Patent ID: 6523703
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A pusher apparatus for a shelf having slots, comprising:a partition panel for dividing the shelf into first and second segments, said partition panel having a front end portion and a rear end portion, said partition panel having first and second parallel top rails and first and second parallel bottom rails, wherein each of said first and second parallel top rails has a top engagement surface; attaching means for attaching said partition panel to the shelf; a first pusher panel having a top channel riding on said top engagement surface of said first top rail and a bottom channel riding on said first bottom rail; a first coil spring having one end portion fastened to said front end portion of said partition panel and having the other end portion in contact with said first pusher panel, said first coil spring coiling to move said first pusher panel from said rear end portion of said partition panel toward said front end portion of said partition panel; a second pusher panel having a top channel riding on said top engagement surface of said second top rail and a bottom channel riding on said second bottom rail; and a second coil spring having one end portion fastened to said front end portion of said partition panel and having the other end portion in contact with said second pusher panel, said second coil spring coiling to move said second pusher panel from said rear end portion of said partition panel toward said front end portion of said partition panel.