Abstract: A novel shelf configuration comprises a plurality of juxtaposed shelf units. Each shelf unit has a straight or arc configuration. The shelf unit has a guiding track thereof facilitating a easy extension of the shelf unit to constitute a shelf. Besides, a T slot is disposed at the front end of shelf unit and a positioning tab is disposed at the rear end of the shelf unit. By engaging of a T slot and a positioning tab of an adjacent shelf unit, two adjacent shelf units can be firmly engaged. While the shelf is not in use, the positioning tab can be released from the T slot by a retaining tab which release the positioning tab. By this arrangement, a combined shelf unit can be released one by one providing a convenient utilization and storage.

Abstract: A molded refrigerator shelf useful for containment of spills on the shelf includes a planar shelf member with a rim molded around the perimeter edge of the shelf member to form a liquid tight seal between the rim and the shelf member. The molded rim projects above the top surface of the shelf member to form a liquid dam for containing spills to the shelf member. In one form, the shelf is slideably mounted to allow horizontal extension of the shelf and convenient access to the rear portion of the shelf using slide guides molded into the rim along each side of the shelf. The shelf is cantilevered upon support brackets from the rear wall of a refrigerator to allow air flow around the shelf sides. The support brackets are adapted to support the shelf at a plurality of vertical positions.

Abstract: A shelf member for displaying and merchandising shelved products therefrom including front, rear and opposed side walls and a floor portion extending therebetween, a plurality of parallel upstanding divider wall portions defining therebetween a plurality of adjacent product channels for receiving and organizing products positioned therewithin in parallel rows, the divider wall portions as well as the shelf side walls being constructed so as to be not only sufficiently tall to provide the necessary lateral support for merchandising taller products within the respective product channels, but, importantly, being also sufficiently flexible and/or resilient so as to enable such taller products to move within the respective product channels without binding, squeezing or otherwise hindering the product flow, particularly in gravity feed applications. The present flexible guide channel divider walls can also be relatively easily retrofitted onto existing prior art shelf members.

Abstract: An assembly for a wire shelf is disclosed including a novel cantilever bracket for mounting to a vertical wall support bracket. The cantilever bracket includes an inner nesting receptacle and one or more relatively positioned grooves that preclude the wire shelf from pivoting outward when excess weight is placed on the outer or front portion of the shelf. The cantilever bracket maintains the wire shelf in a safe position by restraining the inner portion of the shelf and preventing the upward pivotal movement thereof.

Abstract: A worksurface arrangement (12) includes a structural core (21) having an enlarged upper surface bounded by generally vertical edge surfaces. Upper and side surfaces of the core (21) are covered by a thin sheetlike laminate (31) which provides soft surfaces and edges. The laminate includes an outer thin layer (32) of a thermoplastic material disposed in overlying relationship to an inner layer (33) of resilient foam material. These two layers are preferably secured together, and the outer layer (32) has a thickness which is a small fraction of the thickness of the underlying resilient foam layer (33), which latter layer is itself relatively thin.

Abstract: A ventilated wooden closet shelf primarily for residential homes. The shelf, which may be made in any length, includes a wooden rear beam of uniform square or rectangular cross section and a wooden front beam of uniform cross section. Each of the two beams contain a flat vertical side which is drilled to form a line of equally spaced apart cylindrical holes. The shelf also includes a number of identical wooden shelf members, each of which has an elongated upper horizontal surface and at each end a cylindrical stub sized to fit into one of the holes in the front and rear beams. The spacing between the cylindrical holes is such that adjacent shelf members are spaced apart a distance of less than the width of the elongated horizontal upper surfaces of the shelf members to provide ventilation through the shelf.

Abstract: A display case having shaped lighted shelves which facilitate the illumination of lighting items placed on the shelves near the front and middle of the shelves. One such shaped shelf has a curved plate or rod attached at the front of the shelf which positions items placed near the front and middle of the shelf a selected distance toward the back of the shelf. As a result, items placed near the front and middle of the shaped shelves are illuminated better by fluorescent lighting tubes, mounted inside the display case near the ends of the shelves, than items placed near the front and middle of unshaped shelves. The display case may have shaped shelves having different degrees of curvature. Alternatively, the display case may have shelves that are shaped and unshaped.

