Adjustable shelving

• US 5,806,690 A
• Filed: 03/31/1997
• Issued: 09/15/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gamon International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gamon International Inc.
• Inventors: Johnson, Randy L., Johnson, Terry
• Primary Examiner(s): GIBSON, ROBERT W
• Application Number:
  US08/829,098
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: 211/59.3, 211/59.2, 211/175, 211/184, 211/194, 211/43, 211/188, 312/71
• US Class Current: 211/59.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/126 the pushing device being urged by spring means

Abstract

The display apparatus herein includes a length adjustable track upon which a spring biased movable plate travels. A friction lock is provided to secure the track at selected lengths and is incorporated into stacking supports for interconnecting an array of display units.

Claims

1. A shelving display comprising:

an adjustable base having a selectively adjustable length comprising a first base section including a channel, and a second base section including a portion arranged to ride within said channel of said first base section;

a movable plate member slidably engaged with said adjustable base;

means for urging said movable plate member forwardly; and

locking means for securing said base at a selected length, comprising a receptacle defined in said first base section and an insert member for insertion into said receptacle for engaging said second base section.

2. The shelving display of claim 1 wherein said receptacle comprises a tab receiving slot and said insert member comprises a tab arranged to frictionally engage said second base section when inserted into said tab receiving slot.

3. The shelving display of claim 1 wherein said insert member frictionally engages said second base section.

4. The shelving display of claim 1 wherein said base further comprises a track slot defined along said base and said movable plate is supported on sleeves arranged to engage said track slot.

5. The shelving display of claim 4 further comprising rails defined along said track slot.

6. The shelving display of claim 5 further comprising an edge defined along said sleeves for engagement with said rails.

7. A shelving display comprising:

an adjustable base having a selectively adjustable length comprising a first base section exhibiting first and second channels positioned along opposing sides of said first base section, and a second base section including portions arranged to ride within said first and second channels of said first base section;

a movable plate member slidably engaged with said adjustable base;

means for urging said movable plate member forwardly; and

locking means for securing said base at a selected length comprising a receptacle defined in said first base section and an insert member for insertion into said receptacle for engaging said second base section.

8. The shelving display of claim 7 wherein said insert member frictionally engages said second base section.

9. The shelving display of claim 7 wherein said receptacle comprises a tab receiving slot and said insert member comprises a tab arranged to frictionally engage said second base section when inserted into said tab receiving slot.

10. The shelving display of claim 7 wherein said base further comprises a track slot defined along said base and said movable plate is supported on sleeves arranged to engage said track slot.

11. The shelving display of claim 10 further comprising rails defined along said track slot.

12. The shelving display of claim 11 further comprising an edge defined along said sleeves for engagement with said rails.

13. A shelving display assembly comprising:

a plurality of adjustable bases, wherein each of said bases has a selectively adjustable length and wherein each of said adjustable bases each comprise a first base section including a channel and a second base section including a portion arranged to ride within said channel of said first base section;

a plurality of movable plate members, each slidably engaged with a respective base;

means for urging each of said movable plate members forwardly;

locking means for securing each of said bases at selected lengths comprising a receptacle defined in said first base sections and respective insert members for insertion into said receptacles for engaging said second base sections; and

attachment means for securing proximate bases together.

14. The shelving display assembly of claim 13 wherein said respective insert members frictionally engage said respective second base sections.

15. The shelving display assembly of claim 13 wherein each of said receptacles comprise a tab receiving slot and each of said respective insert members comprise a tab arranged to frictionally engage said respective second base sections when inserted into said respective tab receiving slot.

16. The shelving display assembly of claim 13 wherein each of said adjustable bases comprises a respective track slot defined along said respective base and said respective movable plate is supported on sleeves arranged to engage said respective track slot.

17. The shelving display assembly of claim 16 further comprising rails defined along each of said respective track slots.

18. The shelving display assembly of claim 17 further comprising an edge defined along said sleeves of said respective movable plate for engagement with said respective rails.

19. The shelving display assembly of claim 13 wherein said first base sections each exhibit first and second channels positioned along opposing sides thereof, and said second base sections each include portions arranged to ride within said respective first and second channels of said respective first base sections.

20. The shelving display assembly of claim 19 wherein said respective insert members frictionally engage said respective second base sections.