Shelf unit for a retail store display fixture
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorsJason W. Johnson, Erin L. Zobel, Enzo Vardaro
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Abstract
A shelf unit includes a base frame having first and second shelf brackets, lengthwise supports extending from the first shelf bracket to the second shelf bracket and widthwise strips extending between the lengthwise supports. A plurality of shelf skins are spaced apart from each other and mounted to the base frame. Each shelf skin surrounds at least a portion of a top, a bottom and a front of the base frame so that a portion of each widthwise strip of the base frame is exposed between the shelf skins.
Claims19
A shelf unit comprising:
- a base frame including first and second shelf brackets, lengthwise supports extending from the first shelf bracket to the second shelf bracket and widthwise strips extending between the lengthwise supports;
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- a plurality of shelf skins spaced apart from each other and mounted to the base frame, each shelf skin surrounding at least a portion of a top, a bottom and a front of the base frame so that a portion of each widthwise strip of the base frame is exposed between the shelf skins.
A shelf unit that mounts to uprights in a gondola display fixture, the shelf unit comprising:
- a plurality of display platforms wrapped around at least a portion of a top, a bottom and a front of a base frame mounted to the uprights of the gondola display fixture with first and second shelf brackets, the plurality of display platforms being spaced apart from each other;
- wherein the plurality of display platforms include top surfaces located a distance above the top of the base frame, the top surfaces being in alignment with each other;
- wherein the plurality of display platforms include bottom surfaces located a distance below the bottom of the base frame, the bottom surfaces being in alignment with each other;
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- wherein each display platform includes a channel that couples to bottom members of each display platform and houses a light fixture that includes a plurality of downward oriented lights.
A shelf unit comprising:
- a base frame including first and second shelf brackets, lengthwise supports extending from the first shelf bracket to the second shelf bracket and widthwise plates extending between the lengthwise supports;
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- a plurality of display platforms spaced apart from each other and wrapped around at least a portion of a top, a bottom and a front of the base frame, wherein exterior top surfaces and exterior bottom surfaces of each of the display platforms are in alignment with each other so that the display platforms appear to be multiple floating shelves mounted separately from each other, but are all mounted together using the first and second shelf brackets located on the base frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.