Shelving assembly and hardware

A storage system, comprising:

• an upright rail arranged to be attached to an upright support surface;
• a shelf bracket arranged to be attached to the upright rail, the shelf bracket having a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, wherein a cavity is defined between the base and the sidewalls, the sidewalls collectively forming an upper edge, the base including at least one aperture;
• a fastener having a head and a shank extending therefrom with a distal end;
• an anchor including a channel sized to receive the fastener, the anchor removably receivable in the shelf bracket with the channel aligned with the at least one aperture, the anchor capable of retaining the fastener in a preinstallation position with respect to the shelf bracket wherein the head is below the base and the distal end of the shank is disposed within the cavity beneath the upper edge;
• and
• a shelf received on the upper edge of the shelf bracket, wherein the shelf bracket is arranged to be mounted to the shelf by moving the fastener from the preinstallation position to an installed position where the distal end of the shank extends above the upper edge to engage the shelf.

A method for installing a shelving assembly, comprising:

• providing a shelf;
• providing a shelf bracket having a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, wherein a cavity is defined between the base and the sidewalls, the sidewalls collectively forming an upper edge, the base including at least one aperture;
• providing a fastener having a head and a shank extending therefrom with a distal end;
• providing an anchor including a channel sized to receive the fastener, the anchor removably receivable in the shelf bracket;
• inserting the anchor in the shelf bracket with the channel aligned with the at least one aperture;
• inserting the fastener into the channel, the anchor retaining the fastener in a preinstallation position with respect to the shelf bracket wherein the head is below the base and the distal end of the shank is disposed within the cavity beneath the upper edge;
• and
• installing the shelf by placing the shelf on the upper edge of the shelf bracket and moving the fastener from the preinstallation position to an installed position wherein the distal end of the shank extends above the upper edge to engage the shelf.

A shelving assembly, comprising:

• a shelf bracket having a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, wherein a cavity is defined between the base and the sidewalls, the sidewalls collectively forming an upper edge, the base including at least one aperture;
• a fastener having a head and a shank extending therefrom with a distal end;
• and
• an anchor including a channel sized to receive the fastener, the anchor arranged to be received in the at least one aperture, the anchor capable of retaining the fastener in a preinstallation position with respect to the shelf bracket wherein the head is below the base and the distal end of the shank is disposed within the cavity beneath the upper edge.