Patent ID: 8235226

Claim:
A shelf allocation management system for allocating space among rows of products, comprising: a base, two side walls, a front end, and a rear end; a backstop assembly positioned between said side walls, the backstop assembly comprising: a backstop base, wherein said backstop base includes two parallel arms at a front end of said backstop base that define a central backstop opening that runs longitudinally through the backstop base and centrally within said backstop base, wherein said backstop base further includes a lower ledge below said parallel arms and connected to a front portion of said parallel arms at the front end of said backstop base; a moveable back plate located at a rear end of said backstop base wherein the back plate has a product-engaging surface; and a puller member having a longitudinal axis, wherein said puller member is disposed within said central backstop opening and is configured to move the moveable back plate by engaging said backstop base at said lower ledge.