Patent ID: 9351590
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A47B,A47F

Claim Text:
1. An adjustable depth wire shelf divider which comprises, front and back, vertically oriented overlapping divider panels, said front divider panel comprising front and back upright frame rods and a horizontally disposed top frame rod connected to upper ends of said front and back frame rods and forming a top of said front panel, said front divider panel further including a plurality of vertically spaced and horizontally disposed front-panel-forming wires fixed at front and back ends thereof to laterally facing side surfaces of said front and back frame rods, a first panel-mounting element extending downward below a lowermost one of said front-panel-forming wires for reception in a shelf opening located adjacent a front edge of a shelf to be divided, said back divider panel comprising forward and rearward upright frame rods and a plurality of vertically spaced and horizontally disposed back-panel-forming wires fixed at front and back ends thereof to laterally facing side surfaces of said forward and rearward frame rods, panel-forming wires of the respective front and back divider panels being mounted on opposite side surfaces of the respective upright frame rods facing each other such that, when said front and back panels are assembled in overlapping relation panel-forming wires of one panel can make contact with panel-forming wires of the other panel, a vertical spacing between the horizontal panel-forming wires of the front and back panels being such that, when the panels are overlapped, the panel-forming wires of one panel are received in spaces between panel-forming wires of the other panel and at least one panel-forming wire of one panel lies directly above and is slidably supported by at least one panel-forming wire of the other panel, upper and lower retaining elements mounted on certain of the panel-forming wires of a panel and extending vertically beyond a vertically adjacent panel-forming wire of the other panel for retaining said panels in closely contacting relation with the panel-forming wires of one panel lying substantially in a common plane with panel-forming wires of the other panel, while accommodating horizontal telescopic adjustment of said panels between predetermined limits, a second panel-mounting element extending downward and rearward, at an angle to the vertical, below a lowermost one of said back-panel-forming wires for reception in a shelf opening located adjacent to a back edge of the shelf to be divided, and a stabilizing element fixed to said a back portion of said back panel, extending transversely to said back panel and positioned to rest on a top surface of the shelf to retain said shelf divider in a vertical orientation.