Cooler door shelf device with raised panels

Abstract

A shelf device for an inside surface of a cooler door has a tray with a bottom panel, opposed front and rear panels connected to and extending upward from the bottom panel, and opposed end panels connected to and extending upward from the bottom panel and extending from the front panel toward the rear panel. The rear panel has a front face opposite the front panel and a rear face. A partition adjacent the front panel divides the bottom panel into a plurality of compartments. Openings in tray flanges receive hooks or studs for attaching the tray to the inside surface of the cooler door.

1 . A shelf device for an inside surface of a cooler door, comprising: 
 a tray having a bottom panel, opposed front and rear panels connected to and extending upward from said bottom panel, and opposed end panels connected to and extending upward from said bottom panel and extending from said front panel toward said rear panel;    a partition adjacent said front panel dividing said bottom panel into a plurality of compartments; and    means for attaching said tray to said inside surface of said cooler door with said rear panel adjacent said inside surface of said cooler door.    
   
   
       2 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein means for attaching said tray to said inside surface of said cooler door includes: 
 a left flange having at least one opening for receiving a hanging device and being attached to said left end panel adjacent said rear panel and above said bottom panel; and    a right flange having at least one opening for receiving a hanging device and being attached to said right end panel adjacent said rear panel and above said bottom panel.    
   
   
       3 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said hanging device is a suction cup.  
   
   
       4 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said left flange extends from said left end panel inward towards said right end panel, and said right flange extends from said right end panel inward towards said left end panel.  
   
   
       5 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 4 , including: 
 a left brace connected to said front panel and a top edge of said left flange; and    a right brace connected to said front panel and a top edge of said right flange.    
   
   
       6 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said front panel extends upward from said bottom panel a greater distance than said rear panel.  
   
   
       7 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said front panel includes top and bottom lips forming a slot for slidably receiving a front insert.  
   
   
       8 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said rear panel includes top and bottom lips forming a slot for slidably receiving a rear insert.  
   
   
       9 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said partition is an arcuate panel.  
   
   
       10 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein said arcuate panel is double walled forming an interior slot for slidably receiving an insert.  
   
   
       11 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said partition is double walled forming an interior slot for slidably receiving an insert.