Constraining apparatus to constrain containers on a shelf

Abstract

A retaining apparatus including a flexible sheet for deployment in blocking relationship with the front edge a horizontal shelf to retain containers from escaping therefrom.

1 . Retaining apparatus for retaining containers against ejection from the front edge of a horizontal shelf of a recreational vehicle storage fixture having spaced apart walls and comprising:
 fasteners for mounting to the walls;   a net configured to be deployed in blocking relationship over the front edge of the shelf and including an opening for access to the containers and including a parametrical border;   tethers attached to opposite sides of the border and including free ends to be fastened to the fasteners to hold the net deployed in the blocking relationship.   
   
   
       2 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the border is constructed of reinforcing material.   
   
   
       3 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the net is constructed of plastic mesh.   
   
   
       4 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the border is constructed of a nylon belt.   
   
   
       5 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the fasteners are constructed of suction cups.   
   
   
       6 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the tethers include means for adjusting the lengths thereof.   
   
   
       7 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the fasteners include through bores for receipt of the respective tethers; and   the tethers project through the through bores and are formed with respective knots to prevent disengagement from the respective fasteners.   
   
   
       8 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the net is constructed of nylon.   
   
   
       9 . A retaining apparatus for retaining containers on a horizontal shelf of a storage fixture having spaced apart walls and comprising:
 a net device including a nylon mesh to be deployed in blocking relationship in front of the shelf and circumscribed by a reinforcing belt, the net being formed with an access slit for access to the containers located on the shelf;   a zipper attached to the mesh for closing the slit;   a plurality of suction cup devices for attaching to the walls;   a plurality of tethers attached on their respective one ends to in spaced relation about the belt and configured on their respective opposite ends with respective suction cup devices;   elastic means in the mesh or tethers to, when the fasteners are attached to the walls and the opposite ends of the respective tethers are attached to the cup devices and drawn tight, cooperate in holding the net in the blocking relationship.   
   
   
       10 . Retaining apparatus for retaining containers from escape of the front edge of a horizontal shelf of a storage fixture having spaced apart walls and comprising:
 a sheet to be deployed in blocking relationship adjust the front edge for overlying the containers;   a reinforcing border about the sheet;   elongated tethers secured on their respective one ends to the border and constructed with respective opposite ends to be fastened to anchors attached to the walls so that the tethers may be tightened to draw the border tight to cooperate in holding the sheet in the blocking relationship.   
   
   
       11 . The retaining apparatus set forth in  claim 10  wherein:
 the tethers are elastic.   
   
   
       12 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 10  wherein:
 the sheet is in the form of a net.   
   
   
       13 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 10  wherein:
 the sheet is constructed of nylon.   
   
   
       14 . The retaining apparatus of  claim 10  for use with a recreational vehicle refrigerator including a plurality of horizontal shelves and wherein:
 the sheet is sized to be deployed in blocking relationship over the front edges of the plurality of shelves.