Shelf extender

Abstract

A shelf extender for presenting a product to the purchaser forward of a shelf having a container for holding and displaying the product, the container, in one embodiment, having a rear wall with receiving means to cooperate with a plate of a clamp, the clamp having a pair of spaced arms cantilevered therefrom, the first arm having a fixed clamping surface at the end thereof, the second arm having a cavity having two plates adjacent the free end thereof, a standard size nut in the cavity, an opening in each plate of the cavity, the openings being in general alignment with the nut so that a bolt may pass therethrough, a standard size bolt of another size such that the outside diameter of the bolt is no larger than the inside diameter of the nut, the plates of the cavity being shaped so that the nut is in a first position against one plate and in a second position against the other plate, in the first position of the nut, the nut is normal to the bolt and in the second position of the nut, the nut is canted with respect to the bolt so that at least a portion of the thread of the bolt engages at least a portion of the thread of the nut in threaded engagement whereby in the first position of the nut, the bolt is movable for coarse adjustment and in the second position of the nut, the bolt is movable for fine adjustment, a clamping surface at the end of the bolt to permit the clamp to rigidly engage the shelf and thereby hold the shelf extender firmly in place. In another embodiment, the clamp is a part of the end piece of the shelf extender and there are two such end clamps utilized to support the shelf extender. A quick release mechanism for the clamp may be provided to facilitate application of the shelf extender to a shelf and its removal therefrom.