SPACE SAVING MANUAL SHELF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A bottom supporting shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products, 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 base substantially corresponding in length to a depth of a shelf where the base is adapted to rest on the shelf and to support the at least one row of products,a perpendicular side divider approximately the same length as the base where the side divider is removeably attached to the side edge of the base and where the coupling of the side divider and base locks the side divider and base in a fixed lateral position but enables the side divider to slide forward and backward along the length of the base while the base remains stationary,a backstop attached to the rear of the side divider and protruding laterally across the base which is configured, when the side divider is drawn forward, to make contact with a rearmost product resting on the base and will push the rearmost product and any other products on the base forward in sympathy to the forward movement of the side divider, andat least one of a front catch coupled to the base and configured to engage a front edge of the shelf preventing unwanted rearward movement of the base, and a rear catch configured to engage a rear edge of the shelf preventing unwanted forward movement of the base.
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Abstract
A manual, bottom supporting, shelf allocation and management system allocates shelf space among rows of products and moves products toward the shelf front and includes a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units. Each unit includes a base and at least one removably attached side divider wherein at least one row of products may be positioned on the base immediately adjacent the side divider. Each unit is a modular tray which may be, while filled with at least a single row of products, lifted clear of the shelf and moved to another shelf location. The base and side divider are coupled to allow the side divider to move forward and backward relative to the base. A backstop is attached to the rear of the side divider so that the products may be moved towards the shelf front when the side divider is drawn forward relative to the stationary base.
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20 Claims
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1. A bottom supporting shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products, the system comprises:
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a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes; a base substantially corresponding in length to a depth of a shelf where the base is adapted to rest on the shelf and to support the at least one row of products, a perpendicular side divider approximately the same length as the base where the side divider is removeably attached to the side edge of the base and where the coupling of the side divider and base locks the side divider and base in a fixed lateral position but enables the side divider to slide forward and backward along the length of the base while the base remains stationary, a backstop attached to the rear of the side divider and protruding laterally across the base which is configured, when the side divider is drawn forward, to make contact with a rearmost product resting on the base and will push the rearmost product and any other products on the base forward in sympathy to the forward movement of the side divider, and at least one of a front catch coupled to the base and configured to engage a front edge of the shelf preventing unwanted rearward movement of the base, and a rear catch configured to engage a rear edge of the shelf preventing unwanted forward movement of the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A bottom supporting shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products, the system comprises:
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a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes; a base substantially corresponding in length to a depth of the shelf where the base is adapted to rest on the shelf and to support the at least one row of products, with a product supporting surface of each base which is inclined in a lateral direction and towards the divider of the shelf management unit; a perpendicular side divider approximately the same length as the base where the side divider is removeably attached to the side edge of the base and where the coupling of the side divider and base locks the side divider and base in a fixed lateral position but enables the side divider to slide forward and backward along the length of the base while the base remains stationary, wherein the side divider includes a side divider stop that prevents the front of the side divider from traveling rearward of the front of the base; and a backstop attached to the rear of the side divider and protruding laterally across the base which is configured, when the side divider is drawn forward, to make contact with a rearmost product resting on the base and will push the rearmost product and any other products on the base forward in sympathy to the forward movement of the side divider. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bottom supporting shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products, the system comprises:
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a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes; a base substantially corresponding in length to a depth of the shelf where the base is adapted to rest on the shelf and to support the at least one row of products, wherein the base is formed as a two-piece base that may be lengthened or shortened by changing the position of the two base components relative to one another, a perpendicular side divider approximately the same length as the base where the side divider is removeably attached to the side edge of the base and where the coupling of the side divider and base locks the side divider and base in a fixed lateral position but enables the side divider to slide forward and backward along the length of the base while the base remains stationary, and a backstop attached to the rear of the side divider and protruding laterally across the base which is configured, when the side divider is drawn forward, to make contact with a rearmost product resting on the base and will push the rearmost product and any other products on the base forward in sympathy to the forward movement of the side divider. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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