Patent ID: 6688567
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
In a label holder for attachment to a shelf wherein the shelf includes a generally horizontally extending portion with an upper supporting surface adapted to carry merchandise for display, and a front edge, a shelf lip extending downwardly from the front edge of the supporting surface and having a front surface, a rear surface, and a lower edge, and a shelf flange extending rearwardly from the lower edge of the shelf lip and having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front edge and a rear edge, and wherein the label holder includes a top, a bottom, a front and a rear, a main body panel defining the rear of the label holder, and a transparent cover member defining the front of the label holder, the body panel and the cover member each having an upper portion, a lower portion, a front surface and a rear surface, the lower portions of the body panel and the cover member being resiliently interconnected to define a hinge therebetween, and a label-receiving pocket defined between the front surface of the body panel and the rear surface of the cover member, the improvement which comprises,means for securing the label holder to the shelf, said means including a label holder flange on the lower portion of the rear surface of the body panel adapted to be secured to or about the shelf flange, and an adaptor element including a generally planar rearward portion with an undersurface, and means for securing said adaptor element to the shelf with said undersurface of said rearward portion of said adaptor element contacting the supporting surface of the shelf, and a forward portion of said adaptor element adapted to extend beyond the front edge of the supporting surface of the shelf, said forward portion of said adaptor element defining a downwardly extending hook member, and a forwardly and downwardly depending body panel lip defined at least partially along the upper portions of the body panel of the label holder, said hook member of said adaptor element being adapted for removable engagement with said body panel lip to secure the upper portion of the body panel against movement relative to the shelf while permitting the cover member to be selectively moved forwardly about the hinge for inserting or removing labels from the pocket to provide visual access to information on the labels relating to merchandise carried by the shelf supporting surface through the transparent cover member.