Abstract: A household refrigerator shelf assembly includes an unitary support structure having a rear and spaced apart side walls with a horizontally oriented channel extending around the periphery of the structure. A high tempered, high strength sheet is mounted in the channel with adhesive positioned between the sheet and the support structure. The side walls extend along only the rear portion of sides of the glass sheet and bosses are formed in the channel to assure room for an effective amount of adhesive.

Abstract: A device for forming a solid support surface adjacent an open wire shelf having a front support member, a rear support member and a plurality of intermediate wire members which have longitudinal openings therebetween wherein the solid support surface is flexibly resilient to be snapped in place between a slot defined in the ticket molding secured along the front support member of the open wire shelf and the rear support member thereof. The cover plate of the solid shelf device preferably is of a plastic or spring steel material to facilitate placement thereof between a slot defined by the ticket molding and the rear support member.

Abstract: A shelf front retainer end cap has a spring clip to permit easy assembly and removal of a retainer assembly. The end cap fits into a rectangular aperture in a refrigerator door panel. A front flange abuts the front surface of the panel around the aperture. The spring is a slightly inclined ramp with a hook at the end and has a fixed end attached near the front of the cap. It extends through the aperture and the hook engages the rear surface of the panel. The retainer assembly is removed by depressing the clip and pulling the cap from the aperture.

Abstract: A shelf for laboratory cabinets, the cabinet having horizontal vertically spaced guides on the inner walls, the shelf comprising two parallel and vertically separated side bars, the lower of which cooperates with a lower guide on the side wall of the cabinet to support the shelf and the upper of which is spaced apart from the lower side bar by a distance substantially the same but not greater than the vertical spacing between adjacent horizontal guides.

Abstract: An add-on shelf for athletic or school lockers having hinged first and second planar shelf members. The edge of the first shelf member is hingedly affixed along the length of the second shelf member, the precise hinge point being adjustable to accommodate differing width lockers. Tabs on the first shelf member engage slots on the second shelf member to form the hinge. A plurality of slots are provided along the second shelf member to facilitate the above-noted width adjustment. Releasable latch means lock the shelf members is fixed planar orientation. Rubber abutment feet are provided along the outside edges of the shelf members to engage the locker walls. The shelf is installed by forming an obtuse angle between the shelf members, placing the shelf assembly into the locker, then, forcing the angle open until the shelf members are in the 180 degree planar locked position.

Abstract: Storage rack shelving with improved fire protection for goods stored on multilevel racks, which includes decking having a plurality of channels, which have drain openings at selected locations to permit fluid from sprinklers thereabove to flow down over the goods into channels under the goods and out to lower level shelving for fire abatement, the shelving being provided with dams at the front and rear of the channels to confine and direct the sprinkler fluid.

Abstract: An injection-molded plastic shelf for use with slat walls has a top surface on which goods are supported and an opposite bottom surface. An integral tubular frame extends substantially peripherally around the bottom surface. The tubular frame has a wall that projects downwardly from said bottom surface and defines an internal bore of the tubular frame. A plurality of ribs is formed on the bottom surface integrally therewith for reinforcing the same. Each of the plurality of ribs has a longitudinal bore that extends therethrough and at least one end intersecting the wall of the tubular frame so that the bores of the ribs communicate with the internal bore of the tubular frame thus forming a network of communicating bores.

Abstract: A two-component shelf-like or tray assembly of two end-joined interlocking panels each fabricated of molded plastics compositions. Abutting, inter-joinable end walls of the panels are of reciprocal structural configurations, making it possible to use a single mold in fabricating the panels themselves. The panels are pivotally interengageable and manually manipulable to lock and to assume a continuous, lineally extended, expanse constituting a stable, composite, unitary structure having a generally flat or planar support surface. Integrally formed auxiliary structures permit arrangement of a plurality of panel assemblies as a tiered, vertical array. Panels either of the same or of dissimilar longitudinal dimensions may be combined to provide shelves of selectable overall length.

Abstract: A shelf system having a wire shelf and end brackets. Snap mechanism in the form of hooks latch the transverse rods of the shelf to the end brackets.

