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US4346806A
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Shelf organizer
Assignee: L&P Property Management Co
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Filing: 1980-03-11
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Granted: 1982-08-31
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Expires: 2000-03-11
Abstract
Abstract A shelf organizer comprising a series of wires, the ends of which extend downwardly perpendicular to the length of the wires and are received into edge pockets of sheets of corrugated plastic material. When the sheets of plastic material are secured to the front and rear edges of a shelf, the spaced wires form columns within which shelf displayed objects may be placed and thereby organized into spaced columns.
Inventors
- 👤 Rafael T. Bustos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:27
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/0043; A47F5/005; A47F7/00; A47F7/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A shelf organizer comprising, a plurality of horizontal wires having end sections extending downwardly from the opposite ends thereof, two sheets of corrugated plastic material, each of said sheets comprising at least one generally flat ply of plastic material and one corrugated ply of plastic material, each of said sheets being scored longitudinally thereof such that the sheets may be folded about the longitudinal score line to locate one section of each of said sheets including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a horizontal plane and the other section including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a vertical plane, the vertical section having an exposed edge generally parallel to the score line, vertically extending pockets in said vertical section of each of said sheets of corrugated plastic material, said pockets being defined between the corrugations of said corrugated plastic material and said pockets being open at said exposed edge, and one end section of each of said wires extending downwardly into a pocket of one of said corrugated sheets of plastic material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A shelf organizer comprising, a plurality of horizontal wires having end sections extending downwardly from the opposite ends thereof, two sheets of corrugated plastic material, each of said sheets comprising at least one generally flat ply of plastic material and one corrugated ply of plastic material, each of said sheets being scored longitudinally thereof such that the sheets may be folded about the longitudinal score line to locate one section of each of said sheets including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a horizontal plane and the other section including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a vertical plane, the vertical section having an exposed edge generally parallel to the score line, vertically extending pockets in said vertical section of each of said sheets of corrugated plastic material, said pockets being defined between the corrugations of said corrugated plastic material and said pockets being open at said exposed edge, and one end section of each of said wires extending downwardly into a pocket of one of said corrugated sheets of plastic material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The shelf organizer of claim 1 in which the bottom side of the horizontal section of each of said sheets of corrugated plastic material has a pressure sensitive adhesive applied thereto, said sheets being adapted to be secured to a top surface of a display shelf by said adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shelf organizer of claim 1 in which the pockets within which the end sections of said wires are located are equidistantly spaced along the length of each of said sheets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The shelf organizer of claim 1 which further includes means for enabling said shelf organizer to be collapsed into a flat condition while said end sections of said wires are maintained within said pockets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The shelf organizer of claim 4 wherein said collapsed condition enabling means includes a second score line within each of said sheets and extending generally perpendicular to said longitudinal score line of each of said sheets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
180 words
A shelf organizer comprising, a plurality of horizontal wires having end sections extending downwardly from the opposite ends thereof, at least one sheet of corrugated plastic material, said sheet comprising at least one generally flat ply of plastic material and one corrugated ply of plastic material, said sheet being scored longitudinally thereof with at least one longitudinal score line such that the sheet may be folded about the score line to locate one section of said sheet including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a horizontal plane and at least one other section including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a vertical plane, the vertical section having an exposed edge generally parallel to the score line, vertically extending pockets in said vertical section of said sheet of corrugated plastic material, said pockets being defined between the corrugations of said corrugated plastic material and said pockets being open at said exposed edge, and one end section of each of said wires extending downwardly into a pocket of said corrugated sheet of plastic material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
180 words
A shelf organizer comprising, a plurality of horizontal wires having end sections extending downwardly from the opposite ends thereof, at least one sheet of corrugated plastic material, said sheet comprising at least one generally flat ply of plastic material and one corrugated ply of plastic material, said sheet being scored longitudinally thereof with at least one longitudinal score line such that the sheet may be folded about the score line to locate one section of said sheet including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a horizontal plane and at least one other section including both said generally flat ply and said corrugated ply in a vertical plane, the vertical section having an exposed edge generally parallel to the score line, vertically extending pockets in said vertical section of said sheet of corrugated plastic material, said pockets being defined between the corrugations of said corrugated plastic material and said pockets being open at said exposed edge, and one end section of each of said wires extending downwardly into a pocket of said corrugated sheet of plastic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The shelf organizer of claim 6 in which the pockets within which the end sections of said wires are located are equidistantly spaced along the length of each of said sheets.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The shelf organizer of claim 6 which further includes means for securing said sheet of corrugated plastic material to a display shelf.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The shelf organizer of claim 6 which further includes means for enabling said shelf organizer to be collapsed into a flat condition while said end sections of said wires are maintained within said pockets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The shelf organizer of claim 9 wherein said collapsed enabling means includes a second score line within each of said sheets and extending generally perpendicular to said longitudinal score line of said sheet.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-08-30 | 1986-03-01 | 1986-08-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-08-30 | 1990-03-01 | 1990-08-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-08-30 | 1994-03-01 | 1994-08-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |