Shelf device for rolling unlike bottles

Abstract

A shelf device for a cooler has a base member for a bottle to roll along by gravity feed. A guide member on the base member shifts the center of gravity of the bottle towards the base of the bottle to urge contact with a side panel so that the bottle maintains contact with the side panel and thereby roll in a straight path.

1 . A shelf device, comprising:
 a base member having a top surface, left, right, front and rear edge portions and defining a groove in said top surface extending longitudinally between said front and rear edge portions;   an upstanding left side panel attached to said base member along said left edge portion;   an upstanding right side panel attached to said base member along said right edge portion parallel to said left side panel; and   a guide member disposed in said groove and extending above said top surface of said base member parallel to said left and right side panels.   
     
     
         2 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said guide member has a slanted top surface. 
     
     
         3 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said guide member is elastomeric. 
     
     
         4 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , including an upstanding front panel attached to said base member along said front edge portion. 
     
     
         5 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 1 , including:
 an upstanding rear panel attached to said base member along said rear edge portion; and   an upstanding front panel attached to said base member along said front edge portion, said front panel having a lower elevation than said rear panel.   
     
     
         6 . A shelf device, comprising:
 a base member having a top surface, left, right, front and rear edge portions;   an upstanding left side panel attached to said base member along said left edge portion;   an upstanding right side panel attached to said base member along said right edge portion parallel to said left side panel; and   a guide member disposed on said top surface of said base member parallel to said left and right side panels.   
     
     
         7 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein said guide member has a slanted top surface. 
     
     
         8 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein said guide member is elastomeric. 
     
     
         9 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 6 , including an upstanding front panel attached to said base member along said front edge portion. 
     
     
         10 . A shelf device, as set forth in  claim 6 , including:
 an upstanding rear panel attached to said base member along said rear edge portion; and   an upstanding front panel attached to said base member along said front edge portion, said front panel having a lower elevation than said rear panel.