Supports: racks – Special article – Stacked articles
Patent
1998-04-10
2000-07-04
Gibson, Jr., Robert W.
Supports: racks
Special article
Stacked articles
211 592, 211 9002, 211184, A47F 500
Patent
active
06082557&
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to shelving systems and refers particularly, though not exclusively, to a shelving system for the display of products.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many stores and supermarkets use shelving systems for the display of products for promotional purposes, or for sale. These shelving systems normally comprise a base having a number of vertical posts. Each post has a series of slots in the front face to enable shelf supports to be slotted therein. Each shelf support has a number of slits in its upper edge adapted to releasably retain therein clips attached to shelves, which are supported by the shelf supports. The products for display can then be placed on the shelves. If several different products are placed on a particular shelf, it is quite often desired to separate those products according to categories. It then becomes necessary to have dividers attached to the shelf. If that is not done, the products of different categories may become intermixed. This can cause confusion for a potential purchaser.
With supermarkets, the intermixing of products makes it difficult for those replenishing the stock of products on the shelves to determine what categories of products need replenishing. Also, with the use of bar codes and laser detection at check-outs, the price of each product must be accurately displayed on the front of the shelf where the products are located. If the products become intermixed, this cannot happen.
Furthermore, such shelving systems do not allow all forms of products to be displayed to their best advantage to enable an intending purchaser to see the product, and to be able to determine what it is.
Also, with the known shelving systems, the shelf is usually horizontal so that for those products arranged in lines extending towards the rear of the shelf, when the first few products have been removed, it may be difficult to see or reach those at the rear of the shelf.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention therefore provides a shelving system including: member, and at least one side joining the front member and the rear member; portion having a front face with a plurality of grooves therein; attachment portion having a rear face with a plurality of grooves therein; the rear member and the front member; to engage in at least one of the grooves of the front attachment portion and rear attachment portion horizontal shelf members of adjacent product supports being adapted to receive thereon at least one product to be displayed.
Advantageously, the product supports are spaced apart so that the horizontal shelf members of adjacent product supports do not contact each other. Preferably, the front and rear members are parallel. Preferably, the product supports are parallel to each other.
Preferably, the product support has a vertically extending web. Advantageously, at least one of the shelf member and the vertical web has a longitudinally extending raised rib thereon. More advantageously, both the shelf member and the vertical web have at least one longitudinally extending rib.
Advantageously, the frame has a rod extending parallel to but between the front member and the rear member. Preferably, the rod is round or square. More preferably, the product support has depending therefrom a clip adapted to releasably engage the rod.
Preferably, the product support has two fins depending therefrom, one at each end of the product support. Alternatively, it may have one fin extending for a substantial portion of the length of the product support. Preferably, the one fin may incorporate the clip.
More preferably the product support is inversely T-shaped, or L-shaped.
Advantageously, the vertical web of the product support has a transverse member at its rear end to strengthen the web and/or to prevent product on the product support moving rearwardly past the transverse member. Preferably, a second transverse member is provided at the front of the product support. More advantageously, the vertical web of the product support is of reduced height at
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Checkmate International Pty. Ltd.
Gibson , Jr. Robert W.
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