Patent ID: 8556092

Claim:
A stand alone divider for a shelf comprising: a partition; a back retainer, proximate a back end of the partition, adapted to mount to the shelf; and a front retainer, proximate a front end of the partition, adapted to mount to the shelf; wherein at least one of the front and back retainers is resiliently flexible relative to the partition between a relaxed state and an extended state such that a distance between the at least one of the front and back retainers and the partition is selectively variable for mounting the stand alone divider; wherein the partition is a two part assembly with an adjustable length and comprises: a first member; a second member, sized to be received within a channel of the first member; and a pawl mechanism formed between the first and second members, the pawl mechanism operable to lock the first member relative to the second member and vice versa to define an adjusted length of the partition, wherein the pawl mechanism includes a rack and a resiliently flexible locking structure, the rack comprising a plurality of upwardly facing teeth formed on an upwardly facing surface of the second member along a substantial portion of a length of the second member, and wherein the locking structure includes a plurality of downwardly facing teeth such that the plurality of downwardly facing teeth are operably arranged to se 1 ectively engage and disengage the upwardly facing teeth to adjust an overall length of the partition.