Clip for securing elongated label track and associated systems and methods
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsRobert Leslie Brock McKeel, Rhonda Meade
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are generally directed to clips and associated systems and methods for securing elongated label tracks. Exemplary embodiments include a top portion, an intermediate portion and a bottom portion. The top portion can be configured to secure to a top surface of a shelf or base deck. The intermediate portion can be configured to retain a portion of an elongated label track against a front face of the shelf or base deck. The bottom portion can be configured to engage a bottom surface of the shelf or base deck and support the elongated label track. The intermediate portion can extend at a first angle with respect to the top portion and a second angle with respect to the bottom portion.
Claims8
A system for securing an elongated label track to a shelf or base deck, the system comprising:
- the shelf or base deck including a top surface, a front face and a bottom surface;
- an elongated label track configured to be positioned against the front face of the shelf or base deck, the elongated label track having a track length and a track width;
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- a plurality of clips, each of the plurality of clips including (i) a top portion having a first length extending from a first terminal end of the clip to a first transition portion, the top portion configured to secure to the top surface of the shelf or base deck, (ii) an intermediate portion having a second length extending from the first transition portion to a second transition portion, and (iii) a bottom portion having a third length extending from the second transition portion to a second terminal end of the clip, the bottom portion extending parallel to the top portion and defining an endpoint of the clip, the bottom portion configured to engage a bottom surface of the shelf or base deck and support the elongated label track;
- wherein the track width of the elongated label track is dimensioned substantially equal to the second length of the intermediate portion and configured to be bounded by the first and second transition portions of the clip;
- and
- wherein the intermediate portion extends at a first angle with respect to the top portion and a second angle with respect to the bottom portion, the first angle forming an interior angle that is an obtuse angle between 100° and 140°, and the second angle forming an interior angle that is an acute angle between 40° and 80°.
A method of securing an elongated label track to a shelf or base deck, the shelf or base deck including a top surface, a front face and a bottom surface, the elongated label track including a width and a length, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of clips, each of the plurality of clips including (i) a top portion having a first length extending from a first terminal end of the clip to a first transition portion, the top portion configured to secure to the top surface of the shelf or base deck, (ii) an intermediate portion having a second length extending from the first transition portion to a second transition portion, and (iii) a bottom portion having a third length extending from the second transition portion to a second terminal end of the clip, the bottom portion extending parallel to the top portion and defining an endpoint of the clip, the bottom portion configured to engage the bottom surface of the shelf or base deck and support the elongated label track, wherein the intermediate portion extends at a first angle with respect to the top portion and a second angle with respect to the bottom portion, the first angle forming an interior angle that is an obtuse angle between 100° and 140°, and the second angle forming an interior angle that is an acute angle between 40° and 80°;
- positioning an elongated label track against the front face of a shelf or base deck;
- securing the top portion of each of the plurality of clips to the top surface of the shelf or base deck;
- positioning the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of clips over the elongated label track;
- and
- engaging the bottom portion of each of the plurality of clips to the bottom surface of the shelf or base deck to support the elongated label track,
- wherein the width of the elongated label track is dimensioned substantially equal to the second length of the intermediate portion and bounded by the first and second transition portions of the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.