Retail merchandise shelving system and deck panels for same
AssigneeFasteners for Retail, Inc.
InventorJamie A. Smedley
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Abstract
A deck panel for a retail shelving system is provided. The deck panel includes a panel and a region of strengthening ribbing. The panel has a top surface configured for supporting retail merchandise and a bottom surface. The region of strengthening ribbing includes a plurality of ribs extending outward from the bottom surface of the panel. The bottom surface of the panel has a border region that extends around the region of strengthening ribbing on at least three sides. The deck panel may be part of a shelf which may be part of a shelving system.
Claims21
A shelf comprising:
- a first and a second support arm arranged in opposed lateral spaced relation to one another;
- a front support bar extending laterally between the first and second support arms;
- a rear support bar extending laterally between the first and second support arms;
- and
- a deck panel supported by the front and rear support bars, the deck panel comprising:
- a panel having a top surface configured for supporting retail merchandise and a bottom surface;
- a region of strengthening ribbing including a plurality of ribs extending outward from the bottom surface of the panel;
- and
- the bottom surface having a border region that extends around the region of strengthening ribbing on at least three sides, the border region being substantially flat;
- the border region extending over the first and second support arms, the region of strengthening ribbing being positioned laterally between the first and second support arms.
A deck panel for a retail shelving system, the deck panel comprising:
- a panel having a top surface configured for supporting retail merchandise and a bottom surface;
- a region of strengthening ribbing including a plurality of ribs extending outward from the bottom surface of the panel;
- and
- the bottom surface having a border region that extends around the region of strengthening ribbing on at least three sides, the border region being substantially flat;
- wherein the panel has a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge, the border region extending along the pair of side edges and the rear edge
- wherein:
- the border region has a thickness measured perpendicular to the bottom surface;
- the plurality of ribs extending outward from the bottom surface having an average height that is measured perpendicular to the bottom surface, the average height being at least five times the thickness
- the front edge is provided by a vertical wall that extends outward beyond the top surface and outward beyond the bottom surface.
A shelf comprising:
- a first and a second support arm arranged in opposed lateral spaced relation to one another;
- a front support bar extending laterally between the first and second support arms;
- a rear support bar extending laterally between the first and second support arms;
- and
- a deck panel supported by the front and rear support bars, the deck panel comprising:
- a panel having a top surface configured for supporting retail merchandise and a bottom surface;
- a region of strengthening ribbing including a plurality of ribs extending outward from the bottom surface of the panel;
- the bottom surface having a border region that extends around the region of strengthening ribbing on at least three sides, the border region extending over the first and second support arms, the region of strengthening ribbing being positioned laterally between the first and second support arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.