IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0263853
(2002-10-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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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 appa
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.
대표청구항
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1. 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 plu
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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. 2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the majority of the notches are of a predetermined width, and at least one notch has a width greater than said predetermined width. 3. 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; andeach 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. 4. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein each divider panel is of predetermined thickness and the wires are positioned at a predetermined wire spacing greater than the divider panel thickness. 5. The assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the divider panel thickness is in the of 0.05 to 0.15 inches, and the wire spacing is in the range of 0.10 to 0.25 inches. 6. The assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the divider panel thickness is approximately 0.065 inches and the wire spacing is approximately 0.13 inches. 7. The assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the panels have end portions of a second, greater thickness than said predetermined thickness. 8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein said second thickness is approximately twice said predetermined thickness. 9. The shelf assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the lower edge of each divider panel has series of spaced notches of predetermined width for engaging over said support members, adjacent notches being spaced apart by a predetermined spacing, said predetermined spacing being greater than the width of said notches. 10. The shelf assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said notches include a plurality of notches of a first width and at least one notch of a second width greater than said first width. 11. The shelf assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the support members are spaced apart by a first spacing and at least some of said notches comprise a set of notches spaced apart by a spacing equal to said first spacing. 12. The shelf assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein each divider panel has opposite first and second ends, and includes additional notches positioned between at least some of said set of notches, whereby each divider panel may be positioned on the shelf in either direction relative to the front and rear ends of the shelf. 13. 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; andthe wire spacing being twice the divider panel thickness. 14. 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; andeach 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. 15. The assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the notches in the support members are of predetermined width slightly greater than the thickness of a divider panel, and comprise means for orienting the divider panels in a generally upright orientation. 16. A shelf assembly for supporting products arranged in adjacent rows across th e 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; anda 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. 17. The assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein the opening has a series of indents for selectively receiving the hook end in order to adjust the height of the rear end of the shelf. 18. The assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein the opening is generally E-shaped. 19. 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; andthe 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. 20. The assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein said second set of support members comprise at least one cross bar at each end of the shelf, and each divider panel has a notch of a first, reduced height adjacent each end for engagement over said cross bars, the first set of notches having a second height greater than said first height for engaging over said first set of support members in said first plane spaced above said second plane. 21. The assembly as claimed in claim 20, wherein the shelf has a downwardly and rearwardly extending portion at its front end and a downwardly and forwardly extending portion at its rear end, and the cross bars extend across the end of each downwardly extending portion. 22. The assembly as claimed in claim 21, wh erein said downwardly extending portions are formed by bending said wires downwardly and inwardly at the front and rear end of the shelf. 23. The assembly as claimed in claim 22, wherein said wires each have a bend at the front and rear end of the shelf, and a support bar extends across said wires at said bend on top of said shelf. 24. The assembly as claimed in claim 22, wherein said downwardly extending portions comprise a downwardly and rearwardly inclined portion of each wire at the front end of the shelf and a downwardly and forwardly inclined portion at the rear end of the shelf. 25. The assembly as claimed in claim 22, wherein said wires each have a first perpendicular bend directing said wire downwardly and a second perpendicular bend directing said wire inwardly under the shelf at each end of the shelf. 26. 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; andeach outer side panel having an opening for receiving a hook for suspending the shelf from a respective support post. 27. The assembly as claimed in claim 26, wherein the opening has a series of indents for selectively receiving the hook end in order to adjust the height of the rear end of the shelf. 28. The assembly as claimed in claim 27, wherein the opening is generally E-shaped. 29. 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; andeach 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. 30. The assembly as claimed in claim 29, including 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. 31. 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; andeach 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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