Sliding height-adjustable tray shelf unit
US6364136B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B96/025
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sliding and height-adjustable tray shelf unit of a display apparatus has a shelf that slides inward and outward relative to the display apparatus is also adjustable vertically relative to the slotted standard of the display apparatus. Each sliding shelf can also incorporate a removable modular tray in order to allow one tray to be replaced with another tray, perhaps already pre-stocked with items to be displayed. Each sliding shelf also has a support frame that is mounted to the display apparatus or standard by way of hooked prongs or flanges that interact with the slots within the standard. A tray support base or a display tray is mounted to the support frame by any of several ways such that the tray support base “slides” relative to the support frame, such as by wheels that rotate within tracks, pegs or detent tabs that slide forward and backward within tracks cut into a flat surface, and a molded section that slides along an upstanding edge or rail. A display tray can optionally be removably placed into the tray support base for display of merchandise, and the display tray could be pre-stocked with merchandise.
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