Cooler door shelf device

a door shelf and cooler technology, applied in the field of coolers, can solve the problems of inability to change the advertising on the support panel, inhibit the free circulation of air in the cooler, and small areas lack the impact needed, so as to improve the air circulation, increase the air flow, and save material.

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-18
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[0011] The slots and recesses allow the display panel to fit flush with the mounting flanges. Positioning the display panel above the bottom panel creates a space for improved air circ...

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Door shelving fits against the door so that the product containers are visible, however the product labels do not always face forward for easy identification of the product.
Some shelves have a small area for affixing product identification, but such small areas lack the impact needed, espe...

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[0022] Referring to FIGS. 1-3, a shelf device 10 is provided for attaching to an inside surface of an upright cooler door. Articles, such as beverage containers for example, can be placed on shelf device 10 for easy viewing through the cooler door which minimizes the need to open the door to view the contents. It also utilizes the door space for storing additional product in a space that may otherwise be wasted. Product on the shelf device always remains up front within the easy grasp of a consumer.

[0023] Shelf device 10 has a bottom panel 12 with front, rear, left and right side edge portions. A left mounting flange 14 is connected to bottom panel 12 along the front and left side edge portions and extends upward therefrom. Left mounting flange 14 has a pair of slotted openings or keyways 16 therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support the shelf device in conjunction with suction cups or the like. Left flange 14 has a slot or recess 18 preferably posi...

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A shelf device for mounting on an inside surface of a cooler door comprises a bottom panel and left and right mounting flanges connected to the bottom panel along left and right side edge portions thereof. Each flange has a pair of openings therein vertically spaced from one another and adapted to mount and support the shelf device. A partition panel is connected to the bottom panel and divides the bottom panel into a plurality of compartments. Vertically extending ribs are attached to the partition panel at junctions of adjacent compartments. A display panel is spaced from the bottom panel and attached to the ribs. The display panel includes top and bottom lips forming a slot for slidably receiving a display insert. Ventilation openings in the partition panel increase air circulation

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to commonly assigned co-pending applications Ser. Nos. 10 / 929,975 filed Aug. 20, 2004 entitled “Cooler Door Shelf Device With Removable Product Panel”; 10 / 944,246, filed Sep. 16, 2004 entitled “Cooler Door Shelf Device With Stick-On Display Panels”; 10 / 944,295, filed Sep. 16, 2004 entitled “Cooler Door Shelf Device With Raised Panels”; 10 / 947,467, filed Sep. 22, 2004, entitled “Neck-Hanging Cooler Door Shelf Device”; and 10 / 947,472, filed Sep. 22, 2004, entitled “Vented Cooler Door Shelf Device”.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to a cooler, and, more particularly, to a door shelf device for a transparent cooler door. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Upright coolers in supermarkets and convenience stores typically have transparent glass doors so that the products inside are visible. It is now common to use the inside of the door for shelving as is done in household ref...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B73/00
CPCA47B96/02F25D23/04F25D2331/805
Inventor ROBERTSON, JAMES DAVID
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