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Shelf organizing system

  • US 6,299,004 B1
  • Filed: 12/10/1999
  • Issued: 10/09/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A shelf organizing system for use in combination with generally flat merchandise display shelving having a top surface and a front edge region, which comprises,(a) a front rail member, extruded from relatively rigid plastic material, fixed to the top surface of the display shelving and extending longitudinally along the front edge region thereof to provide a barrier against outward movement of merchandise from said shelving, (b) said front rail member having an upwardly extending confining wall adjacent said front edge region and a generally horizontal base wall joined to a lower portion of said front rail member and extending rearwardly over and being supported by said shelving top surface, (c) a first channel-forming wall integral with said front rail member and extending in spaced parallel relation to a second channel-forming wall formed by one of said confining wall or base wall and defining therewith a narrow open-sided longitudinally extending retention channel for engagement of a lateral divider element, (d) a lateral divider element, separate from said front rail member and having an engagement portion insertable into said open-sided retention channel in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said front rail member, (e) said engagement portion being of a size and shape to be firmly gripped in said retention channel, (f) one of said engagement portion and retention channel being formed with integrally co-extruded gripping elements of resilient material for frictional gripping engagement of the said divider element with said front rail member, and (g) said lateral divider element being formed to a desired length suitable for front-to-back dimensions of said shelving.

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