Divider for shelfing and method and system for dividing a shelf

A reusable divider system adapted to be selectively, removably mounted on a shelf provided with a plurality of receiving spaces each of which possesses a substantially identical profile, the divider system consisting essentially of:

• an elongate strip possessing a pair of opposing lateral side surfaces, an upper surface, and an opposing lower surface, said strip possessing a pair of front lugs depending from and spaced apart along the lower surface thereof, said front lugs each possessing opposing lateral peripheral surfaces separated a maximum distance in the range of about 0.23 to 0.25 inches in the region adjacent to said lower surface.

A reusable divider system adapted to be selectively, removably mounted on the upper surface of a shelf provided with a plurality of receiving spaces each of which possesses a substantially identical profile, the divider system comprising:

• an elongate strip possessing a pair of opposing lateral side surfaces, an upper surface, and an opposing lower surface, said strip possessing at least one lug depending from the lower surface thereof, said at least one lug possessing a profile selected from the group consisting of (1) a substantially cross-shaped cross-sectional profile in which the peripherally distal edge ends are chamfered with a rounded contour, with one pair of opposing arms of the cross shape coextensive with the length of said strip and the other opposing pair of arms of the cross shape perpendicular to the length of said strip, and (2) a substantially square-shaped cross-sectional profile in which the corners are chamfered with a rounded contour, with one diagonal of the square profile coextensive with the length of said strip and the other diagonal of the square profile extending perpendicular to the length of said strip.

A system for dividing a shelf comprising:

• a shelf possessing a uniformly planar upper surface and possessing a front face, said front face joined to said upper surface substantially along a straight line, said upper surface perforated by a series of apertures therethrough arrayed in at least two rows, each row substantially parallel to said straight line, each aperture defined by a wall in said shelf and possessing an identical profile selected from the group consisting of a circle and a square;
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• a reusable divider selectively, removably mounted on said upper surface, said divider comprising an elongate strip possessing a base surface extending along and abutting said upper surface, and a pair of lugs joined to said strip, each of said lugs depending into an associated one of said apertures in different ones of said rows of apertures, each of said lugs sized and configured such that each of said lugs snugly engages said wall and contacts only a portion of, but less than the entirety of, the periphery of said wall.

A reusable, extensible divider system adapted to be selectively, removably mounted on a shelf provided with a plurality of receiving spaces each of which possesses a substantially identical profile, the divider system comprising:

• a first elongate strip and a second elongate strip each possessing a pair of opposing lateral side surfaces, and an upper region and a lower region, said first strip substantially overlapping said second strip such that a lateral side surface of said first strip faces a lateral side surface of said second strip, at least one of said upper region and said lower region of said second strip provided with means for retaining said first strip in a substantially overlapping relationship with said second strip while permitting said first strip to translate reciprocally with respect to said second strip, each of said strips possessing at least one lug depending from the lower region thereof, each of said lugs possessing a profile configured such that each of said lugs is adapted to be snugly received in an associated one of the receiving spaces.

A reusable, extensible divider system adapted to be selectively, removably mounted on a shelf provided with a plurality of receiving spaces each of which possesses a substantially identical profile, the divider system comprising:

• a first substantially rectangular plastic bar possessing, lateral, substantially linear, parallel edges;
• a second substantially rectangular plastic bar, said second bar possessing a set of opposing, spaced guide members, said guide members adapted to permit said lateral edges to be slidably retained therein;
• each of said first and second bars possessing at least one integrally formed lug possessing a profile configured such that each of said lugs is adapted to be snugly received in an associated one of the receiving spaces.