An inventory system for wire shelving is provided which includes a pivoting divider unit that subdivides individual bins of a shelving system into front and rear sections accessed through an open front side of the bin. The divider unit hinges between an upright position and a forwardly-lowered posit
An inventory system for wire shelving is provided which includes a pivoting divider unit that subdivides individual bins of a shelving system into front and rear sections accessed through an open front side of the bin. The divider unit hinges between an upright position and a forwardly-lowered position. When fully stocked, the bin includes articles which are located in both the forward and rearward bin sections with the divider unit oriented in the upright position between adjacent articles. As articles are removed from the front bin section, eventually the divider unit is exposed. The divider unit is then manually tilted forwardly or lowered to allow continued removal of articles from the rear bin section. This lowered orientation of the divider unit indicates that the front bin section is now empty and restocking is due. The divider unit rotatably engages with the wire shelving and includes hinge clips which releasably lock the divider unit in the upright orientation.
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1. In an inventory system for a shelving system which comprises a plurality of storage bins defined by shelf walls, comprising the improvement wherein said inventory system includes a pivotable divider unit in each of said bins which subdivides each of said bins into first and second bin sections, s
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In an inventory system for a shelving system which comprises a plurality of storage bins defined by shelf walls, comprising the improvement wherein said inventory system includes a pivotable divider unit in each of said bins which subdivides each of said bins into first and second bin sections, said divider unit being pivotable between a first position transverse to a shelf wall and sandwiched between articles removably stored within said bin, and a second position overlying said shelf wall when exposed by removal of selected articles from said bin, wherein said divider unit in said second position is exposed through an open side of said bin to provide an indication that said bin is in need of restocking, said divider unit including at least one hinge clip having an upper slot for receiving a divider panel, an engagement portion that comprises two generally vertical sides that are generally parallel to each other, wherein a lower slot is defined between the two sides of the engagement portion and said lower slot receives said shelf wall so as to hingedly mount said divider unit to said shelf wall and defines a pivot axis about which said divider unit rotates between said first and second positions, said hinge clip including a releasable locking member that is spaced from said engagement portion, wherein the releasable locking member engages said shelf wall to positively maintain said divider unit in said first position while allowing for disengagement by an individual manually pulling said divider unit from said first position to said second position. 2. The inventory system according to claim 1, wherein said locking member is resiliently deflectable and includes a locking portion that engages an adjacent section of said shelf wall. 3. The inventory system according to claim 2, wherein said divider unit is mountable to a wire-type shelving unit wherein said shelf walls are formed of a rigid wire mesh material. 4. The inventory system according to claim 3, wherein said wire mesh is defined by lateral wire sections joined together in a mesh pattern, said hinge clip being hingedly mounted to a first one of said lateral wire sections and said locking member releasably engaging a second one of said lateral wire sections. 5. The inventory system according to claim 4, wherein said locking member is resiliently deflectable and includes a locking portion that engages said second one of said lateral wire sections. 6. The inventory system according to claim 1, wherein said hinge clip is oriented so that said pivot axis is horizontal and said first and second positions correspond to upright and lowered positions. 7. The inventory system according to claim 1, wherein said divider unit mounts to a bottom one of said shelf walls, said bottom wall being formed of a wire mesh comprising a plurality of parallel lateral wire sections, which run parallel to a front edge of said bins and which are rigidly joined together with parallel main wire sections that run in a front to back direction of said bin, said wire mesh defining rectangular open spaces and said hinge clip being mounted to a first one of said wire sections and said locking member releasably engaging a second one of said wire sections. 8. The inventory system according to claim 7, wherein said first and second bin sections are oriented as front and rear bin sections accessed through an open front side of said bin. 9. The inventory system according to claim 1, wherein said divider unit lies adjacent a front edge of a bin opening when in said second position, said divider unit including an indicator which is adjacent to and exposed from said front edge. 10. The inventory system according to claim 9, wherein said hinge clip includes a stop on said locking member which defines said first position. 11. An inventory system for a wire shelving system which comprises a plurality of storage bins defined by shelf walls, said inventory system comprising one or more divider units pivotally mountable within a bin to subdivide each bin into first and second bin sections, wherein said divider unit is pivotable between first and second positions, each of said divider units comprising: a panel unit having a bottom panel edge and a free edge spaced therefrom, said free edge being exposed when said divider unit is in said second position; andone or more hinge clips removably mounted to said bottom panel edge, each of said hinge clips including an engagement portion which includes two generally vertical sides that are generally parallel to each other, wherein a mounting slot is defined between the two sides of the engagement portion and said mounting slot receives a wire section of a shelf wall, said engagement portion being rotatable about a first wire section to define a pivot axis about which said panel unit rotates between said first and second positions, said hinge clip including a generally arcuate releasable locking member, which engages with a second wire section spaced from said mounting slot to positively maintain said divider unit in said first position while allowing for disengagement from said first position by an individual manually pulling said divider unit from said first position to said second position. 12. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein said locking member is resiliently deflectable and includes a locking portion that engages the second wire section. 13. The inventory system according to claim 12, wherein said hinge clip includes a stop on said locking member which defines said first position. 14. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein said panel unit has a plate shape and includes a depending display panel on said free edge portion. 15. The inventory system according to claim 14, wherein said display panel including an indicator which indicates a type of article being stored in a respective said bin. 16. The inventory system according to claim 15, wherein said indicator is oriented to face forwardly and be exposed when in said second position to provide a cue for restocking of articles within a bin. 17. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein each said hinge clip is removably engaged with said panel unit through a snap locking engagement to provide for tool free mounting of each said hinge clip to said bottom panel edge. 18. The inventory system according to claim 17, wherein said panel unit including a lock formation for each said hinge clip which is formed as a connector slot engaged by a complementary formation on said hinge clip. 19. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein said engagement portion comprises a pair of resiliently deflectable connector jaws which define said mounting slot and have inclined camming surfaces which spread said jaws when pressed against a wire section which seats therein, wherein inside surfaces of said jaws include arcuate seats which receive and seat on an outside surface of a first wire section, said locking member being resiliently deflectable and including a locking formation that engages a second wire section spaced from a first wire section seated in said slot. 20. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein said engagement portion comprises a mounting slot that receives a wire section therein.
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