DIVIDER FOR INDUSTRIAL SHELVES

摘要

The present invention provides a divider for industrial shelves having a planar base that lies flat on a shelf with an upwardly extending notch that accommodates the ridge formed on the front of many shelves. The downwardly extending spiral torsion spring is provided to fit over the front reinforcing wall of a shelf allows a snug but repositionable fit of the divider on a shelf. A reinforcing ridge is formed at the edges of the divider wall. Reinforcing ridges are also formed around a number of cutouts formed in the divider wall. The increased thickness of the reinforcing ridges decreases the flex in the divider wall when used to support items on a shelf. A chamfer formed at the base of the divider wall increases stiffness of the wall and inhibit cracking between the base and divider wall.

主权项

1. A divider for contacting an industrial shelf comprising:
a planar base having a upper and lower surface and a leading edge and a trailing edge; an upwardly extending notch formed at the leading edge of the planar base; a downwardly extending curved torsion spring formed at the leading edge of the planar base, said torsion spring including at least one reinforcing contact point, and a divider wall extending upwardly from the upper surface of the planar base, said reinforcing contact point of the spring contacting said shelf so that the shelf is retained between the planar base and the spring via a snug fit.