Cooler door shelf device
View Patent ↗A shelf device for mounting on an inside surface of a cooler door comprises a bottom panel and left and right mounting flanges connected to the bottom panel along left and right side edge portions thereof. Each flange has a pair of openings therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support the shelf device. A partition panel is connected to the bottom panel and divides the bottom panel into a plurality of compartments. Vertically extending ribs are attached to the partition panel at junctions of adjacent compartments. A display panel is spaced from the bottom panel and attached to the ribs. The display panel includes top and bottom lips forming a slot for slidably receiving a display insert. Ventilation openings in the partition panel increase air circulation.
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;
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.
2. A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein each said display panel includes top and bottom flanges with lips forming a slot for slidably receiving a display insert.
3. A shelf device, as set forth in claim 2 , wherein ends of said display insert rest in said recesses of said left and right flanges.
4. A shelf device, as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said top and bottom flanges flex to facilitate a force fit of said display panel in said slot.
5. A shelf device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said partition panel defines at least one ventilation opening in each of said compartments.