Shelf divider system
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1. For use with a shelf on which merchandise is displayed, a shelf divider system comprising:
- an elongated edge member which in use is located at a front edge of a shelf, said edge member including a base, an elongated bead upstanding from said base, said bead having a substantially cylindrical shape, and a stem connecting said bead to said base; and
an elongated shelf divider having an arm and a front end, said arm having a lower base edge that is settable on a shelf, said front end comprising a hook having a tubular body, said tubular body defining an inner space, said tubular body having jaws and a downwardly directed hook throat being defined between said jaws, said inner space having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape close in diameter to the diameter of said bead, and said hook throat having a width less than said diameter of said bead,whereby the shelf divider can be moved into a position above a shelf to which said edge member is secured and then moved downwardly to place said jaws on said bead and then moved further downwardly with said bead being received in said hook throat and then in said inner space to snap-fit the hook onto the bead,wherein the shelf divider extends generally perpendicular to the bead when the hook is connected to the bead; and
wherein the tubular body has sufficient length such that said connection between the hook and the bead substantially prevents sideways pivotal movement of the hook relative to the bead.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a shelf divider system (10) for organizing merchandise on a shelf (16). The system (10) comprises a shelf divider (12) and an edge member (14). In use, the shelf divider (12) may be snap-fit to the edge member (14) by connecting a hook (84) on the shelf divider to a bead (20) on the edge member.
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1. For use with a shelf on which merchandise is displayed, a shelf divider system comprising:
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an elongated edge member which in use is located at a front edge of a shelf, said edge member including a base, an elongated bead upstanding from said base, said bead having a substantially cylindrical shape, and a stem connecting said bead to said base; and an elongated shelf divider having an arm and a front end, said arm having a lower base edge that is settable on a shelf, said front end comprising a hook having a tubular body, said tubular body defining an inner space, said tubular body having jaws and a downwardly directed hook throat being defined between said jaws, said inner space having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape close in diameter to the diameter of said bead, and said hook throat having a width less than said diameter of said bead, whereby the shelf divider can be moved into a position above a shelf to which said edge member is secured and then moved downwardly to place said jaws on said bead and then moved further downwardly with said bead being received in said hook throat and then in said inner space to snap-fit the hook onto the bead, wherein the shelf divider extends generally perpendicular to the bead when the hook is connected to the bead; and wherein the tubular body has sufficient length such that said connection between the hook and the bead substantially prevents sideways pivotal movement of the hook relative to the bead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An elongated shelf divider for use with a shelf having an upstanding bead extending along a front edge of said shelf, comprising:
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an arm, said arm having a lower base edge that is settable on a shelf; and a front end comprising a hook having a tubular body, said tubular body defining an inner space, said tubular body having jaws and a downwardly directed hook throat being defined between said jaws, said inner space having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape close in diameter to the diameter of said bead, and said hook throat having a width less than said diameter of said bead, whereby the shelf divider can be moved into a position above a shelf with a bead and then moved downwardly to place the jaws on said bead and then moved further downwardly with said bead being received in said hook throat and then in said inner space to snap-fit the hook onto the bead, wherein the shelf divider extends generally perpendicular to the bead when the hook is connected to the bead; and wherein the tubular body has sufficient length such that said connection between the hook and the bead substantially prevents sideways pivotal movement of the hook relative to the bead. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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