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Shelf divider

US4809856A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 1988
Grant dateMar 7, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 23, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B57/586
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sliding shelf divider comprises a generally U-shaped channel and a divider slidable along the channel. The channel has steps at the intersections of the side and bottom walls. The divider comprises a base member having a plate portion with a tab depending therefrom. The base member also has an upstanding ridge with a portion that overhangs the plate portion bottom edge. The tab and overhanging ridge portion form a slot for receiving a channel wall. The tab free end contacts the interior surface of the channel step for supporting the base member, and the free end of the overhanging ridge has a hook that engages the step exterior surface. The base member is thus retained on and slidable along the channel. A wire frame is received within a groove in the ridge. Tilting the base member disengages the hook from the channel for easy disassembly of the base member from the channel.

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