Self-facing shelf slide
First Claim
1. A shelf slide for use on a shelf wherein the shelf includes a plurality of parallel product support wires extending between a front shelf bracket and a rear shelf bracket, the slide comprising:
- a planar portion having a plurality of ridges extending from a top surface thereof, a single elongate wire attachment channel defined by two arcuate leg portions extending from a bottom surface of the planar portion for providing releasable attachment to a single shelf wire,a pair of end legs integral with and extending transverse from and along side edges of the planar portion so that when the slide is secured to a shelf wire, rotation thereof around the wire is prevented by contact of the end legs with front and rear brackets of the shelf.
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Abstract
A shelf slide and shelf using a plurality of such slides is shown. The slides are releasably securable to wire supports used to form a display shelf. The slides are made of an extruded material having a lower coefficient of friction than the shelf wires and facilitate the movement of product on the shelf from the rear of the shelf to the front of the shelf under the force of gravity. A universal mounting device for permitting the use of a particularly sized shelf with existing shelf support framework where the existing framework is not sized to support the particularly sized shelf. An air baffle mountable on each shelf is also shown for reducing air flow around the shelves for preventing frost formation on refrigerated products.
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1 Claim
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1. A shelf slide for use on a shelf wherein the shelf includes a plurality of parallel product support wires extending between a front shelf bracket and a rear shelf bracket, the slide comprising:
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a planar portion having a plurality of ridges extending from a top surface thereof, a single elongate wire attachment channel defined by two arcuate leg portions extending from a bottom surface of the planar portion for providing releasable attachment to a single shelf wire, a pair of end legs integral with and extending transverse from and along side edges of the planar portion so that when the slide is secured to a shelf wire, rotation thereof around the wire is prevented by contact of the end legs with front and rear brackets of the shelf.
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Current AssigneeCannon Equipment Company (IMI PLC)
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Original AssigneeCannon Equipment Company (IMI PLC)
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InventorsKovacs, James E., Fredrickson, Howard J., Nordquist, Leslie M., Sickman, Mark H.
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Primary Examiner(s)CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C
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Application NumberUS08/568,215Time in Patent Office1,147 DaysField of Search211/59.2, 211/181, 211/183, 211/153US Class Current211/59.2CPC Class CodesA47F 1/121 made of tubes or wire elong...A47F 5/0043 Show shelves shelves in gen...
