Shelf divider assembly

• US 4,615,276 A
• Filed: 09/16/1985
• Issued: 10/07/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aram G. Garabedian
• Original Assignee: Aram G. Garabedian
• Inventors: Garabedian, Aram G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lyddane, William E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US06/776,492
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 108/61, 108/27, 108/902, 108/60, 211/184, 312/140.1, 312/140.4, 312/140.3, 312/234.4, 312/234, 312/234.1, 312/234.2, 312/234.3, 312/234.5
• US Class Current: 108/61
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/005 Partitions therefore horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90

Abstract

A shelf divider assembly is disclosed and comprises a bracket which is securable on the forward edge portion of a shelf, an elongated shelf divider element, and a foot element which is attached to an end of the shelf divider element and is snap receivable in a rearwardly facing channel in the bracket for securing the shelf divider element to the bracket. The assembly is constructed so that when the bracket is secured to the forward edge portion of a shelf, the shelf divider element extends rearwardly across the shelf for dividing it into a plurality of discrete shelf sections and the foot element is longitudinally repositionable in the channel in the bracket for adjusting the position of the shelf divider element on the shelf.

Claims

1. A shelf divider assembly comprising:

a. an elongated bracket having a longitudinally extending channel formed therein, said bracket having elongated longitudinally extending upper and lower jaws thereon defining a reduced mouth of said channel, said bracket being securable to the forward edge portion of a shelf so that it extends longitudinally therealong and so that said channel faces rearwardly across the upper surface of said shelf;

b. a shelf divider element receivable on the upper surface of said shelf; and

c. a foot element attached to said shelf divider element and detachably receivable in engagement in said channel for securing said shelf divider element to said bracket so that when said bracket is secured to said shelf forward edge portion, said shelf divider element extends a distance substantially rearwardly across the upper surface of said shelf, said foot element comprising a body portion extending diagonally forwardly and upwardly from said shelf divider element and a stop element on the upper side of said foot element adjacent said shelf divider element, said body portion having a slot formed therein on the lower side thereof adjacent said shelf divider element and substantially opposite from said stop element, said slot extending across said body portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to said shelf divider element, said foot element being receivable in a locked position in said channel wherein said lower jaw is received in said slot and said body portion extends diagonally forwardly and upwardly in said channel and engages the upper wall thereof, said foot element being receivable in said locked position by passing said body portion forwardly between said jaws until said stop element engages said bracket adjacent said upper jaw and then pivoting said shelf divider element downwardly while maintaining said stop element in engagement with said bracket until said lower jaw is received in said slot.

2. In the shelf divider assembly of claim 1, said foot element being snap receivable in said locked position.

3. The shelf divider assembly of claim 1 further comprising means for detachably receiving a plurality of labels on said bracket so that said labels face outwardly from said shelf for displaying said labels when said bracket is secured to said shelf.

4. In the shelf divider assembly of claim 3, said means for receiving labels further characterized as comprising a pair of spaced track elements on said bracket which cooperate to define a track thereon for receiving said labels.