Abstract: An add-on shelf for athletic or school lockers having hinged first and second planar shelf members. The edge of the first shelf member is hingedly affixed along the length of the second shelf member, the precise hinge point being adjustable to accommodate differing width lockers. Tabs on the first shelf member engage slots on the second shelf member to form the hinge. A plurality of slots are provided along the second shelf member to facilitate the above-noted width adjustment. Releasable latch means lock the shelf members is fixed planar orientation. Rubber abutment feet are provided along the outside edges of the shelf members to engage the locker walls. The shelf is installed by forming an obtuse angle between the shelf members, placing the shelf assembly into the locker, then, forcing the angle open until the shelf members are in the 180 degree planar locked position.

Abstract: Adjustability in fastening is afforded by hooks extending from a periphery of wiremesh panels that is engageable simultaneously with any one of a plurality of parallel support rods which extend across another wiremesh panel so that both panels may rest against each other. Adjustability in fastening is also afforded by three elements which may be fastened together into a plurality of positions relative each other and which has one element secured to a support post of a gondola and another element supporting a lever system for a storage bin or for a shelf bin. Elongated slots in each of the three elements provide adjustability.

Abstract: An injection-molded plastic shelf for use with slat walls has a top surface on which goods are supported and an opposite bottom surface. An integral tubular frame extends substantially peripherally around the bottom surface. The tubular frame has a wall that projects downwardly from said bottom surface and defines an internal bore of the tubular frame. A plurality of ribs is formed on the bottom surface integrally therewith for reinforcing the same. Each of the plurality of ribs has a longitudinal bore that extends therethrough and at least one end intersecting the wall of the tubular frame so that the bores of the ribs communicate with the internal bore of the tubular frame thus forming a network of communicating bores.

Abstract: This application discloses a grid for electric household appliances made from a thermoplastic polymer, comprising a peripheral edge whose perimeter is of substantially quadrangular shape, and a plurality of rods inserted inside said edge, parallel to one of the sides of the perimeter, and united to said edge without discontinuities.

Abstract: An improvement to a gravity feed dispenser (D) for containers (C) having a guide assembly (A). The dispenser (D) includes spaced apart, longitudinally extending rails (34) and the improvement comprises a rectangular shaped overlay (3) of a low friction material. The overlay spans at least two rails and has a pair of longitudinally extending fingers (7) having outwardly turned ends (11) by which the overlay is attached to the two rails in a snap-fitting relation to secure the overlay in place.

Abstract: A rack for holding containers in a cooler for ultimate sequential removal therefrom. The rack consists of a series of elongate, imperforate trays disposed side-by-side as a columnar array. Fabricated of a molded plastics composition, the trays are integrally formed on the outer faces of sidewalls thereof, with tenon-like keys and cooperating mortise-like recesses for effecting interlocking keying engagement between laterally abutting, adjacent trays of the rack. The rack, as selected, may combine as many trays as are needed, including trays having columns of varying lateral width. In one embodiment of the invention, each tray is formed, at an end thereof with a severable, modular section whereby an optional shortening of the column in the rack may be conveniently and simply effected.

Abstract: A composite structure for supporting and displaying articles includes a main rectangular planar element having front, rear and opposed side edges, an auxiliary rectangular planar element having front, rear and opposed side edges one edge of the auxiliary rectangular planar element being of a configuration which is irregular and complementary to one irregular edge of the main rectangular planar element to define a disjointable irregular junction between the units together with a reinforcing under structure integrally formed with the lower surfaces of the main and auxiliary units and including a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal reinforcing ribs each of the reinforcing ribs being severed at the disjointable irregular junction to accommodate separation of the units.

Abstract: A working surface including a substantially planar main body having a peripheral edge and first and second ends, the main body further having a male portion made integral with the first end and a female receiving station made integral with the second end, the male and female portions having complimentary shapes whereby individual working surfaces may be releasably joined together in, juxtaposed, end-to-end mating relationship to form a substantially continuous supporting surface.

