Shelf molding for displaying price and information tickets

• US 5,392,547 A
• Filed: 09/24/1993
• Issued: 02/28/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEW Dimensions Research Corporation (Westminster Capital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: NEW Dimensions Research Corporation (Westminster Capital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mason, Joseph E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dorner, Kenneth J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Silbermann, Joanne
• Application Number:
  US08/125,870
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 40/5, 40/642, 40/647, 40/649, 40/650, 40/653, 24/543
• US Class Current: 40/661.06
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/10 and slideably mounted

Abstract

A retail shelf molding includes a rear wall having a channel for holding information or inventory tickets and a front wall having an outwardly facing channel for displaying price tickets. The shelf molding is preferably integrally formed as an extrusion wherein the rear wall and the front wall are connected by a living hinge. The living hinge is located at the bottom edges of the front and rear walls so that they hingeably open from the top edge.

Claims

1. A shelf molding comprising:

A rear wall having upper and lower edges, a downwardly extending lip at said upper edge and an upwardly extending lip at said lower edge;

a front wall having upper and lower edges, a downwardly extending lip at said upper edge, and an upwardly extending lip at said lower edge;

hinge means connecting the lower edge of said rear wall and the lower edge of said front wall, said front wall being hingeably movable between an open position wherein said rear wall is exposed for viewing and a closed position wherein said front wall overlies said rear wall; and

closure means for releasably maintaining said front wall in said closed position, said closure means comprising an upwardly extending lip at said upper edge of said rear wall which interlocks with said downwardly extending lip when said front wall is moved to said closed position.

2. The shelf molding of claim 1 further comprising mounting means for mounting said rear wall to a length of shelving.

3. In the shelf molding of claim 2, said mounting means comprising a plurality of apertures in said rear wall and a plurality of fastener elements extending through said apertures.

4. The shelf molding of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of spacing elements which are received between the rear wall of said molding and said length of shelving, said fastener elements extending through said spacing elements and being attached to said length of shelving.

5. The shelf molding of claim 1 comprising an integrally extruded plastic material.

6. In the shelf molding of claim 1, said living hinge comprising a plurality of longitudinal ridges.

7. The shelf molding of claim 1, further including an end cap connected to said shelf molding having a tip portion which extends upwardly above the upper edge of said front wall.