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 moveable relative to the shelf and associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includesa backstop adapted to be at the rear of the at least one row of products near a rear edge of the shelf,a pair of side dividers providing lateral support to at least one row of products and extending away from 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 the backstop and pair of side dividers of each unit are manually movable together as an integral unit 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 one side divider of each of two adjacent units are in vertical alignment with one another such that a distance equal to the thickness of only one side divider is between the product rows adjacent each vertically aligned side divider.
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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 shelf front includes a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units. Each unit includes a pair of side dividers extending away from a backstop defining an open bottom, wherein at least one row of products may be positioned on the shelf between and laterally supported by the side dividers. Each unit is manually movable to advance products toward the front of the shelf. The side dividers of two adjacent units may be in vertical alignment with one another. A shelf ready packaging unit incorporates a row of products and a shelf allocation and management system and packaging material coupling the shelf allocating and managing unit and the at least one row of products together at least for shipping and stocking.
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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 moveable relative to the shelf and associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes a backstop adapted to be at the rear of the at least one row of products near a rear edge of the shelf, a pair of side dividers providing lateral support to at least one row of products and extending away from 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 the backstop and pair of side dividers of each unit are manually movable together as an integral unit 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 one side divider of each of two adjacent units are in vertical alignment with one another such that a distance equal to the thickness of only one side divider is between the product rows adjacent each vertically aligned side divider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A shelf ready packaging unit comprising:
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At least one row of products; A manual open bottom shelf allocating and managing unit associated with the at least one row of products for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf after the row of products has been placed upon a shelf; and Packaging material coupling the shelf allocating and managing unit and the at least one row of products together at least for shipping and stocking. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 backstop adapted to be at the rear of the at least one row of products near a rear edge of the shelf, a pair of side dividers extending away from 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 immediately adjacent the side dividers, and wherein the side dividers and backstop of each unit is manually movable as an integrated unit 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 provides for substantive lateral support for the products adjacent the divider when a side divider is coupled with a side divider of an adjacent unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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