Modular shelf assembly for a cosmetic fixture system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11452387-B2
Application number	US-202117383904-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2021
Priority date	Dec 23, 2013
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a shelf assembly.

First claim

I claim:

1. A shelf assembly, comprising:
a base frame including:
a rear side with a resilient detent member, and
a plurality of walls defining a perimeter, the plurality of walls including two opposing side walls that include arms with toothed fastening members for selectively mounting the shelf assembly base frame to a wall assembly; and
a divider tray having a plurality of settings for a modular reconfiguration, the divider tray being detachably coupled to the base frame of the shelf assembly,
wherein the resilient detent member is configured for retaining a shelving component of the shelf assembly, and
wherein the divider tray includes a slide roll tray further comprising:
a first vertical member and a second vertical member, the first and second vertical members having a parallel arrangement extending upwardly from opposing sidewalls of the base frame of the shelf assembly; and
a plurality of ledges extending from the first vertical member and the second vertical member, the plurality of ledges being positioned within a perimeter of the base frame of the shelf assembly, and being at an angle wherein a rear portion of a ledge of the plurality of ledges is vertically offset from a front portion of the ledge.

2. The shelf assembly of claim 1 , wherein the ledges extending from the first and second vertical members extend substantially perpendicularly to the first and second vertical members.

3. The shelf assembly of claim 1 , wherein the ledges extending from the first vertical member extend in a direction toward the second vertical member and the ledges extending from the second vertical member extend in a direction toward the first vertical member.

4. The shelf assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rear portion of the ledge is positioned higher than the front portion of the ledge relative to a bottom of the base frame of the shelf assembly.

5. The shelf assembly of claim 4 , wherein the ledge is sloped downwardly in a direction from the rear portion of the ledge toward the front portion of the ledge.

6. The shelf assembly of claim 1 , wherein the front portion of the ledge includes a lip extending from the front portion of the ledge in a direction away from a bottom of the base frame of the shelf assembly.

7. The shelf assembly of claim 6 , wherein the lip is curved.

8. The shelf assembly of claim 7 , wherein the lip includes a free edge.

9. The shelf assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second vertical members is L-shaped and includes a longer panel and a shorter panel.

10. The shelf assembly of claim 9 , wherein the rear portion of the ledge is coupled to the shorter panel.

11. A shelf assembly comprising:
a base frame of the shelf assembly being selectively mountable to a wall assembly by at least one shelving arm with toothed fastening members associated with the base frame of the shelf assembly, the base frame of the shelf assembly including a rear side with a resilient detent member, a plurality of walls defining a perimeter, the plurality of walls including two opposing side walls, a rail extending proximate to the rear side of the base frame of the shelf assembly, and a slot in a front side for retaining a shelving component, wherein the opposing side walls extend between the rear side and front side; and
an object support structure that defines an object holding area, the object support structure including a mating area, the mating area of the object support structure being configured to mate with a corresponding mating area of the base frame of the shelf assembly to couple the object support structure to the base frame of the shelf assembly, the object holding area of the object support structure having a configuration for holding objects relative to the base frame of the shelf assembly.

12. The shelf assembly of claim 11 , wherein the object support structure further includes a divider tray insert comprising:
a front retaining wall extending upwardly from a front edge of the divider tray insert; and
a rear retaining wall extending upwardly from a rear edge of the divider tray insert; and
at least one divider extending from the front retaining wall to the rear retaining wall of the divider tray insert.

13. The shelf assembly of claim 12 , wherein the divider tray insert further comprises:
a first alignment slot disposed at the front retaining wall; and
a second alignment slot disposed at the rear retaining and configured to selectively fix a position of the at least one divider with respect to the front retaining wall and the rear retaining wall.

14. The shelf assembly of claim 12 , wherein the divider tray insert further comprises:
a pusher assembly having a pusher track, a coil spring, and a panel, the pusher assembly being detachably coupled to the front edge and the rear edge of the divider tray insert.

15. The shelf assembly of claim 14 , wherein the divider tray insert further comprises:
a first alignment slot disposed at the front retaining wall; and
a second alignment slot disposed at the rear retaining wall,
the first and second alignment slots being configured to selectively fix a position of the pusher assembly with respect to the front retaining wall and the rear retaining wall.

16. The shelf assembly of claim 14 , wherein the pusher track has a length extending between a front end of the pusher track and a rear end of the pusher track, and a pusher track channel extending between the front end of the pusher track and the rear end of the pusher track, the pusher track channel configured to receive at least one of the panel and the coil spring.

17. The shelf assembly of claim 11 , wherein the base frame of the shelf assembly includes a release tab to disengage the divider tray insert from the base frame of the shelf assembly.

18. The shelf assembly of claim 12 , wherein the at least one divider comprise a plurality of spaced dividers that extend generally substantially in parallel to one another and are oriented generally perpendicularly to the front retaining wall and the rear retaining wall.

19. The shelf assembly of claim 12 , wherein the dividers have a uniform height.

20. The shelf assembly of claim 12 , wherein the dividers are of varying heights.

Assignees

• Walmart Apollo Llc

Inventors

• Hester-Redmond Sunshine Rae

Classifications

• F21V33/0012

  Furniture (hospital beds F21V33/0072) · CPC title

• H02G3/388

  in modular walls, e.g. wall panels · CPC title

• A47F5/08 Primary

  secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices · CPC title

• A47F1/126 Primary

  the pushing device being urged by spring means · CPC title

• Y10T29/49117

  Conductor or circuit manufacturing · CPC title