generally planar surface having rear facing portion and a front facing portion, the planar surface comprising a series of apertures;
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- an accessory shelf rail system removably secured to the front facing portion of the retail shelf with at least one step-shaped securing bracket, the accessory shelf rail system comprising:
- a generally planar top portion;
- a generally planar front portion, a lower portion of the generally planar front portion angled inwardly;
- a rear portion of the generally planar top portion comprising a top channel and a lip forming a lip channel, the top channel and the lip channel are contained in an entire length of the generally planar top portion;
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- the at least step-shaped securing bracket slidably positioned in the lip channel, the step-shaped securing bracket configured to removably attach to the retail shelf, the at least one step-shaped securing bracket comprising two prongs offset from a flat stabilizing portion, the flat stabilizing portion offset from an upper channel member and a lower channel member, the two prongs configured to mate with correspondingly apertures in the retail shelf, the upper channel member and the lower channel member configured to engage above and below the lip channel.
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An accessory shelf rail system comprising:
- a generally planar top portion;
- a generally planar front portion, a lower portion of the front portion angled inwardly;
- a rear portion of the generally planar top portion comprising a top channel and a lip forming a lip channel, the top channel and the lip channel are contained in an entire length of the generally planar top portion;
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- a step-shaped securing bracket slidably positioned in the lip channel, the step-shaped securing bracket configured to removably attach the top portion to a horizontal retail shelf, the step-shaped securing bracket comprising two prongs offset from a flat stabilizing portion, the flat stabilizing portion offset from an upper channel member and a lower channel member, the two prongs configured to mate with correspondingly apertures in the retail shelf, the upper channel member and the lower channel member configured to engage above and below the lip channel.
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A method comprising:
- providing a retail shelf, the retail shelf comprising a generally planar surface having rear facing portion and a front facing portion, the planar surface comprising a series of apertures;
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- providing an accessory shelf rail system removably secured to the front portion of the retail shelf with at least one step-shaped securing bracket, the accessory shelf rail system comprising:
- a generally planar top portion;
- a generally planar front portion, a lower portion of the front portion angled inwardly;
- a rear portion of the top portion comprising a top channel and a lip forming a lip channel, the top channel and the lip channel are contained in an entire length of the top portion;
- and
- the at least step-shaped securing bracket slidably positioned in the lip channel, the step-shaped securing bracket configured to removably attach to the retail shelf, the at least one step-shaped securing bracket comprising two prongs offset from a flat stabilizing portion, the flat stabilizing portion offset from an upper channel member and a lower channel member, the two prongs configured to mate with correspondingly apertures in the retail shelf, the upper channel member and the lower channel member configured to engage above and below the lip channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.