Abstract: A composite organizer shelf for supporting and displaying articles includes main and auxiliary support units each of which includes a rectangular panel element having front, rear and opposed side edges, at least one edge of the main support unit being of a complementary configuration to one edge of the auxiliary support unit, and disjointable coupling means for securing the one edge of each of the rectangular planar elements together so as to increase the effective area of the composite shelf. Since disjointable coupling means is used, the auxiliary rectangular planar element may be removed if need be so as to restore the shelf to the size of the main rectangular planar element.

Abstract: A taco cooking and serving apparatus including a flat bottom pan and a rack removably supported by the pan. The rack includes a plurality of elongate rods spaced to receive uncooked taco shells therebetween. The rods are connected at opposite ends thereof to a pair of end plates, each end plate having an upper flange adapted to be grasped by a user. The rods are preferably constructed of a heat retaining material so as to help keep taco shells and tacos hot after cooking.

Abstract: A crisper drawer support shelf for refrigerators assembled from four components. The assembly includes a molded plastic, generally rectangular frame having a tunnel along the front edge thereof. An extruded aluminum I-beam is press-fitted into the tunnel to provide strength along the front edge of the shelf. A transparent cover member is positioned within an opening defined by the frame. A sheet metal trim strip is snapped into its mounted position across the front of the shelf. The assembly can be installed as a unit. The I-beam provides sufficient strength to support crisper drawers carried by the support shelf.

Abstract: A composite structure for use as an organizer or gravity feed shelf is constructed with a flat bottom for mounting on a flat surface and includes main and auxiliary support units each having rectangular planar elements with complementary edges, a plurality of fastening projections formed along the complementary edges of the rectangular planar elements for disjointably connecting and for reassembling the planar elements so as to form a composite shelf unit, and a plurality of low friction longitudinal ribs integrally formed with the support units and their associated fastening projections.

Abstract: An improvement to a gravity feed dispenser (D) for containers (C) having a guide assembly (A). The dispenser (D) includes spaced apart, longitudinally extending rails (34) and the improvement comprises a rectangular shaped overlay (3) of a low friction material. The overlay spans at least two rails and has a pair of longitudinally extending fingers (7) having outwardly turned ends (11) by which the overlay is attached to the two rails in a snap-fitting relation to secure the overlay in place.

Abstract: A refrigerator shelf includes a glass plate for supporting articles thereon and a plastic picture frame extending about the periphery of the plate such that the frame abuts the upper surface of the plate and projects thereabove to substantially prevent spills from running off of the shelf. The frame includes an upper frame and a lower frame which cooperate together to sandwich the periphery of the plate therebetween. A silicone seal may be further provided between the upper frame and the glass plate to positively prevent spills from seeping between the upper frame and the glass plate.

Abstract: A household refrigerator cabinet housing therein a plurality of vertically adjustable shelf assemblies each supporting a shelf for placing refrigerable items thereon. Each shelf assembly has a pair of cantilever arms with transverse clips on the front end for holding the front edge of a shelf, and hooks on the rear end for mounting the shelf assembly on a pair of ladder tracks attached to the rear wall of a refrigerator. A rigid wire spans the distance between the cantilever arms near their rear end and is rigidly connected thereto. A unitary shelf retainer having two perpendicularly disposed slots is press fit on the support wire. The first slot is defined by two walls extending in a converging manner from a third wall so as to firmly grasp the shelf when placed therein. The second slot is defined by two walls extending perpendicularly downwardly in a converging manner from the first slot and having spherical protrusions on their ends to firmly grasp the support wire when press fit thereon.

Abstract: An improved bracket arrangement for a slotted wall system is disclosed. The arrangement provides for vertically positioning the bracket regardless of the angle of the slots along the wall. A rotatable positioning bar is attached to the back of the bracket which allows the bar to be positioned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the slot while the bracket is maintained in a vertical orientation. Cam means are used to wedge the bar of the bracket and the back of the bracket between the slot and the face of the wall.

