Shelf divider

An article for being removably assembled to a planar member for sliding therealong comprising:

• a. a plate portion having a front face, a top end, and a bottom edge;
• b. a ridge having a free end formed integrally with the plate portion and upstanding from the front face thereof and overhanging the plate portion bottom edge, the free end of the overhanging ridge defining a hook facing away from the plate portion front face and adapted to engage the planar member to assist releasably assembling the article thereto, the ridge defining a groove therein;
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• c. at least one flexible tab depending from the plate portion bottom edge and being offset from the overhanging ridge to cooperate therewith to define a slot having a width sized to receive the planar member therein, the tab having a free end for supporting the article on the planar member, the tab free end being located proximate the overhanging ridge hook.
• d. a first panel extending transversely across the ridge groove and blocking a portion of the groove near the plate portion upper end;
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• e. a second panel extending transversely across the ridge groove and offset from the first panel and blocking a portion of the groove near the plate portion bottom edge.

A sliding shelf divider comprising:

• a. a horizontal shelf for holding selected items;
• b. at least one channel member fastened to the shelf, the channel member having a pair of upstanding walls having respective free ends, a bottom wall, and steps formed at the intersections of the respective upstanding walls with the bottom wall, the steps having respective interior and exterior surfaces;
• c. a base member comprising:
• i. a plate portion having a front face, a top end, and a bottom edge;
• ii. at least one flexible tab depending from the plate portion bottom edge and having a free end for contacting the interior surface of a selected channel member step, there being a clearance between the channel member wall free end and the plate portion bottom edge;
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• iii. a ridge formed integrally with the plate portion and upstanding from the front face thereof and having a groove therein, the ridge having a portion that overhangs the plate portion bottom edge, the free edge of the overhanging ridge portion being formed with a hook for engaging the exterior surface of the channel member step when the tab free end contacts the channel member step interior surface to thereby releasably assemble the base member to the channel member;
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• d. frame means retained in the base member ridge groove for controlling selected items placed on the shelf,
• so that the base member is assembleable to the channel member and slidable to selective locations there along to control the items placed on the shelf.