A shelf divider system that includes a shelf base (12) defining a support for multiple products, which base has a front (16) and a rear (18) and multiple parallel elongate slots (50) in the base. The slots extend in a direction from front to rear in multiple sets (53) of at least two aligned slots.
A shelf divider system that includes a shelf base (12) defining a support for multiple products, which base has a front (16) and a rear (18) and multiple parallel elongate slots (50) in the base. The slots extend in a direction from front to rear in multiple sets (53) of at least two aligned slots. An upstanding transversely extending front stop (26) mounted to the base at the front has an upper edge (31) and at or adjacent the upper edge respective seats (46) associated with the sets of at least two aligned slots. A plurality of dividers (28) each have a bottom edge (36) with a more rearward rearwardly extending protrusion (42) and a more forward depending tab means (48), and a front edge (32) with an upper forwardly extending protrusion (44), whereby each divider is selectively releasably engageable with any of the sets of at least two aligned slots by locating the rearwardly extending protrusion under a rear edge of a rear slot and pivoting the divider downwardly to locate the tab means in a front slot and the forwardly extending protrusion in an associated seat on the front stop, whereupon the divider is not disengagable except by reversing the pivoting action.
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1. A shelf divider system comprising: a shelf base defining a support that includes an upper surface configured to receive multiple products thereon, which base has a front and a rear and multiple parallel elongate slots in the base defined by a multiplicity of spaced parallel ribs, which slots exte
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A shelf divider system comprising: a shelf base defining a support that includes an upper surface configured to receive multiple products thereon, which base has a front and a rear and multiple parallel elongate slots in the base defined by a multiplicity of spaced parallel ribs, which slots extend in a direction from front to rear in multiple sets of at least two aligned slots, the base having a forwardly outstanding integral formation at the front of the shelf base;an upstanding transversely extending front stop including a lower stop mount, the front stop mounted to the shelf base at said front by releasable engagement of the lower stop mount to the outstanding integral formation, the front stop having an upper edge and a plurality of notches formed in the upper edge, the respective notches associated with said sets of at least two aligned slots; anda plurality of dividers each having a bottom edge with a more rearward rearwardly extending protrusion and a more forward depending tab means having at least one lateral protrusion, and a front edge with an upper forwardly extending protrusion having a downturned or return portion;whereby each divider is selectively releasably engageable with any of said sets of at least two aligned slots by locating said rearwardly extending protrusion under a rear edge of a rear slot and pivoting the divider downwardly to locate the tab means in a front slot and the forwardly extending protrusion in an associated notch on the front stop firmly locating the front stop between the downturned or return portion and the front edge of the divider and locking the lateral protrusion under an adjacent rail when the divider is pushed down, whereupon the divider is not disengageable except by reversing said pivoting action; andwhereby the outstanding integral formation is configured to mount the front stop and permit a number of bases to be joined front to rear, the rear of a forward positioned base joining to the outstanding integral formation at the front of a rear positioned base, with the outstanding integral formation on the forward-most base engaging with the front stop. 2. A shelf divider system according to claim 1 wherein the shelf base is an integral slip mat wherein the multiplicity of spaced parallel ribs are aligned front to rear to provide a slip surface along which products may slide, which ribs define said elongate slots between them. 3. A shelf divider system according to claim 2 wherein said integral slip mat further has plural support beams below said slip surface extending transversely to and being integrally joined to said ribs, whereby to define said multiple sets of at least two aligned slots and wherein said rearwardly extending protrusion of each divider locates under a shoulder of a first support beam of said plural support beams. 4. A shelf divider system according to claim 3 wherein said integral slip mat further includes at least one transversely extending fracture line of reduced thickness segments adjacent respective first support beams of said plural support beams. 5. A shelf divider system according to claim 4 wherein said plurality of dividers includes dividers of different lengths to accommodate different depths of slip mats before and after fracture of the slip mat along the fracture line(s). 