Patent ID: 6470613
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A label holder mounted on a shelf channel, comprising:said shelf channel having an intermediate portion with front and rear surfaces and with top and bottom portions; an top flange extending forwardly from said upper portion of said intermediate portion, and a lower flange extending forwardly from said bottom portion of said intermediate portion; said label holder having front and back panels interconnected along a common lower edge; a shelf channel clip extending downwardly and rearwardly from said back panel of said label holder; a base portion of said shelf channel clip extending rearwardly from said back panel from substantially a middle portion of said back panel; a lower flange-engaging portion extending downwardly from said base portion; a shelf channel lower flange-engaging projection extending rearwardly from a rear surface of said lower flange-engaging portion, said shelf channel lower flange-engaging projection contacting an upper surface of said lower flange of said shelf channel, and being sized and shaped to limit downward movement of said label holder with respect to said shelf channel when said label holder is mounted thereon; a shelf channel rear surface-engaging portion extending rearwardly from a bottom end portion of said lower flange-engaging portion, said shelf channel rear surface-engaging portion contacting said rear surface of said intermediate portion of said shelf channel at a point between said upper and lower flanges of said shelf channel; said shelf channel rear surface-engaging portion having a rearwardly depending portion extending rearwardly from said bottom end portion of said lower flange-engaging portion; a forwardly-facing C-shaped portion having a lower portion connected to a rearward end of said rearwardly depending portion of said shelf channel rear surface-engaging portion, said C-shaped portion having an opening facing said rear surface of said intermediate portion of said shelf channel; an upper end of said front panel of said label holder being displaceable forwardly from said back panel upon the application of rearward pressure on a lower portion of said label holder when said label holder is mounted on said shelf channel to facilitate the insertion and removal of an information label; and said shelf channel clip being resiliently deformable to accommodate and mount to shelf channels of various configurations.