SHELF DIVIDER

• US 3,780,876 A
• Filed: 01/18/1972
• Issued: 12/25/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Borroughs Manufacturing Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bobby L. Elkins
• Inventors: Elkins, Bobby L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Frazier, Roy D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stroup, Richard L.
• Application Number:
  US05/221,460
• Time in Patent Office: 707 Days
• Field of Search: 211/184 40/17,16,358 108/60,61 220/22.1,22.2 312/234,234.1,234.4,234.5
• US Class Current: 211/184
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/005 Partitions therefore horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90

Abstract

An adjustable shelf divider for shelving that includes a downwardly extending leg portion and return flange that wraps around the forward edge of a shelf and a downwardly extending leg portion and an offset irregularity thereon that engages over and pushes against the rearward edge of a shelf whereby the shelf divider is held firmly on a shelf.

Claims

1. A shelf divider comprising:

a base portion for overlying the upper surface of a shelf, said base portion having front and rear ends;

a divider portion projecting transversely from said base portion and extending between the front and rear ends of said base portion;

a first shelf engaging portion projecting from said front end of said base portion in the opposite direction from said divider portion, said first shelf engaging portion including a first leg portion depending from said front end for overlying the front edge of a shelf and a return flange on the free end of said first leg portion for projecting beneath the front edge of such shelf;

a plurality of hooked portions struck integrally from said leg portion and arranged in vertical opposed relationship to define a slot for receiving a label;

second shelf engaging means projecting from said rear end in the opposite direction from said divider portion, said second shelf engaging means including a second leg portion for overlying the rear edge of the shelf, and integral detent means on the free end of said second leg portion for resiliently projecting beneath the rear edge of the shelf.

2. A divider as claimed in claim 1 wherein said detent means comprises a V-shaped indentation formed integrally on the free end of said second leg portion.