Extendable product shelving
View Patent ↗A product shelf unit specially adapted for yogurt cups and the like, includes a metal base bracket that attaches to a horizontal rectangular bar. A plastic tray is slidably received on the base bracket which has two elongated walls which slide within the hollow interior of elongated walls in the tray. The base bracket includes lateral projections that engage stop members in the tray which keep the tray in a rearward position. The front end of the tray is lifted up, allowing it to slide forwardly for restocking.
1. A product shelf unit comprising a tray and a bracket;
a back portion of said bracket fixed to a support;
said bracket including a bracket base and first and second elongated vertical walls extended from said back portion, said tray including a tray base and first and second vertical dividers separating said tray base into columns comprising a plurality of flexible fingers at the end of each column;
said tray further comprising pivoting sign holders forward of each column;
said sign holders pivoting flush with said tray base to permit product to pass over said sign holder;
said first and second elongated vertical dividers having hollow interiors wherein said first and second elongated vertical walls are slidably engaged within said vertical dividers.
2. The shelf unit claimed in claim 1 wherein said bracket base further includes at least one stop member adapted to engage a stop portion on a bottom of said tray.
3. The shelf unit claimed in claim 2 wherein said stop member has a sloped rear side.
4. The shelf unit claimed in claim 2 wherein said bracket base connects said first and second walls.
5. The shelf unit claimed in claim 4 wherein said bracket base includes an elongated open portion and wherein said tray has a bar having a guide member, said guide member riding in said open portion of said bracket base.
6. The shelf unit claimed in claim 1 wherein said sign holder is weighted to rotate back to an upright position.
7. The shelf unit claimed in claim 1 wherein said bracket base includes a C-shaped clamp fixed to a horizontal rectangular bar adapted to be fixed to the back of a display case and wherein said C-shaped clamp fits over said rectangular bar.
8. The shelf unit claimed in claim 7 wherein said horizontal bar is attached to vertical supports.