US 12,390,024 B2
Retail shelving system
Shane Obitts, North Ridgeville, OH (US); Billy Mertz, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Matt Grubbs, Union, KY (US)
Assigned to Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed by Shane Obitts, North Ridgeville, OH (US); Billy Mertz, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Matt Grubbs, Union, KY (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/972,016.
Application 18/972,016 is a continuation of application No. 17/826,769, filed on May 27, 2022, granted, now 12,213,601.
Application 17/826,769 is a continuation of application No. 16/222,722, filed on Dec. 17, 2018, granted, now 11,369,215, issued on Jun. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0120521 A1, Apr. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. A47F 5/00 (2006.01); A47B 57/42 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01); A47F 5/10 (2006.01); A47B 57/04 (2006.01); A47B 57/34 (2006.01); A47B 96/06 (2006.01); A47B 96/07 (2006.01); A47B 96/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 5/0043 (2013.01) [A47B 57/42 (2013.01); A47B 96/021 (2013.01); A47B 96/027 (2013.01); A47B 96/028 (2013.01); A47F 5/0018 (2013.01); A47F 5/103 (2013.01); A47B 57/04 (2013.01); A47B 57/34 (2013.01); A47B 96/024 (2013.01); A47B 96/061 (2013.01); A47B 96/07 (2013.01); A47B 96/1408 (2013.01); A47F 5/005 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shelf comprising:
a frame including:
first and second support arms;
a front support bar extending parallel to a horizontal axis and between the first and second support arms; and
a rear support bar extending parallel to the horizonal axis and between the first and second support arms, the rear support bar being positioned rearward of the front support bar;
a plurality of deck panels including a first deck panel and a second deck panel, the second deck panel being positioned horizontally adjacent the first deck panel, the plurality of deck panels being supported by the front and rear support bars, the first deck panel having a first width measured parallel to the horizontal axis, each deck panel being plastic, the first deck panel having a first upper support surface for supporting merchandise, the first upper support surface defining a first edge, the second deck panel has a second upper support surface for supporting merchandise, the second upper support surface defining a second edge, the first and second edges are adjacent to one another at an interface between the first and second deck panels;
a front fence extending parallel to the horizontal axis, the front fence having a second width measured parallel to the horizontal axis, the second width being greater than the first width such that the front fence engages at least two of the plurality of deck panels, the front fence including:
a top wire portion extending horizontally;
a bottom wire portion extending horizontally, the bottom wire portion being spaced from the top wire portion;
an intermediate wire portion that is positioned between the top and bottom wire portions, the intermediate wire portion zig-zags between the top and bottom wire portions, the intermediate wire portion being connected to the top wire portion in a plurality of locations and being connected to the bottom wire portion in a plurality of locations;
a plurality of vertically directed wire portions that extend downward below the bottom wire portion and away from the top wire portion, a first vertically directed wire portion of the plurality of vertically directed wire portions being adjacent the first deck panel and a second vertically directed wire portion of the plurality of vertically directed wire portions being adjacent the second deck panel, an intermediate section of the bottom wire portion extends horizontally between the first and second vertically directed wire portions, the intermediate section extends across the first and second edges and the interface between the first and second deck panels; and
when the first deck panel, second deck panel, front fence and frame are assembled, with the front fence engaged with the first and second deck panels, the first and second deck panels are horizontally interlocked with one another.