One piece shelf extender

• US 4,606,280 A
• Filed: 08/12/1985
• Issued: 08/19/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brent Poulton
• Original Assignee: Brent Poulton
• Inventors: Garfinkle, Benjamin L., Poulton, Brent
• Primary Examiner(s): Lyddane, William E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US06/764,563
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 108/97, 108/65, 108/67, 108/69, 108/90, 108/152, 312/234.4, 312/281, 248/225.1, 248/221.4, 211/86, 211/90
• US Class Current: 108/97
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0038 Brackets having a pincer shape supporting a cantilever shelf
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0068 Shelf extensions, e.g. fixed on price rail
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/20 for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/201 Enclosures enveloping completely the labels G09F3/203 - G09F3/207 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/204 specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like

Abstract

A unitary, one-piece shelf extender is provided which can conveniently be extruded. The shelf extender includes means for clipping onto a price or display tag holder on the leading edge of a shelf. The shelf extender includes a separate tag holder on its forward edge.

Claims

1. Shelf extender means for attachment to a shelf having a top surface extending forward to a leading edge and a forwardly facing channel along the leading edge which includes at least two parallel inwardly turning lips, the shelf extender comprising:

a generally rectangular plate having forward and rear parallel edges along two sides of the rectangle and first and second side edges along the other two sides of the rectangle and having a relatively flat upper surface for supporting objects when the shelf extender is in place on a shelf, the lower surface of said plate including first and second ribs projecting from said lower surface extending parallel to said forward and rear edges between said first and second edges, said first rib being closest to said forward edge and extending angularly from said lower surface toward said rear edge and said second rib extending from said lower surface a distance shorter than said first rib, said first rib terminating in a first lip projecting generally toward said forward edge and said second rib terminating in a second lip projecting generally toward said rear edge such that said first and second lips will cooperatively engage the inwardly turning lips of the forwardly facing channel on a shelf and the portion of said plate between said second rib and said rear edge rests on the top surface of a shelf when the shelf extender means is attached to a shelf.

2. Shelf extender means as in claim 1 including tag holder means along said forward edge of said plate for holding display tags.

3. Shelf extender means as in claim 2 in which said tag holder means includes a ridge on said forward edge extending above said upper surface and below said lower surface between said first and second side edges of said plate.

4. Shelf extender means as in claim 1 in which said shelf extender means is of unitary construction formed of a continuous piece of extrudable material.

5. Shelf extender means as in claim 4 in which cross sections taken along lines running perpendicular to said forward and rear edges are identical for each such cross section of said shelf extender means, thereby permitting extrusion of said shelf extender means.

6. Shelf extender means as in claim 1 in which said first rib is approximately midway between said forward and rear edges of said plate.

7. Shelf extender means as in claim 1 in which said upper surface tapers toward said lower surface near said rear edge of said plate.

8. Shelf extender means for attachment to a shelf having a top surface extending forward to a leading edge and a forwardly facing channel along the leading edge which includes at least two parallel inwardly turning lips, said shelf extender means comprising:

a generally rectangular plate having forward and rear parallel edges along two sides of the rectangle and first and second side edges along the other two sides of the rectangle and having a relatively flat upper surface for supporting objects when the shelf extender means is in place on a shelf, the lower surface of said plate including first and second ribs projecting from said lower surface extending parallel to said forward and rear edges between said first and second edges, said first rib being closest to said forward edge and extending angularly from said lower surface toward said rear edge and said second rib extending from said lower surface a distance shorter than said first rib, said first rib terminating in a first lip projecting generally toward said forward edge and said second rib terminating in a second lip projecting generally toward said rear edge, said shelf extender means being of unitary construction formed of a continuous piece of extrudable material and having identical cross sections everywhere taken along lines running perpendicular to said forward and rear edges to facilitate extrusion, said shelf extender means being installed on a shelf by said first and second lips cooperatively engaging the inwardly turning lips of the forwardly facing channel on a shelf with the portion of said plate between said second rib and said rear edge resting on the top surface of the shelf.

9. Shelf extender means as in claim 8 including tag holder means along said forward edge for holding display tags, said tag holder means being unitary with the rest of said shelf extender means.

10. Shelf extender means as in claim 9 in which said tag holder means includes a concavity opening outwardly from said forward edge to receive display tags thereon.

11. Shelf extender means as in claim 8 in which said first rib is approximately midway between said forward and rear edges of said plate.

12. Shelf extender means as in claim 8 in which said upper surface tapers toward said lower surface near said rear edge of said plate.

13. Shelf extender means as in claim 8 in which said shelf extender means is formed of a unitary piece of plastic.