SPACE SAVING MANUAL SHELF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A manual open bottom shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf, the system comprises:
- a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includesa front adapted to be in front of the rows of products near a front edge of the shelf,a backstop spaced from the front adapted to be positioned behind the at least one row of products associated with the unit,a pair of side dividers extending away from the front to the backstop defining an open bottom adjacent the shelf, wherein the at least one row of products associated with the unit may be positioned on the shelf between the side dividers, and wherein each unit is manually movable in a direction extending between the front and the back of the shelf substantially perpendicular to the lateral length of the shelf whereby each unit is adapted to advance the at least one row of products associated with the unit toward the front of the shelf, and wherein the side dividers provide for substantive lateral support for the products adjacent the dividers, at least when a side divider is coupled with a side divider of an adjacent unit.
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Abstract
A manual open bottom shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf includes a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units. Each unit includes a pair of side dividers extending away from a front to a backstop defining an open bottom, wherein at least one row of products may be positioned on the shelf between the side dividers and wherein the side dividers provide for substantive lateral support for the product. Each unit is manually movable between the front and the back of the shelf and is adapted to advance at least one row of products toward the front of the shelf. The side dividers of two adjacent units may be in vertical alignment with one another.
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20 Claims
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1. A manual open bottom shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf, the system comprises:
a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes a front adapted to be in front of the rows of products near a front edge of the shelf, a backstop spaced from the front adapted to be positioned behind the at least one row of products associated with the unit, a pair of side dividers extending away from the front to the backstop defining an open bottom adjacent the shelf, wherein the at least one row of products associated with the unit may be positioned on the shelf between the side dividers, and wherein each unit is manually movable in a direction extending between the front and the back of the shelf substantially perpendicular to the lateral length of the shelf whereby each unit is adapted to advance the at least one row of products associated with the unit toward the front of the shelf, and wherein the side dividers provide for substantive lateral support for the products adjacent the dividers, at least when a side divider is coupled with a side divider of an adjacent unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A manual open bottom shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf, the system comprises:
a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes a front adapted to be in front of the at least one row of products associated with the unit and near a front edge of the shelf, a backstop spaced from the front adapted to be positioned behind the at least one row of products associated with the unit, a pair of side dividers extending away from the front to the backstop defining an open bottom adjacent the shelf, wherein the at least one row of products associated with the unit may be positioned on the shelf between the side dividers, and wherein each unit is manually movable in a direction extending substantially between the front and the back of the shelf substantially perpendicular to the lateral length of the shelf whereby each unit is adapted to advance the at least one row of products associated with the unit toward the front of the shelf, and a width adjusting mechanism allowing the spacing between the pair of side dividers to be adjusted to accommodate the width of the products, wherein the width adjustment mechanism will secure the side dividers in a plurality of selected relative positions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A manual open bottom shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf, the system comprises:
a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, wherein each unit is associated with a plurality of rows of products and each unit includes a front adapted to be in front of the rows of products associated with the unit near a front edge of the shelf, a backstop spaced from the front adapted to be positioned behind the rows of products associated with the unit, a pair of side dividers extending away from the front to the backstop defining an open bottom adjacent the shelf, wherein a plurality of rows of products associated with the unit may be positioned on the shelf between the side dividers, and wherein each unit is manually movable in a direction extending between the front and the back of the shelf whereby the unit is adapted to advance the plurality of rows of products between the side dividers toward the front of the shelf, and at least one middle divider laterally spaced from the side dividers and extending away from the front to the backstop between the rows of products. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf comprises:
a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes a backstop adapted to be positioned behind at least the row of products associated with the unit, wherein each backstop is movable to advance at least one row of products associated with the unit toward the front of the shelf, and a pair of side dividers extending along the sides of the at least one row of products associated with the unit, wherein at least one row of products associated with the unit may be positioned on the shelf between the side dividers, and wherein the side dividers provide for substantive lateral support for the products adjacent the dividers, wherein the side dividers of two adjacent units are in vertical alignment with one another such that the spaces between the side dividers of adjacent units which accommodate the rows of products associated with those units are separated by a distance equal to the thickness of only one side divider.
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