Patent ID: 8573134

Claim:
A barrier device for supporting objects comprising: a shelf member having a flat top surface defining a support surface for supporting the objects thereon, a bottom flat surface parallel to said top surface, and a front vertical edge extending between the top and bottom flat surfaces; a unitary, one-piece shelf guard including: a protective member having an inner facing protective surface and an opposite outer facing surface; a mounting member having an upwardly facing flat mounting surface and an opposite downwardly facing surface; said protective member being integrally formed with said mounting member as a unitary one-piece body with said protective member extending upwardly and perpendicular to said mounting member; and an adhesive on said mounting surface and spaced from said inner facing protective surface of said protective member, said adhesive being structured and positioned for fixedly attaching said mounting surface of said mounting member in mating, attached engagement with said bottom flat surface of said shelf member so that said inner facing protective surface engages said front vertical edge of said shelf member with no gap between said inner facing protective surface and said front vertical edge, and said inner facing protective surface extending upwardly from said front vertical edge and said shelf member in perpendicular relation to said support surface.