Shelf cover with price tag holder
OwnerBarry A. Awaltinventor
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Abstract
A shelf cover configured to be placed onto a shelf of a shelving unit and having an integrated removable price tag holder located on its front edge.
Claims20
A shelf cover to be used with a shelving unit, said shelving unit having at least one shelf oriented substantially horizontally and having a backing element oriented substantially vertically, with the shelf of the shelving unit attached to the backing element of the shelving unit, said shelf cover comprising
- a product support member, said product support member being substantially planar and rigid and having a width and a thickness, wherein the product support member comprises an attachment flange located along the front edge of the product support member, with the attachment flange being substantially planar with a smooth front surface and without any forward facing protrusions, and angled in a downward direction from the product support member such that no portion of the attachment flange extends above the product support member;
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- a price tag support member, said price tag support member located along a front edge of the product support member and capable of supporting a price tag thereon, wherein the price tag support member is removably attached to a lower portion and only said lower portion of the attachment flange of the product support member;
- whereby the shelf cover is adapted to be placed onto the shelf of the shelving unit and the product support member of the shelf cover is adapted to rest on a top surface of the shelf of the shelving unit, and
- the price tag support member of the shelf cover is adapted to extend beyond a front edge of the shelf of the shelving unit.
A shelf assembly to be used with a shelving unit, said shelving unit having a backing element oriented substantially vertically and said shelving unit further adapted to have at least one said shelf assembly affixed thereto, said shelf assembly comprising
- a shelf, said shelf adapted to be positioned within the shelving unit in a substantially horizontal orientation, with said shelf adapted to be attached to the backing element of the shelving unit;
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- a removable shelf cover, said shelf cover comprising
- a product support member, said product support member being substantially planar and rigid and having a width and a thickness, wherein the product support member comprises an attachment flange located along the front edge of the product support member, with the attachment flange being substantially planar with a smooth front surface and without any forward facing protrusions, and angled in a downward direction from the product support member such that no portion of the attachment flange extends above the product support member;
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- a price tag support member, said price tag support member located along a front edge of the product support member and capable of supporting a price tag thereon, wherein the price tag support member is removably attached to a lower portion and only said lower portion of the attachment flange of the product support member;
- whereby the shelf cover of the shelf assembly is adapted to be placed onto said shelf of the shelf assembly and the product support member of the shelf cover is adapted to rest on a top surface of the shelf of the shelf assembly, and
- the price tag support member of the shelf cover of the shelf assembly is adapted to extend beyond a front edge of the shelf of the shelf assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.