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US 6,805,250 B2Granted
Divider apparatus for separating product rows on shelves
OwnerV. John Ondrasikinventor
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Abstract
A shelf assembly incorporates a divider apparatus for separating products on a shelf into adjacent rows. The shelf is formed from a series of spaced longitudinal wires and underlying, spaced support members extending transversely across the wires between opposite sides of the shelf. The divider apparatus has a plurality of divider panels each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge. The lower edge of each divider panel extends downwardly through the shelf through a gap between a selected adjacent pair of wires, and has notches to engage over the support members.
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A divider apparatus for a shelf having a plurality of spaced longitudinal wires extending from a rear edge to a front edge of the shelf, and a plurality of support members extending transverse to the longitudinal wires and secured to the lower surfaces of the wires, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of generally flat panels each having a front end, a rear end, an upper edge and a lower edge, the lower edge of each panel having a plurality of spaced notches at predetermined positions for engaging over said support members when the panel is positioned between two adjacent wires of a shelf with the lower edge extending through the gap between the wires, a notch of reduced depth being provided adjacent each end of the panel for engaging over respective cross bars extending across the front and rear end of a shelf which are spaced below the support members;
- whereby said panels may be positioned at predetermined spacings across the width of a shelf to define a series of parallel rows for containing products on the shelf arranged in separate rows.
A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the shelf having a plurality of spaced longitudinal wires extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf, a front support portion extending downwardly and rearwardly from each wire at the front end of the shelf, a rear support portion extending downwardly and forwardly from each wire at the rear end of the shelf, a plurality of spaced support members extending transversely across the lower surface of the shelf between the opposite side edges to form a series of intersections between each support member and the overlying wires, each support member being secured to the wires at the intersections;
- a plurality of divider panels each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals to form rows of predetermined width for holding rows of products to be displayed and dispensed on the shelf, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- the lower edge of each divider panel having a series of notches at predetermined spacings;
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- each divider panel being positioned between a predetermined pair of wires on the shelf with the lower edge extending down between the wires and the notches engaging over the respective support members, opposite ends of each divider panel engaging between said front and rear end support portions of said predetermined pair of wires, whereby the panels are held in a vertical orientation by said wires and front and rear end support portions.
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A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the shelf having a plurality of spaced longitudinal wires extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf, the wires being spaced at a predetermined wire spacing, and a plurality of spaced support members extending transversely across the lower surface of the shelf between the opposite side edges to form a series of intersections between each support member and the overlying wires, each support member being secured to the wires at the intersections;
- a plurality of divider panels of predetermined thickness each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals to form rows of predetermined width for holding rows of products to be displayed and dispensed on the shelf, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- the lower edge of each divider panel having a series of notches at predetermined spacings;
- each divider panel being positioned between a predetermined pair of wires on the shelf with the lower edge extending down between the wires and the notches engaging over the respective support members;
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- the wire spacing being twice the divider panel thickness.
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A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the shelf having a plurality of spaced longitudinal wires extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf, and a plurality of spaced support members extending transversely across the lower surface of the shelf between the opposite side edges to form a series of intersections between each support member and the overlying wires, each support member being secured to the wires at the intersections;
- a plurality of divider panels each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals to form rows of predetermined width for holding rows of products to be displayed and dispensed on the shelf, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- the lower edge of each divider panel having a series of notches at predetermined spacings;
- each divider panel being positioned between a predetermined pair of wires on the shelf with the lower edge extending down between the wires and the notches engaging over the respective support members;
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- each support member has an upper edge, and the upper edges of the support members are provided with a series of spaced notches, at least some of the notches in the support members engaging the notches in the lower edges of the respective divider panels where the divider panels cross over said support members.
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A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the shelf having a plurality of spaced longitudinal wires extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf, and a plurality of spaced support members extending transversely across the lower surface of the shelf between the opposite side edges to form a series of intersections between each support member and the overlying wires, each support member being secured to the wires at the intersections;
- a plurality of divider panels each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals to form rows of predetermined width for holding rows of products to be displayed and dispensed on the shelf, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- the lower edge of each divider panel having a series of notches at predetermined spacings;
- each divider panel being positioned between a predetermined pair of wires on the shelf with the lower edge extending down between the wires and the notches engaging over the respective support members;
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- a pair of outer side walls each secured to a respective outer side edge of the shelf, each outer side wall having a rear corner, and having an opening adjacent said rear corner for receiving a hook for suspending the rear end of the shelf from a respective rear support post.
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A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the shelf having a plurality of spaced longitudinal wires extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf, and a plurality of spaced support members extending transversely across the lower surface of the shelf between the opposite side edges to form a series of intersections between each support member and the overlying wires, each support member being secured to the wires at the intersections;
- a plurality of divider panels each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals to form rows of predetermined width for holding rows of products to be displayed and dispensed on the shelf, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- the lower edge of each divider panel having a series of notches at predetermined spacings;
- each divider panel being positioned between a predetermined pair of wires on the shelf with the lower edge extending down between the wires and the notches engaging over the respective support members;
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- the shelf having a first set of support members in a first plane and a second set of support members in a second plane spaced below the first plane, each divider panel having a first set of notches for engaging over said first set of support members and a second set of notches for engaging over said second set of support members.
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A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the upper surface of the shelf having a series of spaced openings across the width of the shelf, each opening extending along at least part of the length of the shelf;
- a plurality of divider panels each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals to form rows of predetermined width for holding rows of products to be displayed and dispensed on the shelf, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- the lower edge of each divider panel extending downwardly through the shelf through at least one of said openings;
- a pair of outer side walls each secured to a respective side edge of the shelf to form a row with a respective adjacent divider panel;
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- each outer side panel having an opening for receiving a hook for suspending the shelf from a respective support post.
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A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the upper surface of the shelf having a series of spaced openings across the width of the shelf, each opening extending along at least part of the length of the a plurality of divider panels each extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf at spaced intervals to form rows of predetermined width for holding rows of products to be displayed and dispensed on the shelf, each divider panel having an upper edge and a lower edge;
- the lower edge of each divider panel extending downwardly through the shelf through at least one of said openings;
- the shelf having a plurality of spaced, longitudinal wires extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf, and a plurality of spaced support members extending transversely across the lower surface of the shelf between the opposite side edges, the divider panels extending downwardly between adjacent wires and engaging over said support members;
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- each support member having an upper surface, the upper surface having a series of spaced notches for receiving the lower edge of respective divider panels extending downwardly between adjacent wires.
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A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across the shelf, the assembly comprising:
- a rectangular shelf having an upper surface for supporting products, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end, and opposite side edges;
- the shelf having a plurality of spaced longitudinal wires extending between the front and rear ends of the shelf, a plurality of spaced support members extending transversely across the lower surface of the shelf between the opposite side edges to form a series of intersections between each support member and the overlying wires, each support member being secured to the wires at the intersections, and each wire having at least one lower support portion extending downwardly from the wire and below the support members;
- the lower edge of each divider panel having a series of notches at predetermined spacings;
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- each divider panel being positioned between a predetermined pair of wires on the shelf with the lower edge extending down between the wires and the notches engaging over the respective support members, and being held between the lower support portions at a location spaced below the support members, whereby the panels are held in a vertical orientation by engagement of said panels between said wires and between said lower support members at a location spaced below said wires.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.