BASE AND DIVIDER ASSEMBLY

• US 20130270204A1
• Filed: 04/12/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fasteners for Retail Incorporated (FFR DSI Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fasteners for Retail Incorporated (FFR DSI Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bird, Gregory M., Mueller, Paul, Szpak, Gerald Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 8,752,717 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/59.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/04 Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles , e.g. by means of gravity or springs
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/125 with an article-pushing device
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/005 Partitions therefore horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90

Abstract

A base and divider assembly includes an elongated base portion and an elongated divider portion which is adapted to be selectively coupled to the base portion. The divider portion includes a plurality of spaced first connection elements extending along a longitudinal axis of the divider portion, and the base portion includes a plurality of spaced second connection elements extending along a longitudinal axis of the base portion. The first and second connection elements are adapted to cooperate so that the divided portion can be selectively mounted to the base portion.

Claims

1. A base and divider assembly comprising:

a base portion;

a divider portion that protrudes from the base portion, and

wherein the divider portion includes a first connection element and the base portion includes a second connection element which selectively cooperates with first connection element so that the divider portion can be selectively mounted to the base portion.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein a pusher track is defined on the base portion and a pusher is mounted to the pusher track.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the divider portion is disposed adjacent a side edge of the base portion.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first connection element comprises a protrusion.

5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the second connection element comprises a slot into which said protrusion is adapted to extend.

6. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the protrusion comprises a proximal section having a first thickness and a distal section having a second thickness which is greater than said first thickness.

7. The assembly of claim 4 wherein a plurality of protrusions of the divider portion extend into respective ones of a plurality of slots in the base portion.

8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein the plurality of slots extend along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base portion.

9. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the protrusion snap fits into the slot.

10. A base and divider assembly comprising:

an elongated base portion;

an elongated divider portion adapted to be selectively coupled to the base portion; and

wherein the divider portion includes a plurality of spaced first connection elements extending along a longitudinal axis of the divider portion and the base portion includes a plurality of spaced second connection elements extending along a longitudinal axis of the base portion, wherein the first and second connection elements are adapted to cooperate so that the divider portion can be selectively mounted to the base portion.

11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein a pusher track is defined on the base portion and a pusher is mounted to the pusher track.

12. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the divider portion is disposed adjacent a side edge of the base portion.

13. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the first connection element comprises a protrusion.

14. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the second connection element comprises a slot into which said protrusion is adapted to extend.

15. The assembly of claim 14 wherein the protrusion comprises a proximal section having a first thickness and a distal section having a second thickness which is greater than the first thickness.

16. The assembly of claim 15 wherein the slot comprises a proximal section having a first width and a distal section having a second width which is greater than the first width.

17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the protrusion snap fits into the slot.

18. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the base portion includes a front lip adapted to contact a portion of an associated rail when the base portion is mounted to the associated rail.

19. The assembly of claim 18 wherein the front lip is resiliently mounted to a remainder of the base portion.

20. The assembly of claim 18 further including a recess disposed in the front lip for accommodating a digit of a person installing the base portion on the associated rail.