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US 6,302,036 B1Granted
Shelving system, shelf support, and shelf
AssigneeAnthony, Inc.
InventorsTim Carson, V. John Ondrasik, Jeffery Nicholson, Raymundo Calderon, Bennie Reed Downing
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Abstract
A shelving system, shelf support and shelf are provided that are adjustable vertically, horizontally and angularly for better product presentation and maintenance. Brackets are provided which allow depth or horizontal adjustment and another bracket is provided which gives shelf support and allows easier horizontal adjustment. The brackets also permit easier and more reliable vertical and shelf angle adjustments for better product presentation. Shelf assemblies are provided which include adjustable product stops and dividers. Other shelf and product presentation features are also provided.
Claims41
A shelving system comprising:
- an integral shelf having a front and a first side and a second side;
- a shelf support structure including a plurality of shelf posts and a bracket having a plurality of shelf assembly support surfaces for supporting a shelf assembly, the shelf assembly support surfaces being spaced-apart from each other in a direction other than exactly vertically and wherein each of the shelf assembly support surfaces includes a first segment that extends in a first direction at least partially vertically and a second segment extending from the first segment in a direction that is different from the first direction, at least partially horizontal and at least partially towards the shelf front;
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- a shelf support element engaging the shelf at at least one of the front, or first or second sides, the shelf support element also engaging at least one of the plurality shelf assembly support surfaces in the shelf support structure.
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A shelf support system comprising:
- at least front and rear structural support elements spaced apart from each other;
- a shelf support bracket extending longitudinally from the front structural support element toward the rear structural support element;
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- wherein the shelf support bracket includes a plurality of walls defining respective slots for receiving a shelf support element, wherein the slots are formed in an upper surface of the shelf support bracket and extend at least partly downwardly and wherein the slots have first and second segments, the first segment extending substantially downwardly and the second segment extending from the first segment substantially in a direction toward the front structural support element and wherein at least first and second ones of the slots have first segments that are different lengths.
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A shelf support system, comprising:
- at least first and second substantial upright structural support elements spaced apart from one another;
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- a shelf support bracket extending longitudinally from the first structural support element toward the second structural support element and including an upper surface and a plurality of shelf support element slots in the upper surface, the shelf support element slots including a first segment including a top end and a bottom end and a second segment extending from the bottom end of the first segment and extending at an angle from a horizontal axis other than 90 degrees.
A shelf support system, comprising:
- at least first and second structural support elements spaced apart from one another;
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- a shelf support bracket extending longitudinally from the first structural support element toward the second structural support element and including an upper surface and a plurality of substantially T-shaped shelf support element slots in the upper surface wherein at least two of the T-shaped shelf support elements are sized differently from each other.
A shelf support system comprising:
- at least first and second structural support elements spaced apart from each other;
- a shelf support bracket extending longitudinally from the first structural support element toward the second structural support element;
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- wherein the shelf support bracket includes a plurality of walls defining respective slots for receiving a shelf support element, wherein the slots are formed in an upper surface of the shelf support bracket and extend at least partly downwardly, wherein the shelf support bracket extends between and is supported by the first and second structural support elements, wherein the first and second structural support elements include respective walls defining openings for receiving the shelf support bracket and wherein the openings in the first structural support element face the openings in the second structural support element, wherein the slots have a shape having first and second segments, the first segment extending substantially downwardly, and the second segment extending in a direction toward the first structural support element wherein the slots are substantially T-shaped, and wherein the T-shaped slots are distributed in at least two groups, the first group being closer to a top of the shelf support bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.