Plastic shelf cover

Abstract

A shelf cover for use with open-wire shelving comprising: a substantially rigid extruded length of plastic including a continuous U-shaped edge dimensioned to clip on to an edge of the open-wire shelving. The continuous U-shaped edge can be present along a front edge or on a depending front lip dimensioned to coordinate with a depending front grating portion of the open-wire shelving. The shelf cover is formed from an extruded length of transparent, pigmented, or filled rigid plastic that is between about 1.0 and 5.0 mm in thickness.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A shelf cover for use with open-wire shelving comprising: a substantially rigid extruded length of plastic including a continuous U-shaped edge dimensioned to clip on to an edge of the open-wire shelving.  
     
     
         2 . The shelf cover of  claim 1  further comprising a depending front lip dimensioned to coordinate with a depending front grating portion of the open-wire shelving, the continuous U-shaped edge being situated along the depending front lip.  
     
     
         3 . The shelf cover of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the extruded length of plastic is between about 1.0 and 5.0 mm in thickness.  
     
     
         4 . The shelf cover of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the extruded length of plastic is about 2.4 mm in thickness.  
     
     
         5 . The shelf cover of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the extruded length of plastic is formed of polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polyethyene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS), and mixtures or blends thereof.  
     
     
         6 . The shelf cover of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the extruded length of plastic is unpigmented.  
     
     
         7 . The shelf cover of  claim 6  wherein the extruded length of plastic is substantially transparent.  
     
     
         8 . The shelf cover of  claim 1  or  2  wherein the extruded length of plastic is pigmented to exhibit desirable coordinating colors to the underlying open-wire shelving.  
     
     
         9 . A shelf cover for use with open-wire shelving comprising: a substantially rigid extruded length of plastic between about 1.0 and 5.0 mm in thickness including a continuous U-shaped edge dimensioned to clip on to an edge of the open-wire shelving.