Abstract: The cart has an upright, open frame, a plurality of trays arranged one over the other with an anti-bend pivot supporting and connecting each tray with the frame so as to be tiltable as between a horizontal product load position and an angled product take-out position with each tray being molded from fiberglass reinforced plastic including vertically oriented, beam-like sections, a full bottom, and a pair of metal rods molded with the tray and disposed on one side of the tilt axis and the fiberglass reinforced plastic, the vertical sections, the metal rods, and the pivot all cooperating to minimize tray flexure and the weight distribution provided by the tray structure and material on opposite sides of the pivot axis causing the tray to tilt to the product load position when the tray is not carrying products and causing the tray to tilt to the product take-out position when the tray is filled with products.

Abstract: An improvement to a gravity feed dispenser (D) for container (C) having a guide assembly A. The dispenser includes spaced apart, longitudinally extending rails (34) and the improvement comprises a rectangular shaped overlay (3) of a low friction material. The overlay spans at least two rails and has an integrally formed channel (7) by which the overlay is attached to one of the rails to secure the overlay in place.

Abstract: The shelf is constructed, so that it can easily be dismantled, from a frame which can be suspended on a supporting device (1) and which consists of a pair of lateral brackets (3, 3') and of a front and a rear longitudinal member (4, 5), and from a resting surface releasable from the frame. The brackets and longitudinal members are connected to one another, to form a torsion-resistant constructional part, and can be equipped with selectively usable resting surfaces, to make it possible to satisfy changing requirements as regards the display of articles at a very low outlay in terms of assembly time, stockkeeping and investment.

Abstract: A shelf of laminated material, particularly of sheet metal, includes downwardly bent edges at the sides thereof, especially at the longitudinal sides. The downwardly bent edges form stiffening portions which over the width thereof have cross-sectional profiles which are at least partially opened toward the center of the shelf. Additional sectional members of laminated material are provided which have a cross-sectional shape which fits at least in certain areas to the open cross-sectional profile of the bent edges of the shelf. The additional sectional members are attachable and fixable on or in the bent edges of the shelf and may be additionally connectible to the shelf.

Abstract: A shelving system is provided having an upright frame and specially designed lightweight, high strength shelves. The shelves include strength ribs and grooves formed in a shelf upper surface that are melded to shelf lower surface dimples for strength and rigidity. The shelving system is particularly adapted for storing musical instruments.

Abstract: An adjustable shelf unit adaptable to be supported on a support structure including frangible side and rear portions which can be easily detachably removed therefrom for adjusting both the depth and/or width of the unit to facilitate use on existing shelf structures having varying depths and widths. Removal of one or both of the frangible side portions provides shelf width adjustment whereas removal of the frangible rear portion provides shelf depth adjustment. The present shelf units are specifically designed for use both as a single shelf unit to more effectively organize and merchandise products therefrom and are likewise particularly adapted to be arranged in spaced apart relationship one above the other to form a two-tier product merchandising display system, which two-tier arrangement effectively doubles the avilable shelf capacity.

Abstract: A shelving apparatus for incorporation in conventional cabinet structures commonly referred to as "lockers" for providing supplementary shelves therein, including a shelf support plate adapted for upstanding disposition on the locker floor to extend along its rear wall in contact therewith and one or more shelves adapted to be engaged by tabs thereon in corresponding slots in the support plate and being of a greater longitudinal dimension than the depth-wise dimension of the locker so as to extend from the support plate at an upward incline and to resting braced engagement with the flanges laterally adjacent the locker door at the forward side of the locker. The apparatus may be retrofit into conventional existing lockers or incorporated in the construction of new lockers to provide greater storage organizational capabilities therein.

Abstract: A single piece synthetic plastics extruded shelving component, for use in the display, storage or sale of goods. The component has a flat elongate part which provides a shelf surface when in use. It also has a portion that extends along one side of the elongate part, is thicker than that part and is integral therewith, and provides means such as a groove for supporting a further shelving part, such as a riser.

Abstract: A video system incorporated into the back of a typical passenger seat, as on an airplane, bus, etc. The system includes a TV screen disposed normally in an upright position and recessed at least in part in the usual recess in a seat back. The arm rest of the seat next rearwardly carries various controls by means of which several modes of TV operation are available, along with the playing of music, commentaries and the like via cassettes in the arm rest, a master array of cassettes located centrally in the aircraft, disk drives, and improved power supply.

