Cooler door shelf device

1 . A shelf device for an inside surface of a cooler door, comprising:

a bottom panel having front, rear, left and right side edge portions;

a left mounting flange connected to said bottom panel along said left side edge portion and extending upward therefrom, said left mounting flange having a pair of left keyways therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support said shelf device, said left flange defining a left recess;

a right mounting flange connected to said bottom panel along said right side edge portion and extending upward therefrom, said right mounting flange having a pair of right keyways therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support said shelf device, said right flange defining a right recess, said left and right recesses each having a depth;

a partition panel connected to said bottom panel and said left and right mounting flanges dividing said bottom panel into a plurality of compartments; and

a display panel spaced from said bottom panel and attached to said left and right recesses and extending therebetween.

2 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said left recess is positioned between said pair of left keyways.

3 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said right recess is positioned between said pair of right keyways.

4 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said display panel includes top and bottom lips forming a slot for slidably receiving a display insert.

5 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a front portion of said partition panel is spaced from a front portion of said bottom panel.

6 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , including a plurality of vertically extending ribs attached to said partition panel at junctions of adjacent compartments, said ribs being spaced from a front portion of said bottom panel.

7 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 6 , wherein said ribs are spaced from said front portion a distance at least as great as the depth of said left and right recesses.

8 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said partition panel defines at least one opening in each of said compartments.

9 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said display panel is attached to said left and right mounting flanges.

10 . A shelf device for an inside surface of a cooler door, comprising:

a bottom panel having front, rear, left and right side edge portions;

a left mounting flange connected to said bottom panel along said left side edge portion and extending upward therefrom, said left mounting flange having a pair of left keyways therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support said shelf device;

a right mounting flange connected to said bottom panel along said right side edge portion and extending upward therefrom, said right mounting flange having a pair of right keyways therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support said shelf device;

a partition panel connected to said bottom panel and said left and right mounting flanges dividing said bottom panel into a plurality of compartments;

a plurality of vertical ribs attached to said partition panel at junctions of adjacent compartments; and

a display panel spaced from said bottom panel and attached to said ribs and extending laterally between said left and right flanges.

11 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 10 , wherein said display panel includes top and bottom lips forming a slot for receiving a display insert.

12 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 10 , wherein said partition panel defines at least one opening in each of said compartments.

13 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 10 , wherein said display panel is attached to said left and right mounting flanges.

14 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 10 , wherein said display panel has end portions lapping onto said left and right flanges.

15 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 10 , wherein each of said ribs contains a slot for receiving said display panel.

16 . A shelf device for an inside surface of a cooler door, comprising:

a bottom panel having front, rear, left and right side edge portions;

a left mounting flange connected to said bottom panel along said left side edge portion and extending upward therefrom, said left mounting flange having a pair of left keyways therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support said shelf device, said left flange defining a left recess;

a right mounting flange connected to said bottom panel along said right side edge portion and extending upward therefrom, said right mounting flange having a pair of right keyways therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support said shelf device, said right flange defining a right recess, said left and right recesses each having a depth;

a partition panel connected to said bottom panel and said left and right mounting flanges dividing said bottom panel into a plurality of compartments;

a plurality of vertically extending ribs attached to said partition panel at junctions of adjacent compartments with each rib defining a recess having a depth; and

a plurality of display panels spaced from said bottom panel, each display panel being associated with a selected one of said ribs and positioned in said recess of said associated rib.

17 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 16 , wherein each said display panel includes top and bottom flanges with lips forming a slot for slidably receiving a display insert.

18 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 17 , wherein ends of said display rest in said recesses of said left and right flanges.

19 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 17 , wherein said top and bottom flanges flex to facilitate a force fit of said display panel in said slot.

20 . A shelf device, as set forth in claim 16 , wherein said partition panel defines at least one ventilation opening in each of said compartments.