Tape for modular shelf system
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsGreg Bryan, Matthew Jones
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed which facilitate installation of modular shelving through utilization of a notch indication tape. The notch identification tape may include an adhesive surface and an opposing identification surface having a plurality of identification markers. The identification markers can be numbers, letters, a combination thereof, or any other identification scheme. The notch identification tape may be placed on a vertical plane of a modular shelf so that it adheres to the vertical plane in order to identify specific notches on the vertical plane.
Claims20
A modular shelf organization system for a gondola rack, the modular shelf organization system comprising:
- a first marking member adapted to adhere to a vertical plane of a gondola rack, wherein the vertical plane comprises a first plurality of notches arranged in a vertical line along the vertical plane and includes a sensor trigger element;
- the first marking member comprising one or more identifiers located on a longitudinal surface of the first marking member such that when the first marking member is adhered to the vertical plane, each identifier is located adjacent to one of the first plurality of notches
- a second plurality of notches arranged in a vertical line along the vertical plane;
- and a second marking member adapted to adhere to the vertical plane, the second marking member comprising a second sensor trigger element and one or more identifiers located on a longitudinal surface of the marking member such that when the marking member is adhered to the vertical plane, each identifier is located adjacent to one of the second plurality of notches;
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- a shelf connected to the one of the first plurality of notches and one of the second plurality of notches to complete a connection between the sensor trigger element and the second sensor trigger element to indicate that the shelf is correctly placed.
A method for modular shelf organization of a gondola rack, the method comprising:
- attaching a first marking member comprising one or more identifiers located on a longitudinal surface of the first marking member to a vertical plane of a gondola rack comprising a first plurality of notches arranged in a vertical line along the vertical plane,
- wherein the attaching step comprises attaching the first marking member such that each identifier is located adjacent to one of the first plurality of notches;
- determining an attachment position for a removable display item based on a first identifier from the one or more identifiers,
- wherein the determining step comprises selecting a first notch of the first plurality of notches that is located adjacent to the first identifier;
- attaching the removable display item comprising an attachment member to the vertical plane by inserting the attachment member into the first notch such that the removable shelf is perpendicular to the vertical plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.