Floating shelf apparatus
OwnerSalvatore Sistoinventor
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Abstract
A floating shelf apparatus that includes a mounting bracket and a shelf. The mounting bracket is coupled directly to a support surface such as a wall and the shelf is mounted to the support surface to hang the shelf from the support surface. The mounting bracket includes a first portion that is coupled to the wall, a second portion having an S-shape that extends from a first end of the first portion, and a third portion having a linear shape that extends from a second end of the first portion. The shelf includes a ledge portion upon which items may be supported and a mounting portion that facilitates mounting the shelf to the mounting bracket. The mounting portion has a mounting element that interacts with the second portion of the mounting bracket to mount the shelf to the mounting bracket.
Claims20
A floating shelf apparatus comprising:
- a shelf comprising a ledge portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion comprising a mounting element and a mounting cavity having an open rear end;
- a mounting bracket comprising:
- a first portion having a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, the first portion extending from a first end to a second end along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first portion is configured to couple the mounting bracket to a wall with the rear surface of the first portion facing the wall;
- a second portion having a first leg that extends from the first end of the first portion in an upward direction that is oblique to the front surface of the first portion;
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- a third portion extending from the second end of the first portion in a downward direction that is oblique to the front surface of the first portion;
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- wherein the second and third portions of the mounting bracket are located within the mounting cavity of the mounting portion of the shelf and the mounting element of the mounting portion of the shelf interacts with the second portion of the mounting bracket to mount the shelf to the mounting bracket and hang the shelf from the wall.
A floating shelf apparatus comprising:
- a shelf comprising a ledge portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion comprising a mounting element;
- a mounting bracket comprising:
- a first portion configured to be coupled to a wall with a rear surface of the first portion facing the wall, the rear surface lying in a plane;
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- a second portion comprising:
- a first leg extending upwardly from a first end of the first portion in a direction away from the plane and being oblique to the plane;
- a second leg extending upwardly from the first leg in a direction towards the plane and being oblique to the plane;
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- a third leg extending from the second leg in a direction away from the plane and being perpendicular to the plane;
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- wherein the mounting element of the shelf interacts with the third leg of the second portion of the mounting bracket to mount the shelf to the mounting bracket and hang the shelf from the wall.
A floating shelf apparatus comprising:
- a shelf comprising a ledge portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion comprising a mounting element;
- a mounting bracket comprising:
- a first portion configured to be coupled to a wall with a rear surface of the first portion facing the wall, the rear surface lying in a plane;
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- a second portion extending from the first portion and comprising a top surface that is generally perpendicular to the plane, the top surface transitioning into a bent portion that faces the plane and is spaced apart from the plane by a gap;
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- wherein the mounting element of the shelf comprises a first portion that rests atop the top surface of the second portion of the mounting bracket and a second portion that extends into the gap between the bent portion of the second portion of the mounting bracket and the plane to mount the shelf to the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.