Product display shelf with compliant member

1. A shelf, comprising:

a bottom surface for at least partially supporting at least one item thereon;

a rear surface disposed in mechanical cooperation with the bottom surface;

at least one side wall disposed in mechanical cooperation with the rear surface, a portion of the side wall configured to engage an external surface to removably secure the shelf thereto; and

at least one member disposed in mechanical cooperation with at least one of the rear surface and the at least one side wall, the member configured to substantially prevent the item supported by the bottom surface from movement relative to the bottom surface upon movement of the external surface, the member extending in the same general direction as the rear surface along a majority of an entire length of the member, a distal portion of the member being in substantial contact with the rear surface along a majority of the entire length of the member.

2. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein an item-contacting surface of the member is configured to deflect into a substantially semi-circular shape.

3. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the member is configured to simultaneously extend at least two different distances from the rear surface.

4. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the member is at least partially made from a flexible polyvinyl chloride material.

5. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the member is insertable through an opening in the rear surface.

6. The shelf of claim 5 , wherein the member includes at least one protrusion extending therefrom, the protrusion being configured to help maintain the position of the member with respect to the rear surface.

7. The product display shelf of claim 1 , wherein the member is positionable over an upper edge of the rear surface.

8. The shelf of claim 7 , wherein the rear surface includes a notch for releasably accepting a lip of the member.

9. The shelf of claim 1 , further comprising a securing structure disposed in mechanical cooperation with a proximal portion of the side wall.

10. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the at least one side wall includes a first side wall and a second side wall, a distal portion of each of the side walls being engaged with the rear surface, a proximal portion of each side wall configured to engage the external surface to removably secure the shelf thereto.

11. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the side wall is substantially perpendicular to the member along a majority of the entire length of the member.

12. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the member includes a plurality of bristles.

13. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the member includes a rigid portion.

14. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein an item-contacting portion of the member includes a plurality of concavities, wherein each concavity is configured for engaging a specific type of item.

15. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein a proximal portion of the member is free from contact with the rear surface and free from contact with the side wall along at least a majority of the length of the member.

16. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the member and the rear surface are substantially parallel with each other along a majority of the entire length of the member.

17. The shelf of claim 1 , wherein the at least one side wall extends proximally from the rear surface, and wherein a proximal portion of the side wall is configured to engage the external surface to removably secure the shelf thereto.

18. A shelf, comprising:

a bottom surface for at least partially supporting at least one item thereon;

a rear surface disposed in mechanical cooperation with the bottom surface;

at least one side wall disposed in mechanical cooperation with the rear surface, a portion of the side wall configured to engage an external surface to removably secure the shelf thereto; and

at least one member disposed in mechanical cooperation with at least one of the rear surface and the at least one side wall, the member configured to substantially prevent the item supported by the bottom surface from movement relative to the bottom surface upon movement of the external surface, the member extending in the same general direction as the rear surface along a majority of an entire length of the member, wherein an item-contacting surface of the member is configured to deflect into a substantially semi-circular shape.

19. A shelf, comprising:

a bottom surface for at least partially supporting at least one item thereon;

a rear surface disposed in mechanical cooperation with the bottom surface;

at least one side wall disposed in mechanical cooperation with the rear surface, a portion of the side wall configured to engage an external surface to removably secure the shelf thereto; and

at least one member disposed in mechanical cooperation with at least one of the rear surface and the at least one side wall, the member configured to substantially prevent the item supported by the bottom surface from movement relative to the bottom surface upon movement of the external surface, the member extending in the same general direction as the rear surface along a majority of an entire length of the member, wherein the member is configured to simultaneously extend at least two different distances from the rear surface.

20. A shelf, comprising:

a bottom surface for at least partially supporting at least one item thereon;

a rear surface disposed in mechanical cooperation with the bottom surface;

at least one side wall disposed in mechanical cooperation with the rear surface, a portion of the side wall configured to engage an external surface to removably secure the shelf thereto; and

at least one member positioned over an upper edge of the rear surface, the member configured to substantially prevent the item supported by the bottom surface from movement relative to the bottom surface upon movement of the external surface, the member extending in the same general direction as the rear surface along a majority of an entire length of the member.