Display shelf organizer

• US 4,896,779 A
• Filed: 08/14/1987
• Issued: 01/30/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: Jureckson, Mitchell
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lechok, Sarah A.
• Application Number:
  US07/086,108
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• Field of Search: 211/184, 211/162, 211/94, 211/54.1, 211/59.1, 211/57.1, 248/225.1, 312/234.4, 108/60, 108/61
• US Class Current: 211/184
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/005 Partitions therefore horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90

Abstract

A display shelf organizer comprises a front channel to which are releasably secured a plurality of spaced apart dividers defining a plurality of compartments for displaying a plurality of products. A slider at the front end of each divider is slidable in a longitudinal track hingedly mounted on the front channel at the rear thereof enabling the dividers to be assembled to the front channel in spaced apart relation to form the display compartments. A plurality of holders for samples or promotional material are slidably mounted in a track at the front of the front channel and positioned in relation to products displayed in the compartments. The shelf organizer may be mounted on a shelf and secured thereto adhesively.

Claims

1. A display shelf organizer comprising, in combination,

at least two flat, elongated shelf divider elements having like length and width dimensions, each individually securable at one end thereof to the forward edge portion of the upper surface of a shelf with its width dimension disposed perpendicular to said upper surface to extend perpendicularly from the forward edge of the shelf toward the rearward edge thereof in spaced parallel relationship with at least one other divider element and with the upper surface of the shelf defining a compartment for articles to be displayed;

a slider element attached to said one end of each shelf divider element, each said slider element including a thin, flat, rectangularly-shaped member which when the shelf divider is secured to a shelf as aforesaid is disposed above the surface of the shelf and is inclined downwardly and forwardly with respect to the forward edge of the shelf with its length dimension disposed parallel to the forward edge of the shelf;

an elongated channel member formed from an elongated rectangular sheet of flexible material comprising rectangularly-shaped front and rear members each having front and back surfaces, said front and rear members being defined by a longitudinally extending line of reduced thickness which forms a longitudinally extending hinge along which said front member is folded forwardly so that its back surface overlies the front surface of said rear member, said rear member having a first longitudinally extending track formed on its back surface by a pair of integral, in-turned, parallel flanges spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the width dimension of said slider elements so as to receive said slider elements for detachably securing said channel member forwardly of the forward edge of the shelf, said front member having a pair of in-turned, parallel longitudinally extending flanges integrally formed on its front surface defining a second, forwardly-facing track; and

at least one carrier member having a slider element dimensioned to be received in and to be moveable along said second track so as to be positionable as desired with respect to a compartment.

2. A display shelf organizer as defined in claim 1, wherein each carrier member comprises a slider element and a display member releasably mounted to the slider element with cooperating detent means.

3. A display shelf organizer as defined in claim 1, wherein each divider element includes means affixed to its underside edge for adhesively securing the divider element to a shelf.

4. A display shelf organizer as in claim 3 in which said means for adhesively securing the divider element to a shelf comprises tabs formed at the ends of the divider element on the underside thereof, and an adhesive pad secured to the underside of each tab so as to be interposed between the surface of the shelf and a respective tab.

5. A display shelf organizer as defined in claim 1, wherein said elongated channel member is formed of a pliable plastic material and wherein the front member of said channel member is wider than said back member and generally outwardly convex in cross-section.