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US 11,026,524 B2Granted
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.
Claims19
A shelf system comprising:
- a retail shelf, the retail shelf comprising a generally planar top surface having a rear facing portion and a front facing portion, the generally planar top surface comprising a series of spaced 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 having a top side and an opposed lower side, a lip extending below the lower side of the top portion and defining, together with the lower side of the top portion, a lip channel that is between the lip and the lower side of the top portion and is parallel to the top portion;
- the at least one step-shaped securing bracket comprising a planar upper channel member that is constructed and arranged to fit into and slidably engage in the lip channel in a plane parallel to the top portion, the step-shaped securing bracket configured to removably attach to the retail shelf with a plurality of separate spaced prongs that are constructed and arranged to fit into separate spaced apertures of the generally planar top surface of the retail shelf, to place the upper channel member above the top side of the top surface of the retail shelf.
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An accessory shelf rail system comprising:
- a generally planar top portion having a top side and an opposed lower side;
- a lip extending below the lower side of the top portion and defining, together with the lower side of the top portion, a lip channel that is between the lip and the lower side of the top portion and is parallel to the top portion;
- a generally planar front portion connected to the top portion, and a lower portion connected to the front portion and 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 extending along an entire length of the top portion;
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- a step-shaped securing bracket comprising a planar upper channel member that is constructed and arranged to fit into and slidably engage in the lip channel in a plane parallel to the top portion, the step-shaped securing bracket configured to removably attach to the retail shelf with a plurality of separate spaced prongs that are constructed and arranged to fit into separate spaced apertures of the generally planar top surface of the retail shelf, to place the upper channel member above the top side of the top surface of the retail shelf.
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A method of providing a retail shelf and an associated display, comprising:
- providing a retail shelf, the retail shelf comprising a generally planar top surface having rear facing portion and a front facing portion, the generally planar top surface comprising a series of spaced 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 having a top side and an opposed lower side, a lip extending below the lower side of the top portion and defining, together with the lower side of the top portion, a lip channel that is between the lip and the lower side of the top portion and is parallel to the top portion;
- the at least one step-shaped securing bracket comprising a planar upper channel member that is constructed and arranged to fit into and slidably engage in the lip channel in a plane parallel to the top portion, the step-shaped securing bracket configured to removably attach to the retail shelf with a plurality of separate spaced prongs that are constructed and arranged to fit into separate spaced apertures of the generally planar top surface of the retail shelf, to place the upper channel member above the top side of the top surface of the retail shelf.
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