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US 6,490,983 B1Granted
Shelving, shelf assembly and components thereof
AssigneeAnthony, Inc.
InventorsJeffery Nicholson, V. John Ondrasik
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Abstract
A shelving system includes components that are easily retrofit on existing shelves for improved product presentation, stocking and maintenance. The shelves may include adjustable product stops and dividers, and rollers for automatic advance of product.
Claims28
A roller assembly for a shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a roller tray including at least one wall having an axle support wall and an outwardly projecting element for engaging a rail of a wire shelf;
- a groove portion defined in a portion of the at least one wall for accepting a wire support of a wire shelf;
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- a roller having an axle extending in a first direction and resting in and supported by the axle support wall, and wherein the outwardly projecting element extends outwardly in the first direction.
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A roller assembly for a shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a roller tray including a first wall having a first axle support wall and a second wall having a second axle support wall and further including a first outwardly projecting element extending from the first wall and a second outwardly projecting element extending from the second wall for engaging a respective rail of a wire shelf extending in a first direction;
- a groove portion defined in a portion of at least one of the first and second walls for accepting a wire support of a wire shelf extending in a second direction different from the first direction;
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- a roller having an axle resting in and supported by the axle support wall.
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A shelf and roller assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a shelf having at least first and second side elements defining at least one longitudinally extending opening, wherein the first and second side elements include respective upper and lower surfaces;
- a roller support for supporting at least two rollers having first and second sides, and the roller support having a first roller support side having an inner surface extending along the first side of the at least two rollers and an outer surface facing in the first direction away from the first side of the at least two rollers, the outer surface including at least one projection extending in the first direction outwardly away from the first side of the at least two rollers for contacting the lower surface of the first side element of the shelf, the roller support further including a first shelf contact surface extending in the first direction outwardly away from the outer surface of the first roller support side for contacting the first side element of the shelf and a second shelf contact surface for contacting the second side element of the shelf and for preventing the roller support from passing completely through the opening;
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- a first roller supported by the roller support and a second roller supported by the roller support.
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A shelf and product roller assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a shelf having a first longitudinally extending wire and a first transversely extending wire;
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- a roller assembly, including a first wall extending longitudinally and including an axle support wall, a roller having an axle resting in the axle support wall, the first wall including a projection for contacting the first longitudinally extending wire, the first wall further including a second receiving wall for receiving the transversely extending wire.
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf having a first side portion and a second side portion defining an opening there between;
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- a roller assembly having at least one roller and a first wall for supporting and axle of the roller and a second wall having a portion extending from the first wall away from one side of the at least one roller and over the first side portion of the shelf for supporting the roller assembly on the shelf and a third wall having a portion extending from an opposite side of the at least one roller in a direction opposite the second wall and over the second side portion of the shelf for supporting the roller assembly on the shelf.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.