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US 2003/0196979 A1Published application
Shelf-front assembly for labeling and retaining products
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InventorIssac Cyrluk
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A shelf-front assembly has a first extruded plastic strip containing a label holder (e.g., a channel) and a second extruded plastic strip containing a vertical retaining wall. The first strip preferably has 1) a generally horizontal portion for placement on a shelf surface and 2) a label holder at a front end of the generally horizontal portion. The second strip preferably has 1) a generally horizontal floor and 2) an upward wall extending up from the generally horizontal floor. The first plastic strip is attached on a shelf with the generally horizontal portion on a top surface of the shelf and the label holder proximate a front side of the shelf. The first extruded plastic strip has a top snap-fit element running lengthwise along a top surface of the generally horizontal portion and has an overhanging member running lengthwise along the top surface and parallel to the top snap-fit element. The second extruded plastic strip has a bottom snap-fit element running lengthwise along a bottom surface of the generally horizontal floor and has an end of the generally horizontal floor fittable under the overhanging member. The first extruded plastic strip is attachable to the second extruded plastic strip with the top and bottom snap-fit elements snap-fitted together and with the overhanging member overhanging the end of the generally horizontal floor portion.
A method of making a shelf-front assembly, comprising the steps of:
A method of making a shelf-front assembly, comprising the steps of:
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For adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels: specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to the organization of merchandise on shelves for retail, display, or the like. In particular, the present invention involves an improved shelf-front assembly for labeling and/or retaining products.
More particularly, the preferred embodiments of the present invention involve a unique manner of combining both a) a label holder and b) a front product retaining wall. The most preferred embodiments of the present invention involve a novel means to quickly, easily and securely change both a) labels and b) front retaining walls on a shelf to accommodate different or new product types.
The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate like parts, and in which:
FIG. 1(A) is a perspective/cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 1(B) through 1(D) are each cross-sectional side views showing alternative embodiments of the invention;
The preferred embodiments of the present invention include an assembly having a holder member 100 and a front retaining wall member 200. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used for similar parts. FIG. 1(A) shows a first preferred embodiment of the invention, and FIGS. 1(B) through 2(D) show alternative embodiments having similarities to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1(A).
Holder Member
The holder member 100 preferably has a label holder 110 and a generally horizontal portion 120 that extends rearwardly from the label holder 110.