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US 2016/0100685 A1Published application
Multi-piece shelf brackets and methods of assembling the same
AssigneeKnape & Vogt Manufacturing Company
InventorsJeffrey S. Tibbe, Daniel L. Krueger
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a multi-piece shelf bracket including a support arm that receives a connector having a support portion and at least one hook portion, and a method of assembling the multi-piece shelf bracket.
Claims30
A multi-piece shelf bracket comprising:
- a support arm having a first opening at a proximal end and a cavity that extends forward longitudinally into the support arm from the first opening;
- at least one connector having at least one hook portion and a support portion that extends longitudinally forward from the at least one hook portion, wherein the support portion is inserted through the first opening and into the cavity in the support arm, with the support portion including an opening that extends laterally;
- the support arm having a second opening located forward of the proximal end and being aligned with the opening in the support portion of the connector;
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- at least one locking member received by the second opening of the support arm and the opening in the support portion of the connector.
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A method of assembling a multi-piece shelf bracket comprising:
- providing a support arm having a first opening at a proximal end, a cavity that extends forward longitudinally into the support arm from the first opening, and a second opening located forward of the proximal end;
- providing at least one connector having at least one hook portion and a support portion that extends longitudinally forward from the at least one hook portion, wherein the support portion includes an opening that extends laterally;
- inserting the support portion at least partially into the cavity in the support arm while the at least one hook portion is at an acute angle to the proximal end of the support arm;
- moving the connector until the at least one hook portion is parallel to the proximal end of the support arm;
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- inserting at least one locking member into the second opening of the support arm and the opening in the support portion of the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.