US 12,390,023 B2
Backstop for shelving unit
Christopher Paul Milam, Cave Springs, AR (US); Ronald Andrew March, Bentonville, AR (US); Nancy Lopez-Arroyo, Rogers, AR (US); Justin Lee Maloney, Rogers, AR (US); Katie Marie Lafferty, Bentonville, AR (US); and Clancy Monroe Milam, Cave Springs, AR (US)
Assigned to Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed by Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/426,806.
Prior Publication US 2025/0241461 A1, Jul. 31, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47F 5/00 (2006.01); A47B 57/58 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 5/0043 (2013.01) [A47B 57/588 (2013.01); A47F 5/0068 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shelving system comprising:
a backstop adapted to be attached to a shelf;
a bottom portion of the backstop comprising a first fastening aperture disposed at a first end of the bottom portion relative to a length of the bottom portion and a second fastening aperture disposed at a second end of the bottom portion relative to the length of the bottom portion, the first fastening aperture and the second fastening aperture each configured for receiving a fastener to secure the backstop to the shelf;
a back portion of the backstop in continuous communication with a back edge of the bottom portion and forming a 90° angle relative to the bottom portion at a juncture between the back portion and the bottom portion;
a plurality of apertures disposed at intervals along the juncture in communication with the back portion and the bottom portion; and
a plurality of prongs disposed at intervals along a front edge of the bottom portion and configured to fit within apertures disposed along a surface of the shelf.