6. A shelf divider system according to claim 3 wherein said tab means include at least one slotted tab and said integral slip mat further includes formations on a second support beam of said plural support beams that deepen said slots adjacent the second support beam for firmly seating an at least one slotted tab about the second support beam. 7. A shelf divider system according to claim 6 wherein said integral slip mat further includes at least one transversely extending fracture line of reduced thickness segments adjacent respective first support beams of said plural support beams, and said dividers include dividers of different lengths to accommodate different depths of said slip mat before and after fracture of the slip mat along the or each said fracture line, and wherein said slip mat has plural second support beams to match different slotted tab locations on such dividers of different lengths. 8. A shelf divider system according to claim 2 wherein said upstanding transversely extending front stop is mounted to the slip mat by releasable slidable engagement with the outstanding integral formation at the front of the slip mat. 9. A shelf divider system according to claim 1 wherein each said divider is not slidable in said direction from front to rear or vice-versa when the tab means is located in the front slot and the forwardly extending protrusion is located in its associated notch on the front stop. 10. A shelf divider system according to claim 1 wherein each said divider is a flat panel. 11. A shelf divider system according to claim 1 wherein said rearwardly extending protrusion is of hook shaped form. 12. A shelving system including a shelf divider system therefor according to claim 1. 13. A shelving system according to claim 12 including a shelf that comprises the shelf base of the shelf divider system. 14. A shelving system according to claim 12 including a shelf for receiving the shelf base of the assembly, wherein the shelf base is an integral slip mat having a multiplicity of spaced parallel ribs aligned front to rear to provide a slip surface along which products may slide, which ribs define said elongate slots between them. 15. A shelf divider system according to claim 1, wherein said lateral protrusion is one of two lateral protrusions that engage under ribs on either side of the divider. 16. A shelf divider system according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of dividers includes a rear divider edge, the rear divider edge being positioned opposite the front edge of the divider and including an upper rear edge portion and a lower rear edge portion, wherein the upper rear edge portion is positioned forward relative to the lower edge portion for easing insertion of each of the plurality of dividers positioned proximate to a rear wall. 17. A shelf divider system according to claim 1, wherein the outstanding integral formation is positioned lower than the upper surface of the support, such that the outstanding integral formation, the lower stop mount, and the engagement therebetween are lower than the upper surface of the shelf base. 18. A shelf divider system comprising: a shelf base defining a support for multiple products which base has a front and a rear and multiple parallel elongate slots in the base, which slots extend in a direction from front to rear in multiple sets of at least two aligned slots, the base having an outstanding integral formation at the front of the shelf base;an upstanding transversely extending front stop mounted to the base at said front by releasable engagement with the outstanding integral formation, the front stop having an upper edge and at or adjacent the upper edge respective seats associated with said sets of at least two aligned slots; anda plurality of dividers each having a bottom edge with a more rearward rearwardly extending protrusion and a more forward depending tab means, and a front edge with an upper forwardly extending protrusion;whereby each divider is selectively releasably engageable with any of said sets of at least two aligned slots by locating said rearwardly extending protrusion under a rear edge of a rear slot and pivoting the divider downwardly to locate the tab means in a front slot and the forwardly extending protrusion in an associated seat on the front stop, whereupon the divider is not disengageable except by reversing said pivoting action, and wherein the tab means includes a protrusion which locks when the divider is pushed down; andwhereby the outstanding integral formation is configured to permit a number of bases to be joined front to rear, the rear of a forward positioned base joining to the outstanding integral formation at the front of a rear positioned base, with the outstanding integral formation on the forward-most base engaging with the front stop,wherein each of the plurality of dividers includes a rear divider edge, the rear divider edge being positioned opposite the front edge of the divider and including an upper rear edge portion and a lower rear edge portion, wherein the upper rear edge portion is positioned forward relative to the lower edge portion for easing insertion of each of the plurality of dividers positioned proximate to a rear wall, andwherein the seats on the upstanding transversely extending front stop comprise respective notches in the upper edge of the front stop.
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