1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to a device for securing containers, food items, bottles, cartons, etc. from moving on refrigerator shelves. There are thousands of recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, camping trailers, boats, etc. having refrigerators, where retention of stores items on refrigerator shelves is important.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A common problem of recreational type vehicles equipped with refrigerators for the preservation of food is that the food contained therein, is normally contained in bottles, cans, cartons, etc. Such containers are placed on the shelves within said refrigerators and adequate means to retain them on said shelves during vehicle movement is not normally provided.
Refrigerators installed in such type vehicles and not provided with any device for holding the food items in position while the vehicle is in motion can cause serious inconvenience to the vehicle user. That is if the food is spilled, then most of the food in the refrigerator must be removed for cleaning purposes and/or special handling or packing of some sort must be done to prevent future breakage and spilling. If this is not done, many times spillage, breakage and losses do occur. There is a serious need for a simple adjustable device that can be attached to refrigerator shelves to secure the food containers in place while the vehicle is in motion. The prior art shows various adjustable refrigerator retaining devices for the shelves thereof such as shown by the patent to Bishop, U.S. Pat. No. 2,280,371; the patent to Moser, U.S. Pat. No. 3,752,324 and the patent to Hammar, U.S. Pat. No. 3,877, 580. The patent to Field, U.S. Pat. No. 3,497,081 also shows a shelf device which may be pertinent to this invention. The U.S. Pat. Nos.; to Campbell, 3,063,567; Kretizburg, 3,739,918; and Dorn, 3,800,958; all show adjustable retainers for book racks or cloth bolts which may be pertinent to this invention. None of the known patents teach the new and novel structure as disclosed by this invention herein.