Abstract: A molded shelf bracket is presented which includes a resilient lateral retainer which prevents side-to-side movement of cabinet shelves or the like. The lateral retainer is hingedly mounted to the shelf bracket and provides a relatively inexpensive and convenient shelf mounting bracket with the steadiness and function of expensive workmanship and quality.

Abstract: A pan assembly for use in a household refrigerator fresh food compartment comprising a removable rigid unitary frame having two side plates secured within the fresh food compartment to support the frame, a front horizontal support member and a rear horizontal support member rigidly attached to and spanning the distance between the side plates. There are two pans of different widths and having an open top with outwardly depending flanges along the side walls at the top of the pans. Three slide members with horizontal channels receive the pan flanges and support the pans thereon. The slide carriers are supported on the rear and front support members of the frame and are slidable along and removable from the support members. A removable cover is supported on the front and rear support members of the frame above the slide carriers.

Abstract: A deck member for a storage rack in which the front and rear portions of the deck member are provided with the front and rear planar platform surfaces including corresponding upwardly projecting transverse front and rear ridge mebers having a front-to-rear spacing slightly greater than the front-to-rear dimension of a storage container received on the deck member, to retain the storage container upon the deck member.

Abstract: A shelf assembly is disclosed for use with an appliance. The appliance has a top work surface with opposing side edges and a control panel disposed at a rear portion of and extending above the top work surface. The shelf assembly comprises a tray for providing an additional work surface and having opposite first and second ends. First and second side support panels are disposed substantially vertically and each has a top end adapted to be attached to a corresponding one of the first and second ends of said tray and a bottom end adapted for resting upon the top work surface. A bracket extends between and is attached at opposite ends to the first and second side support panels, respectively. The bracket has at least one foot disposed at a height above the top work surface and rests on the top of the control panel to steady the shelf assembly and to orient the additional work surface horizontally.

Abstract: The cart has an upright, open frame, a plurality of trays arranged one over the other with anti-bend pivot means supporting and connecting each tray with the frame so as to be tiltable as between a horizontal product load position and an angled product take-out position with each tray being molded from fiberglass reinforced plastic including vertically oriented, beam-like sections, a full bottom, and a pair of metal rods molded with the tray and disposed on one side of the tilt axis and the fiberglass reinforced plastic, the vertical sections, the metal rods, and the pivot means all cooperating to minimize tray flexure and the weight distribution provided by the tray structure and material on opposite sides of the pivot axis causing the tray to tilt to the product load position when the tray is not carrying products and causing the tray to tilt to the product take-out position when the tray is filled with products.

Abstract: A variable sized free standing promotional display for promotional advertising. In place of the normal cardboard display shelf of one size, the invention contemplates using end members of plastic having vertical pedestals above and below the end members. The end members include one-way locking tabs on both the side, upper and lower walls to receive an appropriately slotted and cut beam member, which may be made of corrugated cardboard from the packing materials. The side edges of the beam are received and locked by the one-way locking tabs and is centered and held rigidly by central vertical channels. The transverse length of the shelves may be varied, in accordance with the length of the beam member utilized.Vertical cardboard columns may be anchored on the pedestal members to provide a vertical promotional display of more than one shelf.

Abstract: A rack board comprising a main horizontal plate and channel-type reinforcing members and plastic side covers is provided. The main horizontal plate is only cut off at the right and left end portions without forming bent brims there. The plastic side covers are attached to the cut off ends of the main horizontal plate to form the rack board. This arrangement enables the simplification of manufacturing process, the reduction of cost and the effective designing.

Abstract: A shelving system is provided for mounting on a wall or similar support surface. The system can comprise one or more shelves at varying heights to accommodate different storage requirements. At first top shelf is mounted on the wall by means of a pair of c-shaped brackets that are secured to the wall and removably hold the back of the shelf and by a pair of braces, each secured to the wall at one end and to opposite sides of the shelf at the other end. Another shelf can be added to the system below the top shelf by means of a second pair of c-shaped brackets secured to the wall below the first pair of brackets and by a pair of support members secured to the top shelf that extend downwardly to support the second shelf. Further shelves can be added to the system below the second shelf in the same manner.