SEPARATOR PANEL HOLDER FOR DISPLAY SHELVES

• US 3,868,021 A
• Filed: 10/09/1973
• Issued: 02/25/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Wilhelm Heinrich
• Original Assignee: Wilhelm Heinrich
• Inventors: Heinrich, Wilhelm
• Primary Examiner(s): Griffin, Donald A.
• Application Number:
  US05/404,249
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 211/184,43 312/140.3 108/61 16/93D,94D
• US Class Current: 211/184
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 57/585 with connection means slidable in a rail
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 15/0682 on sliding blocks
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/614 Anti-derailing means
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furnitures, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

An improved panel support for use in partitioning display shelves which is positionable at any location along the length of the shelf without the necessity of having a supporting structure at the front edge of the shelf comprising a slotted L-shaped holder employing a bifurcated cam-shaped protrusion which is grasped by a correspondingly profiled clamping strip mounted on the shelf along which the holder may be moved.

Claims

1. A clamping means for detachably mounting and holding partition panels on a shelf comprising:

an L-shaped clamping member grooved along its length to provide a pair of parallelly arranged spaced legs for receiving therebetween a partition panel, a clamping means arranged at the outside peripheral corner of the intersection of the legs for detachably fitting into a clamping strip, and a clamping strip comprising an elongated channel for positioning laterally of the longitudinal axis of said L-shaped clamping member, said clamping means being insertable into said channel for detachable connection therewith, said clamping strip comprising a right angular configuration presenting its channel along the outer surface along one edge thereof and a flat planar surface along the other edge, said right angular configuration fitting over the top edge of the shelf being partitioned.

2. The clamping means set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said clamping means comprises a pair of spaced fingers yieldingly distortable when detachably fitted into said channel for firmly gripping the inside walls of said channel.

3. The clamping means set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said clamping means comprises a pair of spaced cam surfaces protruding from the periphery of said L-shaped clamping member which yieldingly distort when they are pushed into said channel to frictionally engage the inner walls of said channel to hold said L-shaped member in a given position on said clamping means.

4. The clamping means set forth in claim 3 wherein:

the side walls of the cavity of said channel have a profile similar to the profile of said cam surfaces of said clamping means.

5. The clamping means set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said clamping means is formed of a resilient material.

6. The clamping means set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said clamping means is formed of a resilient plastic.

7. The clamping means set forth in claim 1 wherein:

the groove between said spaced leg members of said L-shaped clamping member is formed to wedgingly receive the partition panel therebetween for firmly holding it in place.