Organizer for grocery shelves

#1. Field of the Invention

#This invention pertains to a sliding bracket which is used as an organizer for shelves, particularly grocery shelves.

#2. Description of the Prior Art

#Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the organizer of the present invention in exploded relationship with the grocery shelf and the divider sheet shown in phantom.

#FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the organizer of the present invention in relationship with the grocery shelf and the divider sheet shown in phantom.

#Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like numerals refer to like elements throughout the several views, one sees that FIG. 1 is a perspective view of shelf organizer 10, shown in exploded relationship with shelf divider 100 and grocery shelf 200.

#Shelf organizer 10, which is typically formed from injection molded plastic, includes lower clip portion 12 with upwardly extending leg 14 and downwardly extending leg 16 which engage the respective opposite inwardly facing tracks 201, 202 of grocery shelf 200. Legs 14, 16 engage tracks 201, 202 in a resilient manner vertically to maintain the connection between shelf organizer 10 and grocery shelf 200, but engage tracks 201, 202 in a sliding manner horizontally to allow shelf organizer 10 to be slid along edge 203 of grocery shelf 200. Tracks 201, 202 are regularly provided on the edge 203 of grocery shelf 200 in order to engage resilient price labels (not shown) and the like which snap engage between the two tracks 201, 202. Track 201 is frequently somewhat inward of track 202 so as to upwardly incline edge 203 of grocery shelf 200 so as to upwardly incline the price labels (not shown) to be more easily viewed by the shopper.

#Walls 18, 20 extend substantially horizontally from the inward edges of legs 14, 16, respectively, and forward surface 22 extends substantially vertically (at the slight inclination of edge 203 as described hereinabove) from the forward edges of walls 18, 20. Legs 14, 16, walls 18, 20 and forward surface 22 are made of a resilient material, such as injection-molded plastic, to allow the user to squeeze walls 18, 20 together somewhat to allow legs 14, 16 to engage or disengage tracks 201, 202.