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US 12,390,023 B2Granted
Backstop for shelving unit
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsChristopher Paul Milam, Ronald Andrew March, Nancy Lopez-Arroyo, Justin Lee Maloney, Katie Marie Lafferty, Clancy Monroe Milam
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Abstract
A backstop configured to be implemented on a shelf. The backstop includes a bottom portion, a back portion in continuous communication with a back edge of the bottom portion, and a plurality of prongs disposed along a front edge of the bottom portion.
Claims12
A shelving system comprising:
- a backstop adapted to be attached to a shelf;
- a bottom portion of the backstop comprising a first fastening aperture disposed at a first end of the bottom portion relative to a length of the bottom portion and a second fastening aperture disposed at a second end of the bottom portion relative to the length of the bottom portion, the first fastening aperture and the second fastening aperture each configured for receiving a fastener to secure the backstop to the shelf;
- a back portion of the backstop in continuous communication with a back edge of the bottom portion and forming a 90° angle relative to the bottom portion at a juncture between the back portion and the bottom portion;
- a plurality of apertures disposed at intervals along the juncture in communication with the back portion and the bottom portion;
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- a plurality of prongs disposed at intervals along a front edge of the bottom portion and configured to fit within apertures disposed along a surface of the shelf.
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A backstop for a shelf, the backstop comprising:
- a bottom portion comprising a first fastening aperture disposed at a first end of the bottom portion of the backstop relative to a length of the bottom portion and
- a second fastening aperture disposed at a second end of the bottom portion relative to the length of the bottom portion, the first fastening aperture and the second fastening aperture each configured for receiving a fastener to secure the backstop to the shelf;
- a back portion in continuous communication with a back edge of the bottom portion of the backstop forming a 90° angle relative to the bottom portion at a juncture between the back portion of the backstop and the bottom portion;
- a plurality of apertures disposed at intervals along the juncture in communication with the back portion and the bottom portion;
- and
- a plurality of prongs disposed at intervals along a front edge of the bottom portion and configured to fit within apertures disposed along a surface of the shelf.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.