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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1995
John Frederick Tryon, Houston, TX (US);
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a molded gondola assembly for display of supplies or retail stock, the gondola assembly including one or more typically at least two gondola units: where the gondola units are abutted side by side; and where one side of one gondola unit abuts one side of the abutted gondola unit, where each gondola unit includes: an inner polymeric panel surface; an outer polymeric panel surface; where the inner and outer panel surfaces are integrally joined and formed by molding; where the inner and outer panel surfaces form a plurality of integrally joined panels; and where the panels include: a substantially vertical panel having a top and bottom portion, having a front and back portion, the front portion configured to receive shelves or hooks for displaying or storing supplies or retail goods; a substantially horizontal panel having a front and back portion, having a top and bottom portion, the bottom portion for contacting the floor; where the bottom portion of the vertical panel is integrally joined with the back portion of the horizontal panel, thus forming an L-shaped assembly; where the vertical panel further includes a plurality of integrally formed ribs extending vertically from a top portion to a bottom portion of the vertical panel, the ribs for providing structural strength to the vertical panel.