Shelving, shelf assembly and components thereof

• US 20030084827A1
• Filed: 12/10/2002
• Published: 05/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffery Nicholson, Ondrasik V. John
• Original Assignee: Jeffery Nicholson, Ondrasik V. John
• Inventors: Ondrasik, V. John, Nicholson, Jeffery
• Application Number:
  US10/316,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20030084827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/106
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/12 dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack A47F1/087 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0486 for charging, displaying or discharging the articles
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0031 made of tubes or wire
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0037 being rotatable or tiltable
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0056 made of tubes or wire
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/01 made of tubes or wire A47F5/0807 takes precedence foldable or adjustable A47F5/13
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/137 having wheels

Abstract

A shelving system includes components that are easily retrofit on existing shelves for improved product presentation, stocking and maintenance. The shelves may include adjustable product stops and dividers, and rollers for automatic advance of product.

Claims

1. A shelf assembly comprising:

a shelf having a plurality of wires for supporting product;

a front product stop having a front stop bar and first and second side elements extending rearwardly from the front stop bar, wherein each of the first and second side elements include shelf support elements extending at least partly forwardly; and

first and second front product stop support elements mounted to the shelf.

2. A shelf assembly comprising:

a shelf having a plurality of wires;

first and second supports supported by the shelf, wherein each of the first and second supports are removably supported by the shelf and include a plurality of receivers for receiving a support element for a product guide;

a product to guide positioned above the shelf and including at least one support element for engaging at least one of the plurality of receivers on the first support and wherein a least one support element extends at least partly forwardly for engaging the receiver.

3. A shelf and roller assembly, the assembly comprising:

a shelf having at least first and second side elements defining at least one longitudinally extending opening, wherein the first and second side elements include respective upper and lower surfaces;

a roller support for supporting at least two rollers and having a first roller support side having an inner side and an outer side, the outer side including at least one projection extending outwardly away from the roller support for contacting the lower surface of the first side element of the shelf, the roller support further including a first shelf contact surface for contacting the first side element of the shelf and a second shelf contact surface for contacting the second side element of the shelf and for preventing the roller support from passing completely through the opening; and

a first roller supported by the roller support and a second roller supported by the roller support.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the shelf contact surface is a flange that extends the length of the roller support.

5. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the projection extends the length of the roller support.

6. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the side elements are wires.

7. The assembly of claim 3 further comprising grooves in the bottom of the roller support.

8. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the rollers are supported below shelf contact surface.

9. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the rollers supported above the shelf contact surface.

10. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the rollers are grooved.

11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the grooved rollers are interleaved.

12. A roller assembly for a shelf, the assembly comprising:

a roller tray including at least one wall having an axle support wall and an outwardly projecting element for engaging a rail of a wire shelf;

a wall in the tray defining an opening in the at least one wall for accepting a wire support of a wire shelf; and

a roller having an axle resting in and supported by the axle support wall.

13. A roller assembly for a shelf, the assembly comprising:

a roller tray including at least one wall having an axle support wall and an outwardly projecting element for engaging a rail of a wire shelf;

a wall in the tray defining an opening in the at least one wall for accepting a wire support of a wire shelf; and

a roller having an axle resting in and supported by the axle support wall.

14. A shelf and product roller assembly, the assembly comprising:

a shelf having a first longitudinally wire and a first transversely extending wire; and

a roller assembly, including a first wall extending longitudinally and including an axle support wall, a roller having an axle resting in the axle support wall, the first wall including a projection for contacting the first longitudinally extending wire, the first wall further including a second receiving wall for receiving the transversely extending wire.

15. The assembly of claim 14 further comprising a plurality of rollers having respective axles and wherein the roller assembly includes a plurality of axle support walls for respective axles on the rollers.

16. The assembly of claim 15 further comprising a second longitudinally extending wall with axle support walls for respective axles and wherein there is at least one roller on opposite sides of the second receiving wall.

17. The assembly of claim 14 further comprising a second longitudinally extending wall and at least one projection for contacting the longitudinally extending wire and wherein the projections engage a lower surface of the wire and help to hold the assembly in stationary relative to the shelf.