Shelf Module

A method of installing a shelf module to at least one mounting surface, the method comprising:

• A. providing at least one shelf subassembly comprising:
• a shelf front portion;
• a shelf rear portion;
• at least one shelf top member;
• at least one shelf bottom member;
• at least one shelf front member;
• an interior space defined between the shelf top member, the shelf bottom member, and the shelf front member;
• at least one engagement plate having at least one engagement surface and positioned at least partially within the interior space and proximate the shelf rear portion, the engagement plate configured to connect to each of the shelf top member and the shelf bottom member and to extend at least partially toward the shelf front portion;
• B. affixing at least one mounting bracket to the at least one mounting surface, the mounting bracket having at least one engagement surface and extending along a shelf length;
• C. bringing the shelf subassembly into engagement with the mounting bracket such that the at least one engagement surface of the engagement plate engages the at least one engagement surface of the mounting bracket;
• D. drawing at least a portion of the shelf subassembly toward the mounting surface such that the shelf subassembly abuts at least one of the mounting bracket and the at least one mounting surface.

A method of making a shelf module comprising a shelf subassembly and mounting bracket, the method comprising:

• A. providing a shelf top member and shelf bottom member having one or more engagement slots;
• B. providing at least one engagement plate;
• C. inserting at least a portion of the engagement plate into a shelf bottom engagement slot
• D. inserting at least another portion of the engagement plate into a shelf top member engagement slot thereby forming an interior space between the shelf top member and shelf bottom member;
• E. providing a mounting bracket configured to engage with the at least one engagement plate of the shelf subassembly.